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ASNH Events (stargazing, meetings, public events) for October |
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ESO European Southern Observatory ESOcastESOcast SDESOcast is a video podcast series dedicated to bringing you the latest news and research from ESO, the European Southern Observatory. Here we explore the Universe's ultimate frontier. |
CBS News Sunday Morning article Preserving the starry starry night |
NASA Image Of The DayNASA Image of the DayThe latest NASA "Image of the Day" image.Europa Clipper Begins Journey to Jupiter’s Icy Moon 15 Oct 2024, 1:17 pmA SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase its momentum. With help of these “gravity assists,” Europa Clipper will achieve the velocity needed to reach Jupiter in April 2030.Ancient Comet Makes Appearance 11 Oct 2024, 3:27 pmComet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was about 44 million miles away from Earth in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 272 miles above the South Pacific Ocean southeast of New Zealand just before sunrise on Sept. 28, 2024. |
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Astronomy NewsSpace.com News FeedSolar Cycle 25 is still in max phase, so more aurora-boosting sun storms could be comingSolar Cycle 25 remains in its maximum phase, and more powerful sun storms are likely to come over the next few months, experts say.Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easyFission technology is well established in power generation and nuclear-powered submarines, and its application to drive or power a rocket could one day give NASA a faster, more powerful alternative to chemically driven rockets. |
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