Find close-up finders for 16 targets covered in Don Ferguson’s observing article in the June 2021 issue of Sky & Telescope. The post Finders for "Southerly Planetary Nebulae" appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
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Portrait of a Nebula
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features an impressive portrait of M1-63, an example of a bipolar planetary nebula located in the constellation of Scutum (the Shield).
Read MoreSpaceX moves Starship SN11 rocket prototype to its launch pad
It’s been less than a week since SpaceX’s epic Starship SN10 rocket landing (and subsequent explosion) and the company is already gearing up for another test flight. The latest Starship incarnation, the SN11 prototype, rolled out to its test stand Monday (March 8) at SpaceX’s proving grounds near Boca Chica Village in South Texas ahead of an upcoming launch. It is expected to launch on SpaceX’s fourth high-altitude Starship flight soon. Video from the tourism website Spadre.com and other Starship watchers showed the towering SN11 rocket (its name is…
Read MoreMeteorite from brilliant UK fireball is England’s first in 30 years
A piece of the space rock that lit up skies over England on Feb. 28 has been found. The singed hunk of asteroid was discovered in the driveway of a house in Winchcombe, a small town in the county of Gloucestershire in southwestern England. The rock, which weighs nearly 10.6 ounces (300 grams), is the first meteorite found in the UK since 1991, experts said, and the first known carbonaceous chondrite ever discovered in the country. Carbonaceous chondrites are especially pristine and primitive meteorites that generally contain lots of organic…
Read MoreNASA TV to Provide Coverage as Astronauts Venture Out for Spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts will conduct the fifth spacewalk of the year Saturday, March 13, to complete several systems upgrades to the International Space Station.
Read MoreNASA Signs Contract to Fly a NASA Astronaut on April Soyuz Rotation to the International Space Station
To ensure continuous U.S. presence aboard the International Space Station, NASA has signed a contract with a U.S. commercial company Axiom Space of Houston to fly a NASA astronaut on an upcoming Soyuz rotation on Soyuz MS-18, scheduled to launch April 9.
Read MoreForward warriors! Live-action ‘Halo’ TV series is launching on Paramount+ in 2022
Loyal fans of Microsoft’s mega-popular “Halo” video game franchise have a lot to cheer about after years of failed attempts to adapt the Xbox sci-fi shooter into a live-action feature film left the Master Chief in a state of limbo. Now Paramount+ has picked up the flag and is carrying it home to 2022 with a live-action TV series based on the military sci-fi universe of “Halo.” The upcoming show will center around the ongoing 26th-century conflict between the United Nations Space Command and the ruthless alien Covenant. According to…
Read MoreNASA Assigns Astronaut Mark Vande Hei to International Space Station Crew
NASA has assigned astronaut Mark Vande Hei to an upcoming mission to the International Space Station as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 64/65 crew.
Read MoreMeet Alnilam, Orion’s Belt Buckle
Alnilam, the middle star of Orion’s distinctive belt, is a distant supergiant that will (eventually) end its life in a supernova. The post Meet Alnilam, Orion’s Belt Buckle appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
Read MoreStacking Complete for Twin Space Launch System Rocket Boosters
Stacking is complete for the twin Space Launch System (SLS) solid rocket boosters for NASA’s Artemis I mission.
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