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10 exhilarating spaceflight missions to watch in 2024

From long-awaited rocket launches and lunar landers to crewed flights around the moon, here are a few exciting spaceflight missions to look forward to in 2024.

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These 11 Space Photo Award Winners Are Truly Out of This World

See the wispy aurorae, amazing star clusters, and picturesque planets that make this year’s Royal Museums Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.

Inverse

Weird particle physics stories that blew our minds in 2023

11 of the biggest stories about the smallest particles from 2023.

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Rockets

The Hindu

Scientists devise ‘new and easier’ way to identify habitable exoplanets

The process involves measuring the amount of carbon dioxide in a planet’s atmosphere.

The Independent UK

Japan's SLIM lander beams moon images home before Jan. 19 landing (photos)

Arriving in orbit on Christmas Day, Japan's lunar lander SLIM has beamed images of the lunar surface home ahead of its planned touchdown on the moon on Jan. 19.

Space

Private Peregrine moon lander is stacked on ULA Vulcan rocket ahead of Jan. 8 launch

Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander was stacked on the rocket that will launch it to space, with final checks and fueling now completed.

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History-making SpaceX Falcon 9 booster mostly destroyed in post-flight topple

The first commercial rocket to launch astronauts has met its end after being destroyed during its latest post-flight recovery. The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage tipped over after a record 19th flight.

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The First Pieces Of The World’s Largest Telescope Just Arrived In Chile

The 18 mirrors sailed halfway around the world in late December and are the first of 798 hexagonal pieces that will eventually combine to form one extremely large telescope.

Inverse

See December's Full Cold Moon shine in the sky like a Christmas ornament (photos)

The final full moon of 2023, the Cold Moon, rose on Dec. 26. Skywatchers around the globe were primed and ready to capture some fantastic images of the fully illuminated lunar face.

Space

Year in Review: From Natalia Lafourcade to José Hernández, The Latin Times Top Culture Interviews

Comedians, musicians and civil society leaders discussed their areas of expertise with The Latin Times this year. Here are some salient stories

Latin Times

NASA outlines plan to deploy burrowing 'cryobots' on icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter

The subsurface oceans of the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter remain our best bet for finding life elsewhere in the solar system. NASA is developing a roadmap for cryobots that could investigate these ocean worlds.

Space

Dream Chaser enters final testing ahead of 2024 debut space flight

If all goes to plan, the spacecraft dubbed 'Tenacity' will launch on a Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2024.

Space

How Japan’s moon-landing attempt in January will affect Chandrayaan 4 | Explained

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s SLIM spacecraft will attempt to soft-land with pinpoint precision on the moon on January 19, potentially affecting India's Chandrayaan 4 mission, which will be a joint India-Japan enterprise.

The Hindu

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This Hubble Image of a ‘Cosmic Snow Globe’ Took 15 Years To Complete

Astronomers aren’t sure what UGC 8901’s backstory is, so we’re all free to see a bit of ourselves in its disorganized tangle of stars.

Space

International Space Station astronauts hang stockings and light a menorah for the holidays (images, video)

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated Christmas and Hannukah this festive season with the hanging of stockings and "lighting" a felt menorah.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots a festive gathering of spiral galaxies (image)

The Hubble Space Telescope spotted a gathering of spiral galaxies for a stunning image released Monday (Dec. 25). But this apparent togetherness may be an illusion.

Space

NASA hails historic space milestones of 2023 in inspiring new video

The space agency shared a new video showcasing its 2023 achievements, ranging from its first asteroid sample return project to its outline of how to send humans to Mars — and beyond.

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The Full Cold Moon of December comes late for Christmas tonight

The last full moon of 2023, December's Cold Full Moon, will miss Christmas by just a day this year, illuminating the sky over Earth on Tuesday (Dec. 26).

Got a new telescope for Christmas? Try spotting these 10 celestial objects with it

From star clusters and nebula to planets and a well-timed ‘Christmas Moon,’ there’s plenty to look at in a telescope this festive season

Chicago Sun-Times

Horoscope for Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023

Avoid shopping or important decisions before 9:30 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.

Salon

Space mystery solved by Babylonian relic

Archaeomagnetism helps us understand spacecraft hiccups — and why the humanities are crucial to STEM

International Business Times

Japan Moon Lander Enters Lunar Orbit

Japan's SLIM space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country's first successful lunar landing, expected next month.

Space

Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' lander arrives in lunar orbit for Christmas

Japan's robotic SLIM spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit today (Dec. 24) ahead of a historic moon touchdown attempt that's scheduled for Jan. 19.

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Astronauts in space beam holiday wishes to Earth for Christmas (video)

Astronauts on the International Space Station are sending holiday cheer to Earth with a festive video just in time for Christmas.

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