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December 31, 2022
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Space.com

Juno spacecraft recovering its memory after mind-blowing Jupiter flyby, NASA says

NASA’s Juno probe is continuing to recover its memory at Jupiter after a data disruption interrupted communications between the spacecraft and its operators on Earth following a flyby of the giant planet in December. The Juno …

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Space.com

This gorgeous spiral galaxy spotted by Hubble telescope is a yardstick for galactic expansion

While the James Webb Space Telescope is getting a lot of press lately, its predecessor the Hubble Space Telescope continues to impress; this time of the galaxy NGC 6956, a near-perfect example of a barred galaxy located about 214 million light-years …

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Mashable

Why 2023 should be dubbed ‘Year of the Lunar Landers’

During the IM-1 mission, the lander, called Nova-C, will study how rocket exhaust and space weather affect the lunar surface. The mission is slated to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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UW Medicine Newsroom

Solar powered cells: Light-activated proton pumps generate cellular energy, extend life

New research in the journal Nature Aging takes a page from the field of renewable energy and shows that genetically engineered mitochondria can convert light energy into chemical energy that cells can use, ultimately extending the life of the roundworm …

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The Weather Channel

Researchers Send Radio Signals Into Space to Bounce Them Off a 500-Foot Asteroid

The High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Programme (HAARP), a powerful transmitter in remote Alaska, aimed its antennas at asteroid 2010 XC15, a space rock categorised as a near-Earth potentially hazardous asteroid, to send long wavelength radio signals.

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KTVZ

22 of the biggest scientific discoveries of 2022

The year 2022 was an exciting one for science. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope yielded two major breakthroughs: new infrared images of the universe and the first evidence of carbon dioxide outside of the solar system. The …

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WRAL.com

Most memorable spaceflight and astronomy events of 2022

NASA will spend much of 2023 analyzing the mountains of data gathered by the mission ahead of a the Artemis II mission that will include astronauts in 2024. The NASA Space Launch …

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Ars Technica

Your favorite science stories of 2022

Better urinals, older pants, and a helicopter on Mars, oh my! John Timmer – 12/31/2022, 3:06 AM.

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Mashable

Want to see a newly discovered comet? Look up in January.

The start of 2023 is looking bright! In January, the Moon and several planets have close encounters, a new comet graces morning skies, and the stars of Northern Hemisphere winter dazzle. ✨ …

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The Washington Post

Scientists inch closer to understanding what drives the solar wind

The ultraviolet imagery was gathered by NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. In 2018, special telescopes on board the satellites measured UV radiation emitted by the sun’s hard-to-study middle corona. Researchers …

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