Astronomy news

• Listen live: NASA provides updates on Artemis 1 moon mission status

  30-08-2022 23:58 via space.com
  
  NASA's has not yet set a date for the launch of its Artemis 1 rocket, but you can watch online for free when it launches.
  
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• SpaceX Starlink satellites will service Royal Caribbean cruise ships

  30-08-2022 23:32 via space.com
  
  Cruise ships will use SpaceX satellites to boost their Internet and wifi speed, in a shot across the bow to competitor OneWeb.
  
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• NASA solves Voyager 1 data glitch mystery, but finds another

  30-08-2022 22:04 via space.com
  
  Voyager 1 is once again beaming back clear telemetry data on its status beyond our solar system, solving one mystery and leading to another.
  
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• What's your zodiac sign? (It may not be what you think it is)

  30-08-2022 22:00 via space.com
  
  On the surface, the determination of a zodiac sign seems devilishly simple. As the Earth orbits around the sun, our star appears in front of different constellations.
  
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• Watch Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launch science mission on Wednesday

  30-08-2022 20:25 via space.com
  
  Blue Origin plans to launch its next space mission on Wednesday morning (Aug. 31), and you can watch the uncrewed action live.
  
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• Particle physics

  30-08-2022 20:16 via space.com
  
  Read the latest news about particle physics.
  
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• Devastating Pakistan floods seen from space (satellite photos)

  30-08-2022 20:11 via space.com
  
  Satellites have been helping the world keep tabs on the catastrophic Pakistan floods, which have killed more than 1,100 people and damaged over a million homes.
  
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• Spectacular videos reveal 'Phantom Galaxy' views by James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble

  30-08-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  A sequence of videos compares the views of the spectacular Phantom Galaxy, also known as M74, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope and its predecessor Hubble.
  
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• These Atlas V rocket Space Force launch photos and videos are simply epic

  30-08-2022 18:30 via space.com
  
  Fresh footage flowed in from the U.S. Space Force launch of a military satellite earlier this month, which is part of a constellation aiming to track missiles from orbit.
  
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• The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Disney Plus in September

  30-08-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  Here are the best space and science fiction movies and TV shows to watch on Disney Plus in September.
  
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• Rare X-shaped radio galaxies shaped by feeding supermassive black holes

  30-08-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  A rare sight for astronomers, X-shaped radio galaxies defined by massive jets of material extending from them may form when black holes feed new simulations suggest.
  
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• 4M Create a Night Sky Projection Kit star projector review

  30-08-2022 15:59 via space.com
  
  We see if the Create A Night Sky Projection Kit is worth the cash as a build-your-own star projector.
  
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• Why pummeled planets may be promising abodes for alien life

  30-08-2022 13:00 via space.com
  
  Cosmic impacts can make planets and moons more porous than previously thought, potentially boosting their ability to host life, a new study finds.
  
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• So close! Zephyr drone lands just hours before setting flight-duration record

  30-08-2022 13:00 via space.com
  
  An experimental high-altitude drone being tested in conjunction with the United States Army has ended its epic flight just hours before breaking the world record for longest flight duration.
  
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• Watch SpaceX launch 46 Starlink satellites, land a rocket at sea early Wednesday

  30-08-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX is scheduled to launch 46 more of its Starlink internet satellites on Wednesday (Aug. 31) at 1:40 a.m. EDT. Watch it live here.
  
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• Former NASA chief criticizes 'schizophrenic' US space policy regarding Russia

  30-08-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Two former NASA administrators, Jim Bridenstine and Charles Bolden, said that Russia could be a difficult space partner.
  
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• Could a solar storm ever destroy Earth?

  30-08-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Could a solar storm ever destroy Earth? According to scientists, there's no evidence that any solar weather has ever harmed a human.
  
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• Astronomers have detected one of the biggest black hole jets in the sky

  30-08-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Spanning more than a million light years from end to end, the jet shoots away from a black hole with enormous energy, and at almost the speed of light.
  
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• A month on 'Mars': Fogbound on Devon Island

  30-08-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  The weather has taken a turn for the worse at the Haughton-Mars Project on Devon Island in the Arctic.
  
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• 08 Sep 2022 (9 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  30-08-2022 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°56'.
  
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• 07 Sep 2022 (8 days away): The Moon at perigee

  30-08-2022 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 07 Sep 2022 (8 days away): Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition

  30-08-2022 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  Asteroid 3 Juno makes closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 05 Sep 2022 (6 days away): Venus at perihelion

  30-08-2022 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  Venus reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 03 Sep 2022 (4 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  30-08-2022 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears high in the sky at sunset and sets in the west at around midnight.
  
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• 01 Sep 2022 (2 days away): Aurigid meteor shower 2022

  30-08-2022 01:03 via in-the-sky.org
  The Aurigid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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