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Cassiopeia constellation is surrounded by celestial treasures
Cassiopeia constellation is surrounded by celestial treasures
(Alan Dyer/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
If you were among the countless numbers of people who spent time last week looking for Perseid meteors, you doubt took notice of a striking stellar arrangement in the northeastern part of the sky: A zigzag row of five bright stars marking the Queen of Ethiopia, Cassiopeia.
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Spaceflight

How will the stuck Boeing Starliner astronauts perceive time?
How will the stuck Boeing Starliner astronauts perceive time?
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Full Story: Space(8/23)
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Science & Astronomy

Will our galaxy really collide with Andromeda? Maybe not
Will our galaxy really collide with Andromeda? Maybe not
(NASA; ESA; Z. Levay and R. van der Marel, STScI; T. Hallas; and A. Mellinger)
Astronomers have long considered it inevitable that our home galaxy, the Milky Way, will merge with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy within the next 5 billion years. However, a new simulation suggests the chance of this clash happening comes down to a coin flip — at least, within the next 10 billion years.
Full Story: Space(8/22)
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SpaceX

How to watch SpaceX's Polaris Dawn launch on Aug. 27
How to watch SpaceX's Polaris Dawn launch on Aug. 27
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SpaceX is targeting Tuesday (Aug. 27) for the launch of its Polaris Dawn mission, which will take a Crew Dragon spacecraft to its highest orbit and feature the first-ever private spacewalk. Here's how you can watch the historic action live. Spoiler alert: You'll need to be on X.
Full Story: Space(8/23)

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So.....Tuesday of this week (20th August 2024) saw a rare spectacle - the "Super Blue Moon" with Saturn lined up alongside.

This was the best I could do.
(Moon....tick. Rochester Castle....tick. Rochester Cathedral....tick. Saturn....tick.
Crappy phone pic, but I assure Saturn IS there.)

The fates combined on Tuesday night to ensure this area was as cloud-free as can be. :)
Hence my pic....

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