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  2. China's Yutu 2 rover just turned two years old, and NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has kept a sharp eye on its movements during its mission on the far side of the moon.

While China's Chang'e 5 sample-return mission has been basking in the lunar limelight, the Chang'e 4 mission was also back in action. Chang'e 4 launched to the moon in May 2018 and deployed the Yutu 2 rover to the lunar surface on Jan. 3, 2019. The sun rose over Von Kármán crater on Dec. 7, meaning the solar-powered lander and Yutu 2 rover were active on Dec. 9. 

The China Lunar Exploration Program stated the spacecraft had completed their lunar day's work on Dec. 22. Yutu 2 covered 35.9 feet. (10.95 meters) during lunar day 25, meaning a total drive distance of 1,970 feet (600.55 m) during its time on the far side of the moon.
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    Today's section features some of our work with Corona (the , not the virus!) by and colleagues at , , , . Thanks for a putting together a great piece!

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    As day falls onto night, we continue to nerd out over this record-breaking Bering Sea storm. 👀

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    Happy New Year to all. Closing #2020 with a total of 1.453 QSO's. Nearly 1.000 on 's . Wish you all the best , especially health and happiness! See you on the birds, 73 Oliver

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    Join us this month with on January 19 to learn about 's -Based Inventories: Advancements and Applications. Register here:

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    Year‘s end and it‘s best - a with Felix DL5XL as /MM at the equator in via - Happy New Year to the he crew!

  9. SPOTLIGHT: This morning, Earth reached its closest point to the for 2021—a phenomenon called . Seen here from 's instrument, the Sun is about 91,400,000 miles away today. In six months, Earth will reach —our farthest distance away.

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    Happy New Year from Infinite Composites! Thank you for being a part of our journey in 2020. We look forward to engaging with you in the new year. #2021

  12. Satellite image loop of the potential record setting storm in the Bering Sea. Courtesy of the Himawari 8.

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    Latest GOES 17 weather satellite full colour image. See more at .

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    /MM from the today from grid locator IH05 in via 🛰 great signals and pile up again Felix! @dl5xl

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  16. Viasat Requests FCC Look Into Environmental Impact of SpaceX’s Starlink Constellation

  17. 30 Dec 2020

    Proud to announce that a game-changer in the music industry is out now. And it is free for all! Satellite Sessions by

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    Last activation of the year. Nice contacs with (EA4M) and via and . Happy new year for everyone. 73

  19. Bringing LTE to the Moon: Nokia Exec Talks NASA Tipping Point Contract

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