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5 planets will align soon. You won't want to miss it.

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March 23, 2023

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The Launchpad

Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket fails to reach orbit

(Relativity Space)

Relativity Space made history late Wednesday with the launch of Terran 1, the world's first 3D-printed rocket. But something went wrong with the rocket's upper stage.
Still, the company is thrilled to have made it through Max-Q. "We just completed a major step in proving to the world that 3D-printed rockets are structurally viable," the company's Arwa Tizani Kelly said.

Full Story: Space (3/22)

5 planets will align soon. You won't want to miss it.

(Starry Night Software)

On March 27, a planetary parade made up of Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Uranus will march across the sky, but you don't have to wait until the end of the month to see the planets. Here's when and how to track their movements for the month.

Full Story: Space (3/22)

Space Quiz: 2 solar eclipses occur near the same city in 2023 and 2024. What city is it?

Learn the answer HERE!

Space Deal of the Day

Save $100 on this Lego Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon

(Future)

Lego Star Wars fans and collectors can save themselves plenty of credits on this great deal as the UCS Lego Millennium Falcon is over $100 off at Amazon.

It's a sizable discount on a sizable set. You can save $102 on this mammoth 7541-piece Lego set, bringing the price down to $747.36. We've reviewed the UCS Millennium Falcon and it is unquestionably one of the best Lego Star Wars sets on the market today, if not of all time.

Full Story: Space (3/23)

Skywatching

Colossal 'hole' in sun could supercharge auroras

(Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

A "hole" in the sun's atmosphere may produce a dazzling light show on Earth in the coming days.
A moderate aurora watch is in effect for Friday, March 24, in higher latitudes of Earth due to a coronal hole, an opening in the sun's magnetic field, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Here's what to know.

Full Story: Space (3/22)

Spaceflight

UAE's astronaut celebrates Ramadan on space station

(NASA)

The first Emirati astronaut in space is celebrating the beginning of Ramadan in orbit with the arrival of the new moon this week. Sultan Al Neyadi is not the first astronaut to mark the Muslim holy month in space, but he is the first to do so for the entire month of Ramadan on the International Space Station.

Full Story: Space (3/23)

Science & Astronomy

Webb spies hot, gritty clouds on exoplanet with 2 suns

(SA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI))

The pioneering James Webb Space Telescope just peered directly into the atmosphere of a giant exoplanet with two suns (like Tatooine from "Star Wars") known as VHS 1256 b — and found a roiling world with turbulent clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth.

Full Story: Space (3/22)

Search for Life

Space dust could carry alien life across the galaxy

(Pixabay)

Up to 100,000 pieces of life-carrying dust particles could be making their way to Earth every year, according to the study, which was authored by Tomonori Totani, an astronomy professor at the University of Tokyo.

Full Story: Space (3/23)

Star Trek

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Trivia Night on March 24!

(Gallery Press)

Fire up your phasers, my friends. Trek-loving sci-fi fans with an exceptional aptitude for facts and figures relating to perhaps the greatest space-based entertainment franchise in the whole galaxy (sorry "Star Wars") should mark March 24 on their digital calendars ASAP.

Full Story: Space (3/23)