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SpaceX Launches 10 Iridium Satellites Into Orbit, Then Sticks Rocket Landing

January 11, 2019 | Article

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lofted 10 final Iridium Next satellites into orbit today (Jan. 11), completing a two-year, eight-launch contract between the two companies.
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January Full Moon 2019: Full Wolf Moon Meets a Total Lunar Eclipse

January 11, 2019 | Article

Earth's Shadow Will Swallow Wolf Moon
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The Brightest Quasar of the Early Universe Shines with the Light of 600 Trillion Suns

January 11, 2019 | Article

The energetic core of a distant galaxy blasts past the record for brightest object in the early universe, blazing with the light equivalent to 600 trillion suns.
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SpaceX Finishes Building 'Starship' Hopper Prototype (Photo)

January 11, 2019 | Article

Assembly of the test-flight version of SpaceX's Mars-colonizing "Starship" vehicle is now complete, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced Thursday night (Jan. 10).
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NASA's InSight Lander on Mars Is Now Hunting for Marsquakes

January 11, 2019 | Article

NASA's InSight Mars lander is officially hunting for quakes on the Red Planet.
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You Can Watch SpaceX Launch 10 Satellites and Land a Rocket Today! Here's How.

January 11, 2019 | Article

SpaceX will launch 10 communications satellites and attempt a rocket landing Friday morning (Jan. 11), and you can watch all the action live.
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Chinese Rover Wakes Up on Moon's Far Side After Lunar Nap

January 10, 2019 | Article

China's far-side moon rover Yutu 2 has woken up from its nap as planned, according to Chinese media reports.
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Mysterious 'Cow' Blast in Space May Reveal Birth of a Black Hole

January 10, 2019 | Article

A weirdly bright and brief blast dubbed "The Cow," which researchers first spotted last June, was likely generated by a newborn black hole or superdense stellar corpse called a neutron star, a new study reports.
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Virgin Orbit: The Private Space Company That Aims to Launch Small Satellites

January 10, 2019 | Reference

This Virgin Galactic spin-off aims to launch hundreds of small satellites into space at once, aboard their large LauncherOne rocket.
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Barnard's Star Planet May Not Be Too Cold for Life After All

January 10, 2019 | Article

One of Earth's nearest exoplanet neighbors, the planet orbiting Barnard's Star, may still have a chance at hosting life, despite its frigid temperatures.
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