Astronomy news

• NASA now targeting mid-November for Artemis 1 moon launch

  30-09-2022 23:55 via space.com
  
  NASA will work toward getting Artemis 1 on its way to the moon between Nov. 12 and November 27.
  
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• Hurricane Ian pushes Artemis 1 moon launch to mid-November

  30-09-2022 23:55 via space.com
  
  NASA will now work toward getting Artemis 1 on its way to the moon between Nov. 12 and November 27.
  
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• 01 Oct 2022 (22 hours away): 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction

  30-09-2022 23:43 via in-the-sky.org
  136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• 01 Oct 2022 (23 hours away): 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction

  30-09-2022 22:51 via in-the-sky.org
  136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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• New evidence for liquid water on Mars suggests the planet is geothermally active

  30-09-2022 22:00 via space.com
  
  Martian ice caps dip and rise and it may be evidence of liquid water lurking underneath them But what keeps that water from freezing?
  
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• What are wormholes? An astrophysicist explains these shortcuts through space-time

  30-09-2022 21:00 via space.com
  
  A wormhole is like a tunnel between two distant points in our universe that cuts the travel time from one point to the other.
  
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• International Observe the Moon Night 2022: Don't miss these livestreams and events on Saturday (Oct. 1)

  30-09-2022 20:00 via space.com
  
  Celebrate "International Observe the Moon Night" 2022 on Saturday (Oct. 1) virtually with livestreams or in person at an event near you.
  
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• US Space Force gets its 2nd-ever chief

  30-09-2022 19:16 via space.com
  
  On Thursday (Sept. 29), the Senate unanimously confirmed Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman as chief of space operations for the Space Force.
  
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• Hurricane Ian regains strength, heads toward South Carolina as NASA's Florida spaceport recovers

  30-09-2022 19:16 via space.com
  
  Hurricane Ian regained strength as it barreled toward South Carolina on Friday (Sept. 30) after passing over NASA's Kennedy Space center spaceport in Florida a day earlier.
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope spots protective shield against greedy Milky Way

  30-09-2022 19:00 via space.com
  
  An odd shield of supercharged gas protects dwarf galaxies from being ripped apart by the gravitational pull of the Milky Way, 30 years' worth of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope reveal.
  
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• World Space Week centers space sustainability for this year's events

  30-09-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  In the 65 years since humanity's first satellite, the number of those in orbit is causing issues for astronomy and space security.
  
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• World Space Week 2022 centers space sustainability for the future

  30-09-2022 18:00 via space.com
  
  In the 65 years since humanity's first satellite, the number of those in orbit is causing issues for astronomy and space security.
  
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• Advanced AI discovers a treasure trove of gravitational lenses

  30-09-2022 17:00 via space.com
  
  A machine-learning algorithm has helped astronomers discover thousands of gravitational lenses predicted by Einstein.
  
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• Celestron Astro Fi 102 telescope review

  30-09-2022 16:16 via space.com
  
  Its reasonable price, motorized functionality and SkyPortal app make this a good telescope for beginners.
  
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• Earth From Another Sun space MMO is an amazing homage to Starfield and Halo

  30-09-2022 16:00 via space.com
  
  Earth From Another Sun offers a Starfield- and Halo-inspired approach to a space-based, first-person shooter.
  
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• The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Disney Plus in October

  30-09-2022 15:19 via space.com
  
  Here are the best space and science fiction movies and TV shows to watch on Disney Plus in October.
  
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• Why are sunspots black?

  30-09-2022 15:00 via space.com
  
  Why are sunspots black? According to astronomers, it may be a big, cosmic optical illusion.
  
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• See the crescent moon shine above the red star Antares tonight (Sept. 30)

  30-09-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  The brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius, Antares will appear below the moon on Friday evening.
  
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• Behold! Our closest view of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa in 22 years

  30-09-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Juno spacecraft skimmed close above the surface of icy Europa Thursday (Sept. 29), capturing a view of the crust that is just the start of our new study of this ocean world.
  
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• 3D sky: How astronomers measure the size, luminosity and distance of stars

  30-09-2022 12:00 via space.com
  
  Stars differ in size, luminosity and distance from us. We discuss how astronomers measure these three values to understand the three-dimensional sky.
  
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• Firefly Aerospace aborts orbital test flight just after engine ignition

  30-09-2022 10:33 via space.com
  
  Firefly planned to send its Alpha rocket to orbit on a test flight early Friday morning (Sept. 30), and it ticked off a lot of boxes along the way — including engine ignition.
  
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• SpaceX, NASA look at launching Dragon to service Hubble Space Telescope

  30-09-2022 03:13 via space.com
  
  Astronauts could visit the Hubble Space Telescope again someday, this time on a SpaceX Dragon.
  
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• 06 Oct 2022 (6 days away): October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2022

  30-09-2022 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  The October Camelopardalid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 06 Oct 2022 (6 days away): Mercury at perihelion

  30-09-2022 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury reaches its closest point to the Sun.
  
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• 05 Oct 2022 (5 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

  30-09-2022 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 4°04'.
  
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• 04 Oct 2022 (4 days away): The Moon at perigee

  30-09-2022 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears large as it makes its closest approach to the Earth.
  
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• 03 Oct 2022 (3 days away): Moon at First Quarter

  30-09-2022 01:00 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 Oct 2022 (Tomorrow): 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction

  30-09-2022 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  136472 Makemake is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun.
  
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