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The Quadrantid meteor shower 2024 peaks tonight alongside a bright moon

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The Launchpad
The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2023
(Josh Dinner)
Last year was a very busy one in the final frontier. Here's a rundown of some of the highlights, from the highly anticipated debut of SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket to the safe landing on Earth of NASA's first-ever pristine asteroid sample.
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Space Quiz! What is the solar system's most volcanic planetary body?
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The Quadrantid meteor shower 2024 peaks tonight
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Early each January, the Quadrantid meteor stream provides one of the most intense annual meteor displays, with a brief, sharp maximum lasting only a few hours.
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Skywatching
Where will be the most crowded for the solar eclipse?
(Scott Olson/Getty Images)
You may have heard about specific events, cities promoting themselves and beauty spots that would make ideal eclipse-observing locations. But where will people actually go on April 8?
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Science & Astronomy
Juno spacecraft sees Jupiter's moon Io like never before
(NASA/SWRI/Image Processing by Kevin McGIll)
Passing within around 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of Io, the most volcanic body in the solar system, on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, Juno was able to capture stunningly detailed images of the Jovian moon. The only time a spacecraft has come closer to Io was in 2001, when NASA's Galileo spacecraft passed 112 miles (181 kilometers) above Io's south pole.
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SpaceX
SpaceX launches 1st batch of 'direct to cell' Starlinks
(SpaceX)
"This launch will include the first six Starlink satellites with Direct to Cell capabilities that will enable mobile network operators around the world to provide seamless global access to texting, calling, and browsing wherever you may be on land, lakes, or coastal waters," SpaceX wrote in a mission description.
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Technology
Scrambling cause & effect, quantum batteries charge faster
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Batteries could charge up by relying on a quantum effect known as indefinite causal order, whereby the laws of cause and effect are scrambled and power can move through the system quicker.
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Entertainment
Lego announces new space-themed kits for 2024
(Lego/CollectSPACE.com)
Lego is blasting off into 2024 with a slew of new space sets that for the first time span several of its most popular themes.
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