Pan of The Spider Galaxy: UGC 5829 | Hubble Space Telescope

Pan of The Spider Galaxy: UGC 5829 | Hubble Space Telescope

This gauzy-looking celestial body is UGC 5829, an irregular galaxy that lies about 30 million light-years away. Despite there not being many observations of this relatively faint galaxy, it has the distinction of having a descriptive soubriquet: the Spider Galaxy. Perhaps the distorted galactic arms with their glowing, star-forming tips bring to mind the clawed legs of an arachnid. Somewhat confusingly, there is another, very similarly nicknamed but otherwise entirely distinct, galaxy known as the Spiderweb Galaxy. This galaxy has also been more extensively imaged (notably by Hubble), despite the fact that it lies about 300 times further from Earth than the Spider Galaxy does. 

Fortunately, correct galaxy identification does not depend on casual given names. Rather, known galaxies are recorded in at least one catalogue—and often in several—such as the Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies, which gives the Spider Galaxy its more formal title of UGC 5829. This same galaxy also has several different designations in various other catalogues: it is, for example, LEDA 31923 in the Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database; MCG+06-24-006 in the Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies; and SDSS J104242.78+342657.3 in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Catalogue. The Spiderweb Galaxy is not recorded in all of the same catalogues—each is necessarily limited in scope— but it is included in the LEDA catalogue as LEDA 2826829. It is evidently simpler to not conflate the dull but distinct names LEDA 31923 and LEDA 2826829, than the fun but easily confused Spider and Spiderweb!

Image Description: An irregular galaxy, consisting of a large central body of dull-colored stars with distorted arms around it. The arms are spotted with brightly glowing pink areas where stars are forming, and bluish gas that is brighter than the galactic core. Two large arms flank the left and right of the body, and smaller streams of stars emerge from the top. Other, distant, galaxies can be seen on the edges of the image.

Image Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully, M. Messa

Duration: 30 seconds

Release Date: March 18, 2024

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The Spider Galaxy: UGC 5829 | Hubble Space Telescope

The Spider Galaxy: UGC 5829 | Hubble Space Telescope

This gauzy-looking celestial body is UGC 5829, an irregular galaxy that lies about 30 million light-years away. Despite there not being many observations of this relatively faint galaxy, it has the distinction of having a descriptive soubriquet: the Spider Galaxy. Perhaps the distorted galactic arms with their glowing, star-forming tips bring to mind the clawed legs of an arachnid. Somewhat confusingly, there is another, very similarly nicknamed but otherwise entirely distinct, galaxy known as the Spiderweb Galaxy. This galaxy has also been more extensively imaged (notably by Hubble), despite the fact that it lies about 300 times further from Earth than the Spider Galaxy does. 

Fortunately, correct galaxy identification does not depend on casual given names. Rather, known galaxies are recorded in at least one catalogue—and often in several—such as the Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies, which gives the Spider Galaxy its more formal title of UGC 5829. This same galaxy also has several different designations in various other catalogues: it is, for example, LEDA 31923 in the Lyon-Meudon Extragalactic Database; MCG+06-24-006 in the Morphological Catalogue of Galaxies; and SDSS J104242.78+342657.3 in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Catalogue. The Spiderweb Galaxy is not recorded in all of the same catalogues—each is necessarily limited in scope— but it is included in the LEDA catalogue as LEDA 2826829. It is evidently simpler to not conflate the dull but distinct names LEDA 31923 and LEDA 2826829, than the fun but easily confused Spider and Spiderweb!

Image Description: An irregular galaxy, consisting of a large central body of dull-colored stars with distorted arms around it. The arms are spotted with brightly glowing pink areas where stars are forming, and bluish gas that is brighter than the galactic core. Two large arms flank the left and right of the body, and smaller streams of stars emerge from the top. Other, distant, galaxies can be seen on the edges of the image.

Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully, M. Messa

Release Date: March 18, 2024

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Panning over Dwarf Galaxy IC 3476 in Coma Berenices | Hubble

Panning over Dwarf Galaxy IC 3476 in Coma Berenices | Hubble

This image features IC 3476, a dwarf galaxy that lies about 54 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Coma Berenices. Whilst this image does not look very dramatic—if we were to anthropomorphize the galaxy, we might say it looks almost serene—the actual physical events taking place in IC 3476 are highly energetic. In fact, the little galaxy is undergoing a process known as ram pressure stripping. This is driving unusually high levels of star formation within regions of the galaxy itself.

We tend to associate the letters ‘ram’ with the acronym RAM, which refers to Random Access Memory in computing. However, ram pressure has a totally distinct definition in physics. It is the pressure exerted on a body when it moves through a fluid, due to the overall resistance of the fluid. In the case of entire galaxies experiencing ram pressure, the galaxies are the ‘bodies’ and the intergalactic or intracluster medium (the dust and gas that permeates the space between galaxies, and for the latter the spaces between galaxies in clusters) is the ‘fluid’. 

Ram pressure stripping occurs when the ram pressure results in gas being stripped from the galaxy. This stripping away of gas can lead to a reduction in the level of star formation, or even its complete cessation, as gas is absolutely key to the formation of stars. However, the ram pressure can also cause other parts of the galaxy to be compressed. This can actually boost star formation. It seems to be taking place in IC 3476. There appears to be absolutely no star formation going on at the edge of the galaxy bearing the brunt of the ram pressure stripping, but then star formation rates within deeper regions of the galaxy seem to be markedly above average. 

Image Description: A dwarf spiral galaxy. The center is not particularly bright and is covered by dust, while the outer disc and halo wrap around as if they were swirling water. Across the face of the galaxy, an arc of brightly glowing spots marks areas where new stars are being formed. The galaxy is surrounded by tiny, distant galaxies on a dark background.

Video Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble & NASA, M. Sun

Duration: 30 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 19, 2024

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NASA Artemis Astronaut Training: Behind The Scenes | Johnson Space Center

NASA Artemis Astronaut Training: Behind The Scenes | Johnson Space Center

Prior to their recent graduation, NASA’s ten astronaut candidates spent the past two years in basic training to become flight-eligible astronauts. Since their selection in December 2021, they have been learning International Space Station systems, training for spacewalks, practicing robotic operations, operating T-38 jets, studying wilderness survival, and much more. Two astronauts from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have trained alongside them every step of the way. 

The bulk of their training took place at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The completion of this training signifies their graduation as flight-eligible astronauts, meaning they are now able to be selected to go to space. Once they are assigned a mission to space, the astronaut will continue their training at a deeper level. 

Learn more about our newest class of Artemis astronauts: 

https://go.nasa.gov/3Uz8QrC

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí: 

https://go.nasa.gov/3I4yxsC

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 1 hour

Release Date: March 1, 2024

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China Prepares to Launch Second Lunar Communications Satellite: Queqiao-2

China Prepares to Launch Second Lunar Communications Satellite: Queqiao-2

The Long March-8 Y3 rocket will launch the Queqiao-2 relay satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, Hainan Province, China. On March 17, 2024, the Long March-8 Y3 rocket and the Queqiao-2 relay satellite (Magpie Bridge-2) were vertically transferred to the launching area. Queqiao-2 will provide communications services for the Chang’e-4, Chang’e-6, Chang’e-7 and Chang’e-8 lunar missions.

Countdown has begun for the launch of China's relay satellite Queqiao-2 as the combination of the satellite and the Long March 8 Y3 carrier rocket was vertically transported on Sunday to the launch area at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern province of Hainan, said the China National Space Administration.

The final assembly and testing of the satellite for communications between the far side of the moon and the Earth has been completed after it was transported to the launch site in late February.

After being moved to the launch pad, engineers will carry out rocket check, the joint test work and the propellant filling before the launch in coming days.

Queqiao-2, or Magpie Bridge-2, will serve as a relay platform for the fourth phase of China's lunar exploration program, providing communications services for Chang'e-4, Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7, and Chang'e-8 missions.

Queqiao-1 was launched in 2018 and supported the Chang'e 4 lunar farside mission.

Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
Acknowledgements: SciNews

Duration: 1 minute, 27 seconds

Release Date: March 17, 2024

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St. Patrick’s Aurora Illuminates the Night Sky of Alaska

St. Patrick’s Aurora Illuminates the Night Sky of Alaska

As we move closer to the peak of solar cycle 25, activity on the Sun is ratcheting up. One sign of that in Earth’s atmosphere in the form of a dazzling display of the aurora borealis, or northern lights.

This majestic image of the dazzling green lights of the aurora borealis was captured on March 17, 2015, around 5:30 a.m. EDT in Donnelly Creek, Alaska.

Learn more about aurora in this NASA PDF:

https://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/polar/EPO/auroral_poster/aurora_all.pdf

Image Credit: Sebastian Saarloos

Release Date: May 16, 2023

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A Starry Night Sky over Gemini North Observatory in Hawaii

A Starry Night Sky over Gemini North Observatory in Hawaii

It is easy to assume that the deep void of outer space is completely dark, given the massive distances between celestial objects, but with the proper technique the truer count of all these objects becomes visible. Gemini North, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, operated by the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab, beholds this ethereal view of the brimming sky. With our naked eyes, we can see about 6,000 stars, out of around 200 billion in the Milky Way. And this does not include many other astronomical objects!

At the bottom of this image, the dense cloud deck below Gemini North’s position suppresses light pollution from neighboring cities. This blanket facilitates a substantially darker and clearer night, and light from fainter stars can more easily be captured. Appearing like a reflection of the clouds, the Milky Way itself is visible on the Hawaiian horizon. Also at the horizon, a bright band glows from the right half of the image—this is sunlight reflecting off of interplanetary dust, creating zodiacal light. On the opposite side of the horizon shines a splash of backscattered sunlight called the gegenschein.

The 8.1-meter diameter optical/infrared North Gemini Telescope is located on Hawaii‘s Maunakea as part of the international community of observatories built to take advantage of the superb atmospheric conditions on this long-dormant volcano that rises about 4,214 meters (13,825 feet) into the dry, stable air of the Pacific.

Learn more here: https://www.gemini.edu

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/National Science Foundation (NSF)/Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)/J. Chu

Release Date: March 6, 2024    

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The Seagull Nebula

The Seagull Nebula

A broad expanse of glowing gas and dust presents a bird-like visage to astronomers from planet Earth, suggesting its popular moniker: the Seagull Nebula. This portrait of the cosmic bird covers a 2.5-degree wide swath across the plane of the Milky Way, near the direction of Sirius, alpha star of the constellation of the Big Dog (Canis Major) at an estimated 3,800 light-year distance. 

Of course, the region includes objects with other catalog designations: notably NGC 2327, a compact, dusty emission, and reflection nebula with an embedded massive star that forms the bird's head. Likely part of a larger shell structure swept up by successive supernova explosions, the broad Seagull Nebula is cataloged as Sh2-296 and IC 2177. 

The prominent bluish arc below and right of center is a bow shock from runaway star FN Canis Majoris. Dominated by the reddish glow of atomic hydrogen, this complex of gas and dust clouds with other stars of the Canis Majoris OB1 association spans over 200 light-years.

Image Credit & Copyright: Gianni Lacroce

Image Source Link:

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240313.html

Release Date: March 13, 2024

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China Space Station Retrieves over 400 Material Samples after Space Exposure

China Space Station Retrieves over 400 Material Samples after Space Exposure

A robotic arm on China's Tiangong space station successfully transferred an extravehicular experiment facility alongside with 407 material samples from outside the station's Wentian lab module to the station interior on Thursday, March 14, 2024. In order to study the stability, reliability, and longevity of these materials in space applications, the samples were moved outside of the space station on March 8, 2023, to be exposed to the space environment with high radiation levels, high vacuum levels, and wide temperature fluctuations.

According to researchers from the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CSU), the astronauts are scheduled to transfer the retrieved assembly to the Mengtian lab module on Friday. The disassembly and storage of the scientific experiment samples are then set to be conducted under the guidance of ground technicians.

