Friday, July 7, 2023

Starlink made 25,000 avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months

JWST spies most distant active supermassive black hole | Starlink made 25,000 avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months | Space quiz! In what year did the first Starlink satellite launch into orbit?
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The Launchpad
JWST spies most distant active supermassive black hole
(Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Steve Finkelstein (UT Austin), Micaela Bagley (UT Austin), Rebecca Larson (UT Austin). Image processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI))
'It is still difficult to explain how it formed so soon after the universe began.'
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Starlink made 25,000 avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months
(Arda Kucukkaya/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
And thousands of new spacecraft are poised to launch into orbit in the coming years.
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Space quiz! In what year did the first Starlink satellite launch into orbit?
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Space Deal of the Day
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is free for Prime Day
(StarWars.com)
Amazon Prime members can claim a free copy of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a well loved action game, this Prime Day.
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Skywatching
Mars and Venus leave the night sky this month
(Starry Night Software)
July marks the final month of evening visibility of two bright planets.
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Spaceflight
India to launch moon lander and rover on July 13
(ISRO)
India is getting its next moon mission ready for liftoff.
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Astronaut's stunning view of July's supermoon from space
(Sultan Al Neyadi via Twitter)
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) had a great view of this month's full moon.
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Science & Astronomy
Hungry black hole 'switches on' as astronomers watch
(ESO/M. Kornmesser)
"J221951 is one of the most extreme examples yet of a black hole taking us by surprise."
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What would it be like to walk on an asteroid?
(NASA/Johns Hopkins APL)
Astronauts exploring asteroids would face a host of dangers from sinking into killer "ball pits" to taking ill-considered jumps that could launch them to space.
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SpaceX
Watch SpaceX launch 48 Starlink satellites today
(SpaceX)
SpaceX will launch another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (July 7), and you can watch the action live.
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Star Trek
Director Valerie Weiss talks 'Star Trek' courtroom drama
(Paramount+)
Space.com had the opportunity to speak with the episode's talented director, Valerie Weiss, about how this chapter has resonated with fans young and old.
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Thursday, July 6, 2023

Solar storm 'double punch' could hit Earth this week

Solar storm 'double punch' could hit Earth this week | El Nino is officially here and may cause temperature spikes | Space quiz! El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon that is connected to surface temperatures in which ocean?
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The Launchpad
Solar storm 'double punch' could hit Earth this week
(NASA)
While the U.S. celebrated Independence Day on July 4, the sun held its own, more powerful firework display.
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El Nino is officially here and may cause temperature spikes
(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Experts have advised precautionary measures to save lives threatened by surging temperatures and disruptive weather events caused by El Niño.
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Space quiz! El Niño is a natural climate phenomenon that is connected to surface temperatures in which ocean?
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Space Deal of the Day
Amazon Prime Day deals 2023: What to expect this year
(Future)
This year we're hoping to see big discounts on telescopes, cameras, binoculars, Lego, Star Wars gear and more.
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Skywatching
Happy Aphelion Day! Earth is farthest from the sun today
(iStock / Getty Images Plus)
Interestingly, the times when the Earth lies at its closest and farthest points from the sun roughly coincide with two significant holidays here in the United States.
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Spaceflight
Europe's Ariane 5 rocket launches on final mission
(JODY AMIET/AFP via Getty Images)
After 27 years of service, Europe's venerable heavy lifter has rocketed into retirement.
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How long will NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter last?
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center)
Around and around it goes: NASA's veteran Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter continues to circle the moon since it first entered lunar orbit in June 2009.
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Science & Astronomy
Time appeared to move 5 times more slowly after Big Bang
(ESO/M. Kornmesser)
Time dilation, brought about by the relativistic expansion of space, has resulted in the observed slowing of 'clocks' in the early universe.
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Gravitational waves may reveal rate of universe expansion
(R. Hurt/Caltech-JPL)
A new way to measure the cosmic expansion rate could help resolve a long-standing cosmological crisis.
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Search for Life
Alien view of Milky Way: Our galaxy is unusual, not unique
(Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images)
Our home galaxy is not a run-of-the-mill spiral, at least when it comes to chemistry.
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Star Trek
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 2 episode 4 review
(Paramount Plus)
This show has a far more effective approach to placing Easter eggs, throwbacks, nods, references and homages than other incarnations of "Trek" and it's better because of it.
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