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November 6, 2020
Google Photos might put some editing features behind a subscription paywall, Chris Welch
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Google Photos is a superb photo management and editing app. As it has grown in popularity, Google has made the occasional attempt to monetize Photos — most recently by launching a subscription service where customers receive a selection of 10 printed shots every month. But now, according to XDA Developers (and also highlighted by Android Police), Google might be planning to reserve certain editing tricks — some that were previously available for free — for Google One subscribers. That’s one way to start ruining a beloved service, Google. Maybe rethink this.
Inside the code for the latest update to Google Photos, there are strings that clearly point to the app moving in this direction:
As a Google One member, you get access to extra…
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China launches 13 satellites on a single Long March 6 rocket, ,
China launched a Long March 6 rocket early Friday (Nov. 6), successfully sending 13 satellites into orbit.
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Disney’s live-action Mulan will be out on Blu-ray next week, Jay Peters
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Disney’s live-action adaptation of Mulan, one of the company’s biggest streaming titles this year, will finally be available on physical media next week. You’ll be able to get it on 4K UHD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on November 10th.
Mulan’s physical media launch marks the end of a whirlwind release schedule brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The movie was originally set to premiere in theaters on March 27th, but was delayed to July 24th due to pandemic-related theater closures. As the year wore on, closures forced another delay to August 21st, which then was followed by another — and indefinite — delay.
In early August, Disney made the notable call to have Mulan exclusively premiere on Disney Plus on September 4th, though subscribers…
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Gray wolves win in historic Colorado election, Justine Calma
A gray wolf in fresh snow, in Montana. | Photo by Dennis Fast/VWPics/Universal Images Group/Getty Images
Colorado will need to bring people together to ensure the wolves’ survival
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Spotify hints at subscription podcast service, Jacob Kastrenakes
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Spotify appears to be interested in launching a subscription podcast service that would offer access to original shows or exclusive episodes for a monthly fee. The potential service was described in a survey sent out through Spotify’s app, which was reported on by Andrew Wallenstein, president of Variety’s Intelligence Platform.
The survey describes at least four possible subscription podcast plans, ranging from $3 to $8 per month. The cheapest plan would include “access to exclusive interviews and episodes,” but would still include ads. The most expensive plan would include access to “high quality original content,” early access to some episodes, and no platform-inserted ads. None of these plans would include access to Spotify’s premium…
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Virgin Galactic planning to launch suborbital test flight this month, ,
Virgin Galactic aims to launch its VSS Unity space plane on its third test flight to suborbital space between Nov. 19 and Nov. 23, according to an update the company released on Thursday (Nov. 5).
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Asteroid Apophis is speeding up from sunlight as scientists recalculate odds of 2068 impact, ,
Astronomers say they’ll have to keep an eye on the near-Earth asteroid Apophis to see how much of a danger the space rock poses to our planet during a close pass in 2068.
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Cosmic bubbles may have forged dark matter, new theory suggests, ,
New theory suggests cosmic bubbles during the birth of our universe are responsible for creating dark matter.
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On This Day in Space: Nov. 6, 1572: Tycho supernova discovered, ,
On Nov. 6, 1572, the German astronomer Wolfgang Schulër observed a supernova with his bare eyes. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!
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November 5, 2020
Space calendar 2020: Rocket launches, sky events, missions & more!, ,
LAST UPDATED Nov. 5: These dates are subject to change, and will be updated throughout the year as firmer dates arise. Please DO NOT schedule travel based on a date you see here. Launch dates collected from NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, Spaceflight Now and others.
Watch NASA webcasts and other live launch coverage on our “Watch Live” page, and see our night sky webcasts here. Find out what’s up in the night sky this month with our visible planets guide and skywatching forecast.
Wondering what happened today in space history? Check out our “On This Day in Space” video show here!
