Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Virgin Orbit rocket suffers anomaly during 1st UK launch

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January 10, 2023
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The Launchpad
Watch SpaceX launch 51 Starlink internet satellites
(SpaceX)
SpaceX plans to launch another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit on Tuesday (Jan. 10), and you can watch the action live.
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Virgin Orbit rocket suffers anomaly during 1st UK launch
(Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
The launch from Spaceport Cornwall in England did not go as planned.
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Best telescopes for beginners 2023
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The best telescopes for beginners on the market for budding astronomers and astrophotographers bring the cosmos closer than ever before.
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Skywatching
Astronomy photographer of the year competition opens
(Tony Rowell/Getty Images)
Photographers have until March 3 to submit their best astronomy photos.
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Science & Astronomy
Webb Space Telescope spies massive shockwave
(ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), M. Weiss (NRAO/AUI/NSF))
A shockwave traveling through Stephan's Quintet at over a million miles per hour is causing turbulence in between its five galaxies.
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Huge solar flare erupts from 'hyperactive' sunspot
(NASA/SDO)
The massive X1.9-class solar storm is the second huge flare in 4 days from the sunspot AR3184.
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SpaceX
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket gearing up for launch
(SpaceX via Twitter)
Falcon Heavy may fly for its fifth time as soon as this week.
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SpaceX could launch 1st Starship orbital flight in February
(SpaceX)
"We have a real shot at late February. March launch attempt appears highly likely," Elon Musk said.
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Spaceflight
China's 1st Mars mission may have gone silent: report
(China News Service)
China's Mars orbiter and rover may not have exited hibernation as expected, according to reports.
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A dead NASA satellite from the 1980s just fell to Earth to meet its fiery demise
(NASA)
The 38-year-old Earth Radiation Budget Satellite weighed 5,400 pounds and fell over the Bering Sea.
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Monday, January 9, 2023

Amazing photos of green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

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January 9, 2023
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Amazing photos of green Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
(John Chumack)
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF is already putting on a show as it makes its way through our solar system.
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All systems go for Virgin Orbit's first UK launch
(Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)
The U.K. is brimming with excitement ahead of historic Virgin Orbit launch from Spaceport Cornwall.
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10 best gifts for astrophotography and videography 2023
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Dive into the great selection of gift ideas we have compiled ready for you to grab a bargain this New Year.
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Skywatching
1st full moon of 2023 was a wonderful Wolf Moon worldwide
(Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via Getty)
The first full moon of 2023 lit up the night sky on Jan. 6 in a brilliant beginning to a new year of stargazing.
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See a naked-eye comet at closest to the sun on Thursday
(Chris Schur)
The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be at its closest to the sun since the last ice age before it swings past Earth in February.
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Science & Astronomy
Hubble sees nearby star cluster before it fades away
(ESA/Hubble and NASA, A. Nota, G. De Marchi)
NGC 376 has already lost about 90% of its mass.
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Best look yet at how young stars stifle planetary formation
(NASA/CXC/Penn State Univ./K. Getman et al.; Infrared: ESA/NASA JPL-Caltech/Herschel Space Observatory/JPL/IPAC; NASA JPL-Caltech/SSC/Spitzer Space Telescope; Optical: MPG/ESO/G. Beccari)
It's the most in-depth study of planet-killing stars ever conducted.
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SpaceX
Watch SpaceX launch 40 OneWeb internet satellites on Sunday
(SpaceX)
Liftoff is scheduled for Monday at 11:50 p.m. ET.
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Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule leave space station
(NASA TV)
The robotic Dragon is scheduled to depart the ISS at 5:05 p.m. ET.
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Spaceflight
How Intuitive Machines is aiming for the moon
(Intuitive Machines)
Winning a NASA contract to send scientific experiments to the moon, Intuitive Machines represents an exciting new future for lunar exploration.
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NASA's moon-orbiting space station will be claustrophobic
(ESA)
"It's essentially just a corridor, where you have to turn 90 degrees if you want to stretch out."
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