Starwatch 9 November 2020 Fri and Mercury There’s a beautiful alignment to see in the morning sky this week, as the invisible crescent moon moves towards the bright lighthouse of Venus and the barely shining, inner planet Mercury. Adding to this scene is Spika, the bright star of the Virgo, …
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Mars is being eclipsed – not only by humans who are keeping an eye on their future missions and potential off-earth colonies – but also by other space stones. This planet is much smaller than the red planet. Otherwise known as a Trojan, it moves in the direction of the …
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The distant asteroid behind gravity has been observed in more detail than before, and the near one shows a striking resemblance – which raises some interesting questions about the ancient origin of the object. (101429) 1998 The questionable asteroid known as VF31 is part of a group of Trojan asteroids …
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Finally, there will be lunar cell service. With a deadline of 2028 for the United States to build its first lunar base on the lunar surface, Nokia has reached an agreement to build the first-ever cellular network on the lunar surface. While it will not feature the cutting edge 5G …
Read More »Obviously we’re going to learn something new about the moon on Monday. What could it be?Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Gizmodo Big news, everyone: NASA Says It will unveil “an exciting new discovery about the moon” on Monday. Any guesses about what it will be? The space agency’s sneak peek …
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