Wednesday, January 11, 2023

SpaceX stacks giant Starship rocket again

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January 11, 2023
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The Launchpad
SpaceX stacks giant Starship rocket ahead of test flight
(SpaceX)
The huge vehicle could launch to orbit as early as next month.
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Russia to launch Soyuz capsule to replace leaky spacecraft
(NASA TV)
"We're not calling it a rescue Soyuz," NASA says.
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Best eyepieces for telescopes 2023: A crucial accessory
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Use one of the best eyepieces for telescopes to boost their power and flexibility when stargazing and maximize a telescope's viewing potential.
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Skywatching
See 133 days on the sun in just 2 minutes in NASA video
(NASA/SDO)
You can Zen out to a full hour of the 133-day sun weather time-lapse video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Orbiter, too.
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Science & Astronomy
Astronomers spot the most distant stars in the Milky Way
(Luke Peterson Photography/Getty Images)
The farthest one is nearly halfway to the Andromeda Galaxy.
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NASA moon camera takes a peek where the sun doesn't shine
(NASA/KARI/Arizona State University)
ShadowCam is flying aboard South Korea's first moon mission.
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SpaceX
SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy rocket for Saturday launch
(SpaceX)
Falcon Heavy is scheduled to fly for the fifth time this weekend.
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Spaceflight
Failed Virgin Orbit launch leaves open opportunity for UK
(Ed Browne)
The message from the U.K. Space Agency in the hours following the mission's failure is that this is not a death knell for orbital launches from the U.K.
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Search for Life
Curiosity rover discovers opal gems on Mars
(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Water-rich opals may one day provide a source of water on the Martian surface.
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Star Wars
Everything we know about Star Wars Jedi Survivor
(Respawn Entertainment)
Hit the music and start the text crawl - here's everything we know about Star Wars Jedi Survivor.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Virgin Orbit rocket suffers anomaly during 1st UK launch

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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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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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