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Friday, November 3, 2023
The Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers say
Apollo 16 Astronaut Ken Mattingly dies at 87 | Space Quiz! Where in the solar system is asteroid Dinkinesh? | The Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers say
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The former NASA astronaut, who in 1970 was pulled from the Apollo 13 crew due to being exposed to the Rubella virus, died on Tuesday (Oct. 31) at the age of 87. Mattingly's death was confirmed by NASA.
(Axel Mellinger, Central Michigan University/NASA Visualization Studio)
Among other things, Magellan has gone down in history as the Portuguese explorer who murdered, enslaved and burned the homes of indigenous people while setting out to be the first person to circumnavigate the globe.
The steel skeleton of the world's largest visible- and infrared-light telescope is illuminated by the rising full moon in a new photo from the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
Galactic 05 was the final flight for Virgin Galactic in 2023, as the company plans to engage in a standard inspection of its vehicles prior to the next scheduled flight in January 2024.
The first-ever asteroid encounter of NASA's Lucy mission came with a twist, it turns out. Lucy zoomed past Dinkinesh on Wednesday, to find that the asteroid is actually part of a binary system. The discovery added another layer of excitement to an already-historic encounter.
SpaceX and NASA have delayed the next Dragon cargo launch to the International Space Station by two additional days, to Nov. 9, which will allow for "completion of final prelaunch closeout ahead of liftoff."
Spinoff technologies from the telescope are benefitting everyday life, such as significant improvements to simulation software, originally innovated by JWST scientists who needed to understand how the telescope would behave in space-like conditions.
There's a well-built, tactile quality to the lens, and everything from the rubberized focus ring that offers precise manual control to the tripod attachment on the lens itself instills a sense of durability and confidence that some other heavier-duty, wide-angle lenses miss.
With the fourth season over, loyal fans of this hyperactive sci-fi show can fill in the gap left by the "Star Trek" series' temporary absence with a new informative manual from Titan Books titled "Star Trek: Lower Decks - U.S.S. Cerritos Crew Handbook" arriving in our galaxy on Dec. 19, 2023.
