Astronomy news

• International Women's Day: Female astronauts keep making strides off Earth

  08-03-2023 22:35 via space.com
  
  The past year saw the first long-duration flight by a woman Black astronaut along with the first spaceflight by a female Native American, among other milestones.
  
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• Relativity Space scrubs debut launch attempt of world's 1st 3D-printed rocket after abort

  08-03-2023 22:32 via space.com
  
  The space startup Relativity Space called off the first-ever flight of its new 3D-printed rocket on Wednesday (March 8) after a last-minute abort and temperature issues during the countdown.
  
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• International Space Station fires thrusters to avoid collision with satellite

  08-03-2023 21:30 via space.com
  
  The International Space Station (ISS) had to maneuver out of the way of an Earth-imaging satellite on Monday (March 6).
  
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• US Space Force grants 4 companies launch pads at Cape Canaveral

  08-03-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Space Force wing Space Launch Delta 45 has allocated three launch pads at the historic Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to four private companies.
  
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• SpaceX Crew 5 astronauts to leave space station for Earth tomorrow

  08-03-2023 20:34 via space.com
  
  The splashdown date for Crew-5 may shift according to weather, NASA and SpaceX said.
  
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• SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts hope to leave space station March 9 as NASA watches weather

  08-03-2023 20:34 via space.com
  
  The splashdown date for Crew-5 may shift according to weather, NASA and SpaceX said.
  
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• One-of-kind Barbie dolls honor citizen astronaut, space scientist as role models on International Women's Day

  08-03-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  Kat Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman to fly into space, and space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock now have Barbie dolls honoring them as STEM role models.
  
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• Shockwaves rocking the 'cosmic web' connecting galaxies seen for the 1st time

  08-03-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers caught the 1st radio glow from magnetic fields in the universe's largest structure that spans the vastness of space to link galaxies.
  
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• Swatch debuts Moonshine Gold-touched MoonSwatch, limited by the full moon

  08-03-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  A year after debuting the MoonSwatch, a 'giant leap' between a Swatch watch and the first chronograph worn on the moon, Swatch and Omega have taken a 'small step' to bringing moonshine to your wrist.
  
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• NASA and Minecraft want you to build and launch rockets in new Artemis missions worlds

  08-03-2023 17:30 via space.com
  
  Soar to the moon and back in a new Minecraft adventure targeted for space fans 8 and older.
  
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• Lagoon Nebula shines in gorgeous new Hubble image

  08-03-2023 17:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope to hunt for protoplanetary discs more than 4,000 light-years away were treated to a rainbow smokescreen filled with stars.
  
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• New VR game 'Journey to Foundation' channels galactic chaos of Asimov novels

  08-03-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  A new interactive VR adventure gaming experience called "Journey to Foundation" invites players into the space opera of Isaac Asimov's classic novels.
  
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• Last full moon of winter worms its way into stunning photos from around the world

  08-03-2023 15:41 via space.com
  
  March's full moon looks stunning in these photographs from around the world. The Worm Moon is the last winter full moon for skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere.
  
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• Full moon worms its way into stunning photos from around the world

  08-03-2023 15:41 via space.com
  
  March's full moon looks stunning in these photographs from around the world. The Worm Moon is the last winter full moon for skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere.
  
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• The Mandalorian season 3 episode 2 review: Diving headfirst into Manda-lore

  08-03-2023 13:22 via space.com
  
  The second chapter of The Mandalorian season 3 wastes no time and moves the main plot forward without losing sight of the show’s signature episodic format.
  
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• Watch Relativity Space launch Terran 1, world's 1st 3D-printed rocket, on debut flight today

  08-03-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket, the world's first 3D-printed launcher, will fly for the first time today (March 8), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope spots galaxy from early universe rich in star formation

  08-03-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  New images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed that a galaxy from the early universe has a previously overshadowed companion that is abundant with star formation.
  
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• HOLD FOR WEDS AM: Watch Relativity Space launch Terran 1, world's 1st 3D-printed rocket, on debut flight today

  08-03-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket, the world's first 3D-printed launcher, will fly for the first time today (March 8), and you can watch the action live.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (7 days away): γ-Normid meteor shower 2023

  08-03-2023 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The γ-Normid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (7 days away): Neptune at solar conjunction

  08-03-2023 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Neptune is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next.
  
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• 15 Mar 2023 (7 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  08-03-2023 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.
  
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• 13 Mar 2023 (5 days away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  08-03-2023 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Delta Scorpii (Dschubba), creating a lunar occultation visible from countries and territories including New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia and Samoa amongst others.
  
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• 09 Mar 2023 (Tomorrow): The Wishing Well cluster is well placed

  08-03-2023 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Wishing Well open star cluster (NGC 3532; mag 3.0) in Carina culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 09 Mar 2023 (Tomorrow): The Moon at aphelion

  08-03-2023 01:00 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon.
  
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• Rare black hole 1 billion times the mass of the sun could upend our understanding of galaxy formation

  08-03-2023 00:00 via space.com
  
  A rare supermassive black hole found hiding at the dawn of the universe could indicate that there were thousands more of the ravenous monsters stalking the early cosmos.
  
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