For almost a year now, SpaceX has been building a series of Starship prototypes that will test how the system fares when launched to orbit. Coming on the heels of successful hop tests with the Starship Hopper, these tests will validate the spacecraft and its Raptor engines in space. Unfortunately, the company has encountered some hiccups with these prototypes, as the…
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Come to know the Big and Little Dippers
The Big Dipper is easy. And, once you find it, you can find the Little Dipper, too. Source: https://earthsky.org/favorite-star-patterns/big-and-little-dippers-highlight-northern-sky…
Gemini twins are triplets on March 5
Let tonight’s moon show you the Gemini twins, Castor and Pollux, as well as Procyon, aka the Little Dog Star. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-south-of-gemini-stars…
Pollux: The brighter twin star
Pollux, the brightest star in the constellation Gemini, blazes in a golden light next to its bluish-white heavenly twin, Castor, in the evening skies of the Northern Hemisphere’s spring. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/pollux-not-castor-is-geminis-brightest-star…
Castor is six stars in one
The bright bluish-white star, Castor, in the constellation Gemini, appears to our eyes as a single star. But it’s actually a family of 6 stars. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/best-castor-brightest-second-magnitude-star…
Gemini? Here’s your constellation
The constellation Gemini, with its two brightest stars, Castor and Pollux, shines prominently in winter and spring night skies of the Northern Hemisphere. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/gemini-heres-your-constellation…
Star-hop: Pegasus to Andromeda galaxy
The 4 stars of the Great Square of Pegasus are easy to find. Ready? Let’s star-hop! Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/star-hop-from-great-square-of-pegasus-to-andromeda-galaxy…
Watch this fish hop across the surface of water and climb on land
Mudskippers are known for their unusual ability to climb trees, but now they have been spotted hopping across water. They are thought to be a living example of how fish transitioned to land Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2232580-watch-this-fish-hop-across-the-surface-of-water-and-climb-on-land/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Star-hop from Orion to Planet 9
For several years now, astronomers have been searching for a hypothetical Planet 9 in the starry sky. You can use the constellation Orion to show you approximately where they’re looking. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/star-hop-from-orion-to-planet-9…
New coronavirus may have started in bats. But how did it hop to humans?
A new study provides more clues to the virus’ origins. Source: https://www.livescience.com/new-coronavirus-origin-bats.html