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Moon, Mars, Pleiades, more, on October 13 and 14
Moon, Mars, Pleiades ... and Aldebaran! Look for them all, overnight on October 13-14, and on October 14-15, 2022. Notice how bright Mars is now.
October 13, 2022
Why the Endangered Species Act keeps failing
The Endangered Species Act is a case of too little, too late. Only a tiny fraction of listed flora and fauna have recovered. Read more.
October 13, 2022
Creating alien lava worlds in the lab
Scientists at Cornell University are creating alien lava worlds in the lab. They are replicating the surfaces of rocky exoplanets that are volcanically active.
October 12, 2022
DART impact changed asteroid’s orbit, NASA confirms
The DART impact of asteroid Didymos B was intended to charge the asteroid's orbit by 73 seconds. But DART surpassed this benchmark by more than 25 times.
October 11, 2022
Launches: CAPSTONE stabilized by recovery software
Engineers say CAPSTONE is stabilized after uploading recovery software and regaining control of the malfunctioning spacecraft.
October 11, 2022
How likely is an Earth-like origin of life elsewhere?
Retired astrophysicist Daniel Whitmire says that an Earth-like origin of life (abiogenesis) is probably very likely on other rocky worlds similar to our own.
October 10, 2022
Launches: SpinLaunch plans a slingshot to space!
A private company, Spinlaunch, has built a mass accelerator and hopes to launch payloads into space using this innovative technology.
October 9, 2022
See the moon near Jupiter October 7 and 8
You can see the moon near Jupiter on the evenings of October 7 and 8. Both will shine brightly! The moon is waxing, heading toward full phase on October 9.
October 8, 2022
Launches: Crew-5 has docked with ISS
On October 5, 2022, NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-5 mission. On October 6, Crew-5 successfully docked with the International Space Station.
October 6, 2022
A giant gamma-ray burst from the infant universe
A team of astronomers say they have discovered a new giant gamma-ray burst that originated from the infant universe when it was 880 million years old.
October 6, 2022