"After the lab module returns to the space station, the astronauts will primarily disassemble these scientific samples and install them into our storage boxes. Later, with the manned spacecraft descending to the ground, the samples will be delivered to scientists for analysis and comparison," explained Fan Lianwen, an engineer at the center.

The first batch of materials for extravehicular exposure experiments include non-metallic materials, like memory polymer and solid lubrication, as well as metallic materials, such as magnesium alloy and porous copper.

New scientific experiment samples are planned to be transported to the Chinese Space Station in batches and several of them, like passive radiation refrigeration materials, polyimide fiber and optical fiber, have already been transported to the space station by the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft. A new round of exposure experiments is planned for May this year.

The Shenzhou-17 crew, who arrived at the space station on Oct 26, 2023 for a six-month mission, will continue to carry out a range of space science experiments and technological tests as planned.

Shenzhou-17 is the sixth crew of three astronauts on a mission to the China Space Station. Shenzhou-17 is also the twelfth crewed and seventeenth flight overall of China's Shenzhou spaceflight program.

Shenzhou-17 Crew:

Hongbo Tang (Commander)

Shengjie Tang (Mission Specialist)

Xinlin Jiang (Mission Specialist)

Video Credit: China Manned Space Agency (CMSA)/CCTV

Duration: 1 minute, 28 seconds

Release Date: March 16, 2024

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NASA's 2024 Astronaut Graduation Ceremony

NASA's 2024 Astronaut Graduation Ceremony

Watch the graduation day ceremony for NASA's newest astronauts!

On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, NASA honored its latest astronaut candidates on the completion of their training. Ten NASA candidates and two candidates from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earned their wings in a ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center, becoming eligible for future assignments to the International Space Station, the Moon—and, eventually, missions to Mars.

Learn more about our newest class of Artemis astronauts: 

https://go.nasa.gov/3Uz8QrC

Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí: 

https://go.nasa.gov/3I4yxsC

Video Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Release Date: March 5, 2024

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Discussing "The Strong State of NASA" | This Week @NASA

Discussing "The Strong State of NASA" | This Week @NASA

Week of March 15, 2024: Discussing "the strong state of NASA," a safe return from the International Space Station, and testing critical hardware for a future mission . . . a few of the stories to tell you about–This Week at NASA!

Video Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Video Producer & Editor: Andre Valentine

Narrator: Emanuel Cooper

Duration: 2 minutes, 44 seconds

Release Date: March 16, 2024

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IM-1 Moon Mission Recap & Farewell | Intuitive Machines Odysseus Lunar Lander

IM-1 Moon Mission Recap & Farewell | Intuitive Machines Odysseus Lunar Lander

On March 15, 2024, Intuitive Machines provided an update on the status of the Odysseus Lunar Lander located near the Malapert A crater in the Moon’s South Pole region:

"The IM-1 Mission successfully landed the first spacecraft on the Moon's south pole region, marking the United States' first return since Apollo 17 and the first commercial lunar lander to transmit valuable science data of each NASA payload from the lunar surface."

On February 22, 2024, the IM-1 Mission Nova-C Moon Lander, named "Odysseus," became the first American spacecraft to land on the Moon’s surface since the NASA Apollo 17 moon landing in 1972.

Follow IM-1 Mission Updates: 

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-1

NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative allows NASA to send science investigations and technology demonstrations to the lunar surface. Under Artemis, NASA will study more of the Moon than ever before, and CLPS will demonstrate how NASA is working with commercial companies to achieve robotic lunar exploration.

Learn more about CLPS:

https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-lunar-payload-services

Video Credit: Intuitive Machines

Duration: 6 minutes

Release Date: March 15, 2024

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Arrival of Crew-8, Departure of Crew-7 | International Space Station

Arrival of Crew-8, Departure of Crew-7 | International Space Station

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps

Expedition 70 crew members pose for a portrait ahead of Crew-7's departure from the International Space Station. From left are Satoshi Furukawa of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Loral O'Hara and Jeanette Epps of NASA, Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (ESA), plus Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA

NASA Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara

NASA Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli, Matthew Dominick, and Loral O'Hara

Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli prepares to open a science freezer for research operations inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

NASA astronauts Michael Barratt and Jasmin Moghbeli pose for a portrait

Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick tests out pressure cuffs on his thighs. These will be used to examine whether wearing the cuffs in microgravity changes the way fluid moves around inside the body

NASA astronauts Loral O'Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli hug ahead of Crew-7's departure from the International Space Station

The International Space Station’s population is back down to seven as Monday saw the departure of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7. Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA, Andreas Mogensen of European Space Agency (ESA), Satoshi Furukawa of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos of Russia undocked from the forward-facing port of the Harmony module at 11:20 a.m. EDT Monday, March 11, 2024, before splashing down off the coast of Florida at 5:47am Tuesday, March 12. The quartet’s return to Earth marks the end of its six-month microgravity research mission.

Follow Expedition 70 Updates: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)

NASA: Loral O'Hara, Matthew Dominik, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Dates: March 6-11, 2024

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Scorpion Reef in The Gulf of Mexico | International Space Station

Scorpion Reef in The Gulf of Mexico | International Space Station

Off the northern coast of Yucatan, Mexico, Scorpion Reef was pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above. The largest in the southern Gulf of Mexico, five main vegetated islands stand among it.

Scorpion Reef (Spanish: Arrecife Alacranes) is an atoll containing a small group of islets in the Gulf of Mexico, about 125 km (78 miles) off the northern coast of the state of Yucatán, Mexico. Designated a national park, the reef is part of the Campeche Bank archipelago and is the largest reef in the southern Gulf of Mexico. It contains five major islands: Isla Pérez, Isla Desertora, Isla Pájaros, Isla Chica, and Isla Desterrada.

[Wikipedia]

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Feb. 24, 2024

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Galaxy LEDA 42160: An Unlikely Spiral | Hubble Space Telescope

Galaxy LEDA 42160: An Unlikely Spiral | Hubble Space Telescope

This image shows LEDA 42160, a galaxy about 52 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. The dwarf galaxy is one of many forcing its way through the comparatively dense gas in the Virgo cluster, a massive cluster of galaxies. The pressure exerted by this intergalactic gas, known as ram pressure, has dramatic effects on star formation in LEDA 42160, which are presently being studied using the Hubble Space Telescope.

LEDA 42160 falls into the category of ‘Magellanic spiral galaxy’, or type Sm for short, under the de Vaucouleurs galaxy classification system. Magellanic spiral galaxies can be further sub-categorized as barred (SBm), unbarred (SAm) and weakly barred (SABm), where a ‘bar’ is an elongated bar-shape at a galaxy’s core. Generally speaking, Magellanic spiral galaxies are dwarf galaxies with only one single spiral arm. They are named after their prototype, the Large Magellanic Cloud—an SBm galaxy. Magellanic spiral galaxies are an interesting example of how galaxy categorization is actually more nuanced than simply ‘spiral’, ‘elliptical’ or ‘irregular’. 

Image Description: A distorted dwarf galaxy, obscured by dust and by bright outbursts caused by star formation, floats roughly in the center. A few distant galaxies are visible in the background around it, many as little spirals, and also including a prominent elliptical galaxy. A bright star hangs above the galaxy in the foreground, marked by cross-shaped diffraction spikes.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble & NASA, M. Sun

Release Date: March 11, 2024

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NASA's Space to Ground: Departure of Crew-7 | Week of March 15, 2024

NASA's Space to Ground: Departure of Crew-7 | Week of March 15, 2024

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station. The International Space Station’s population is back down to seven as Monday saw the departure of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7. Astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA, Andreas Mogensen of European Space Agency (ESA), Satoshi Furukawa of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov of Roscosmos of Russia undocked from the forward-facing port of the Harmony module at 11:20 a.m. EDT Monday, March 11, 2024, before splashing down off the coast of Florida at 5:47am Tuesday, March 12. The quartet’s return to Earth marks the end of its six-month microgravity research mission.

Follow Expedition 70 Updates: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)

NASA: Loral O'Hara, Matthew Dominik, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 4 minutes

Release Date: March 15, 2024

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