Thursday, August 31, 2023

Supermoon and sea temps contributed to Idalia's strength

Chandrayaan-3 moon rover snaps photo of its lander | Supermoon and sea temps contributed to Idalia's strength | Space Quiz! Compared to Earth, about how massive is Jupiter?
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The Launchpad
Chandrayaan-3 moon rover snaps photo of its lander
(ISRO)
The Pragyan rover and the Vikram lander are now about half-way through their two-week mission.
Full Story: Space (8/30) 
Supermoon and sea temps contributed to Idalia's strength
(NOAA)
Higher sea temperatures likely fueled Hurricane Idalia - the most powerful storm to strike the Big Bend region
Full Story: Space (8/31) 
Space Quiz! Compared to Earth, about how massive is Jupiter?
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Skywatching
Full moon calendar 2022: When to see the next full moon
(Josh Dinner)
The next full moon will be on Friday, Sept. 29, but will still appear full the night before and after its peak.
Full Story: Space (3/18) 
Spaceflight
Soviet satellite breaks apart after space debris collision
(Evgeniy Shkolenko/Getty Images)
The collision highlights the space junk problem that threatens our use of space.
Full Story: Space (8/30) 
Science & Astronomy
Scorching Neptune-size world is too heavy for explanation
(Luca Naponiello)
Astronomers have unexpectedly discovered the heaviest Neptune-like planet, more than 4x the mass of our Neptune.
Full Story: Space (8/30) 
SpaceX
Watch SpaceX launch 13 satellites for the US Space Force
(Josh Dinner)
SpaceX will launch a set of military satellites Friday (Sept. 1) after a one-day delay, and you can watch the action live.
Full Story: Space (8/31) 
Search for Life
Clues to spotting life on Mars are right here on Earth
(NASA/Mike Toillion)
"The more we learn about our planet's evolution, the more we can apply that knowledge to...the Red Planet,"
Full Story: Space (8/31) 
Star Wars
Ahsoka s1e3 review: Democratizing the Force
(Disney)
Ahsoka isn't reinventing the wheel, it's instead choosing to honor Lucas' classical spirit while exploring new horizons.
Full Story: Space (8/30) 
 
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

The last Super Blue Moon until 2037 rises tonight

The last Super Blue Moon until 2037 rises tonight | Chandrayaan-3's landing site named 'Shiv Shakti Point' | Space Quiz! When is tonight's Super Blue Moon?
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The Launchpad
The last Super Blue Moon until 2037 rises tonight
(Lokman Ilhan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Super Blue Moon coincidences are rare, with NASA saying that they occur on average once every decade.
Full Story: Space (8/30) 
Chandrayaan-3's landing site named 'Shiv Shakti Point'
(ISRO via X)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement during a visit to the ISRO on Saturday (Aug. 26).
Full Story: Space (8/29) 
Space Quiz! When is tonight's Super Blue Moon?
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Skywatching
See Saturn snuggle up to the Super Blue Moon tonight
(Chris Vaughan/Starry Night)
Saturn will meet up the the Super Blue Moon tonight (Aug. 30). Easily spot the gas giant using the moon as a guide.
Full Story: Space (8/30) 
Spaceflight
NASA to discuss OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample arrival
(NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA will discuss the arrival of the asteroid sample from the OSIRIS-REx probe, during a press conference today (Aug. 30).
Full Story: Space (8/30) 
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Science & Astronomy
JWST gazes into the Whirlpool galaxy's hypnotic spirals
(NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope)
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope allows us to see a spiral galaxy floating 27 million light-years away.
Full Story: Space (8/29) 
SpaceX
SpaceX mission to bring NASA laser comms system to ISS
(NASA/Dave Ryan)
The ILLUMA-T device will complete NASA's first two-way, end-to-end laser communications system.
Full Story: Space (8/30) 
Technology
Hackers shut down the world's most advanced telescopes
(International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava))
It's unclear exactly what the nature of the cyberattacks were or from where they originated.
Full Story: Space (8/29) 
Entertainment
Satellites capture Burning Man festival's fire from space
(Copernicus/SentinelHub/kosmi)
Satellites watched above the Nevada desert, as the famed Burning Man "radical self-expression" festival kicked off.
Full Story: Space (8/29) 
Star Wars
Sneak Peak: new 'Star Wars' short story collection
(Random House Worlds)
These entertaining tales revolve around some of the lesser-known characters in the original "Star Wars Trilogy."
Full Story: Space (8/29) 
 
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