Tiny star's violent outburst catches astronomers' attention — years late
Just like any small child, a tiny star had a huge yet unexpected temper tantrum. from Space.com https://ift.tt/2SPUe6Q Read More
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Showing posts with label Space News. Show all posts
'Mad Mike' Hughes, daredevil who built a homemade steam rocket, dies in launch attempt
Daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday (Feb. 22) during his latest attempt to launch into the sky on a homemade rocket powered ...Read More
Milky Way's seasonal transition captured in gorgeous night sky photo
A starry night scene captured at the end of summer from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal shows the Milky Way's galactic arc shim...Read More
February new moon 2020: Catch Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and more in the 'moonless' night sky
The new moon occurs Sunday (Feb. 23) at 10:32 a.m. EST (1532 GMT), three days after a waning crescent moon makes a close pass with Saturn an...Read More
Russia replaces two cosmonauts on next space station crew, citing medical reasons
Two Russian cosmonauts have been removed from the next scheduled launch to the International Space Station "for medical reasons," ...Read More
SpaceX delays launch of 60 Starlink satellites due to rocket valve checks
SpaceX has postponed the launch of its next batch of Starlink satellites due to an issue with a valve component on the rocket's second s...Read More
SETI search of interstellar Comet Borisov finds no sign of alien 'technosignatures'
The Breakthrough Listen SETI project has scanned the interstellar Comet Borisov for "technosignatures" but come up empty so far. ...Read More
Solar Orbiter launches on historic mission to study the sun's poles
The European-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft is officially on its way to the sun. from Space.com https://ift.tt/2SwBbwX Read More
The dimming star Betelgeuse is acting weird. Here's how to spot it in Orion's shoulder.
One of the brightest stars you'll see in the sky these days is Betelgeuse, whose red tones provide a fun skywatching target in February....Read More
Sunset rocket launch in Virginia tonight may be visible along the US East Coast
Northrop Grumman is counting down to a sunset rocket launch tonight (Feb. 9) and it just might be visible to observers along a wide swath of...Read More
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