Betelgeuse star's mysterious 'Great Dimming' explained?

Artemis 1 moon rocket 'go' for Nov. 16 launch | Tiny CAPSTONE probe reaches the moon! | NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates Created for ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com |  Web Version November 14, 2022 CONNECT WITH SPACE.COM       Something amazing every day. SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   Artemis 1: Return to the Moon Artemis 1 moon rocket 'go' for Nov. 16 launch (Red Huber/Getty Images) NASA still aims to launch its Artemis 1 moon rocket on Wednesday, but a few boxes must be checked first.Engineers are working to repair minor storm damage from Hurricane Nicole. Full Story: Space (11/13)      Tiny CAPSTONE probe reaches the moon! (NASA/Daniel Rutter) A tiny NASA spacecraft's historic trek to the moon is over. The 55-pound (25 kilograms) CAPSTONE probe slipped into orbit around the moon on Sunday evening, becoming the first cubesat ever to visit Earth's nearest neighbor. Full Story: Space (11/14)      NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates Find the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 mission, which is currently scheduled to launch no earlier than March 20, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.     The Launchpad Betelgeuse star's mysterious 'Great Dimming' explained? (ESO/M. Montargès et al.) In late 2019, the star Betelgeuse dimmed by about 60%. While it's impossible to say with certainty exactly what caused it, new research suggests that a wandering companion may have played a role. It may have even been a black hole. Full Story: Space (11/14)      X-37B space plane lands after record mission (Boeing) The secretive X-37B space plane returned to Earth over the weekend after a record-breaking 908-day mission for the U.S. military. But what was it doing up there? Full Story: Space (11/12)      POLL QUESTION: Space Quiz! How many secret missions has the US military's X-37B space plane flown? Think you know it? Find the answer here! 100 10 6 3 Space Deal of the Day Best space gifts 2022: Early Black Friday deals (littleBits) With Black Friday 2022 on the horizon, our best space gifts and deals guide will help you save on telescopes, model rockets, Lego, and more. Full Story: Space (11/14)      Skywatching Leonid meteor shower 2022: Here's what to expect (Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) This week brings us the return of the famous Leonid Meteor Shower, a meteor display that two decades ago brought great anticipation and excitement to sky watchers around the world. Here's what you should expect. Full Story: Space (11/14)      Science & Astronomy 'Extragalactic structure' hidden behind Milky Way (Galdeano et al. / ESO) This phantom region, known as the zone of avoidance, is a blank spot on our map of the universe, comprising somewhere between 10% and 20% of the night sky. The reason we can't see it — at least with standard visible light telescopes — is because the Milky Way's bulging center blocks our view of it. Full Story: Space (11/13)      Mystery crater caused by dino-killing asteroid cousin (Pixabay) The ocean floor is famously less explored than the surface of Mars. And when our team of scientists recently mapped the seabed, and ancient sediments beneath, we discovered what looks like an asteroid impact crater. Full Story: Space (11/13)      SpaceX SpaceX launches 2 satellites on record-tying mission (SpaceX) SpaceX launched two telecom satellites on Saturday, tying its own rocket reuse record in the process. It was the 14th flight for the mission's Falcon 9 rocket. Full Story: Space (11/11)      Spaceflight China launches Tianzhou 5 cargo ship to space station (CMSE) China just launched a cargo mission to its newly completed space station in preparation for a coming crewed flight. The 35-foot-long (10.6 meters) freighter docked with the Tiangong space station just over two hours later, at 11:10 p.m. EST (0410 GMT and 12:10 p.m. Beijing time on Nov. 12), Chinese space officials said Full Story: Space (11/11)      Former astronaut Mark Kelly re-elected to US Senate (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly has won re-election to the United States Senate in Arizona. Kelly joined NASA as an astronaut candidate in 1996, in the same class as his twin brother, Scott. Mark Kelly spent a total of 54 days off Earth across four space shuttle missions, the last of which flew in 2011. Full Story: Space (11/11)        Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005