Friday, November 3, 2023

The Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers say

Apollo 16 Astronaut Ken Mattingly dies at 87 | Space Quiz! Where in the solar system is asteroid Dinkinesh? | The Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers say
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November 3, 2023
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The Launchpad
Apollo 16 Astronaut Ken Mattingly dies at 87
(NASA)
The former NASA astronaut, who in 1970 was pulled from the Apollo 13 crew due to being exposed to the Rubella virus, died on Tuesday (Oct. 31) at the age of 87. Mattingly's death was confirmed by NASA.
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Space Quiz! Where in the solar system is asteroid Dinkinesh?
Learn the answer here!
VoteAsteroid belt
VoteIn orbit around Jupiter
VoteOn escape trajectory out of our solar system
VoteIn a solar orbit between Earth and Mars
The Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers say
(Axel Mellinger, Central Michigan University/NASA Visualization Studio)
Among other things, Magellan has gone down in history as the Portuguese explorer who murdered, enslaved and burned the homes of indigenous people while setting out to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe.
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Skywatching
World's largest telescope dwarfed by the Full Moon
(J. Beltrán/ESO)
The steel skeleton of the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is illuminated by the rising full moon in a new photo from the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
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Spaceflight
Virgin Galactic launches researchers to suborbital space
(Virgin Galactic)
Galactic 05 was the final flight for Virgin Galactic in 2023, as the company plans to engage in a standard inspection of its vehicles prior to the next scheduled flight in January 2024.
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Science & Astronomy
Surprise! Asteroid 'Dinky' is actually a double space rock
(NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL/NOAO))
The first-ever asteroid encounter of NASA's Lucy mission came with a twist, it turns out. Lucy zoomed past Dinkinesh on Wednesday, to find that the asteroid is actually part of a binary system. The discovery added another layer of excitement to an already-historic encounter.
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SpaceX
SpaceX, NASA delay CRS-29 cargo launch again, to Nov. 9
(SpaceX)
SpaceX and NASA have delayed the next Dragon cargo launch to the International Space Station by two additional days, to Nov. 9, which will allow for "completion of final prelaunch closeout ahead of liftoff."
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Technology
JWST tech breakthroughs are already impacting science
(NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez)
Spinoff technologies from the telescope are benefitting everyday life, such as significant improvements to simulation software, originally innovated by JWST scientists who needed to understand how the telescope would behave in space-like conditions.
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Telescopes & Binoculars
Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens review
(Jacob Little)
There's a well-built, tactile quality to the lens, and everything from the rubberized focus ring that offers precise manual control to the tripod attachment on the lens itself instills a sense of durability and confidence that some other heavier-duty, wide-angle lenses miss.
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Star Trek
'Lower Decks' handbook explains life aboard the Cerritos
(Titan Books)
With the fourth season over, loyal fans of this hyperactive sci-fi show can fill in the gap left by the "Star Trek" series' temporary absence with a new informative manual from Titan Books titled "Star Trek: Lower Decks - U.S.S. Cerritos Crew Handbook" arriving in our galaxy on Dec. 19, 2023.
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