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Watch the supermoon of August 2023 rise today with free telescope livestream (video)

The Full Sturgeon Moon, the first of two supermoons this month, rises Tuesday (August 1), and you can watch it live thanks to a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project.

Space

Watch an Antares rocket launch cargo to the International Space Station tonight

Northrop Grumman's final Antares 200 series rocket is poised to launch the NG-19 resupply mission to the International Space Station, delivering over 8,200 pounds of research and provisions.

Space

Kolkatans may witness ‘supermoon’ today if monsoon sky permits

People of Kolkata will be able to witness a ‘supermoon’ on August 1 if the monsoon sky permits, former director of M P Birla Planetarium Debiprosad Duari said.

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Want to catch a supernova? There’s a new app for that

A new smartphone capp called ZARTH uses the open-source Sky Map and adds data daily from the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF)’s robotic telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California. ZARTH is short for ‘ZTF Augmented Reality Transient Hunter’, and is built along the lines of the augmented reality mobile game…

The Hindu

The best way to see the August supermoons in Australia

A ‘sturgeon moon’ and a ‘blue moon’ will both grace the night sky this month in a treat for moon gazers

The Guardian - AU

Euclid 'dark universe' telescope reveals its 1st sparkling images of the cosmos (photos)

Euclid's stunning seminal images confirm that the observatory's instruments are working as expected.

Space

Europe's trailblazing wind satellite comes to a fiery end above Earth

The European Space Agency's weather monitoring spacecraft Aeolus came to a fiery end on Friday, July 28, when it entered Earth's atmosphere and burned up.

Space

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What is a supermoon?

There are usually three to four supermoons in a year; Al Jazeera explains the phenomenon.

Al Jazeera

Aliens Could Build Massive Megastructures to Save Dying Stars

A recent study suggests that advanced alien civilizations could keep their stars alive a few billion years longer, using methods we might be able to spot from Earth.

Inverse

Watch Lance Armstrong and Andy Richter take out the astronaut trash in 'Stars on Mars' (video)

Watch Lance Armstrong and Andy Richter take out the trash in this exclusive clip for the new episode of Fox's sci-fi reality TV series, "Stars on Mars."

Space

Stars with superpowered magnetic fields could narrow the search for alien life

With unusually powerful magnetic fields, these stars seem to get a boost when their cores start to drift apart. Thus, they may not be the ideal hosts for habitable exoplanets.

Space

August Will Have 2 Supermoons — Here's How To See These Rare Events

Supermoons happen when the Full Moon coincides with the Moon's closest position to Earth. Now we get a Blue Moon supermoon.

Inverse

Supermoon August 2023: Why There Are 2 This Month and How to See Them

Supermoons happen when the Full Moon coincides with the Moon's closest position to Earth. Now we get a Blue Moon supermoon.

Inverse

Queen legend Brian May helped NASA ace its asteroid-sampling mission, new book reveals

Queen guitarist Brian May and the chief scientist of NASA's asteroid-sampling OSIRIS-REx mission have collaborated on a book about the asteroid Bennu — and it's not a PR stunt.

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Blue Moon: The songs, books and films inspired by the natural phenomenon

Two supermoons will be seen in August

Space

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 72 — Newspace Careers with Rick Jenet

On Episode 72 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Geoffrey Notkin welcome Rick Jenet. Jenet's nonprofit, Expanding Frontiers, works to expand space development opportunities.

Space

See Artemis 2 moon astronauts train with US Navy for Orion splashdown (photos, video)

The Artemis 2 astronauts are practicing for their big splashdown day after returning from a round-the-moon mission in 2024.

Zenger

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Rehearses Retrieval Of Asteroid Sample Capsule

Recovery teams simulate field operations for the safe recovery of fragments from asteroid Bennu

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City-size comet headed toward Earth 'grows horns' after massive volcanic eruption

The exploding comet, known as 12P/Pons–Brooks, is currently approaching its closest point to Earth during its 71-year orbit through the solar system.

The Independent UK

Mystery object that washed up on Australian beach is identified

Western Australia Premier Roger Cook said the space debris could be displayed in a local museum

The Independent UK

Supermoons 2023: When to watch August’s double stargazing treat and Blue Moon phenomena

The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons

Zenger

OceanGate Co-Founder Wants To Send 1,000 People To “Earth’s Evil Twin” Venus By 2050:

Despite the recent Titan submersible tragedy, killing 5 people, the co-founder explores the idea of sending 1,000 humans to Venus

Space

August's Full Sturgeon Moon rises tomorrow, 1st of 2 supermoons this month

The Sturgeon full moon rises on Tuesday, Aug. 1, marking the first of two supermoons in August 2023 and the second supermoon in a series of four across summer.

Inverse

August 2023 Sky Guide: Perseids, Supermoons, and Conjunctions, Oh My!

Here's everything you won't want to miss in the night sky this month, and when and how to see it.

Zenger

SpaceX Hits 250 Successful Missions, Thanks To ‘Falcon Heavy’ Rocket‌

The rocket launched the Hughes JUPITER 3 mission, the firm's 250th, to a geosynchronous transfer orbit on July 28.

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