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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/7/20
Tonight's 'supermoon' is a great opportunity for photographers - ABC News
NASA is calling tonight's full moon a supermoon. Not everyone agrees, but it is a great opportunity to catch a lovely photo.
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5/7/20
Where did the Moon landings happen? Use our guided tour to find out
Join astronomer Fred Watson for a spectacular guided tour of the Moon.
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5/8/20
Supermoon - the flower moon - caught on camera around the world for the last time in 2020 - ABC News
Bright, bold and ethereal - the sight of May's supermoon rising behind world landmarks will take your breath away.
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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/14/20
Astronomers finally detect the harmonic heartbeat of wayward delta Scuti stars - ABC News
The discovery of hypnotic rhythms pulsating from an enigmatic group of delta Scuti stars is music to astronomers.
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5/17/20
'Star Trek, not Star Wars:' NASA releases basic principles for Moon exploration pact - ABC News
NASA sets the stage for a global debate over the basic principles governing how humans will live and work on the Moon, releasing the main tenets of an international pact for Moon exploration called the Artemis Accords.
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5/20/20
Scientists using Very Large Telescope for the first time observe a new planet being formed
Scientists believe that for the first time they have been able to observe - within a huge disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star - a planet in the process of being born.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: BerrySteph
5/21/20
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said:Scientists believe that for the first time they have been able to observe - within a huge disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star - a planet in the process of being born.
Great and valuable news.
However, I cannot help thinking that a telescope in Chile is critically dependent on air travel as may never be the same again.
Its not just that individual seating will be substantially more expensive (spacing of passengers) it will never again enjoy the economies of scale created by vast numbers of people in cattle-class.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/28/20
'True embarrassment' of astronomy resolved as missing matter is found
After an intergalactic search lasting more than two decades, an Australian-led team of scientists say they have finally found the universe's "missing matter", solving a mystery that has long stumped astronomers.
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5/31/20
SpaceX completes historic crewed rocket launch from US soil
A rocket designed and built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company has lifted off carrying two American astronauts on a history-making flight to the International Space Station.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: BerrySteph
5/31/20
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said:A rocket designed and built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company has lifted off carrying two American astronauts on a history-making flight to the International Space Station.
One remembers those Soviet Cosmonauts who visited their Space Station and their country disappeared while they were away.