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Unable to View the ‘Christmas Star'? Take Another Look Tonight
Star-gazers unable to catch the once-in-a-lifetime sight in the sky Monday night known as the ‘Christmas star’ will still have a chance to see a version of the exciting event this week.
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How to Watch the ‘Christmas Star' as Jupiter, Saturn Merge Closest in Centuries
Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky to create a single “Christmas star” Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century Astronomers say so-called conjunctions between the two largest planets in our solar system aren’t particularly rare. Jupiter passes its neighbor Saturn in their respective laps around the sun every 20...
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Rare ‘Christmas Star' Will Be Visible on Monday for First Time in 800 Years
NASA says the planetary conjunction known as the ‘Christmas Star,’ which is only seen once every 800 years, will be visible on Monday night.
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How to See the ‘Christmas Star' as It Appears Tonight for the First Time in 800 Years
A phenomenon called the “Christmas Star,” which has not been seen for nearly 800 years, will light up the sky tonight just in time for the holiday season. NASA scientist and astronomer Dr. Kelly Fast joined LX News to explain what it is and how to see it.
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‘Christmas Star' to Be Visible for First Time in Nearly 800 Years
This year has already brought several firsts for much of the world, but as 2020 comes to a close, a once-in-a-lifetime sight will appear in the night sky just in time for the holidays.
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SpaceX Capsule With 4 Astronauts Reaches Space Station
SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts has arrived at the International Space Station
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SpaceX Becomes 1st Private Vendor to Ferry Astronauts to ISS
Four astronauts aboard Crew Dragon are on their way to the International Space Station after an historic launch at Kennedy Space Center. NASA’s Commercial Crew Program “charters” flights to the ISS on a rocket and in a capsule built by SpaceX, a private vendor. Navy Cmdr. Victor Glover, one of the three U.S. astronauts, will also be the first Black...
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SpaceX, NASA Launch Pushed to Sunday Evening
Southern California-based SpaceX is on the verge of making history as it prepares for a joint launch with NASA that will bring four astronauts to the International Space Station.
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History Making Falcon-9 Launch Pushed to Sunday
The upcoming Falcon-9 launch is in essence, it’s a “charter flight” to the International Space Station on a rocket and in a capsule built by a private company.
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NASA Prepares For Historic Launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set to lift off Saturday will carry four astronauts to the International Space Station, kicking off a new era in NASA history.
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Moon Holds More Water in More Places Than Ever Thought
Scientists say the moon’s shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected
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Trio Who Lived on Space Station Return to Earth Safely
A trio of space travelers has safely returned to Earth after a six-month mission on the International Space Station
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NASA Makes History With Sample of Asteroid Soil
That’s one small scoop for humanity. NASA made history Tuesday after a spacecraft successfully collected samples from the surface of an asteroid during a carefully orchestrated, hourslong maneuver in orbit. After spending nearly two years circling the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft used its robotic arm to gather pieces of the space rock that will subsequently be sent...
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Orionid Meteor Shower 2020: How and Where to Watch
The Orionid meteor shower — one of two showers every year caused by Halley’s Comet’s return to the inner atmosphere — is peaking this week. Here’s the best way to see it.
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Touch-And-Go: US Spacecraft Sampling Asteroid for Return
A NASA spacecraft circling an ancient asteroid 200 million miles away is about to reach out and make contact.
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Russian-US Crew Launches on Fast Track to the Space Station
A Russian-US trio of astronauts has launched to the International Space Station.
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Scientists Return From Arctic With Wealth of Climate Data
An icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international effort to study the high Arctic has returned to its home port in Germany
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Fake Asteroid? NASA Expert IDs Mystery Object as Old Rocket
What looks like an asteroid may just be an old rocket from a failed moon-landing mission more than 50 years ago.
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Potty Training: NASA Tests New $23M Titanium Space Toilet
NASA’s first new space potty in decades is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before flying to the moon.
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The 2020 Election Will Help Determine the Future of Space Exploration
In 1961, President Kennedy vowed to send a man to the moon by the end of the decade and expanded Americans’ ideas about the possibilities of space exploration. How will the 2020 election, and the president it puts in power for the next four years, decide our future in space?