Mercury will be visible at sunset for a few weeks, and the nova in Cassiopeia has suddenly brightened, making for unaided eye viewing.
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Using GNSS to Monitor Large Seismic Events Can Save Lives
A new report explains how researchers can use the Global Navigational Satellite System to monitor Earth for deformation in the crust due to earthquakes, allowing for earlier tsunami warnings.
Detailed Images of Jupiter Showcase Capabilities of Multiwavelength Astronomy
A new image release from NOIRLab reveals stunning pictures of Jupiter taken in multiple wavelengths by Hubble and Gemini North, revealing unseen details.
Tiny ‘Unicorn’ Black Hole Found in Milky Way is Closest One to Earth
A tiny black hole just three solar masses has been found within the Milky Way about 1,500 light-years away, making it the closed black hole to Earth.
Star Found to Have At Least One Possible Brown Dwarf Companion
The star HD47127, observed for over 20 years, appears to have a brown dwarf companion whose mass is much greater than the usual brown dwarf.
China’s LAMOST Helps Calibrate Gaia Telescope’s Photometry
The LAMOST telescope and the Gaia telescope observed over 800,000 stars in order to calibrate Gaia’s brightness measurements to an unprecedented degree.
With Ingenuity Working, Perseverance Begins Science Mission
Now that NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has finished its demonstration, the Perseverance rover is now free to begin using the instruments on its arm to do science.
This Week in Rocket History: Alan Shepard and Freedom 7
This Week in Rocket History: On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space when he was launched aboard Freedom 7.
That Long March 5B Core Stage Came Down in the Indian Ocean
Last week, a Long March 5B core stage failed to perform its deorbit burn, sending it into a rapidly decaying orbit that made reentry hard to predict.
Touchdown! Starship SN15 Lands and Doesn’t Go Boom
SpaceX’s Starship SN15 successfully launched, performed a horizontal flight maneuver, and then landed without exploding… finally.
