Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Mars moon blocks out mighty Jupiter in rare satellite view (video)

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October 18, 2022
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Mars moon blocks out mighty Jupiter in rare satellite view (video)
(ESA/DLR/FU Berlin – CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO, K.-D. Matz)
The Mars Express spacecraft has witnessed a rare spectacle, spotting Mars' moon Deimos appearing to pass in front of Jupiter and its moons on Valentine's Day (Feb. 14).
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Russian cosmonaut who commanded space station struck pedestrian with car
(NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev just landed from a six-month International Space Station stay last month.
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Supernova 'alert system' could warn us of dying stars about to explode
(ESO/L. Calçada)
As a cocoon of material forms around massive red supergiant stars, it causes dimming that could indicate they are about to explode.
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Skywatching
How to watch the last solar eclipse of 2022 online for free (Oct. 25)
(Phillip Jones/Getty Images)
The sun will appear as if a monstrous bite has been taken from it - but only from some parts of the planet.
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Science & Astronomy
Most powerful gamma-ray burst ever seen could help reveal how black holes are born
(Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. O'Connor (UMD/GWU) & J. Rastinejad & W. Fong (Northwestern University))
On Oct. 9, a beam of light more energetic than astronomers had ever seen zipped past our planet, temporarily blinding detectors on several NASA satellites.
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Earthquakes: Facts about one of Earth's deadliest hazards
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Spawning below Earth's surface and carrying immense energy, earthquakes can strike without warning. It therefore comes as no surprise that they are one of our planet's deadliest natural disasters.
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SpaceX
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission now targeting March 2023
(Polaris Program/John Kraus)
SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn mission to Earth orbit has been pushed from late 2022 to no earlier than March 2023.
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Spaceflight
Orbex raises $63 million to help fund 1st vertical rocket launch from UK
(Orbex)
The company is in stiff competition to get its rocket off the ground in a crowded U.K. launch industry.
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Telescopes & Binoculars
Best telescopes for kids: Top picks for seeing the moon, stars, planets & more
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The best telescopes for kids will inspire your child to explore the moon, stars and beyond.
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Entertainment
HBO's satirical space comedy 'Avenue 5' is back for Season 2
(HBO)
Thankfully, the second season that we were promised back in February 2020 has finally made it to air.
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