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Spaceflight
SpaceX’s Starship is scheduled to launch on April 17
The SpaceX Starship and its Super Heavy booster is scheduled to launch on April 17, 2023. Learn the latest details here and find a link to SpaceX's livestream.
April 14, 2023
Human World
Spaceflight
Midnight SpaceX launch could be visible SF to LA, and beyond
After repeated delays, the midnight SpaceX launch of Transport-7 - late at night on April 14-15, 2023 - could be visible from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
April 14, 2023
Today's Image
Dragon bones on Mars? Curiosity spies weird rocks
Did NASA's Curiosity rover find dragon bones on Mars? Nah. But these wonderfully weird spiky rocks are some of the strangest formations the rovers have seen.
April 14, 2023
Astronomy Essentials
Visible planets and night sky for April 2023
Visible planets in April: Dazzling Venus, Mars and Mercury in the evening. Saturn is the only morning planet. Venus climbs higher every evening in the west.
April 14, 2023
Earth
Was Snowball Earth more of a slushball?
Snowball Earth might have been more of a slushball, scientists say. More temperate regions with pockets of slushy waters would have allowed life to survive.
April 14, 2023
Sun
Sun activity: Quiet, but the sunspots keep coming
Sun activity for April 14, 2023, is low. But much has changed. A few days ago, the Earth-viewed solar disk held just 2 sunspots, and today there are 9.
April 14, 2023
Astronomy Essentials
Human World
International Dark Sky Week is April 15 to 22
Celebrate dark night skies and limit light pollution by raising awareness with International Dark Sky Week, April 15 to 22, 2023. Find global events here.
April 14, 2023
Earth
See 13 volcanoes from space in this video
See 13 volcanoes from space in this new video from the European Space Agency. Plus, learn about the recently active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
April 14, 2023
Space
Liftoff! The JUICE mission is on its way to Jupiter
The JUICE mission successfully launched to Jupiter on April 14 from ESA's spaceport in French Guiana. JUICE will explore Jupiter and its moons starting in 2031.
April 14, 2023
Earth
Blue blob colony creatures invade California beaches
Blue blob colony creatures are washing up by the millions on California beaches. They are called by-the-wind sailors.
April 13, 2023
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