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Archive for November 23rd, 2023

‘Sunspot archipelago’ 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us with solar storms

November 23rd, 2023 by

The “archipelago” of dark patches is rapidly unleashing solar storms, and Earth may soon be in the firing line.

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Watch SpaceX’s Starship explode in astronomer’s stunning telescope footage (video)

November 23rd, 2023 by

While thousands of photographers had their cameras trained on SpaceX’s second test flight of its massive Starship rocket, one amateur astronomer was watching with a telescope.

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China’s next cargo spacecraft arrives at launch site ahead of early 2024 liftoff

November 23rd, 2023 by

The robotic Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft arrived recently at China’s coastal Wenchang Satellite Launch Center ahead of an early 2024 launch on a Long March 7 rocket.

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City-size ‘devil comet’ headed for Earth loses its iconic horns and turns green after latest volcanic eruption

November 23rd, 2023 by

The latest eruption of the cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, shows that the icy object may have lost its iconic devil horns for good.

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Pocket $500 on the Nikon D850 camera with this Black Friday deal

November 23rd, 2023 by

Bag a discount of $500 on the Nikon D850, which we think is the best DSLR you can buy and is one of the best cameras for astrophotography, with this Black Friday camera deal.

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Canon RF 15-35mm F/2.8 L IS USM now $300 off: Black Friday deal

November 23rd, 2023 by

Pick up the Canon RF 15-35mm F/2.8 L IS USM for $2099 in this Amazon Black Friday deal.

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US Space Force wants to track ‘abnormal observables’ with unknown origins in Earth’s orbit

November 23rd, 2023 by

A new U.S. Space Force publication says that to operate safely in space, Guardians need to know exactly what is in orbit and where it came from —? but anomalous objects show that it’s no easy task.

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