Friday, April 28, 2023

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches tonight (again)!

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April 28, 2023
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The Launchpad
James Webb Space Telescope spots galactic protocluster
(NASA, ESA, CSA, Takahiro Morishita (IPAC))
The developing cluster existed just 650 million years after the Big Bang and could help answer fundamental questions about the evolution of the universe.
Full Story: Space (4/28) 
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches tonight!
(SpaceX)
After days of delay, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will make its 6th-ever launch tonight and you can watch it live. It will lift off at 7:29 p.m. EDT (2329 GMT), carrying satellites for ViaSat and Astranis.
Full Story: Space (4/26) 
NASA Voyager 2 gets life extension
(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
A technical trick will keep the 46-year-old mission collecting science for a little longer. NASA's given Voyager 2 three extra years of life.
Full Story: Space (4/27) 
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Space Deal of the Day
Save up to $90 on the DJI Mini 3 drone
(Adam Juniper)
Fly away with some top drone deals from the DJI store where the DJI Mini 3 drone and bundles are up to $90 off.
Full Story: Space (4/28) 
Spaceflight
China may add helicopter to Mars sample mission
(CNSA)
Slides from the presentation shared on Chinese social media site Weibo depict a small helicopter-like drone as well as a six-legged robot of some sort, both adjacent to information regarding sample collection for Tianwen-3.
Full Story: Space (4/28) 
Science & Astronomy
Hubble celebrates 33rd anniversary with gorgeous photo
(NASA, ESA, STScI)
Located only 960 light-years away in the Perseus molecular cloud, a reflection nebula known as NGC 1333 harbors hundreds of newly forming stars. The Hubble Space Telescope peered through thick clouds of dust and gas, including cold molecular hydrogen, which is an essential element for the formation of stars and planets.
Full Story: Space (4/27) 
SpaceX
Watch SpaceX launch 2 SES satellites today!
(Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
SpaceX will launch two satellites for the telecom company SES today (April 28) and land a rocket at sea, weather permitting, and you can watch the action live. Liftoff is at 5:12 p.m. EDT (2112 GMT).
Full Story: Space (4/28) 
Entertainment
Final Bittersweet 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' teasers!
(Marvel Studios)
May 5 marks the end of the road for Marvel Studios' wild interstellar heroes.
Full Story: Space (4/27) 
 
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