Fox News14 hours agoRare planet alignment peaksverified_publisherFox News - Julia MustoThe best time to view a rare planetary alignment of five naked-eye planets could be Friday morning. The procession of planets, including Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, will be joined by the crescent moon. Sky & Telescope magazine, a publication by the American Astronomical Society, says …
Fox News5 days agoPsyche, the ‘goldmine asteroid,’ mapped in greatest detail yetverified_publisherFox News - Bradford BetzScientists have devised one of the most detailed maps yet of the asteroid, "Psyche," ahead of a mission to investigate the chunk of rock later this year. The map, released in the paper "The Heterogeneous Surface of Asteroid (16) Psyche" in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, was …
Fox NewsChinese state-run outlet reports, then deletes news of possible alien life: reportverified_publisherFox News - Peter AitkenChinese officials allegedly deleted reports related to a possible discovery of a sign of alien life received by their scientists this week. Chief Scientist Zhang Tonjie told state-backed news site Science and Technology Daily that his team had discovered "several cases of possible technological …
Fox NewsFull strawberry supermoon seen in stunning detailverified_publisherFox News - Julia MustoThe full strawberry supermoon peaked on Tuesday, appearing opposite the sun in Earth-based longitude. Photographers captured the full moon against cityscapes across the world. The moon appeared larger than normal and sometimes slightly orange-colored to skywatchers. The strawberry moon is named thus …
Fox NewsFull strawberry moon: What to know about the supermoonverified_publisherFox News - Julia MustoThe full strawberry moon will reach its peak on Tuesday morning. This year, it's a supermoon, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. The publication said that it will reach peak illumination at 7:52 a.m. ET. In North or South America, EarthSky notes, the fullest moon hangs in the West before sunrise …
Fox NewsNASA’s Earth-observing TROPICS satellites presumably lost as Astra rocket fails to make orbitverified_publisherFox News - Bradford BetzCalifornia-based space firm Astra suffered a failed satellite launch into orbit on Sunday after the rocket’s second-state booster engine shut down early. Astra’s small, 45-foot Rocket 3.3 was launched from Space Launch Complex 46 shortly after 1:40 p.m. local time in Cape Canaveral, Florida with two …
