I know I'm not the only one who likes to read about new planet discoveries and other Space intrigue.  We have a new candidate for life-supporting planets, and like all the others, it's the "best one yet."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/exoplanet-alien-life-search-for-found-habitable-zone-new-earth-20-signs-cetus-sea-monster-a7691576.html

Pretty exciting, really.

Astronomers find closest black hole to Earth

11 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Astronomers find closest black hole to Earth

Other than Trump, you mean?

 

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/13/back-to-back-launches-scheduled-from-cape-canaveral-this-weekend/

Weather permitting, United Launch Alliance and SpaceX aim to launch Atlas 5 & Falcon 9 rockets from Cape Canaveral in a span of less than 20 hours Saturday & Sunday. It would mark the shortest time between orbital flights from the Space Coast since 1967.

https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ep4dzk/scientists-captured-a-planets-birth-and-it-is-terrifying-and-beautiful

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It is a baby picture like no other: A maelstrom of gas and dust swirling around what is likely a newborn giant planet. This stunning portrait is a composite that could be the first direct evidence of the hellacious site of a planet’s birth, according to a study published on Wednesday in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

....

 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/astronomers-watch-as-planets-are-born

They're about to launch the Crew Dragon. 

Watch live:

https://twitter.com/i/events/1265359332620644352?s=13

 

4 minutes ago, JCon said:

They're about to launch the Crew Dragon. 

Watch live:

https://twitter.com/i/events/1265359332620644352?s=13

 

Nope, scrubbed. Another day, I guess. Saturday afternoon. 

Edited May 27, 20205 yr by JCon

When to spot Starlink satellites

https://findstarlink.com/#260;3

Edited July 6, 20205 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

https://news.sky.com/story/betelgeuse-has-dimmed-60-ahead-of-potentially-imminent-supernova-12017859

https://www.space.com/comet-neowise-july-2020-night-sky-forecast.html

 

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mars-missions-2020-1.5647214

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Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time.

Three countries — the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates — are sending unmanned spacecraft to the Red Planet in quick succession beginning this week, in the most sweeping effort yet to seek signs of ancient microscopic life while scouting out the place for future astronauts.

 

 

On 2020-07-07 at 11:24 AM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

 

Saw it quite clearly at Lundar Beach last Thursday night (11-ish) with the naked eye.  Binoculars make it much clearer, though.

3 minutes ago, Wideleft said:

Saw it quite clearly at Lundar Beach last Thursday night (11-ish) with the naked eye.  Binoculars make it much clearer, though.

Not able to see it yet. Maybe trees/houses in way.

2 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Not able to see it yet. Maybe trees/houses in way.

It was pretty high (just below the big dipper, if I recall correctly) - maybe 40 degrees up?  Apparently, it has started to fade already.

The super clear and dark sky certainly helped.

NASA added 6 HD video cameras to its next Mars rover so we can all watch the first footage of a spacecraft landing on another planet

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/mars-perseverance-canada-1.5665791

 

 

 

https://phys.org/news/2020-08-early-mars-ice-sheets-rivers.html

Perseid Meteor Shower hits its peak tonight and should be pretty good in areas with little to no light pollution: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-perseid-meteor-shower

Dawn spacecraft has new data on dwarf planet Ceres: https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ceres-ocean-world-1.5681683

https://www.ucf.edu/news/broken-cable-damages-arecibo-observatory