Thursday, March 17, 2022

Worm Moon, last full moon of winter 2022, will shine overnight

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March 17, 2022
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The Launchpad
NASA's Artemis 1 moon megarocket rolls to launch pad today!
(NASA/Glenn Benson)
The first mission in NASA's Artemis moon program is set to roll out to the launch pad today and you'll be able to watch it live tonight. The Artemis 1 moon megarocket rolls to its Florida launch pad at 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT).
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European Space Agency suspends Mars rover launch on Russian rocket
(ESA)
The ExoMars rover's launch, already delayed from 2018, was scheduled for September 2022.
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Worm Moon, last full moon of winter 2022, will shine overnight
(Tpg/Getty Images)
The full moon of March will reach its peak Friday, just two days before the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Spaceflight
Artemis 1 moon rocket rollout: Meet the NASA machine doing the heavy lifting
(NASA/Kim Shiflett)
NASA's crawler-transporter 2 is the size of a baseball infield and weighs more than 6 million pounds. It's mission: carrying megarockets to the launch pad.
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Satellite photo shows word 'children' in front of Ukrainian theater bombed by Russia
(Maxar Technologies)
A new Maxar Technologies satellite image of a now-destroyed theater in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol shows the word "children" in Russian (ะดะตั‚ะธ) written in front of and behind the building.
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Space Launch System: NASA's next- generation rocket
(NASA/MSFC)
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) will carry humans beyond the grasp of Earth's gravity, stretching to the moon, Mars and perhaps, one day, deep space. The first destination is the moon.
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Science & Astronomy
Another search for Planet 9 comes up empty
(Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC))
Astronomers scanned a large portion of the sky using the 6-meter Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile to search for Planet 9. The quest came up empty ... again.
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What black holes can teach us about traffic jams
(Pixabay)
One big reason black holes are feared is that once you go in, you can't get out. That's due to the event horizon, the boundary beyond which information can never escape back into the wider universe.
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10 amazing exoplanet discoveries
(NASA/JPL-CALTECH/T. Pyle/AFP/Getty Images)
Astronomers continue to exoplanet discoveries around distant stars - here are the most intriguing finds so far.
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Technology
This FLEX modular moon rover for astronauts could lead to Mars cars
(Astrolab)
Modular moon rovers could reduce the costs of surface exploration of the moon and, potentially, human Mars excursions, a California-based space-tech startup envisions.
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Nikon D7500 review
(Nikon)
The Nikon D7500 is the perfect all-round camera for beginners or enthusiasts alike, all wrapped up in an affordable package.
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Skywatching
Worm Moon 2022: Planet trio joins the March full moon
(Pixabay)
The March full moon happens two days before Venus reaches its greatest western elongation, meaning its largest apparent separation from the sun. Mercury, Mars and Jupiter are visible with the moon at dawn.
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These galactic UK telescope deals will save you up to £50!
(Celestron)
If you're a UK-based astronomer then you're in luck as there's up to £50 in some of the best telescope deals available today. Each of these telescopes is made by maker Celestron.
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Entertainment
'Star Trek: Discovery' finishes Season 4 with a disappointing finale. Again.
(Paramount Plus)
If weak plot writing, drawn-out epilogues and layer upon layer of overemotional melodrama is your thing…then you might enjoy it.
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Why is the multiverse so popular in sci-fi at the moment?
(Disney)
From Doctor Strange to Rick & Morty, everyone is diving into the multiverse at the moment, but why is it so popular?
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