Astronomy news

• SpaceX's Dragon splashdown with Ax-2 astronauts looks amazing in these nighttime photos and videos

  31-05-2023 22:12 via space.com
  
  Ax-2's SpaceX Dragon capsule Freedom put on quite a show as it streaked through Earth's atmosphere late Tuesday night (May 30), as videos show.
  
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• SpaceX's Dragon reentry and splashdown with Ax-2 astronauts looks amazing in these nighttime photos and videos

  31-05-2023 22:12 via space.com
  
  Ax-2's SpaceX Dragon capsule Freedom put on quite a show as it streaked through Earth's atmosphere late Tuesday night (May 30), as videos show.
  
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• Japan has a wild idea to launch a satellite made of wood in 2024

  31-05-2023 22:09 via space.com
  
  An international partnership has designed a wooden satellite scheduled to be jointly launched by the Japanese space agency (JAXA) and NASA sometime next year.
  
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• Monster black hole burps out hot gas in bright 'H' shape (photos)

  31-05-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory spied a massive "H" structure half the size of our entire galaxy made of blazing hot gas spewing from a distant supermassive black hole.
  
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• Infant stars burst out of their cosmic cribs in a violent stellar nursery (photo)

  31-05-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  The two protesters burst from their cocoons of gas and dust in Lupus 3, a vast stellar nursery located about 500 light-years from Earth.
  
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• How to photograph SpaceX Starlink satellites in the night sky

  31-05-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  Discover the best methods and camera equipment to photograph Starlink satellites at night using this step-by-step method.
  
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• A cosmic magnifying glass: What is gravitational lensing?

  31-05-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  Gravitational lensing is a powerful tool for telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope as it images some of the most distant and faint early galaxies.
  
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• North Korea says its rocket launch failed, 1st spy satellite lost

  31-05-2023 17:50 via space.com
  
  North Korean state media reported that the launch of the nation's first spy satellite on Wednesday (May 31) was unsuccessful due to a stage-separation issue.
  
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• UFOs will remain mysterious without better data, NASA study team says

  31-05-2023 17:47 via space.com
  
  During the opening remarks in today's meeting of NASA's UAP study team, members stressed that the biggest roadblock standing between us and understanding unidentified phenomena is a lack of data.
  
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• Boeing faces 'emerging issues' ahead of Starliner capsule's 1st crewed flight in July, NASA says

  31-05-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  A recently completed 'checkpoint review' of Boeing's upcoming crewed flight test to the International Space Station identified several issues to address before the planned July 21 liftoff.
  
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• 'Futurama' fuels up for Season 8 as Hulu's reboot blasts off this summer

  31-05-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  'Futurama' flies once again for an eighth season on Hulu this summer.
  
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• Final 'Strange New Worlds' trailer reminds us why it's the best 'Star Trek' on TV (video)

  31-05-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  Paramount Plus has released a final trailer for the second season of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," promising more of the cerebral sci-fi the franchise is known for.
  
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• Final 'Strange New Worlds' trailer reminds us why it's the best 'Star Trek' on TV

  31-05-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  Paramount Plus has released a final trailer for the second season of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," promising more of the cerebral sci-fi the franchise is known for.
  
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• Babylon 5: The Road Home — Everything we know about the Babylon 5 animated movie

  31-05-2023 13:52 via space.com
  
  The story of the last of the Babylon stations continues in "The Road Home", a time-hopping adventure reuniting many of the original cast.
  
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• Hubble telescope hunts for a black hole among a brilliant field of stars (photo)

  31-05-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of a distant star cluster that could help us better understand how such clusters evolve and even reveal the elusive black holes at their hearts.
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope hunts for a black hole among a brilliant field of stars (photo)

  31-05-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning image of a distant star cluster that could help us better understand how such clusters evolve and even reveal the elusive black holes at their hearts.
  
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• China plans to put astronauts on the moon before 2030

  31-05-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  China could land astronauts near the south pole of the moon before the end of the decade, according to statements made by officials with the country's space agency.
  
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• 04 Jun 2023 (4 days away): Venus at dichotomy

  31-05-2023 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Venus reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 04 Jun 2023 (4 days away): Full Moon

  31-05-2023 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 03 Jun 2023 (4 days away): Messier 12 is well placed

  31-05-2023 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M12 (NGC 6218; mag 6.7) in Ophiuchus culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 03 Jun 2023 (3 days away): Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii

  31-05-2023 01:04 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 Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand and Chile amongst others.
  
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• 02 Jun 2023 (3 days away): The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed

  31-05-2023 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205; mag 5.8) culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 02 Jun 2023 (3 days away): Close approach of Mars and M44

  31-05-2023 01:04 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mars and M44 pass within 10' of each other.
  
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