Astronomy news

• James Webb Space Telescope adds to the confusing drama of Hubble tension

  15-08-2024 22:30 via space.com
  
  Measurements of cosmic expansion using Cepheid variable stars continue to create tension.
  
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• The sun might've just had a record-breaking number of visible sunspots

  15-08-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  For the first time in more than 20 years, the daily record for sunspots is likely to be broken during Solar Cycle 25.
  
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• Intense solar storm opens '2-way highway' for charged particles, sparking rare auroras on the sun

  15-08-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  Auroras on Earth occur when storms from our sun engulf our planet. In a rare cosmic feat last April, our planet returned the favor.
  
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• The discovery of a new Earth-like planet could shed further light on what makes a planet habitable

  15-08-2024 19:00 via space.com
  
  A team of international scientists has announced the discovery of Gliese 12 b, a temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet just 40 light-years away.
  
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• Save over $100 on these Vortex Crossfire HD binoculars

  15-08-2024 18:10 via space.com
  
  The Vortex Crossfire HD 10x42 binoculars are over $100 off on Amazon and one of the lowest prices we've seen.
  
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• The Supermoon Blue Moon is coming. Here's what to expect

  15-08-2024 18:07 via space.com
  
  Discover the August Supermoon Blue Moon. Learn what it is, when to see it, and what to expect from this stunning sight.
  
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• Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt

  15-08-2024 17:00 via space.com
  
  The presence of hydrated minerals, including possibly water-ice, might indicate an unexpected origin for Psyche, far from the sun.
  
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• Corel PaintShop Pro 2023 review

  15-08-2024 16:59 via space.com
  
  Is the latest incarnation of the Photoshop challenger worthy of a switch of allegiances? We put it to the test.
  
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• Petition calls for halt of megaconstellation launches for environmental review

  15-08-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  A U.S. nonprofit organization has called on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to pause satellite megaconstellation launches until their environmental impact can be assessed.
  
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• SpaceX launches 2 sharp-eyed Earth-imaging satellites to orbit Aug. 15 (video)

  15-08-2024 15:09 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Aug. 15), continuing to build out the WorldView Legion constellation for Maxar.
  
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• Astronauts on ISS practice moon base cement-mixing tech in microgravity

  15-08-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  NASA and its partners in the Artemis program want to find sustainable ways of building astronaut bases on the moon. An ISS experiment is investigating how.
  
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• The Higgs particle could break physics throughout the universe. Here's why it hasn't.

  15-08-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  The elusive Higgs particle has the power to undo physics as we know it. The fact that it hasn't could have big implications about the nature of the universe.
  
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• India launching Earth-observing satellite tonight on 3rd mission of new rocket

  15-08-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  India plans to launch the EOS-08 Earth-observing satellite tonight (Aug. 15), on the third-ever mission of the nation's SSLV rocket.
  
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• SpaceX plans to launch 2 sharp-eyed Earth-imaging satellites to orbit today

  15-08-2024 06:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX plans to launch two Earth-imaging satellites today (Aug. 15), continuing to build out the WorldView Legion constellation for Maxar.
  
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• SpaceX launches 2 sharp-eyed Earth-imaging satellites to orbit Aug. 15

  15-08-2024 06:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched two Earth-imaging satellites today (Aug. 15), continuing to build out the WorldView Legion constellation for Maxar.
  
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• 21 Aug 2024 (6 days away): Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

  15-08-2024 01:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other.
  
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• 19 Aug 2024 (4 days away): Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

  15-08-2024 01:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury passes around the near side of the Sun.
  
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• 19 Aug 2024 (4 days away): Full Moon

  15-08-2024 01:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night.
  
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• 18 Aug 2024 (3 days away): The Moon at aphelion

  15-08-2024 01:16 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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• 17 Aug 2024 (2 days away): κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2024

  15-08-2024 01:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 14 Aug 2024 (Today): Messier 2 is well placed

  15-08-2024 01:16 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The globular cluster M2 (NGC 7089; mag 6.6) in Aquarius culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• Wildfires in Greece have burned land twice the size of Manhattan, satellite images reveal

  15-08-2024 00:00 via space.com
  
  Satellite images have revealed the true extent of damage left in the wake of Greece's worst wildfire this year.
  
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