Friday, August 12, 2022

Perseid meteor shower peaking now (The bright moon may spoil it)

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August 12, 2022
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The Launchpad
Perseid meteor shower is peaking now, but the bright moon may spoil it
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The annual Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak tonight, but the "shooting stars" will have some competition with the full Sturgeon Moon lighting up the night sky, too.
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Watch SpaceX launch 46 Starlink satellites, land rocket today!
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SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites tonight. The Starlink Group 3-3 is set to lift off at 5:40 p.m. ET (2140 GMT).
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Skywatching
Sturgeon supermoon of 2022 stuns stargazers around the world (photos)
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The Sturgeon supermoon, August's full moon, thrilled skywatchers last night to mark the last supermoon of 2022. See some amazing photos here.
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Science & Astronomy
'Gigantic jet' that shot into space may be most powerful lightning bolt ever
(Chris Holmes)
Bolts like these are called gigantic jets. They are the rarest and most powerful sort of lightning, occurring as few as 1,000 times a year and emitting more than 50 times as much energy as a typical lightning bolt.
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SpaceX
SpaceX fires up Starship Super Heavy booster again in long engine test
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SpaceX has really started putting its Starship flight hardware through its paces. The company has test-fired its Super Heavy Booster 7 and Starship SN24 this week.
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Spaceflight
How to watch NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission briefings and megarocket rollout next week
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Three NASA Artemis 1 teleconferences and a megarocket rollout webcast will showcase the moon mission from Aug. 15 to Aug. 18.
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A month on 'Mars': First journeys in the Arctic
(Rod Pyle)
It's our first full day at camp at the Haughton-Mars Project site on Devon Island. With eight team members spread across four structures, the night was comfortable so long as one had either a high noise tolerance or earplugs to defend against the snorers.
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Star Trek
'Strange New Worlds' is officially the most watched Star Trek show on Paramount Plus
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Paramount Plus has officially confirmed what we all already suspected, that the latest, live-action spin-off "Star Trek" show, "Strange New Worlds" is the most original series debut ever, on the streaming channel in the United States. Moreover, it also ranks as one of the top two most-watched original shows in the U.K.
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