Tuesday, September 6, 2022

James Webb Space Telescope snaps mind-boggling image of Tarantula Nebula

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September 6, 2022
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The Launchpad
Dream Chaser spaceplane will carry 'ScienceTaxi' lab to space station
(Sierra Nevada Corp.)
Dream Chaser will be used for an International Space Station cargo mission in 2024 to ferry "a variety of life sciences experiments" for Yuri, a German space biotech company.
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James Webb Space Telescope snaps mind-boggling image of Tarantula Nebula
(NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team)
A combination of the James Webb Space Telescope's high-resolution infrared instruments reveal thousands of never-before-seen young stars in the stellar nursery, formally named 30 Doradus.
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NASA spacecraft hopes to catch a solar flare as it zips past the sun
(NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben)
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has just zipped past the sun, and scientists are extraordinarily excited.
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Skywatching
Catch Mars near the bright star Aldebaran Tuesday night (Sept. 6)
(NASA/JPL Caltech)
During September, Mars rises about three and a half hours after sunset and is near the meridian at dawn. While the Red Planet is closest to orange-colored Aldebaran early in the month, it will soon begin moving eastward toward another bright star named Betelgeuse.
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Science & Astronomy
Earth's perilous journey through the Milky Way's spiral may shape the planet's geology
(NASA/JPL Caltech)
Every 200 million years, high-energy comets may pelt our planet as it passes through our galaxy's spiral arms.
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A month on 'Mars': Trekking through Ingenuity Valley
(Rod Pyle)
While there are no signs of humankind here, we have plenty of other neighbors surrounding our simulated Martian home base at the Haughton-Mars Project on Devon Island in the Arctic.
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Violent mergers might be robbing galaxies of their star-birthing material
(NASA Hyperwall)
A reconstruction of a cosmic crime scene shows that violent galaxy mergers might strip galaxies of their star-forming gas, thereby halting stellar birth.
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Spaceflight
In Trouble on the Moon? A 911 Call for a Search and Rescue Organization
(The Aerospace Corporation)
Surely, the idea of surviving and thriving on the moon is a first-rate realization ... but not dying there.
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Telescopes & Binoculars
Vaonis Vespera Observation Station smart telescope review
(Jamie Carter)
The smallest robotic telescope yet impresses for casual deep-sky views, the Vaonis Vespera is a smart telescope for beginner astronomers.
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Entertainment
Starburst candy to send fans' TikTok videos into outer space
(Starburst)
Starburst, the fruit-flavored soft taffy, is taking a nod from its name and preparing to become the first brand to send TikTok videos into outer space.
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