Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Watch SpaceX launch a communications satellite tonight

Antares rocket makes its final launch | Watch SpaceX launch a communications satellite tonight | Space quiz! Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft SS Laurel Clark is named after a fallen NASA astronaut who died in which tragic spaceflight accident?
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August 2, 2023
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The Launchpad
Antares rocket makes its final launch
(Josh Dinner)
An Antares rocket launched to the International Space Station Tuesday (Aug. 1), marking the final flight for this vehicle as we know it.
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Watch SpaceX launch a communications satellite tonight
(SpaceX)
Liftoff is scheduled for 12:15 a.m. ET (0415 GMT).
Full Story: Space (8/1) 
Space quiz! Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft SS Laurel Clark is named after a fallen NASA astronaut who died in which tragic spaceflight accident?
Learn the answer here!
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Space Deal of the Day
Best beginner cameras 2023: Canon, Sony, Nikon and more
(Getty Images)
Our picks of the best beginner cameras in 2023 to help get you started with any style of photography.
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Skywatching
See the moon snuggle up to Saturn this week
(The moon is set to meet up with Saturn in the night sky the next two nights.)
The close approach makes for a great opportunity to locate and observe the ringed gas giant in the night sky.
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Night sky, August 2022: What you can see this month
(Starry Night)
Find out what's up in your night sky during August 2022 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
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Spaceflight
Mystery of space debris on Australian beach may be solved
(Austrailian Space Agency/IRSO)
The Australian Space Agency has identified a culprit for the chunk of space junk that washed up in Western Austrailia.
Full Story: Space (8/1) 
NASA's Psyche mission undergoes vital testing for launch
(NASA/Frank Michaux)
Psyche will soon be thermal wrapped and ready to go, as mission teams perform "close out" work on the spacecraft ahead of its October launch.
Full Story: Space (8/2) 
Science & Astronomy
Black hole jet surprises with 'peculiar' radio signal
(Wei Wang/Wuhan University)
Superfast changes to the intensity of a jet blasting out from a small black hole have been detected for the first time.
Full Story: Space (8/2) 
AI is helping scientists reveal star ages. Here's how
(ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/Davide De Martin)
A new machine-learning algorithm aims to provide improved measurements of stellar ages, allowing astronomers to better model how stars evolve.
Full Story: Space (8/2) 
Technology
Massive sun 'umbrella' could help fight global warming
(Brooks Bays/UH Institute for Astronomy)
Potentially, this contraption could protect Earth from the sun.
Full Story: Space (8/1) 
 
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