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Contacts:Diana Hannikainen, Observing Editor855-638-5388 x22100, diana@skyandtelescope.org Gary Seronik, Consulting Editorgseronik@skyandtelescope.org Notice to Editors/Producers: This launch is accompanied by high-quality graphics; see the top of this launch for the pictures and hyperlinks to obtain. If it’s clear on the morning of Tuesday, February 18th, you possibly can see Mars wink out …

For Valentine’s Day, we convey you this Copernicus Sentinel-2 picture capturing a ravishing heart-shaped geographical formation within the dramatic panorama of the southern highlands of Bolivia. The highlands are a part of the Altiplano, that means Excessive Plateau, a area that stretches nearly 1000 km from Peru to Bolivia. The …

For Valentine’s Day, we carry you this Copernicus Sentinel-2 picture capturing a fantastic heart-shaped geographical formation within the dramatic panorama of the southern highlands of Bolivia. The highlands are a part of the Altiplano, that means Excessive Plateau, a area that stretches virtually 1000 km from Peru to Bolivia. The …

The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean Sea and separates Spain on the European continent from Morocco on the African continent. The Worldwide Area Station was orbiting 265 miles above the Atlantic off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal, when this was taken. iss062e005579 (Feb. 11, 2020) …

Artist’s idea of the photo voltaic system. Credit score: NASA NASA introduced Thursday it can fund 4 idea research for potential robotic missions to Venus, Jupiter’s moon Io and Neptune’s moon Triton forward of a call subsequent 12 months to approve as much as two of the initiatives for launch …

On Tuesday February 18th the Moon will go in entrance of Mars occulting the Purple Planet round or simply earlier than dawn for viewers in North America. Mountains alongside the Moon’s darkish limb nick the south polar cap of Mars on this dramatic picture taken July 17, 2003, by Andrew …

The Pine Island Glacier not too long ago spawned an iceberg over 300 sq km that in a short time shattered into items. This nearly cloud-free picture, captured on 11 February by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission, exhibits the freshly damaged bergs intimately. A recent animation utilizing 57 radar photos captured …

The three-member Expedition 62 crew is preparing for a resupply mission scheduled to launch to the Worldwide Area Station no sooner than Thursday, Feb. 13, at four:06 p.m. EST as a result of an unfavorable climate forecast within the subsequent few days and the time required to deal with a …

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s illustration of astronauts on the moon. Credit score: NASA The Trump administration is requesting $25.2 billion for NASA in fiscal 2021, a 12 % improve that features $three.three billion to kickstart growth of a human-rated lander for the Artemis moon program. Practically …

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — The quantity 13 might have a foul wrap among the many superstitious, however Northrop Grumman is taking it in stride as the corporate prepares to launch its 13th Cygnus cargo flight to the Worldwide House Station on Sunday (Feb. 9).  “There isn’t any superstitions,” Frank DeMauro, Northrop …