Monday, March 6, 2023

Webb telescope 'sees triple' with help from Einstein

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March 6, 2023
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Webb telescope 'sees triple' with help from Einstein
(ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Kelly)
Using gravitational lensing and a massive galaxy cluster located 3.2 billion light years away the powerful space telescope replicated a distant galaxy three times in a single image.
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Watch SpaceX Crew-6 mission approach space station
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Crew-6's Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked at the station early Friday morning (March 3) after a dramatic journey.
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Best telescopes for deep space in 2023
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The best telescopes for deep space will let you observe far-away galaxies, nebulas, star systems and more.
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Skywatching
Auroral glow surprises California's Death Valley
(Shari Hunt)
The powerful solar storm that struck Earth earlier this week treated an American astrophotographer to unexpected aurora displays during a shooting trip to California's Death Valley.
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Sun unleashes powerful X2-class flare (video)
(NASA/SDO)
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured footage of the flare, which erupted on Friday afternoon (March 3).
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Science & Astronomy
China and France prepare to hunt for gamma-ray bursts
(CAS)
France is set to send a pair of advanced science instruments to China in preparation for launch of a joint space observatory.
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Spaceflight
Watch NASA test improved Artemis moon rocket engine
(NASA/Stennis)
The four engines will provide as much as 2 million pounds of thrust to launch the SLS to orbit.
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Space shuttle pilot faced decades of discrimination
(HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
As a Navy pilot, NASA astronaut Susan Kilrain used decades of flying experience to face down a space emergency.
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Entertainment
Retro-future game 'The Invincible' aims for the stars
(Starward Industries)
This first-person adventure from Starward Industries is based on celebrated author Stanislaw Lem's sci-fi classic novel
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Star Wars
'Star Wars: The High Republic' gets illustrated guide
(Insight Editions)
"Chronicles of the Jedi" escorts fans into the making of this Golden Age of the Jedi
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Friday, March 3, 2023

Chinese spacecraft has been checking out US satellites

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March 3, 2023
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Chinese spacecraft has been checking out US satellites
(ESA – L. Boldt-Christmas)
The Chinese satellite TJS-3 has been inspecting other countries' assets in geostationary orbit.
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SpaceX's Crew-6 astronauts arrive at space station
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SpaceX's Crew-6 astronaut mission arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) early Friday morning (March 3), but not without a little drama.
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SkySafari 7 astronomy app is up to 60% off on app stores
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SkySafari 7 stargazing app is as low as $2.99, giving astronomers savings of over 50% on the 'Plus' and 'Pro' versions of the app which is available for iOS and Android.
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Skywatching
See Jupiter and Venus dance across the twilight sky
(Soumyadeep Mukherjee)
Venus and Jupiter have put on quite a show for skywatchers in recent weeks.
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Science & Astronomy
Moon-dust shield could help fight climate change on Earth
(NASA)
The proposed solution isn't perfect but could help buy us some time, researchers say.
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Artemis astronauts may be able to spray away moon dust
(NASA)
There may finally be a solution to the moon dust problem.
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Spaceflight
Mars helicopter Ingenuity soars on 46th Red Planet flight
(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
The helicopter flew a third of a mile on the surface on Feb. 25, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced yesterday (March 1).
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China selects astronauts for 2023 space station missions
(CCTV)
Chinese astronaut crews are usually revealed only a day ahead of launch.
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Search for Life
Designing a drone that can search for life on other planets
(Dan Seitz)
How a trip to the Arctic could help researchers build better tools for planetary exploration.
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Star Trek
'Picard' episode 3 heats things up between Jean-Luc, Riker
(Paramount Plus)
The legendary Picard arrogance lives on in the 3rd installment entitled "Seventeen Seconds."
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