Thursday, April 20, 2023

SpaceX's 1st Starship launches on epic test flight

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April 20, 2023
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The Launchpad
SpaceX's 1st Starship launches on epic test flight
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A fully stacked Starship left the ground today (April 20) for the first time ever - and it came to an explosive end high in the Texas sky.
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Rare hybrid solar eclipse 2023 delights skywatchers
(Dan Charrois)
The first hybrid solar eclipse in a decade did not disappoint!
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Space quiz! SpaceX's Starship encountered with the company calls an "R.U.D." some four minutes into launch today. What does this acronym stand for?
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Space Deal of the Day
Best camera accessories for astrophotography in 2023
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The best camera accessories, from tripods to camera bags and star-trackers to headlamps, power banks and more.
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Skywatching
See dwarf planet Haumea at its closest in 285 years tonight
(Mark Garlick/Getty Images)
If you've never heard of the dwarf planet Haumea, tonight's a pretty good night to become familiar with the football-shaped celestial body.
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The moon will be as a tiny sliver tonight. Can you spot it?
(Alex Warnes/Getty Images)
We are "throwing down the lunar gauntlet" and offering this observing challenge to one and all.
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Spaceflight
Airbus unveils futuristic space station concept (photos)
(Airbus)
The futuristic space station will feature a greenhouse and a centrifuge to relieve side effects of weightlessness.
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Science & Astronomy
NASA's LUCY mission snaps asteroid targets for 1st time
(NASA/Goddard/SwRI/JHU-APL/Robert Lea)
The asteroid-hopping spacecraft spotted four of the Jupiter Trojan asteroids that it will visit from 2027 onwards.
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SpaceX
Relive SpaceX's Starship flight in incredible launch photos
(Getty Images)
Starship may not have reached space, but it put on quite a show.
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SpaceX Starship's explosive test flight: What we saw
(Getty Images)
Starship packed a lot of action into four minutes of flight.
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Search for Life
Pentagon has 'no credible evidence' of aliens
(DOD)
The director of the Pentagon's new UFO office shot down hopes that the current buzz over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) supports claims of extraterrestrial visitation.
Full Story: Space (4/19) 
 
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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

SpaceX launches Starlink V2 satellites, lands rocket at sea

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April 19, 2023
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The Launchpad
April 20 hybrid solar eclipse: An observer's guide
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Get ready for a rare celestial spectacle Down Under.
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SpaceX launches Starlink V2 satellites, lands rocket at sea
(SpaceX)
This was SpaceX's 25th mission in 2023.
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Space quiz! Total solar eclipses can be seen from what part of the moon's shadow?
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Space Deal of the Day
Save up to $100 on Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ telescope
(Amazon)
This powerful Celestron Newtonian telescope is ideal for beginners and is now $100 off when you apply the coupon on Amazon.
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Skywatching
April new moon brings rare hybrid eclipse, ends Ramadan
(HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP via Getty Images)
The new moon will occur at 12:13 a.m. ET on April 20.
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Spaceflight
What time is SpaceX's 1st Starship launch on April 20?
(SpaceX)
SpaceX has a 62-minute window to launch the Starship SN24 spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket on April 20, starting at 9:28 a.m. EDT (1328 GMT).
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Russian cosmonauts relocate radiator on station spacewalk
(NASA TV)
Two Russian cosmonauts helped relocate a large radiator outside of the space station overnight, completing a spacewalk that had been twice delayed.
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Science & Astronomy
Merging galaxies shine with the light of a trillion suns
(NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI))
We're getting a spectacular front-row seat to another galactic merger, thanks to NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWST or Webb).
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SpaceX
SpaceX Starship seen from space ahead of April 20 launch
(SpaceX)
The fully stacked Starship shines from orbit as it prepares for a leap into space.
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Technology
China's wants to 3D print bricks from moon soil
(gremlin/Getty Images)
A prototype robotic "mason" could fly on the Chang'e 8 lunar south pole mission.
Full Story: Space (4/18) 
Star Wars
The Mandalorian season 3 episode 8 review
(Disney)
The final chapter of The Mandalorian season 3 plays it safe to deliver a classic Star Wars conclusion and to take some weight off Din Djarin's shoulders.
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