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China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts return to Earth on different spacecraft after finding window cracks in their own (video)

The three astronauts of China’s Shenzhou 20 mission safely touched down on the Dongfeng Landing Site in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region shortly before 3.45 a.m. EST (0845 GMT) on Nov. 14, after spending over 6 months in low-Earth orbit aboard the Tiangong space station. Commander Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie have since exited the return spacecraft and appear to be in…
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ESA's Role in NASA's Orion Mission Explained

The European Space Agency (ESA) has completed the service module for NASA’s Orion spaceship, which is meant to take the nearly cancelled Artemis 4 mission to the moon. The module, which is supposed to be shipped to NASA this week, was nearly not needed after the Trump…
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100AZ Telescope: Your Entry into Stargazing Adventures

The Celestron Inspire 100AZ Refractor Telescope is our choice as the best quick setup telescope for beginners. Our optical experts rated the Celestron as a recommended entry-level telescope, which is perfectly suited to budding skywatchers. Even for the uninitiated…
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Scientists find a surprising twist in Earth's magnetic field

Scientists studying Earth’s magnetic field have discovered that its electric heartbeat flows in the opposite direction from what long-standing models predict. Earth is surrounded by a vast magnetic bubble called the magnetosphere, which shields the planet from the solar wind, the stream of charged particles constantly blowing from the sun. When the solar wind collides with Earth’s…
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Nikon Z50 II camera review

Not to be confused with the numerically similar Canon EOS R50 or R50 V, which, like this Nikon, squeezes an APS-C sensor into a compact chassis, the Z50 II updates and revitalizes its brand’s entry-level mirrorless camera. With an eye on hitting an affordable price point…
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Astronomers discover the famous Pleiades star cluster could be 20 times bigger than we thought

Astronomers have discovered that the Seven Sisters of the Pleiades star cluster have more stellar siblings than we thought  — a lot more. Using NASA’s exoplanet hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and the European Space Agency star tracking spacecraft Gaia, scientists found that this highly familiar astronomical body contains around 20 times more stars than…
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Space rescue services needed? 2 'stranded' astronaut incidents are a 'massive wake-up call,' experts say

China’s decision to delay the return of its Shenzhou 20 astronauts from the country’s space station due to a possible space debris impact has led to yet another “stranded in space” state of affairs. The situation is also sparking discussion of space rescue planning — or lack of it. That trio of Chinese astronauts — Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie — have been…
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