Monday, November 8, 2021

SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon astronauts depart space station for return to Earth

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November 8, 2021
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The Launchpad
SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon astronauts depart space station for return to Earth
(NASA TV)
SpaceX's Crew-2 Dragon capsule undocked from the International Space Station today (Nov. 8) and will return four astronauts to Earth late tonight.
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'Cannibal' sun eruption gives departing astronauts their best aurora views yet
(ESA/Thomas Pesquet)
"We were treated to the strongest auroras of the entire mission, over North America and Canada," ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet said.
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Heinz debuts 'Marz' Edition ketchup made with tomatoes grown in Mars conditions
(Heinz)
In space there is a saying, 'it's not about the food, it's about the sauce.'
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Spaceflight
Live updates: SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut splashdown
(NASA TV)
SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts will splash down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida at 10:33 p.m. EST (0333 Nov. 9 GMT).
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NASA says a glitchy strap could be behind Lucy asteroid probe's solar array troubles
(NASA)
NASA may be homing in on the glitch that kept a massive solar array on its new asteroid-bound spacecraft from properly deploying.
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China's Shenzhou 13 crew takes its first spacewalk, the country's 1st by a female astronaut
(CMSA)
Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping is now China's first woman to walk in space.
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Science & Astronomy
Powerful Landsat 9 satellite beams home 1st photos of Earth
(NASA/USGS)
Landsat 9 has opened its eyes. The next-generation Earth-observation satellite, which launched on Sept. 27, snapped its first photos of our planet on Halloween.
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Watch Mars helicopter Ingenuity take its 14th flight in this full video
(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
A new video shows NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity as it completed its latest daring brief flight hop in the thinning atmosphere of the Red Planet.
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'Cannibal CME' sun storm marks rise of new solar cycle in space weather
(Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The sun is waking up - and making sure we all know it. On Nov. 3 and 4, Earth was hit with a sizeable geomagnetic storm, the result of a series of outbursts from the sun on Nov. 1-2.
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Skywatching
You can see the moon line up with bright Venus, Jupiter and Saturn in the sky tonight
(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Skywatchers taking in the view after sunset have a chance to see Venus and the moon line up with Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky tonight (Nov. 8).
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Entertainment
Disney Plus is now only $1.99 for the first month to celebrate Disney Plus Day
(Image credit: Disney Plus)
Calling all Star Wars fans! Disney is reducing the price of their streaming service, Disney Plus, to just $1.99 for a month to celebrate Disney Plus Day.
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The Mandalorian edition of Monopoly is 37% off in an early Black Friday deal from Amazon
(Amazon)
Amazon is offering 37% off the new Star Wars The Mandalorian edition of the popular board game Monopoly in this early Black Friday deal.
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