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	Science Daily update ⋅ August 16, 2020
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	Space.com Ariane 5 rocket launches robotic space tug into orbit alongside 2 communications satellites Space.com A new space tug, only the second-ever to extend the life of older satellites, launched into orbit Saturday on a European rocket after weeks of delays due to weather and rocket checks. An Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket hefted the Mission Extension Vehicle-2 ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com 16 amazing dark sky preserves around the world that protect the night sky Space.com Like many aspects of planet Earth, our view of the night sky suffers from pollution effects. Emissions from industry along with stray light from outdoor lamps makes it difficult for people in many regions to enjoy the starry view to its fullest. The International ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Do You Solve a Moon Mystery? Fire a Laser at It The New York Times The moon is drifting away. Every year, it gets about an inch and a half farther from us. Hundreds of millions of years from now, our companion in the sky will be distant enough that there will be no more total solar eclipses. For decades, scientists have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spaceflight Now Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket poised for launch from French Guiana today Spaceflight Now The Ariane 5 rocket is slated to launch with a pair of U.S.-built communications satellites and Northrop Grumman's second Mission Extension Vehicle, a spacecraft designed to dock with other satellites in geostationary orbit, a belt located more than 22,000 miles ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission prepares for touchdown on an asteroid CNN (CNN) This week, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft conducted a final rehearsed of all of the maneuvers it will need to touchdown on the asteroid Bennu and collect a sample from it in the fall. The collection will occur on October 20, making it NASA's first spacecraft ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Entire cities could fit inside the moon's monstrous lava tubes Livescience.com Mars is pockmarked with absolutely massive lava tubes, with ceilings as high as the Empire State Building, new research shows. And the moon hosts even more gargantuan tubes, with heights that dwarf Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spaceflight Now NASA sets Oct. 23 as target launch date for first operational Crew Dragon mission Spaceflight Now Spacecraft commander Mike Hopkins, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will ride the Crew Dragon spacecraft into orbit on top of a Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Science Times NASA's THEMIS Mission Provides First Strong Evidence Explaining Mysteries of Auroras Science Times The beautiful polar lights predominantly seen in the high-latitude regions of the planet are called the aurora. The northern lights are called aurora borealis, while the southern lights are called aurora australis. But aside from those two polar lights, scientists ... Flag as irrelevant
	Live 5 News WCSC Astronomers find 'Milky Way look-alike' baby galaxy 12 billion light years from Earth Live 5 News WCSC (CBS News) - Billions of light years from Earth, a baby galaxy that is surprisingly similar to our own is lurking, surprisingly calm and unassuming, scientists said in research published Wednesday. The scientists said the discovery has changed their ... Flag as irrelevant
	Ars Technica Fabulous fossil preserves eyes of 429-million-year-old trilobite Ars Technica Among fossils, trilobites are rock stars. They are adorable (as stony arthropods go), with a segmented shape distinctive enough to be a common logo. But they're also fascinating because there are so many examples in the fossil record over such a long period ... Flag as irrelevant
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