Tuesday, April 11, 2023

SpaceX eyeing 3rd week of April for Starship launch

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April 11, 2023
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The Launchpad
SpaceX eyes 3rd week of April for Starship orbital launch
(SpaceX)
An April 20 liftoff could really happen.
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The Roman Space Telescope will 'rewind' the universe
(NASA)
Roman's power to revolutionize astronomy lies in the fact that it will have the ability to capture vast regions of space in a single image.
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Space quiz! SpaceX's Starship will become the most powerful rocket in history when it flies successfully for the first time. Which rocket currently holds that record?
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Best camera drones 2023 for stunning aerial photography
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Discover the best camera drones available right now and take your aerial photography and video to new heights.
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Skywatching
See elusive planet Mercury high in the sky tonight
(Starry Night Software)
Mercury will reach its highest point in the evening sky tonight (April 11), with the closest planet to the sun shining brightly.
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Spaceflight
3 more countries pledge no destructive anti-satellite tests
(Hugh Lewis/University of Southampton)
The Netherlands, Austria and Italy are onboard, bringing the total number of nations to 13.
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Vice President Harris congratulates Artemis 2 astronauts
(NASA via Twitter)
The newly selected Artemis 2 astronauts have been in the spotlight over the past week - and that now includes a call with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Science & Astronomy
Why will it take JUICE spacecraft 8 years to reach Jupiter?
(Spacecraft: ESA/ATG Medialab; Jupiter: NASA/ESA/J. Nichols (University of Leicester); Ganymede: NASA/JPL; Io: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona; Callisto and Europa: NASA/JPL/DLR)
Here's why the deep-space journey of Europe's JUICE probe will take so long.
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Technology
Rollable mirrors could mean bigger space telescopes
(Sebastian Rabien, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics)
A scientist says it may be possible to create low-cost foldable telescope mirrors that are more than twice the size of those onboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
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Star Trek
New 'Star Trek' series 'Starfleet Academy' underway
(Paramount Plus)
It's official, folks: Paramount has cleared "Starfleet Academy" for launch, with principal photography scheduled to start next year.
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'Picard' season 3 episode 8 reunites the TNG crew
(Paramount Plus)
After this one, there are just two more episodes of "Picard" left. How exactly will it all end for this particular collection of "Trek" characters?
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Monday, April 10, 2023

Get ready for a rare hybrid solar eclipse on April 20

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The Launchpad
Get ready for a rare hybrid solar eclipse on April 20
(Nafe Alamri)
On April 20, parts of the Pacific and Indian Ocean regions will experience a rare type of event called a hybrid solar eclipse.
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'Hubble trouble' could deepen with new measurements
(NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)-Hubble/Europe Collaboration)
Physicists have improved the accuracy of a technique that uses variable stars to measure distances in the universe, providing a new figure for its expansion rate.
Full Story: Space (4/9) 
Space quiz! Hybrid solar eclipses shift from a total eclipse to what other type of eclipse as the moon's shadow races over Earth?
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Best tripods in 2023 for astrophotography and more
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The best tripods that every astrophotographer and landscape photographer should have to keep cameras and lenses steady while photographing the stars.
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Skywatching
Where to see The Great American Solar Eclipse of 2024
(Alan Dyer/VW Pics/UIG via Getty Images)
With one year to go until the Great American Eclipse of 2024, we take look at the varying weather prospects along the path of totality.
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Spaceflight
What time is Europe's JUICE mission launch on April 13?
(ESA/ATG MediaLab)
An Ariane 5 rocket will launch Europe's first-ever Jupiter mission on Thursday (April 13).
Full Story: Space (4/9) 
1st spacewalk by an Arab astronaut this month
(NASA)
On April 28, Sultan Al Neyadi is scheduled to perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS).
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Science & Astronomy
Observatory on the moon and more: Wild ideas from NASA
(Ronald Polidan/NASA)
Six early-stage space tech ideas have snagged funding from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.
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JWST studies wreckage of titanic cosmic explosion
(NASA, ESA, CSA, D. D. Milisavljevic (Purdue), T. Temim (Princeton), I. De Looze (Ghent University). Image Processing: J. DePasquale (STScI))
The powerful space telescope captured a stunning image of the Cas A supernova remnant.
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Technology
How are Hubble Space Telescope images made?
(ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick)
How is the data this pioneering space telescope collects turned into stunning visuals that we can see, understand and marvel at, and how much of this imagery is "real?"
Full Story: Space (4/10) 
Entertainment
Watch this 'Aliens: Dark Descent' tactical gameplay trailer
(Tindalos Interactive)
Bite down on the official launch date and strategic combat in this chilling teaser.
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