Thursday, December 2, 2021

Watch live! SpaceX to launch its next Starlink fleet and 2 BlackSky satellites tonight

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The Launchpad
Watch live! SpaceX to launch its next Starlink fleet and 2 BlackSky satellites tonight
(SpaceX)
The private spaceflight company will launch a stack of 48 Starlink satellites on one of its previously flown Falcon 9 rockets. Liftoff is set for 6:12 p.m. EST (2312 GMT).
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NASA's Mars Curiosity rover shares new panoramic view of Red Planet
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
NASA's Curiosity rover snapped a stunning new selfie surrounded by expansive, rocky terrain on Mars. The panorama, made up of 81 individual images stitched together.
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Webcast tonight! See the bright Comet Leonard pass a brilliant star cluster tonight
(Steven Bellavia)
The bright Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard), also known as Comet Leonard, will fly by the globular cluster Messier 3 in Canes Venatici on tonight (Dec. 2). Both objects will be visible in binoculars from dark-sky locations, and will be close enough together to view in a single telescope field of view for a few hours.
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Spaceflight
Rocket Lab's next-gen Neutron rocket will be reusable (and have a 'Hungry Hippo' nose cone)
(Rocket Lab)
Rocket Lab's plans for its biggest rocket yet promise to take reusability to the next level, complete with a 'Hungry Hippo' nose cone designed for easier recovery and reuse.
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NASA astronauts on spacewalk replace faulty antenna outside space station
(NASA TV)
Expedition 66 crewmates Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron completed the 6-hour, 32-minute extravehicular activity (EVA) on Thursday, Dec. 2, having installed a spare S-band Antenna Subassembly (SASA) on the station's backbone truss in place of a degraded unit.
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Science & Astronomy
Watch a virtual black hole rip apart 4 stars like a cosmic Hunger Games in this stunning NASA simulation
(NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Taeho Ryu (MPA))
May the odds be ever in these stars' favor. A new NASA video shows the Hunger Games-like chaos that ensues after a bunch of simulated stars are virtually lobbed at a huge black hole.
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This hot 'stream' of star gas will collide with our galaxy sooner than we thought
(COLIN LEGG / SCOTT LUCCHINI)
The Magellanic Stream is a cosmic battle scar from an ancient game of tug-of-war, and it's headed right for us.
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Technology
NASA picks Intuitive Machines for mission to visit a moon swirl
(NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University)
Intuitive's Nova-C lander is expected to touch down at Reiner Gamma, a so-called "lunar swirl," which is a bright feature tens of miles across that sometimes appears in groups. These magnetic features could be rich in mining resources.
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Grab this adorable Mars rover, rocket and space station circuit-building kit from Educational Insights on sale now!
(Amazon)
Little space lovers can have hours of fun pretending to be astronauts exploring the cosmos with this circuit-learning set.
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Star Trek
Warp to these Star Trek Blu-Ray deals to explore space, the final frontier
(CBS/Paramount)
Boldly learn about Star Trek franchises young and old with this set of Blu-Ray deals at Best Buy, including 23% off Star Trek: Discovery seasons 1-3.
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Star Wars
These Star Wars Christmas sweaters are 38% off for the holidays
(Target)
These ugly sweaters are the best way to say Merry Sithmas and a Grievous New Year. We've picked out our favorite Star Wars ugly sweaters on sale at Target for $36.98, so you don't have to choose your destiny yourself.
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Feel the Force for 50% less with this Star Wars Kylo Ren Electronic Mask deal
(Hasbro)
Han Solo's son might be gone, but the powerful Kylo Ren's mask is a Force to deal with. You won't want to get in the way of the Supreme Leader.
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