Astronomy news

• 28 Oct 2023 (22 hours away): Partial lunar eclipse

  27-10-2023 23:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Asia, Russia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, Antarctica and Oceania.
  
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• 28 Oct 2023 (22 hours away): Full Moon

  27-10-2023 23:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• Infrared aurora on Uranus confirmed for the 1st time

  27-10-2023 23:32 via space.com
  
  After nearly 40 years of searching, astronomers have now spotted the infrared northern lights on Uranus.
  
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• 'Deep learning' could shed new light on supernova explosions — and our cosmic origins

  27-10-2023 23:00 via space.com
  
  Scientists have turned to deep learning to speed up the simulation of supernovas, which could shed light on galaxy formation and evolution.
  
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• 28 Oct 2023 (23 hours away): Partial lunar eclipse

  27-10-2023 22:26 via in-the-sky.org
  
  There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Asia, Russia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, Antarctica and Oceania.
  
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• 28 Oct 2023 (23 hours away): Full Moon

  27-10-2023 22:26 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• The next 4 to 5 years will be 'most favorable' for aurora sightings. Here's why

  27-10-2023 22:00 via space.com
  
  Want to see the northern lights (aurora borealis) or the southern lights (aurora australis)? Good news — The next four to five years will provide optimal conditions for some dazzling displays.
  
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• If Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics in its distant past, did it have life too?

  27-10-2023 21:30 via space.com
  
  New research suggests the solar system's hottest planet, Venus, could have had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago, opening up the possibility that this hellish once hosted life.
  
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• The moon will match up with Jupiter on Oct. 28

  27-10-2023 21:00 via space.com
  
  Jupiter will meet up with the moon on Oct. 28 in a stunning sky show. Then with a telescope, watch a moon's shadow on Jupiter on Oct. 29.
  
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• UK Space Agency signs deal with Axiom Space for human spaceflight mission

  27-10-2023 20:00 via space.com
  
  The U.K. Space Agency and Axiom Space have inked a deal that could see U.K. astronauts embark on a two-week mission to the International Space Station in the near future.
  
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• Earth's nearest supermassive black hole pair lies in the wreckage of a galactic collision

  27-10-2023 19:00 via space.com
  
  The Gemini South telescope observed two spiral galaxies that smashed together around a billion years ago. The aftermath harbors the closest supermassive black hole binary to Earth.
  
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• 1st public exhibit of OSIRIS-Rex asteroid sample to open Nov. 3 at Smithsonian

  27-10-2023 18:00 via space.com
  
  The public will get its first direct look at a fragment of the asteroid Bennu when the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History debuts its display of the NASA-returned sample on Nov. 3.
  
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• Loki season 2 episode 4 review: Fixing the system

  27-10-2023 17:28 via space.com
  
  The fourth episode of Loki season 2 subverts expectations and sends the show (and maybe the entire MCU) into the unknown again.
  
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• LIGO gravitational wave detector breaks 'quantum limit' to find deep universe black hole collisions

  27-10-2023 16:00 via space.com
  
  The sensitivity of LIGO has squeezed the quantum limit, meaning it can now detect merging black holes and neutron stars on smaller scales and at greater distances than ever before.
  
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• Watch NASA's Artemis 2 mobile rocket launcher get soaked during water deluge test (video)

  27-10-2023 15:00 via space.com
  
  NASA conducted a water deluge test Oct. 24 to evaluate how well its water system will protect its hardware and astronauts during the launch of the round-the-moon Artemis 2 mission in 2024.
  
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• ULA targets Christmas Eve for debut of new Vulcan Centaur rocket

  27-10-2023 14:00 via space.com
  
  United Launch Alliance is now eyeing Dec. 24 for the debut flight of its Vulcan Centaur rocket, the successor to the company's workhorse Atlas V.
  
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• The Full Hunter's Moon experiences a partial lunar eclipse tomorrow. Here's what to expect

  27-10-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  Two weeks after casting its shadow across the Americas during an annular solar eclipse, the moon will swing around to skim through the northern edge of the Earth's own shadow on Saturday, Oct. 28.
  
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• The Full Hunter's Moon experiences a partial lunar eclipse on Oct. 28. Here's what to expect

  27-10-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  Two weeks after casting its shadow across the Americas during an annular solar eclipse, the moon will swing around to skim through the northern edge of the Earth's own shadow on Saturday, Oct. 28.
  
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• Groundbreaking laser communications experiment flying to ISS on SpaceX cargo mission on Nov. 5

  27-10-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  On Nov. 5, SpaceX will send a clutch of science experiments to the space station investigating a range of topics, from high-speed laser communications, to rolling atmospheric waves on Earth.
  
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• Groundbreaking laser communications experiment flying to ISS on SpaceX cargo mission next month

  27-10-2023 12:00 via space.com
  
  On Nov. 5, SpaceX will send a clutch of science experiments to the space station investigating a range of topics, from high-speed laser communications, to rolling atmospheric waves on Earth.
  
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• 29 Oct 2023 (2 days away): Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

  27-10-2023 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 3°08'.
  
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• 29 Oct 2023 (2 days away): Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) passes perihelion

  27-10-2023 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) makes its closest approach to the Sun.
  
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• 29 Oct 2023 (2 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

  27-10-2023 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other.
  
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• 28 Oct 2023 (Tomorrow): Partial lunar eclipse

  27-10-2023 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  There will be an eclipse of the Moon, visible from Asia, Russia, Africa, the Americas, Europe, Antarctica and Oceania.
  
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• 28 Oct 2023 (Tomorrow): Full Moon

  27-10-2023 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 27 Oct 2023 (Tomorrow): The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed

  27-10-2023 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Perseus Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884, each mag 4.0) culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• How director Nathaniel Kahn brought the James Webb Space Telescope to IMAX with 'Deep Sky'

  27-10-2023 00:00 via space.com
  
  With guidance from the telescope's scientists, an actress, a computer animation artist, a composer, and many other experts, 'Deep Sky' aims to reintroduce us to the JWST's lens on our universe.
  
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