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	Science Daily update ⋅ January 5, 2022
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	Space.com James Webb Space Telescope completes tricky sunshield deployment Space.com The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully deployed all five layers of its tennis-court-sized sunshield, a prerequisite for the telescope's science operations and the most nerve-wracking part of its risky deployment. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com With James Webb Space Telescope's huge sunshield in place, focus shifts to big mirrors Space.com Webb's 21.3-foot-wide (6.5 meters) primary mirror consists of 18 hexagonal segments arrayed across a central platform and two smaller side "wings." These wings were folded back prior to launch so the assembly could fit inside the protective payload fairing ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spaceflight Now 'We nailed it!' Webb clears major hurdle with full sunshade deployment Spaceflight Now The final layers of the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshade were robotically pulled taut with a system of motors, cables, and pulleys Tuesday, clearing a major milestone before unfolding mirrors to collect light from the oldest galaxies in the universe. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Happy perihelion! Earth reaches its closest point to the sun of 2022 Space.com The sun is just a little bit closer in Earth's sky right now. Earth is at its closest to the sun Tuesday (Jan. 4) in its 365.25-day journey. This milestone, called perihelion, coincidentally happens near the start of the Gregorian calendar year ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Webb telescope successfully unfurls its tennis court-size sunshield in space CNN It's one of the most challenging spacecraft deployments NASA has ever attempted, according to the agency. Unfurling a tennis court in space. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Facing criticism, CDC updates Covid-19 isolation recommendations with guidance on testing CNN The agency has faced pressure over the past week from outside medical experts to include a testing component in its new shortened isolation period. The updated recommendations do not advise a test for isolated people, but they offer guidance on how those ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com Exploding meteor 'booms' over Pennsylvania on New Year's Day Space.com A meteor hurtling through Earth's atmosphere exploded over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on New Year's Day (Jan. 1). Just before 11:30 a.m. EST (1630 GMT) on Jan. 1, people in Pittsburgh heard what sounded like a loud "boom" outside. Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News NASA presses ahead with Webb space telescope sunshield deployment CBS News Bill Ochs, the NASA project manager, said tightening up the sunshade's five hair-thin layers, carefully pulling them taut with motor-driven cables running through multiple pulleys, likely would take three days to complete. Flag as irrelevant
	The Verge NASA successfully deploys complex sunshield on James Webb Space Telescope The Verge Often considered the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope currently in orbit around Earth, JWST promises to provide even more power and an enhanced capability to see distant, faint objects in our Universe. Astronomers hope to use ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Resolving the black hole 'fuzzball or wormhole' debate Phys.Org Black holes really are giant fuzzballs, a new study says. The study attempts to put to rest the debate over Stephen Hawking's famous information paradox, the problem created by Hawking's conclusion that any data that enters a black hole can never leave ... Flag as irrelevant
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