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Asteroid named after pope behind Gregorian calendar reform

The 16th century pope responsible for what is today known as the Gregorian calendar now has another, celestial claim to fame

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Jupiter and Venus to meet in Glasgow's night sky this week - how to spot the conjunction

This week, two planets are set to meet in our night skies - and you will be able to see it with the naked eye. So if you want to see it in Glasgow, here's what you need to know.

Glasgow Live · Feb 28, 2023

Jupiter and Venus to meet in Edinburgh skies this week - here's how to spot them

After the spectacular display the aurora borealis - Northern Lights - gave us, the solar system will indulge the UK in yet another beautiful sight in the night sky.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 28, 2023

NASA names solar physicist as agency's science chief

NASA announced on Monday it has picked a longtime solar scientist who heads its heliophysics division to become the U.S. space agency's science chief.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2023

What is a Leap Year and when will it happen?

They usually take place every four years

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

NASA, SpaceX scrub launch attempt of next quartet to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first four humans to fly into space in 2023 will have to wait a couple more days as teams scrubbed an early Monday morning launch attempt with less than three minutes before the planned liftoff.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 27, 2023

The Milky Way's Black Hole is Devouring a 278 Trillion Mile Gas Cloud

It could give us a front row seat to elusive black hole behavior.

Inverse · Feb 27, 2023

SpaceX scraps attempt to launch 4 astronauts to ISS for Nasa 2 minutes before liftoff

Elon Musk's SpaceX had planned to launch a rocket for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday with four astronauts onboard, when a technical issue occurred

Daily Mirror · Feb 27, 2023

NASA, SpaceX postpone space station crew launch with two minutes left until lift-off

The launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station is called off due to trouble with the Falcon 9 rocket's engine ignition system occurring minutes from lift-off.

ABC News · Feb 27, 2023

SpaceX Dragon Crew to Blast Off for ISS

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off early Monday for the International Space Station carrying two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and the second Emirati to voyage to space. The SpaceX Dragon Crew-6 mission is set to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023