November
Nov. 5: A Chinese Long March 6 rocket will launch 10 NuSat Earth-imaging satellites for Satellogic, an Argentine satellite manufacturer and remote sensing company. It will lift off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China’s Shanxi Province, at 10:58 p.m. EST (0318 GMT on Nov. 6).
Nov. 7: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49) will launch the EOS 1 radar Earth observation satellite (formerly known as RISAT 2BR2) for the Indian Space Research Organization. It will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, at 4:32 a.m. EST (0932 GMT).
Nov. 8: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch a classified spacecraft payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, NROL-101, will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, at 5:36 p.m. EST (2236 GMT). Watch it live
Nov. 11-12: The Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks overnight.
Nov. 12: The waning crescent moon will be in conjunction with Venus, the “morning star,” at 4:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT). Look for the pair above the eastern horizon before dawn.
Nov. 14: SpaceX will launch its first operational Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, called Crew-1, with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi. The mission will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, at 7:49 p.m. EST (0049 GMT on Nov. 15). Watch it live
Nov. 15: New moon
Nov. 15: Rocket Lab will use an Electron rocket to launch 30 small satellites and payloads from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The company will also attempt to recover the rocket’s first stage using a parachute for the first time. The mission is scheduled to lift off during a 2-hour, 50 minute launch window that opens at 8:44 p.m. EST (0144 GMT on Nov. 16). Watch it live
Nov. 16: An Arianespace Vega rocket will launch the SEOSat-Ingenio Earth observation satellite and the Taranis scientific research satellite from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, at 8:52 p.m. EST (0152 GMT on Nov. 17). Watch it live
Nov. 16-17: The Leonid meteor shower peaks.
Nov. 18: Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will take a six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station to service external station hardware and science experiments. The spacewalk is schedule to begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. EST (1430 GMT). Watch it live
Nov. 18: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a classified spacecraft payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, designated NROL-108, will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Watch it live
Nov. 19: The waxing crescent moon will be in conjunction with Jupiter at 3:57 a.m. EST (0857 GMT). Shortly afterward, it will be in conjunction with Saturn at 9:51 a.m. EST (1451 GMT). Look for the trio in the evening sky.
Nov. 21: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite (also known as Jason-CS A), a joint mission between the European Space Agency, NASA, NOAA, CNES and Eumetsat to continue recording sea level data that was previously collected by the Jason series of satellites. It will lift off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, at 12:17 p.m. EST (1717 GMT). Watch it live
Nov. 24: A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch three Gonets M communications satellites from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.
Nov. 25: The waxing, gibbous moon will be in conjunction with Mars at 2:46 p.m. EST (1946 GMT). Look for the pair above the eastern horizon after sunset.
Nov. 28: A Russian Angara-A5 rocket will launch on its second orbital test flight from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.
Nov. 29: A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch Japan’s first Optical Data Relay Satellite with a laser communications payload in geosynchronous orbit. It will lift off from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center at 2:15-4:15 a.m. EST (0715-0915 GMT).
Nov. 30: A penumbral lunar eclipse will be visible from the Americas, Australia and Asia. The moon will begin passing through Earth’s shadow at 2:32 a.m. EST (0732 GMT), and the eclipse will last for 4 hours and 20 minutes.
Nov. 30: The full moon of November, known as the “Beaver Moon,” occurs at 4:30 a.m. EST (0930 GMT).
Nov. 30: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Turksat 5A communications satellite for the Turkish satellite operator Turksat. It will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Watch it live
Also scheduled to launch in November (from Spaceflight Now ):
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the 15th batch of approximately 60 operational satellites for the company’s Starlink broadband network. It will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Watch it live
A Chinese Long March 3B rocket will launch the Tiantong 1-02 mobile communications satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in China’s Sichuan province.
An Arianespace Soyuz rocket will launch the Falcon Eye 2 Earth-imaging satellite for the United Arab Emirates. It will lift off from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana.
December
Dec. 11: A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch the Progress 77P cargo resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kasakhstan. Watch it live
Dec. 13-14: The Geminid meteor shower peaks.
