Thursday, June 23, 2022

Wild solar weather is causing satellites to plummet from orbit

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June 23, 2022
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The Launchpad
Rare alignment of 5 planets peaks Friday as crescent moon joins the parade
(Stellarium)
Friday morning could be the best time to view a rare planetary alignment that has greeted early risers this month and will not happen again until 2040.
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Wild solar weather is causing satellites to plummet from orbit. It's only going to get worse.
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The change coincided with the onset of the new solar cycle, and experts think it might be the beginning of some difficult years.
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Spaceflight
NASA applauds Artemis 1 moon rocket's fueling milestone, mulls readiness for launch
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Despite a hydrogen leak, the latest Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal was "extremely smooth," NASA officials said.
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Science & Astronomy
Hubble Space Telescope catches dead star in the act of cosmic cannibalism
(NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI))
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted evidence of a white dwarf star devouring rocky and icy material from its own system.
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SpaceX
Wild blue spiral in New Zealand sky likely made by SpaceX rocket (photo)
A New Zealand resident spotted a "bizarre but very cool" blue spiral above her house following a SpaceX launch on Sunday (June 19).
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Skywatching
See the moon 'jump' over Uranus in the predawn sky this week
(Chris Vaughan)
Look to the eastern sky before dawn on Friday (June 24) and Saturday (June 25) and the moon will appear to have jumped over Uranus.
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