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4/29/20
Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 to pass within 6.3 million km of Earth, astronomers say it looks like a COVID-19 facemask - ABC News
Classed as a potentially hazardous object, an asteroid about 2 kilometres in size will pass Earth tonight, 6.3 million kilometres away from the planet.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/4/20
Eta Aquariid meteor shower to light up Australian skies in one of the best shows of the year - ABC News
Rug up, set your alarm clock and get ready to see the Eta Aquariid meteor put on one of the best sky shows over Australia this week.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
5/6/20
Tom Cruise to star in movie shot on International Space Station, NASA confirms - ABC News
Fewer than 250 people have been on the International Space Station but Mission Impossible actor Tom Cruise looks set to become one of them, in part to "inspire a new generation of engineers and scientists".
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: 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.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
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.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
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.