Friday, March 25, 2022

NASA to announce Hubble Space Telescope discovery next week

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The Launchpad
NASA to announce Hubble Space Telescope discovery next week
Hubble Space Telescope (NASA/Getty Images)
A NASA statement promises "one for the record books" and an "exciting new observation" from the nearly 32-year-old telescope on Wednesday, March 30.
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Europe's Solar Orbiter snaps closest-ever photos of the sun
(ESA)
The images were taken on March 7, when Solar Orbiter was exactly halfway between Earth and the sun, at a distance of 46 million miles (75 million kilometers) from both bodies.
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NASA finally opened 50-year-old Apollo moon rock sample
(NASA/Robert Markowitz)
The precious sample from Apollo 17 is one of the last pristine remaining bits of the moon. "It's just the best thing in the world - like a kid in the candy store," a scientist says.
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Spaceflight
China may have its sights set on a mission to Venus
(CNSA)
China is considering adding a mission to Venus to its plans for planetary exploration, according to a senior Chinese space official. The country launched its first interplanetary mission, Tianwen 1, to Mars in 2020.
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Celebrity chef José Andrés is cooking for private Ax-1 astronauts
(Axiom Space)
José Andrés, founder of the nonprofit World Central Kitchen that sends meals to areas beset by natural disasters, will cook for the first crew sent to orbit by Houston-based company Axiom Space.
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Jessica Watkins: NASA astronaut and 1st Black woman to fly a long-duration spaceflight
(NASA)
Meet Jessica Watkins, who joined NASA in 2017 and is one of the Artemis astronauts who could fly to the moon, in this astronaut biography.
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Science & Astronomy
James Webb Space Telescope's 1st science targets remain super secret
(NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez)
In the first year of its scientific operations, the James Webb Space Telescope will study small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, look for the oldest stars in the universe or peer inside mysterious remnants of an exploded star. Its very first science targets, however, remain top secret.
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Chinese Mars orbiter spies Zhurong, Perseverance rovers
(CNSA via CCTV+)
The Tianwen 1 orbiter recently captured photos of the Zhurong rover, its partner on the Tianwen 1 Mars mission, and NASA's Perseverance rover as the two wheeled robots explored their surroundings.
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Russia's devastation of Mariupol visible from space in satellite photos
(Satellite image ©2022 Maxar Technologies)
Russian forces continue to destroy apartment buildings and other civilian infrastructure throughout the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, new satellite imagery shows.
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Skywatching
The mighty dogs of the spring night sky
(Getty)
Believe it or not, there are four dogs that are currently traipsing through our early spring skies. Two are scampering for attention in the west that contain constellations associated with the winter season and will soon be bidding us a fond adieu. But there are two more ascending in the east.
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Best lenses for astrophotography
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Astrophotography is a photographic discipline that is accessible to almost everyone with a camera and kit lens. While kit lenses are useful, most astrophotographers find that soon after getting started they want to upgrade. So to get decent results you'll need to invest in a fast, bright lens with good optical clarity.
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Entertainment
Three new Lego Star Wars diorama sets have been announced - and they're all under $100
(Lego)
Lego has lifted the lid on three new Star Wars sets coming to stores next month. They're all aimed at adults and, surprisingly, they're all priced under $90/£80. Yes, that's still a lot, but when grown-up Lego sets typically cost upwards of $300.
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Omega and Swatch introduce affordable MoonSwatch
(Omega/Swatch)
Omega, the Swiss watchmaker behind the Speedmaster Professional that was selected by NASA for use on the Apollo lunar landings, has collaborated with its sister company Swatch to create the MoonSwatch, a collection of solar system-inspired watches based on the Moonwatch, but available for a fraction of the price.
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