SpaceX has announced the identity of its first passenger to fly on its forthcoming BFR spacecraft, headed around the moon in 2023.
Yusaku Maezawa, the 42-year-old billionaire founder of Japan’s colossal online fashion mall, Zozotown, will fly around …
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See Venus and the crescent moon pair off in the night sky this weekend
Summer is a great time to catch up on some stargazing.
The nights are warm, and in most parts of the world, there’s usually something to see after the sun goes down. This weekend is no exception.
On Sunday, Venus and the crescent moon wil…
Super blue blood moon photos show that it lived up to the hype
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On Tuesday morning, a good number of people were treated to the beauty that is a rare super blue blood moon.
The event combined a super moon (when the moon is at its closest point to Earth), a blue moon (the second full moon of the month), and a blood moon (a total lunar eclipse) for a wondrous astronomical event visible to over half the globe, especially for those on the U.S. West Coast and in Australia, Northern Russia, Eastern Asia, and the Middle East.
Will you be able to see the #SuperBlueBloodMoon in your area? Check out this map to find out! For the continental U.S., viewing will be best on the West Coast. Get the details: https://t.co/ooerjToxKR
Not great viewing in your area? Watch our livestream https://t.co/6wIIyicomc pic.twitter.com/scD4UzkVkf— NASA (@NASA) January 30, 2018 Read more…
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What the hell is the ‘super blue blood moon’ anyway?
So, by now you’ve probably heard that a special and rare full moon will rise on Wednesday.
This so-called “super blue blood moon” sounds like a big deal. But when you break it all down, what exactly makes this moon so unusual?
The answer lies i…
How to see the very special ‘super blue blood moon’ rising next week
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A very special total lunar eclipse will grace skies above the Western United States on January 31.
That evening, a “super blue blood” moon will rise, giving millions along the West Coast of the United States a chance to witness a special kind of total lunar eclipse.
The full moon will pass into Earth’s dark shadow in the early morning on Jan. 31, making the moon look at if it’s glowing red, hence the name, “blood moon.”
Totality should start at about 4:51 a.m. PT.
“Weather permitting, the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii will have a spectacular view of totality from start to finish,” NASA’s Gordon Johnston said in a statement. Read more…
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