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1 week ago |
earthsky.org | Deborah Byrd
At 18:37 CDT (23:37 UTC) last night, SpaceX’s Starship rocket lifted off for the 9th time. This was the first attempt to launch Starship on a reused booster stage, and it saw some success; for the first time in 3 tests, Starship made it into space. However, little else went according to plan. When attempting to deploy mock satellites, Starship’s bay doors failed to open.
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3 weeks ago |
earthsky.org | Deborah Byrd
A favorite constellation for many, little squarish Corvus the Crow can be found after sunset at this time of year. It’s not far from Spica, the only bright star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden. Once you find Spica, you’ll recognize Corvus easily. It’s always near the star Spica on the sky’s dome and recognizable for its compact, boxy shape. Spica is supposed to represent an Ear of Wheat, held by Virgo the Maiden.
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1 month ago |
earthsky.org | Deborah Byrd
BREAKING: Eyewitness video from Lacey Township, New Jersey shows massive 1,200-acre Jones Road Wildfire burning; evacuations and road closures underway. [image or embed]— AZ Intel (@azintel.bsky.social) April 22, 2025 at 7:15 PMAs of this morning (April 23, 2025), the massive wildfire that began burning in Ocean County, New Jersey, yesterday has burned thousands of acres, forced thousands of evacuations and closed several roads, according to the NBC affiliate in Philadelphia.
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2 months ago |
earthsky.org | Deborah Byrd
NEW VIDEO: Skyscraper under construction collapses as massive earthquake hits Bangkok. No word on casualties[image or embed]— BNO News (@bnonews.com) March 28, 2025 at 2:03 AMClick on the video above to see the Myanmar earthquake devastate a building under construction. A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in central Myanmar, formerly Burma, earlier today (overnight by clocks in the Americas).
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2 months ago |
earthsky.org | Deborah Byrd |Marcy Curran
Our friends at Timeanddate.com will be livestreaming this eclipse. Watch in the player above. 2025 EarthSky lunar calendar is available. A unique and beautiful poster-sized calendar with phases of the moon for every night of the year. Get yours today!When to watch: Maximum eclipse is at 10:47 UTC on March 29. Then 93% of the sun will be hidden behind the moon. Note: this is a very deep partial eclipse. When you’ll see the eclipse begin and end in your sky depends on your precise location.
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