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Fun Facts About Ceres The Largest Asteroid & A Dwarf Planet

Fun Facts About Ceres The Largest Asteroid & A Dwarf Planet2019-04-27T01:12:42+01:00
The Planet Looking Asteroid! Ceres is the largest object in the main Asteroid Belt and the closest dwarf planet to the Sun! Ceres is also considered to be by far the…
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The Sky High Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)

The Sky High Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)2019-04-26T23:58:52+01:00
High And Dry Located at over 5,000 m on the high plateau of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) consists of 66 radio telescopes…
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SOFIA – Facts About NASA’s Flying Infrared Telescope ✈

SOFIA – Facts About NASA’s Flying Infrared Telescope ✈2019-04-26T23:58:17+01:00
Big Eye In The Sky On The Sky! The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is an airborne ( ft) telescope which conducts infrared observations from the back of a…
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Learn Lots Of Fun Facts About Earth’s Impact Craters

Learn Lots Of Fun Facts About Earth’s Impact Craters2019-04-27T00:04:32+01:00
Earth’s Ancient Scars! Since the formation of the solar system the Earth, like all other bodies in the solar system, has endured intense bombardment from the heavens. Yet today on…
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Boeing’s Commercial CST-100 Starliner Crew Capsule

Boeing’s Commercial CST-100 Starliner Crew Capsule2019-04-28T01:07:08+01:00
The Reusable Starliner Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, developed in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Crew Development Program (to foster private space capabilities) was one of two selected to transfer astronauts and cargo…
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SpaceX’s Dragon – The Private Space Cargo Truck!

SpaceX’s Dragon – The Private Space Cargo Truck!2019-04-28T01:08:13+01:00
Puff The Magic Dragon SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft was developed in collaboration with NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (set up to foster private space capabilities) to transfer cargo to and from…
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The BEST Space & Astronomy Related YouTube Channels!

The BEST Space & Astronomy Related YouTube Channels!2019-04-28T04:22:14+01:00
Videos From Out Of This World! Here you'll find a collection of YouTube channels with some of the best Space and Astronomy related videos available online. From NASA to JPL,…
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Space Food | What People Eat In Space 🥫

Space Food | What People Eat In Space 🥫2019-04-28T01:12:20+01:00
No Grocery Stores Ahead! People often wonder what do astronauts eat in space when there’s no grocery store to go too? Well, they eat specially prepared Space Food! It can’t…
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Checkout These Privately Developed Orbital Spacecraft!

Checkout These Privately Developed Orbital Spacecraft!2019-04-28T01:06:01+01:00
Commercial Space Comes To Life! The future commercialization of space is critical to help drive down costs increasing accessibility to space in general. So NASA decided to set about fostering…
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Federation – Russia’s Next Generation Crew Spacecraft

Federation – Russia’s Next Generation Crew Spacecraft2019-04-28T01:10:35+01:00
Versatile Modern Crew Capsule At the request of Roscosmos, the Federation capsule is a modern reusable spacecraft under development to replace the Soviet-era Soyuz workhorse. The Federation will ferry cosmonauts…
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Cool Future Space Missions And Launches

Early 2022 -  2nd Test Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
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Mid 2022  -  Launch The Space Launch System Rocket!
August 2022  -  Launch Psyche Spacecraft - Journey to 16 Psyche!
Aug-Sept 2022  -  Launch of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Late 2022 -  First Crewed Flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner!
Early 2023  -  Launch of the New Glenn Rocket!
Mid 2023  -  SpaceX's Starship 'Dear Moon' Mission!
10th October 2024  -  Launch Europa Clipper - To Jupiter's Moon
December 19th 2024  -  Parker Solar Probe's closest approach to The Sun
December 2025  -  BepiColombo Enters Mercury Orbit
Mid 2026  -  SpaceX launches the Starship with crew bound for Mars (hopefully)
11th April 2030  -  Europa Clipper Enters Jupiter's Orbit
Early 2030  -  The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer Enters Jupiter's Orbit
In the 2030's  -  NASA plans to send Orion and Astronauts to Mars

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Psyche Metal World Probe Launches - August 2022!

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Launch of Europa Clipper to Jupiter!

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May 15-16th 2022 - Total Lunar Eclipse Across America's
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April 20th 2023 - 1 min 16 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
October 14th 2023 - Annular (Ring of Fire!) Solar Eclipse!
April 8th 2024 - Total Solar Eclipse in Mexico & the USA!
May 6th 2025 - Saturn at equinox (the Rings disappear!)
August 2nd 2027 - 6 min 23 sec Total Solar Eclipse!
November 13th 2032 - Transit of Mercury
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July 26th 69,163 AD - A simultaneous transit of Venus and Mercury!

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