Astronomy news

• October 2024 set multiple US records for the driest month ever

  21-11-2024 23:00 via space.com
  
  Drought conditions expanded to record-breaking levels across the US during the month of October as temperatures also climbed to record highs.
  
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• SpaceX and NASA show off how Starship will help astronauts land on the moon (images)

  21-11-2024 22:00 via space.com
  
  NASA and SpaceX released a new set of illustrations showing off how Starship might look as it lands astronauts on the moon during the Artemis 3 mission.
  
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• Canada wants your help to name its 1st moon rover

  21-11-2024 21:00 via space.com
  
  Canada will soon roll a rover onto the moon, and you can help name the pioneering machine.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope unveils surprising 'Red Monsters' in the early universe

  21-11-2024 20:00 via space.com
  
  Three ultramassive galaxies found by the James Webb Space Telescope have astronomers reconsidering how galaxies grew so quickly in the first billion years after the Big Bang.
  
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• NASA chooses SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver rover, astronaut base to the moon

  21-11-2024 19:30 via space.com
  
  NASA is planning to assign SpaceX and Blue Origin 'demonstration missions' for their Artemis Program lunar landers, with eyes to put a habitat on the moon by 2033.
  
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• Egg-shaped galaxies may be aligned to the black holes at their hearts, astronomers find

  21-11-2024 19:00 via space.com
  
  There is a surprising link between what goes on near the black hole and the shape of the entire galaxy that surrounds it.
  
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• Unreal Black Friday VR headset deals: Save up to $400 on various models in this HTC site-wide sale site-wide sale

  21-11-2024 18:24 via space.com
  
  These Black Friday VIVE VR headset deals will save you virtually hundreds of deals on top models from HTC.
  
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• Unreal Black Friday VR headset deals: Save up to $400 on various models in this HTC site-wide sale

  21-11-2024 18:24 via space.com
  
  These Black Friday VIVE VR headset deals will save you virtually hundreds of deals on top models from HTC.
  
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• SpaceX's 6th Starship megarocket launch looked amazing from the ISS in astronaut and camera views (photo, video)

  21-11-2024 18:22 via space.com
  
  NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Sen cameras captured stunning views of SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch from the International Space Station.
  
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• SpaceX's 6th Starship megarocket launch looked amazing from space in astronaut and camera views (photo, video)

  21-11-2024 18:22 via space.com
  
  NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Sen cameras captured stunning views of SpaceX's Starship megarocket launch from the International Space Station.
  
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• James Webb Space Telescope spots 1st 'Einstein zig-zag' — here's why scientists are thrilled

  21-11-2024 18:05 via space.com
  
  The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the first-ever "Einstein zig-zag," a distant quasar lensed six times by two precisely aligned galaxies that could help tackle a cosmological crisis.
  
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• Watch Blue Origin launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli, 5 others on tourism flight Nov. 22

  21-11-2024 18:00 via space.com
  
  Blue Origin's next space tourism mission is launching Nov. 22, with 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli. Watch live on Space.com.
  
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• Suborbital rocket set to launch 6 experiments from Sweden's Arctic spaceport on Nov. 22

  21-11-2024 16:00 via space.com
  
  The SubOrbital Express-4 mission, which will launch from northern Sweden between Nov. 22 and Dec. 3, will help scientists take the next step in various realms of research.
  
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• 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 6: Is Ensign Olly really a demigod?

  21-11-2024 15:43 via space.com
  
  'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 5 episode 6 introduces new arrival Ensign Olly — a junior officer with a history of leaving trails of destruction in her wake.
  
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• Will astronauts need to be rescued from the moon? NASA wants to be prepared just in case

  21-11-2024 15:00 via space.com
  
  NASA is seeking the public's help creating emergency response plans for future missions to the moon.
  
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• Star imaged in detail outside the Milky Way for the first time (image, video)

  21-11-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have captured the first zoomed-in image of a star beyond the Milky Way. The historic image reveals a dying behemoth star wrapped in a death shroud of gas about to explode.
  
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• Star imaged in detail outside the Milky Way for the 1st time (image, video)

  21-11-2024 14:00 via space.com
  
  Astronomers have captured the first zoomed-in image of a star beyond the Milky Way. The historic image reveals a dying behemoth star wrapped in a death shroud of gas about to explode.
  
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• 28 Nov 2024 (7 days away): November Orionid meteor shower 2024

  21-11-2024 13:10 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (7 days ago): α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2024

  21-11-2024 12:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (6 days ago): α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2024

  21-11-2024 12:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (5 days ago): α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2024

  21-11-2024 12:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (4 days ago): α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2024

  21-11-2024 12:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (3 days ago): α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2024

  21-11-2024 12:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (2 days ago): α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2024

  21-11-2024 12:34 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• What's next for SpaceX's Starship after its successful 6th test flight?

  21-11-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX's Starship megarocket performed well on its sixth test flight, which occurred on Tuesday (Nov. 19). So, what's next for the giant reusable vehicle?
  
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• SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from Florida, its 7th liftoff in a week (video)

  21-11-2024 12:00 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning (Nov. 21).
  
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• NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones

  21-11-2024 02:00 via space.com
  
  The Curiosity shows sulfur stones, with no explanation of how they occurred on the Martian surface.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (6 days away): The Hyades cluster is well placed

  21-11-2024 01:44 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time.
  
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• 27 Nov 2024 (6 days away): Lunar occultation of Spica

  21-11-2024 01:44 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon will pass in front of Spica (Alpha Virginis), creating a lunar occultation visible from the Contiguous United States, Canada and Bahamas.
  
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• 26 Nov 2024 (5 days away): The Moon at apogee

  21-11-2024 01:44 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Earth, making it appear fractionally smaller than at other times of the month.
  
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• 23 Nov 2024 (2 days away): Moon at Last Quarter

  21-11-2024 01:44 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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• 22 Nov 2024 (Tomorrow): Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

  21-11-2024 01:44 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (Today): α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2024

  21-11-2024 01:44 via in-the-sky.org
  
  The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (Yesterday): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (9 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (8 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (7 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (6 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (6 days ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (51 minutes ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (5 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (5 days ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (4 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (4 days ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (3 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (3 days ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (23 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (22 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (21 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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• 21 Nov 2024 (20 hours ago): Mercury at dichotomy

  21-11-2024 01:32 via in-the-sky.org
  
  Mercury reaches half phase in the evening sky.
  
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