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Watch the Perseid meteor shower tonight with this free telescope livestream

Submit on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 17:11

Skywatchers can enjoy the popular Perseid meteor shower from the comfort of their own homes when it peaks on Saturday (Aug.12) and Sunday (Aug. 13).

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Why Venus is now a slim crescent and will disappear from the evening sky this weekend

Submit on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 05:11

Venus is approaching ‘inferior conjunction’ as it swaps from being the ‘Evening Star’ to the ‘Morning Star,’ passing between Earth and the sun in the meantime.

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Win a free ‘Asteroid City’ Blu-ray and more in this Facebook giveaway!

Submit on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 04:12

Enter to win some cool “Asteroid City” merchandise in this free Facebook giveaway

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NASA test-fires rocket motors that will help launch samples off Mars (video)

Submit on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 04:12

NASA has test-fired rocket motors as part of the development of an ascent vehicle designed to launch samples off the surface of Mars.

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After 17 years away, NASA’s sun-studying spacecraft will visit Earth on Aug. 12

Submit on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 03:11

NASA’s groundbreaking spacecraft STEREO-A will return to Earth for a flying visit on Saturday (Aug. 12). The spacecraft, which has been away for 17 years, will team up with other NASA missions during its return.

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Instruments for NASA’s VERITAS Venus mission get a test in Iceland (photos)

Submit on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 03:11

This summer, the German Aerospace Center is testing instruments for NASA’s VERITAS Venus mission on Iceland’s lava flows, a stand-in for the hellishly hot planet.

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This shoebox-sized gadget will make sure astronauts breathe safely on NASA’s Artemis moon missions

Submit on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 02:11

A multimillion-dollar laser air monitoring system onboard upcoming Artemis missions is expected to help protect astronaut health.

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Asteroid struck by NASA’s DART probe to be radar-scanned with Hera mission

Submit on Saturday, August 12th, 2023 01:12

The radar component for a CubeSat is being sent to study asteroid Dimorphos has been delivered to ESA for integration with its spacecraft.

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