Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Space Force telescope will hunt foreign spacecraft, asteroids and comets too

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October 11, 2022
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The Launchpad
Largest-ever map of 56,000 galaxies is demystifying the universe's expansion
(University of Hawaii)
A new map of the distances of tens of thousands of galaxies is helping researchers calculate the universe's age and expansion rate with unprecedented precision.
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Space Force telescope will hunt foreign spacecraft, asteroids and comets too
(Space Force)
The military surveillance telescope is permanently relocated to Australia after a few years of testing in the United States.
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Eruption of Italy's Stromboli volcano spotted from space
(ESA/Copernicus)
Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission passed above the volcano shortly after the eruption started.
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POLL QUESTION:
Early in the morning on Wednesday (Oct. 12), the moon will pass in front of Uranus and obscure it from view. An event that occurs when one object is hidden from an observer by the moon is known as what?
Learn the answer here!
VoteLunar eclipse
VoteLunar occultation
VoteSyzygy
VoteCulmination
Amazon Prime Day Early Access Deals
Scope out a deal with this SVBONY SV503 80 ED telescope, now 20% off in Prime Day sale
(Amazon)
Prime customers save 20% on the SVBONY SV503 80 ED OTA and a multitude of sky-watching and astrophotography accessories.
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HEXEUM night vision binoculars deal - top specs for a fraction of the cost
(Amazon)
Save 53% in this October Prime Day binoculars deal and snag a fantastic pair of night vision binoculars.
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Lego offers double VIP points, 20% off Optimus Prime during Amazon's Prime Day Early Access sale
(Amazon)
Save more than $30 on the Lego Optimus Prime set as you scoop up double VIP points.
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Skywatching
Watch the moon pass in front of Uranus early Wednesday (Oct. 12)
(Starry Night Software)
Early on Wednesday (Oct. 12), Uranus will briefly disappear from the night sky as the moon passes in front of the distant ice giant planet.
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Total lunar eclipse: How to prepare for next month's eclipse of the moon
(Diane Miller/Getty Images)
It is not too early to begin making preparations for viewing next month's total lunar eclipse.
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Science & Astronomy
Hubble Space Telescope shows 'fan-like spray' of gas and dust surrounding young star
(ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Sahai)
Warm-colored clouds surround the young star at the center of a recently published image from the Hubble Space Telescope. These clouds may look peaceful, but scientists have learned this region is actually hectic.
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Spaceflight
Watch Japan launch its 1st orbital mission of 2022 tonight
(JAXA)
Japan is scheduled to launch a variety of technology-demonstrating payloads to orbit tonight (Oct. 11), and you can watch the action live.
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Search for Life
How to use the James Webb Space Telescope to hunt for life around white dwarfs
(7activestudio via Getty Images)
White dwarfs, the leftover cores of sunlike stars, are incredibly common in the universe. Many of them host planets that may lie within the habitable zones of those stars and may even support life. Now, scientists have outlined how to hunt for that possible life.
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