Satellite News

Just another satellite weblog

Archive for December, 2023

See the moon and Jupiter enjoy their final meet-up of 2023 in the night sky tonight

December 22nd, 2023 by

The moon and Jupiter will meet-up with Jupiter for one last time in 2023 on Friday (Dec. 22), with the two bodies making a close approach to each other in the sky as they reach conjunction.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

The Ursids peak tonight, offering the last meteor shower of 2023 tonight

December 22nd, 2023 by

The annual December meteor shower, the Ursids, peaks overnight on Dec. 22, allowing skywatchers willing to brave the cold the chance to spot meteors streaking through the sky ahead of Santa Claus.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Watch live as private Cygnus cargo craft leaves the ISS on Dec. 22

December 22nd, 2023 by

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station on Friday morning (Dec. 22). You can watch the action live, for free.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Distant nebula looks like fleeing turkey in festive new Very Large Telescope photo

December 22nd, 2023 by

A festive image from the Very Large Telescope shows the clouds of the ‘Running Chicken Nebula’ looking like a turkey fleeing a cosmic Christmas dinner.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Chinese startup LandSpace poised to begin reusable rocket landing tests

December 22nd, 2023 by

Chinese launch startup Landspace appears ready to test launching and landing rockets from China’s Gobi Desert.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Adam Sandler ventures deep into the cosmos in new teaser for ‘Spaceman’ (video)

December 22nd, 2023 by

A first teaser trailer for Adam Sandler’s new Netflix sci-fi film, “Spaceman,” slated to touch down on March 1, 2024.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

SpaceX launch of Axiom Space’s 3rd private astronaut mission delayed to Jan. 17

December 22nd, 2023 by

The SpaceX launch of Axiom Space’s Ax-3 private astronaut mission to the International Space Station has been delayed by eight days, to Jan. 17.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »

Hubble Telescope gifts us a dazzling starry ‘snow globe’ just in time for the holidays

December 22nd, 2023 by

NASA has published a composite image of UGC 8091, a dwarf irregular galaxy using data captured by the Hubble Space Telescope from 2006 to 2021. It has been compared to Christmas lights or a snow globe.

Category: NEWS | No Comments »