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Yikes, lucky there wasn't more serious damage:
www.nbcnews.com
Space junk damages International Space Station's robotic arm
The wayward object punctured a hole in Canadarm2's protective thermal covering, but the robotic arm remains functional.
www.nbcnews.com
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We need to clean up the orbital debris, good excuse for a really big laser....or cube sat's with nets ?
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Apparently the Juno spacecraft that has been exploring Jupiter for the past few years did a close pass of Ganymede the other day
www.space.com
Jupiter's Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, looks amazing in these 1st photos from NASA's epic Juno flyby
It was the closest spacecraft encounter with Ganymede since May 2000.
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Unfortunately it wasn't a fleet of giant warships the size of mountains massing as they prepare to invade Earth. 
www.bbc.com
'Great Dimming' of Betelgeuse star is solved
Astronomers say a cold spot and dust formation explain last year's unusual drop in brightness.
www.bbc.com
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Man, hopefully no damage was done.
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The report was of a potential 'vibration' issue. I think the word they should have used was shock. The rocket vibrates quite a bit on the way up. This sounds like they smacked the payload carrier against something while they were mating it to the booster potentially knocking something out of alignment.
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China is investigating a 'mysterious hut' on the far side of the moon
The rover has been on the moon since January 2019
China's Yutu II rover team reports that they've found a "mystery hut" on the far side of the moon.
It's probably rocks or space debris, but I'm kind of surprised no one posted it here.
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Supernova 2022
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After many delays and mishaps, the James Webb Space Telescope finally launched this morning! Hopefully the next few weeks go smoothly!
www.space.com
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches on epic mission to study early universe
Today's liftoff was a long time coming. And on Christmas, too
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Yes, this is exciting stuff. I hope everything goes smoothly. But we have to remember it didn’t for Hubble and that served us very well.After many delays and mishaps, the James Webb Space Telescope finally launched this morning! Hopefully the next few weeks go smoothly!
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches on epic mission to study early universe
Today's liftoff was a long time coming. And on Christmas, too
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Some great news! Looks like the James Webb telescope is now fully deployed!