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Cosmic nuclear fission seen for 1st time in 'incredibly profound' discovery

What 8,000 hours flying jets taught 2 Canadian astronauts | Space Quiz! What sky-watching phenomenon is created when Earth passes through clouds of debris left behind by comets as they move close to the sun? | Cosmic nuclear fission seen for 1st time

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December 12, 2023

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The Launchpad

What 8,000 hours flying jets taught 2 Canadian astronauts

(Canadian Space Agency)

"In environments that are characterized by high risk and high consequence, you can't make a mistake. And as you evaluate those systems, you have to do it with a view of the future, to make sure that people down the road don't fall into these traps of making mistakes as well."

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Space Quiz! What sky-watching phenomenon is created when Earth passes through clouds of debris left behind by comets as they move close to the sun?

Learn the answer here!

Auroras

Lunar Eclipse

Exospheric turbulence

Meteor showers

Cosmic nuclear fission seen for 1st time

(Los Alamos National Laboratory (Matthew Mumpower))

The discovery supports the idea that when neutron stars smash together, they create "superheavy" elements - heavier than the heaviest elements of the periodic table - which then break down via nuclear fission to birth elements like the gold in your jewelry.

Full Story: Space (12/11)

Skywatching

Comet debris could create an new meteor shower this week

(Wikimedia Commons/Stub Mandrel)

Earth may experience an entirely new meteor shower this December when our planet enters a stream of the debris left around the sun by a near-Earth comet. These meteors will appear to stream from the direction of the star Lambda-Sculptoris, meaning a potential name for this meteor shower is the "Lambda-Sculptorids."

Full Story: Space (12/10)

Science & Astronomy

New NASA 'Greenhouse Gas Center' tracks climate change

(NASA)

At the end of November, The White House shared how the Biden-Harris Administration aims to combat climate change by increasing the monitoring and measurement of our nation's greenhouse gas emissions. But this is not a topic for government eyes only; if you are interested in learning more about climate change and having access to this important climate data, experts say the public can now do so through something called the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center.

Full Story: Space (12/11)

SpaceX

Watch SpaceX's Starship go boom twice in this epic video

(SpaceX)

Musk and other SpaceX personnel - who are seen celebrating en masse in other parts of the video - were happy because Starship notched some major milestones during the flight, which launched from the company's Starbase site in South Texas.

Full Story: Space (12/12)

Search for Life

SETI is searching for alien life at new frequencies

(ESA/NASA)

Is there life beyond Earth? The question has turned out to be one of the hardest to answer in science. Despite the seemingly boundless expanse of the universe, which implies there's potential for abundant life, the vast distances between stars render the search akin to locating a needle in a cosmic haystack.

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Entertainment

'Halo' Season 2 trailer doubles down on Covenant combat

(Paramount+)

The coming sophomore season appears to offer a sizable amount of intense interstellar combat action as the Spartan super-soldiers re-engage with their dreaded foe, the Covenant.

Full Story: Space (12/11)

Star Trek

'Star Trek: Insurrection' at 25

(Paramount)

Often unceremoniously relegated to the lower-gauged tiers of "Star Trek" feature films, "Star Trek: Insurrection" deserves a respectful place at the table this holiday season as the Jonathan Frakes-directed installment in the sci-fi franchise celebrates its milestone 25th anniversary.

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