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Bernie Sanders in space! These inauguration mitten memes are out of this world
SPACE.com - 23 Jan 2021 00:43
After casually stopping by President Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday (Jan. 20), Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont set out on a tour of the universe -- sort of.
You Can Actually See the Milky Way's Wave When You Map Its Stars
Universe Today - 23 Jan 2021 22:22
Spiral galaxies are one of the most commonly known types of galaxy. Most people think of them as large round disks, and know that our Milky Way is counted among their number. What most people don't realize is that many s...
In Theory, Supermassive Black Holes Could get Even More Supermassive
Universe Today - 23 Jan 2021 19:32
A new study proposes that the upper mass limit for black holes could be a million times larger than we thought. The post In Theory, Supermassive Black Holes Could get Even More Supermassive appeared first on Universe Tod...
SpaceX delays launch of 143 satellites on a single rocket due to bad weather
SPACE.com - 23 Jan 2021 17:03
SpaceX called off the launch of a 143 satellites on a single Falcon 9 rocket due to bad weather at its Florida launch site Saturday (Jan. 23)
U of Louisiana-Lafayette mini-satellite zipping around Earth
Phys.org - 23 Jan 2021 15:43
A cubical satellite small enough to sit on the palm of your hand is zipping around the world and sending data about radiation to the Louisiana students who designed and built it.
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for 21 January, 2021
SpaceRef - 23 Jan 2021 15:00
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....
Largest sea on Saturn's mysterious moon Titan could be more than 1,000 feet deep
SPACE.com - 23 Jan 2021 14:41
Data from one of Cassini's last flybys of Titan probed the depths of Kraken Mare to better understand the moon's alien chemistry.
How to see the 'Great Hexagon' of bright winter stars this weekend
SPACE.com - 23 Jan 2021 14:40
Eight bright stars dominate our current winter sky. Depending on how you look at them, you might see a graceful arc, a hexagon or a giant "G."
Warm up with this cozy image of a hot spot on Jupiter
SPACE.com - 23 Jan 2021 14:39
A new composite image of Jupiter's atmosphere shows a hot spot glowing brightly in infrared wavelengths.
Earth from Space: Sardinia, Italy
SpaceRef - 23 Jan 2021 00:18
Sardinia, the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, is featured in this false-colour image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission....
Northrop Grumman and L3Harris to build sensor satellites for Missile Defense Agency
Space News - 23 Jan 2021 00:12
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Northrop Grumman a $155 million contract Jan. 22. L3Harris received a $121 million contract Jan. 14. SpaceNews