Thursday, March 8, 2018

March 8 - Space Station Re-Entry

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China's Tiangong-1 due for uncontrolled re-entry, soon
The current estimated window for the Tiangong-1 space station's re-entry is about March 29 to April 9. "This is highly variable," according to ESA.
Scientists discover supercolony of 1.5 million penguins
The Adélie penguins on the Danger Islands went undetected because the islands are so remote and the water surrounding them so treacherous.
Send your name to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe, launching this summer, will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft yet - and you can send your name along for the ride. Hear about it from William Shatner.
Friday morning … Watch for a last quarter moon
It's also very near Mars. When to watch for it, what to look for.

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Moon sweeps past morning planets
Notice Mars and Antares. Both are reddish in color, and they're about equally bright now. But Mars will soon outshine Antares. Mars will be brighter in 2018 than since 2003
Milky Way and zodiacal light over Death Valley
Jeff Berkes captured the Milky Way and the zodiacal light from California's Death Valley National Park on February 16. Jeff said, “It was so bright this particular night with extremely clear conditions.”  
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