Thursday, November 11, 2021

Astronomers spot small black hole beyond the Milky Way in milestone discovery

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November 11, 2021
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The Launchpad
SpaceX launches Crew-3 astronauts to space station in nighttime liftoff
(NASA/Joel Kowsky)
SpaceX just launched its fourth astronaut mission for NASA as part of the agency's commercial crew program. The Crew-3 astronauts will dock at the International Space Station tonight!
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Astronomers spot small black hole beyond the Milky Way in milestone discovery
(ESO/M. Kornmesser)
Finding a black hole isn't straightforward, and it's even harder the more distant such a behemoth is.
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The moon's top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 years
(Ivan Romano/Getty Images)
There is actually plenty of oxygen on the moon. It just isn't in a gaseous form. Instead it's trapped inside regolith - the layer of rock and fine dust that covers the moon's surface.
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Spaceflight
Startup SpinLaunch completes first test flight with wild rocket-flinging launch system
SpinLaunch
A new type of rocket-launching system just got off the ground. SpinLaunch's system flings rockets toward the sky with a spinning arm.
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China's first Shenzhou 13 spacewalk sees 2 astronauts test suits, robotic arm
(CMSA)
China's Shenzhou 13 astronauts continued construction of the country's new space station over the weekend. Here's what they did.
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China launches new set of Yaogan Earth reconnaissance satellites
(CASC)
China launched the first set of three satellites for a new series of classified Yaogan reconnaissance satellites on Saturday (Nov. 5).
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Science & Astronomy
A 'quasi-moon' asteroid companion of Earth that may actually be a moon relic
(Juan A. Sanchez/PSI)
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Europe is warming faster than the rest of the world and scientists are puzzled
(Maps4media/Getty Images)
Europe, in fact, has already passed the 1.5-degree C threshold and is currently 2.2 degrees C warmer than it was before the industrial revolution.
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NASA engineers, scientists and more shine bright this Native American Heritage Month
This November is Native American Heritage Month, and NASA is taking the opportunity to highlight its indigenous scientists, engineers and more.
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SpaceX
Tour SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance with its Crew-3 astronauts in this NASA video
(NASA TV)
The four astronauts riding a shiny new SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft have shared a brief glimpse of their life in orbit.
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Outside of Earth's 'shell,' SpaceX's Crew-3 reveal turtle as zero-g indicator
(NASA TV)
"We are really excited about the upcoming Turtle-takeover of the space station."
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Skywatching
Look up to see the moon near Jupiter in the night sky tonight. Here's how.
(NASA/JPL=Caltech)
Look up tonight (Nov. 11) to see the moon skate past Jupiter in the night sky. Jupiter will be just to the right of the moon. Don't miss it!
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Beaver Moon lunar eclipse 2021: When, where and how to see it on Nov. 19
(Carlos Tischler/Getty Images)
The Beaver Moon lunar eclipse of Nov. 19 will be the longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years.
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The moon, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn photobombed SpaceX's Crew-3 rocket and it's just stunning
(SpaceX)
As SpaceX's newest Crew Dragon prepared to leave Earth this week, the planets and moon put on a show.
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Star Trek
Playmobil's Star Trek Starship Enterprise model is $144 off at Amazon in this early Black Friday deal
(Amazon)
Go boldly where Playmobil has never gone before, and save 29% in this early Black Friday deal when you get the Playmobil Star Trek U.S.S Enterprise from Amazon.
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