Wednesday, September 21, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning image of Neptune's rings and moons

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The Launchpad
NASA investigating glitch on James Webb Space Telescope's ultracold camera
(NASA/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez)
James Webb Space Telescope's ultracold camera has experienced a technical glitch that is forcing the ground team to postpone some observations. The issue affects one of four observing modes of the Mid-Infrared Instrument.
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James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning image of Neptune's rings and moons
(NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI)
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its first image of the solar system ice giant Neptune, revealing the planet in a whole new light.
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NASA's DART mission will put on an asteroid-smashing show next week
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On Sept. 26, NASA's DART mission will do something that's never been done - and we'll get to watch it live.
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Skywatching
See the moon buzz the Beehive cluster on Wednesday (Sept. 21)
(Starry Night Software)
The waning crescent moon will be around three degrees from the Beehive Cluster, which itself spans a width equivalent to about three moons.
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Science & Astronomy
What are neutrinos?
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Neutrinos are some of the most mysterious particles in nature, capable of passing through the Earth like it wasn't there.
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NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission spots Jupiter and its moons
(NASA/Johns Hopkins APL)
NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission captured a photo of Jupiter and its four largest moons to test the autonomous navigation system that will lead the spacecraft to collide with an asteroid next week.
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SpaceX
SpaceX Starship orbital flight 'highly likely' in November, Elon Musk says
(Elon Musk/SpaceX)
SpaceX is gearing up for the first-ever orbital test flight of Starship, the giant vehicle it's building to take cargo and people to the moon, Mars and other distant destinations. And that landmark try may be just around the corner.
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NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 astronauts ready for historic mission
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SpaceX's next Crew Dragon astronaut launch for NASA will see a new country represented in one of the sleek white spacesuits.
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Spaceflight
Russia launches NASA astronaut to space station under new 'crew swap' agreement
(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Frank Rubio joined cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin for the launch on Soyuz MS-22.
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Soyuz astronaut launch spotted from International Space Station (photos)
(Samantha Cristoforetti/ESA via Twitter)
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) saw their newest set of crewmates depart Earth today (Sept. 21).
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Telescopes & Binoculars
Best eyepieces for telescopes: maximize your telescope's viewing potential
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Enhance your telescope's optical potential with one of the best eyepieces available.
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