On Sunday evening, the two brightest planets in the night sky will appear very close to each other in a nearly annual astronomical event known as a conjunction.
People that step outside after sunset on Sunday and look to the Southwest will see Venus and Jupiter right next to each other. This event is easy to spot, making it a great one for younger stargazers to view -- and this year's conjunction will be a treat since it falls early enough on a school night.
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Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, was also the first person to have a meal in space. A bad one.
Mat Kaplan: A special invitation from the Planetary Society is moments away after we sample the week's headlines from around the solar system. NASA plans to launch a water mapping rover to the moon's south pole in 2022. Viper is the volatiles investigating polar exploration rover. It will analyze ice in the moons permanently shadowed craters using a one meter long drill built by Honeybee Robotics.
NASA's image of the day is a reflection of stars, planets and galaxies in the world's largest
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a reflection of the Milky Way on what might be the largest natural mirror.
NASA points out a few celestial bodies that are visible in the picture. They are the Milky Way and its satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), and a few bright stars like Antares and Sirius. Jupiter, the fifth and largest planet in our solar system is also visible in the image.
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Jedi: Fallen Order basically confirms a long held Star Wars fan theory - Polygon
Despite being the cornerstone of the First Order's plan, Starkiller Base's history remains largely a mystery in the Star Wars universe . Fans have had guesses about the base's origins since The Force Awakens was first released, but little hard evidence to go on. But the new video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order makes a strong connection between a lore-friendly destination and the planet which became Starkiller Base.
[ Ed. note : This post contains spoilers for all of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars: The Clone Wars , as well as potential spoilers for the Star Wars movie saga.]
NASA chief says 'Pluto should be a planet' | Fox News
“I am here to tell you, as the NASA Administrator, I believe Pluto should be a planet,” he said, to applause during a wide-ranging speech at the International Astronautical Congress in Washington D.C. Friday.
Bridenstine later responded to a question on his Pluto stance by citing its buried ocean , its moons and its multilayered atmosphere. “I like there being nine planets, how about that?” he added.
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Pluto lost its planet status in 2006 when it was controversially demoted to “dwarf planet” by the International Astronomical Union.
Another "Earth-Like" Planet Found? Or More Fake Science News? | Evolution News
Rain may bespatter the surface (if it has a solid surface, which seems doubtful) of K2-18b. "That's all you need!" exclaims Jay Richards, who co-authored Privileged Planet with Gonzalez. The two have fun with the science news on a new episode of ID the Future . Despite the hype, Dr. Gonzalez concludes, "This is definitely not a habitable planet."
But there's a bigger point here, as Jay Richards goes on to say. Wouldn't it be helpful if science journalists routinely did more than embellish on press releases from scientists and actually checked in with critics and skeptics about stories like this? "Teach the controversy," perhaps, as some might have it. Says Dr. Richards, that's "not only the way journalism should be done but the way science should be done."
Beyond NAFTA 2.0: toward a progressive trade agenda for people and planet |
Progressive politicians need to not just react to the neoliberal trade agenda and its right-wing disruptors, but radically transform the rules governing North American trade.
Six months ago, Pakistan was hit with a USD $6 billion fine for allegedly infringing on the profit making opportunities of a multinational mining corporation. This fine was leveled by an unelected three-person court within the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, part of the World Bank Group, and one of the many enablers of unchecked corporate power unleashed sixty years back.
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