Boo! A Halloween Blue Moon
Reported by Universe Today
The final ‘Blue Moon’ of the decade rounds out October 2020.
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- By: Universe Today
- On: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:52 +0000
OSIRIS-REx Collected So Much Material, the Sample Capsule Overflowed. Time to Bring it All Home.
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Is there such as thing as too much asteroid? Scientists and engineers for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx decided to perform an “early stow” of the sample from Asteroid Bennu collected by the spacecraft on October 20, because the collection container is full-to-ov...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:44 +0000
Astronomers are ready and waiting to detect the neutrino blast from a nearby supernova explosion like Betelgeuse
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When giant stars die in impressive supernova blasts, about 99% of the energy released goes into producing a flood of neutrinos. These tiny, ghostly particles slip through tons of matter like it’s not even there. But a new generation of detectors will...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:43 +0000
Space calendar 2020: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!
Reported by Space.com
Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2020, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences....
- By: Space.com
- On: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:40 +0000
Kate Mulgrew of 'Star Trek: Voyager' crashes Captain Janeway statue celebration via Zoom
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Captain Kathryn Janeway, the fearless leader of the USS Voyager in "Star Trek: Voyager," now has a permanent home in Indiana. ...
- By: Space.com
- On: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:29 +0000
In the hunt for Planet Nine, astronomers eye a new search technique for the elusive world
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Astronomers are vetting a technique that could aid the hunt for Planet Nine, which some researchers think lurks undiscovered in the far outer system, way beyond Pluto's orbit. ...
- By: Space.com
- On: Tue, 27 Oct 2020 16:29 +0000