Astronomy news

• Fly to space and back with SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in amazing video

  05-01-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  A new video provides a rocket's-eye view of this week's Transporter-6 mission, SpaceX's 200th orbital launch since the company's 2002 founding.
  
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• Tiny Space Force weather cubesat went up on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

  05-01-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  One of the many payloads that took flight atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday (Jan. 3) was a tiny cubesat that will gather weather data for the U.S. Space Force.
  
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• Massive, months-long volcanic eruption roils Jupiter's moon Io

  05-01-2023 20:30 via space.com
  
  Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanic body in the solar system, with outbursts occurring yearly. A particularly large volcanic eruption was spotted in the fall of 2022.
  
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• Track NASA's space radiation experiment BioSentinel as it flies around the sun

  05-01-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  Now you can follow NASA's BioSentinel cubesat as it flies through space. The experiment will investigate the effects of cosmic radiation on cells.
  
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• Perseverance Mars rover's sample cache now 40% complete

  05-01-2023 19:53 via space.com
  
  NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has dropped its fourth rock sample tube at a location in Jezero Crater, meaning its first backup sample depot is now 40% complete.
  
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• Space candy: Asteroid smashed by NASA's DART probe looks a bit like an M&M, scientists say

  05-01-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  Planetary scientists attending the first major conference since NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) permanently moved a space rock offered early findings about the asteroid and the impact.
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope spots ghostly light from ancient wayward stars

  05-01-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  Spread throughout the universe are rogue stars that remain gravitationally untethered to others, wandering endlessly in the vastness of space and creating a faint glow.
  
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• NASA chief says 2023 will be a 'game-changing' year for space and aeronautics (video)

  05-01-2023 15:58 via space.com
  
  NASA released a "NASA in 2023: A Look Ahead" video that serves as a teaser for some of what to expect from the space agency in the coming year.
  
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• Solar-sailing probes may soon get their moment in the sun

  05-01-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  Solar sailing can be a relatively slow-motion affair, but progress in the nascent field is quickly gaining steam.
  
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• 'We're in a space race.' NASA chief says US 'better watch out' for China's moon goals

  05-01-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  NASA administrator Bill Nelson believes China could attempt to stake a claim over portions of the moon.
  
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• See a 5-planet parade in the night sky this month. Venus and Saturn stand out.

  05-01-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  The five planets of the solar system visible with the naked eye can all be seen this January, making the start of 2023 a special time for astronomers.
  
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• Save over $100 on the Celestron 114AZ-SR telescope this new year

  05-01-2023 12:43 via space.com
  
  What better way to bring the new year in than saving over $100 on a reliable and affordable reflector telescope.
  
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• 'Space Legend' watch set celebrates 1975 visit by Apollo-Soyuz crew to Disney

  05-01-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  New limited edition watches mark the time that U.S. astronauts and Russian cosmonauts traveled together to Space ... Mountain. UNDONE's timepieces celebrate the Apollo-Soyuz crew's visit to Disney.
  
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• Moon scientists hail Artemis opportunities while still learning from Apollo

  05-01-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Artemis program will look for resources on the moon, and details of its complex geology.
  
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• 12 Jan 2023 (7 days away): Mars ends retrograde motion

  05-01-2023 01:31 via in-the-sky.org
  Mars returns to its usual eastward motion after opposition.
  
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• 12 Jan 2023 (7 days away): C/2022 E3 (ZTF) at perihelion

  05-01-2023 01:31 via in-the-sky.org
  C/2022 E3 (ZTF) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 08 Jan 2023 (3 days away): The Moon at apogee

  05-01-2023 01:31 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon appears small as it recedes to its furthest point from the Earth.
  
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• 07 Jan 2023 (2 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  05-01-2023 01:31 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon reaches its furthest point from the Sun.
  
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• 07 Jan 2023 (2 days away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  05-01-2023 01:31 via in-the-sky.org
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 06 Jan 2023 (Tomorrow): Full Moon

  05-01-2023 01:31 via in-the-sky.org
  The Moon is visible for much of the night.
  
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