Monday, July 10, 2023

Is the puzzling star Betelgeuse going to explode in our lifetime?

Mars' climate changed dramatically 400,000 years ago | Is the puzzling star Betelgeuse going to explode? | Space quiz! The star Betelgeuse is found in which famous constellation?
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Mars' climate changed dramatically 400,000 years ago
(NASA/JPL–Caltech/University of Arizona)
These dates coincide with the start and end of Mars' last major ice age.
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Is the puzzling star Betelgeuse going to explode?
(Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
What is the evidence for Betelgeuse being in its death throes?
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Space quiz! The star Betelgeuse is found in which famous constellation?
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Amazon Prime Day Space Deals
Amazon Prime Day deals 2023: What to expect this year
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This year we're hoping to see big discounts on telescopes, cameras, binoculars, Lego, Star Wars gear and more.
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Skywatching
See Red Planet Mars beside blue star Regulus tonight
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Look to the western skies to see the Red Planet, Mars, shining steadily above the twinkling blueish star Regulus.
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Science & Astronomy
Far side of the moon hides clues to ancient lunar volcanoes
(NASA/JPL)
Cooled magma deposits have been discovered under a lunar volcano that likely erupted 3.5 billion years ago.
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The sun will not cause an 'internet apocalypse.'
(DrPixel/Getty Images)
Non-existent NASA warnings about a months-long global internet shutdown triggered by a major solar storm in 2025 began circulating online recently.
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SpaceX
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches for record-breaking 16th time
(SpaceX)
The rocket sent 22 of SpaceX's Starlink 'V2 Mini' satellites skyward.
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Technology
NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet looks ready to fly
(Lockheed Martin)
NASA's supersonic plane has moved closer to the runway in preparation for its debut flight.
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NASA robot could walk, fly and drive over alien planets
(Nature Communications)
The "Morphobot" can handle almost any terrain.
Full Story: Space (7/7) 
Entertainment
'Foundation' Season 2 trailer teases explosive combat
(Apple TV+)
The future of humanity hangs in the balance.
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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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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
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Amazon Prime members can claim a free copy of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a well loved action game, this Prime Day.
Full Story: Space (7/6) 
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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