ASTRONOMY NEWS - January 4, 2024

📰 ASTRONOMY NEWS

🗓 Edition of January 4, 2024 🚀

📌 Focus on Aerospace Technology

🕕 Recent Updates 🌌

🗺 Global Space Exploration News

🗓 Thursday, January 4, 2024

⏳ 4th day of the year

🌖 Moon Phase: Last Quarter on January 4, New Moon on January 11, First Quarter on January 18, Full Moon on January 25

☀ Last X-class solar eruption: 12/31/2023 (X5.0)

☀ Last M-class solar eruption: 01/04/2024 (M3.8)

🌪️ GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY:

No significant new geomagnetic activity events reported.

🛰️ SPACE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Roscosmos and NASA: Agreement to continue joint ISS flights until at least 2025. phys.org
• NASA - Expedition 70: Crew engaged in STEMonstration, station maintenance, and routine hearing assessments. nasa.gov
• United Launch Alliance: Preparation for the launch of Vulcan Centaur on January 8, carrying Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander. spacecoastdaily.com

🚀 ROCKET LAUNCH CALENDAR:

Jan 8: SpaceX Falcon 9 • Starlink 7-10 rocketlaunch.live

Jan 8: Vulcan Centaur • CERT-1 (debut launch of ULA's new Vulcan rocket) rocketlaunch.live

🌟 CELESTIAL OBSERVATION:

Quadrantids Meteor Shower: Peaked on the night of January 3-4. timeanddate.com

Earth's Perihelion: Occurred on January 3. timeanddate.com

🚀 SPACEX - STARSHIP AND RAPTOR ENGINES:

No new updates on Starship and Raptor engines.

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