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A "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse occurs Oct. 14. Here's its 5 stages explained.

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October 13, 2023

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The Launchpad

Next stop: Asteroid Psyche!

(Josh Dinner)

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket roared off its Florida launch pad carrying NASA's new Psyche spacecraft on a mission to the largest metal asteroid in our solar system. Don't miss the epic video here.

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The 5 stages of the Oct. 14 solar eclipse explained

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The sun will appear as a blazing ring of fire in the sky over the Americas on Saturday, Oct.14, as an annular eclipse sweeps over the continent. Here's how it will work and its 5 main stages to watch for.

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Skywatching

What are different types of clouds?

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Clouds are such a regular part of daily life in most places on the planet that it's quite easy to forget about them. But there's more to those fluffy sky objects than you think.

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Spaceflight

A leak on the ISS canceled his spacewalk

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Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency said he supported International Space Station managers' decision to postpone what will be his first spacecwalk after a radiator leak on the outpost's Russian segment. The spacewalk will now run no earlier than Oct. 19.

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Science & Astronomy

1st evidence of giant exoplanet collision afterglow

(Mark Garlick)

An international team of astronomers reported the first-ever sightings of the aftermath of two giant planets colliding around a sun-like star in another planetary system.

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Technology

Follow the Oct. 14 solar eclipse this week with SkySafari

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On Oct. 14, the moon will pass in front of the sun, blocking most of it while leaving a "ring of fire" visible in what is known as an annular solar eclipse. To help skywatchers track the eclipse, learn about these events and stay up-to-the-minute with alerts, SkySafari has released a new set of 2023 annular solar eclipse features, available for iOS users.

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Search for Life

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is on the move!

NASA's Perseverance rover will soon head to its next destination on Mars: a geological junction called Jurabi Point, where it may get another crack at drilling a Martian boulder. Although the rover successfully gathered several samples from softer rock, Perseverance's last attempt to crack a hard boulder — the "Dragon's Egg," at the Lost Lake region of Jezero — was unsuccessful.

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Entertainment

Rocket boosters arrive in L.A. for space shuttle Endeavour

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They may not be as iconic as Endeavour or as large as the orbiter's external tank, but the sight of twin rockets moving through the streets of Los Angeles was enough to once again draw a crowd to watch the space shuttle components being delivered to the site of their future display at the California Science Center.

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