Dominique Luchart's Blog, page 551
September 22, 2021
Asteroid three times the size of the Statue of Liberty will zoom past Earth on fall equinox, ,

An asteroid measuring about three times the size of the Statue of Liberty will sail harmlessly by Earth on Sept. 22, the 2021 fall equinox.
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Boeing’s next Starliner test launch for NASA may slip to 2022, ,

Boeing engineers are still troubleshooting valve problems that thwarted a launch try this summer.
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Watch the first trailer for ‘Finch,’ a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film starring Tom Hanks on Apple TV+, ,

The first, and possibly only, trailer for Tom Hanks’ new movie entitled “Finch” has arrived and we get our first glimpse of a terrifying, post-apocalyptic Earth.
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Vaonis announces Hyperia, its most advanced telescope yet, ,

After the release of Stellina and Vespera, Vaonis will launch the most powerful automated telescope yet, Hyperia.
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Women in Astrophotography Share Their Tips and Tricks, ,

We sat down with a group of women in astrophotography, to get their top tips for capturing pictures of the night sky.
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How does terraforming work in the Alien universe?, ,

Building better worlds is not as easy as it seems.
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September 21, 2021
Retro 51 rolls out space shuttle Enterprise limited edition Tornado pen, ,

Forty-five years after it made its public debut, NASA’s space shuttle Enterprise is being rolled out again, this time as a rollerball pen. Retro 51 announced its new Space Shuttle Enterprise Tornado.
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Why do the planets in the solar system orbit on the same plane?, ,

About 4.5 billion years ago, the solar system was just a giant, spinning cloud of gas and dust. Today, it’s flat. Here’s how that happened.
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Two celestial crowns for late summer, ,

There are two star patterns representing crowns that are visible in our current late-summer evening sky: Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown) and Corona Australis (the Southern Crown).
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NASA splits human spaceflight directorate into two new branches, ,

NASA is reorganizing its human spaceflight office, a move the agency believes will aid its push to put boots on the moon and Mars.
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