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	Science Daily update ⋅ February 9, 2023
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	Space.com Massive comet hurtling past the sun is chasing its tail Space.com The 3.7-mile-wide (6-kilometer) comet known as 96P Machholz has long been an object of fascination for astronomers, particularly because a 2008 chemical analysis revealed it had an unusual composition for such short-period comets with low proportions of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spaceflight Now Watch live: Russian Progress resupply ship ready for launch to space station Spaceflight Now A Russian Soyuz rocket is ready for blastoff Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, boosting a Progress resupply ship into orbit in pursuit of the International Space Station with more than 5,500 pounds of cargo, fuel, water, and air. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com James Webb Space Telescope pushed past its limits to observe DART asteroid crash Space.com The experiment was the first of its kind, designed to prove that humans could alter the trajectory of an asteroid if one was to threaten our planet in the future. The impact and its aftermath were observed by countless telescopes from Earth as well as in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com The Alpha-Centaurids meteor shower peaks tonight for Southern Hemisphere skywatchers Space.com The annual meteor shower the Alpha-Centaurids will peak on Wednesday (Feb. 8). Skywatchers will see the meteors from the Centaurids at any time its apparent point of origin in the constellation of Centaurus, or radiant point, is above the horizon. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com A dwarf planet beyond Neptune has a mysterious ring that astronomers can't explain Space.com A mini-planet orbiting in the frigid outer reaches of the solar system has a Saturn-like ring of dust and debris that defies the rules of physics, a new study has revealed. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com ESA successfully unfurls sail to drag spacecraft out of orbit Space.com The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully unfurled a sail aboard a used cubesat to help drag the spacecraft down into Earth's atmosphere and out of orbit. The Drag Augmentation Deorbiting System (ADEO) was deployed from an orbiting Ion satellite ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post These researchers want to launch dust from the moon to help cool the Earth The Washington Post Imagine a world where global warming on Earth has meaningfully diminished. Fossil fuels are on the back burner. Affordable renewable energy sources run most of our activities. Oh, and there's a cannon on the moon shooting lunar dust into space to help ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN This dwarf planet has a ring instead of a moon, and scientists don't know why CNN An artist's rendition of Quaoar, the largest object found orbiting the sun since Pluto was discovered in 1930. Quaoar orbits in a region of space called the Kuiper Belt. G. Bacon/NASA ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com See the green comet near Mars in the night sky this week Space.com Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be positioned close to Mars in the Taurus constellation, making it easier to locate as it dims as it speeds away from Earth. The comet will appear beside the Red Planet from Feb. 9 through Feb. 14, after which it will begin ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The Biggest Penguin That Ever Existed Was a 'Monster Bird' The New York Times Fossils found in New Zealand highlight an era after the dinosaurs when giant flightless birds prowled the seas for prey. ... An illustration shows a giant penguin emerging from the surf onto a sandy beach. It. Flag as irrelevant
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