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The Sky Today on Saturday, May 30: Fly a cosmic kite
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (159+ words) Alison earned her bachelor's degree in physics and master's degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...
FAA grounds Space X Starship after V3 debut
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (877+ words) After completing what it said was a "thorough assessment," the FAA on Wednesday ordered Space X to investigate anomalies that its Super Heavy booster experienced during the12th test flightof its behemoth Starship rocket. The aviation regulator on Tuesday was ambiguous about…...
New Glenn explosion: what it means for Blue Origin and Space X
21+ hour, 38+ min ago (887+ words) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida resumed operations Friday following the explosion of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket during a test Thursday night. Space Launch Delta 45 (SLD 45), which manages the U. S. Space Force's Eastern Range and oversees all East…...
Observe spring's star clusters |
1+ day, 54+ min ago (313+ words) Let's begin our journey in Gemini, a "bridge" constellation: While normally associated with the winter sky, the twin brothers hang in the west well into spring after their frosty compatriots have set." With 80 or so suns visible through modest optics,…...
May 29, 1919: History's most important eclipse
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (275+ words) Astronomy Magazine We use third-party cookies that help us analyse how you use this website, store your preferences, and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you. However, you can opt out of these cookies by checking "Do…...
The Sky Today on Friday, May 29: Split Nu Draconis
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (230+ words) Alison earned her bachelor's degree in physics and master's degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...
The Sky This Week from May 29 to June 1: May ends with a Blue Moon
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (569+ words) Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Saturday, May 30 Already high in the eastern sky an hour after sunset is the constellation Bo'tes the Herdsman. Easy to find thanks to its brightest star, the magnitude "0. 1 red…...
The Sky Today on Thursday, May 28: Scorpius holds M80
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (266+ words) Alison earned her bachelor's degree in physics and master's degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...
May 27, 1933: Arcturus lights up the World's Fair
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (132+ words) Astronomy Magazine When organizers of the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago wanted a splashy and futuristic way to kick things off on opening night, astronomer Edwin Frost of Yerkes Observatory had an idea: Turn on the lights with power generated by…...
May 26, 1959: The first meeting of the Goett Committee
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (209+ words) Astronomy Magazine May 25 and 26, 1959, saw the first meeting of the Research Steering Committee on Manned Space Flight. The committee was also referred to as the Goett Committee, as it was chaired by Harry J. Goett. An engineering manager at Ames Research…...