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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 · Aug 1, 2023

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 · Aug 1, 2023

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 · Jul 31, 2023

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 · Jul 31, 2023

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 · Jul 31, 2023

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 · Jul 31, 2023

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.

Space · Jul 31, 2023

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

Two supermoons will be seen in August

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

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 · Jul 31, 2023

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.

Space · Jul 31, 2023