Thursday, October 27, 2022

Something spooky is happening at the edge of the solar system

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October 27, 2022
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Something spooky is happening at the edge of the solar system
(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Just in time for Halloween, scientists have discovered something spooky and strange occurring at the edge of the solar system.
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Huge HAARP antenna array is bouncing radio signals off Jupiter
(USAF)
HAARP is in the midst of a 10-day research campaign that is the facility's "largest and most diverse to date."
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Uranus moons beckon to plans for a NASA orbiter mission to the sideways world
(NASA/JPL)
Uranus is a strange world, knocked on its side and with a lopsided magnetic field. Its moons may be even stranger.
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POLL QUESTION:
Scientists have discovered something spooky and strange occurring at the edge of the solar system where the sun's solar wind is in equilibrium with the interstellar medium, the material between the stars. What is the name of this boundary?
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Space Deal of the Day
Celestron Travel Scope 70 portable telescope now on sale for under $100
(Amazon)
You can save up to $27 on the Celestron Travel Scope 70 refractor telescope for beginners while stocks last.
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Skywatching
The 1st ever Election Day Blood Moon lunar eclipse is coming on Nov. 8
(Getty Images)
Early on Election Day morning, early risers will have an opportunity to observe the November Beaver Moon undergo a total eclipse.
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Science & Astronomy
Magma on Mars may be bubbling underground right now
(ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)
Marsquake data are helping researchers identify possible Red Planet volcanism.
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The sun's sinister 'smile' has Earth on solar storm watch this Halloween weekend
(NASA/SDO)
The sun appears very 'happy' today in NASA's latest Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) images. But don't be fooled by its cheery appearance - that 'face' is spewing vast streams of solar wind that could trigger a solar storm on Earth.
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These eerie sounds made from a NASA flyby of Jupiter's moon Europa are haunting
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS. Image processing by Björn Jónsson CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
An eerie new video allows us to hear what NASA's Juno spacecraft experienced as it made a flyby of Jupiter's icy moon Europa last month.
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SpaceX
Watch SpaceX launch 53 Starlink satellites, land rocket at sea Thursday
(SpaceX)
SpaceX will launch another big batch of its Starlink broadband satellites and land a rocket on a ship at sea Thursday (Oct. 27), and you can watch it live.
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Spaceflight
The space fan's guide to the US midterm elections 2022
(Getty Images)
Several key races have the potential to influence space policy for years to come.
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Star Wars
Why Rogue One is the most underrated Star Wars movie in the galaxy
(Lucasfilm / Disney)
Cassian Andor's tragic debut isn't just the best 'Disney era' Star Wars movie, it holds its own against George Lucas' sacred Original Trilogy too.
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