Dec. 14: The only total solar eclipse of 2020 will cross through the southern tip of South America. The moon’s shadow will take a similar path to the one it did for the “Great South American Eclipse” of July 2, 2019.
Dec. 16: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 1 rideshare mission with dozens of tiny satellites for commercial and government customers. It will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Watch it live
Dec. 16/17: The waxing crescent moon will be in conjunction with Jupiter at 11:30 p.m. EST (0430 GMT on Dec. 17). A few hours later on Dec. 17, it will be in conjunction with Saturn at 12:20 a.m. EST (0520 GMT). Look for the trio near the southwestern horizon just after sunset.
Dec. 21: The solstice arrives at 4:47 a.m. EST (0947 GMT), marking the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
Dec. 21: Jupiter and Saturn will make a close approach in the evening sky. The pair will be in conjunction at 8:24 a.m. EST (1324 GMT).
Dec. 21-22: The Ursid meteor shower peaks.
Dec. 23: The waxing, gibbous moon will be in conjunction with Mars at 1:31 p.m. EST (1831 GMT). Look for the pair above the eastern horizon after sunset.
Dec. 29: The full moon of December, also known as the Cold Moon, occurs at 10:28 p.m. EST (0328 GMT).
Also scheduled to launch in December (from Spaceflight Now ):
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon cargo resupply mission (CRS-21) to the International Space Station. It will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Watch it live
A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch the 77th Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. It will lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Watch it live
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket will launch a classified spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, titled NROL-82, will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Watch it live
India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first orbital test flight from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India.
An Arianespace Soyuz rocket will launch the second Composante Spatiale Optique (CSO-2) military reconnaissance satellite for the French space agency CNES and DGA, the French defense procurement agency. It will lift off from the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. Watch it live
A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch approximately 36 satellites into orbit for the OneWeb constellation of communications satellites. The mission, titled OneWeb 4, will launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.
More coming in 2020…
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch on its first mission from a new launch pad at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. It will launch an experimental mission for the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program called Monolith, which carries a space weather instrument. Watch it live
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket will launch the ELaNa-20 rideshare mission with 14 cubesats. A Boeing 747 named “Cosmic Girl” will air-launch the rocket over the Pacific Ocean after taking off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
China will launch the Chang’e 5 mission to return samples from the moon. It will be the first lunar sample return mission attempted since 1976.
A Chinese Long March 5B rocket will launch on a test flight with an unpiloted prototype for China’s new human-rated crew capsule, which is designed for future human missions to the moon. This will be the first flight of a Long March 5B rocket. It will lift off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan, China.
India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 2 (GSLV Mk.2) will launch the county’s first GEO Imaging Satellite, or GISAT 1. It is scheduled to lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. The launch was postponed from March 6 due to technical problems with the rocket.
India’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) will launch on its first commercial mission with four Earth observation satellites for BlackSky Global. It will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SXM 7 satellite for SiriusXM. It will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Jan. 4: Starliner Orbital Flight Test 2. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on its second uncrewed mission to the International Space Station, following a partial failure in December 2019. It will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Feb. 1: Northrop Grumman will use an Antares rocket to launch the Cygnus NG-15 cargo resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. It will lift off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
March 19: A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch the Progress 78P cargo resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kasakhstan.
March 30: SpaceX will launch the second operational flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. Flying on the Crew-2 mission will be NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet.
March: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the USSF-8 mission for the Space Force’s Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP). It will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Q2: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF-44 mission for the U.S. Air Force. The mission will lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is expected to deploy two undisclosed payloads into geosynchronous orbit.
April 10: A Russian Soyuz rocket will launch the crewed Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft to the International Space Station with Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky, Pyotr Dubrov and Andrei Borisenko. It will lift off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
June: Boeing plans to launch the first crewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, which will send Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson and NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann to the International Space Station on an Atlas V rocket. The mission will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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