Wednesday, March 1, 2023

SpaceX 'go' to launch Crew-6 astronauts on March 2

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March 1, 2023
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The Launchpad
NASA astronaut sees 'absolutely unreal' auroras from space
(NASA/Josh Cassada)
You don't often see Earth's dazzling auroras from this angle.

NASA astronaut Josh Cassada just snapped a stunning shot of the light display from his perch on the International Space Station, which flies about 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth on average.
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SpaceX 'go' to launch Crew-6 astronauts on March 2
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SpaceX's next astronaut mission is back on track for launch.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is now officially set to launch the Crew-6 mission Thursday (March 2) at 12:34 a.m. EST (0534 GMT) and you can watch the liftoff at Space.com, courtesy of NASA Television.
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See Venus and Jupiter at their closest until 2032!
(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Tonight, the drama that the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter have been engaged in for the past few weeks, reaches its pinnacle. Tonight's conjunction of the bright planets will be the best for nearly a decade.
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Space Deal of the Day
The Celestron Travelscope 60 is under $40
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If you want a telescope but you don't want to invest heavily in one, then grabbing the Celestron Travelscope 60 portable telescope for just $38 could be ideal.
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Skywatching
Powerful solar storm delays SpaceX rocket launch
(Ali Lorestani/Getty Images)
A powerful solar storm that swept across Earth on Feb. 27 forced SpaceX to delay a Starlink launch from Florida and temporarily disrupted operations of several Canadian oil rigs as GPS signals were too inaccurate.
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Science & Astronomy
Does the moon need its own time zone?
(NASA)
With the next era of lunar exploration on the horizon, scientists have begun to consider how time should be kept on the moon and how lunar missions will fix their own positions independent from Earth. We may need a lunar time zone sooner than later, they say.
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Star Wars
The Mandalorian season 3 episode 1 review
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The Mandalorian season 3 kicks off with 'The Apostate,' a relaxed but fun episode full of familiar faces that sets up the next steps in Din Djarin and Grogu's journey.
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