Astronomy news

• 15 Jul 2022 (22 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  14-07-2022 23:19 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• Watch an exclusive clip for Apple TV+'s 'For All Mankind' season 3 episode 6

  14-07-2022 22:47 via space.com
  
  The US and Russia reach Mars, but old tensions threaten to divide the historic mission in this exclusive clip for this week's sixth episode of "For All Mankind" on Apple TV+.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (23 hours away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  14-07-2022 22:39 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer explains the stunning, newly released 1st images

  14-07-2022 21:57 via space.com
  
  The buzz among professional astronomers has been electric since members of the Webb team shared tantalizing test images. And the real images are even better than anyone could have hoped for.
  
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• Neutrino factories in deep outer space

  14-07-2022 20:51
  Highly energetic and difficult to detect, neutrinos travel billions of light years before reaching our planet. Although it is known that these elementary particles come from the depths of our Universe, their precise origin is still unknown. Researchers are now shedding light on one aspect of this mystery: neutrinos are thought to be born in blazars, galactic nuclei fed by supermassive black holes.
  
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• NASA temporarily grounding Mars helicopter Ingenuity to wait for dust to clear

  14-07-2022 20:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter is taking a break during the dust-filled Martian winter that makes it difficult for the helicopter to charge its batteries.
  
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• With the James Webb Space Telescope in full operations, scientists look to reveal the earliest galaxies

  14-07-2022 19:12 via space.com
  
  The first galaxies in the universe may be chaotic, faint, and small, but no one has seen a galaxy in the universe's first 400 million years. Webb will change that.
  
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• China launches new communications satellite to support Tiangong space station

  14-07-2022 19:08 via space.com
  
  China has sent a new data relay satellite on its way to geostationary orbit to support the nation’s crewed space station project.
  
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• Asteroid Bennu Almost Swallowed Spacecraft Whole

  14-07-2022 18:49
  
  Scientists knew the asteroid Bennu was likely a rubble pile rather than solid rock, but OSIRIS-REX's recent visit surprised them in showing just how loosely the asteroid really is.
  The post Asteroid Bennu Almost Swallowed Spacecraft Whole appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
  
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• The moon begins its monthly planetary tour with Saturn on Friday

  14-07-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  The moon commences its monthly tour of the planets by calling in on Saturn on Friday night. The duo will be close enough to share the view with a pair of binoculars.
  
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• China's proposed Venus mission would investigate the planet's atmosphere and geology

  14-07-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  If selected, a proposed Chinese mission to Venus could launch in 2026 and arrive at the scorching planet in 2027.
  
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• Best Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes

  14-07-2022 16:54 via space.com
  
  We countdown the best Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes from an ambitious and emotionally charged series.
  
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• On bizarre brown dwarf worlds, astronomers spot hot, sandy clouds

  14-07-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope spotted a sandstorm special.
  
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• Houston Astros to celebrate Apollo 11 with moon lander bobblehead

  14-07-2022 15:16 via space.com
  
  An astronaut will take to the field as a baseball player walks on the moon — at least, the latter in bobblehead format — as part of NASA Night with the Houston Astros.
  
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• Researchers capture the first example of an extremely bright, and fast-evolving astronomical event in the distant universe

  14-07-2022 15:11
  Astronomers have discovered a mysterious short-duration astronomical event that was as bright as a superluminous supernova, but evolving much faster.
  
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• Best camera phone 2022: Smartphones with stargazing capabilities

  14-07-2022 13:20 via space.com
  
  Our recommended camera phones for anyone looking to rely on a smartphone for photography and video recording.
  
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• How to do landscape photography

  14-07-2022 13:18 via space.com
  
  Our landscape guide helps you grasp the basics required to shoot and edit amazing landscape photography.
  
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• A huge comet makes its closest approach to Earth today. Here's how to watch it live.

  14-07-2022 12:10 via space.com
  
  One of the farthest active comets ever spotted will makes closest approach to Earth on July 14, and here's how you can catch the action live.
  
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• Watch SpaceX launch cargo mission to the space station Thursday night

  14-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX will launch a cargo mission to the International Space Station on Thursday night (July 14), and you can watch it live.
  
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• The James Webb Space Telescope made Maryland the center of the universe for a day. Here's what it was like.

  14-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Long before I arrived at the James Webb Space Telescope's image release event, I knew the telescope's images would be breathtaking. They still left me speechless.
  
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• Far beyond Pluto: What's next for NASA's New Horizons probe?

  14-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  New Horizons is still on duty in extended mission mode, diving ever deeper into the Kuiper Belt to examine ancient, icy mini-worlds in that vast region beyond the orbit of Neptune.
  
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• Earth-like planets in dead star 'cosmic graveyards' get stranger

  14-07-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  The first exoplanets ever discovered orbit a pulsar, and that's even stranger than scientists thought.
  
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• Explore the Artemis program with All About Space magazine

  14-07-2022 11:46 via space.com
  
  All About Space issue 132 takes a detailed look at the ambitious Artemis program, explores dark energy and shines the spotlight on a potential solar system intruder.
  
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• Camera deals: Discounts on models from Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm and others

  14-07-2022 11:04 via space.com
  
  A one-stop shop for the best camera deals on the market, including Amazon Prime day deals that are still left.
  
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• Celestron 114LCM computerized Newtonian telescope: post-Amazon Prime Day deal

  14-07-2022 10:30 via space.com
  
  Save almost $76 on this computerized Newtonian telescope deal from Celestron over at Amazon.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (6 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  14-07-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon rises in the east at around midnight and appears high in the sky at sunrise.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (6 days away): Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

  14-07-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Asteroid 9 Metis makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 20 Jul 2022 (6 days away): 134340 Pluto at opposition

  14-07-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  134340 Pluto is well placed in the sky.
  
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• 19 Jul 2022 (5 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  14-07-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°13'.
  
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• 16 Jul 2022 (2 days away): Mercury at superior solar conjunction

  14-07-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 15 Jul 2022 (Tomorrow): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  14-07-2022 01:05 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°02'.
  
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