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Two women will set new record & 6 Planets Alignment.

Weekly summary and upcoming events...

Introduction

Welcome to another exciting week!

In today’s post, we will cover the final decision of NASA regarding the two astronauts that are stuck in space as well as

Content:

Best image of the week

Image by the European Southern Observatory

This image taken by the APEX telescope shows dense gas regions where new stars are being born in the RCW 106 region, which is located around 4,000 light-years away from Earth.

But only 1% of this gas is used in the creation of new stars, why this percentage is so low, is a mystery astronomers have not figured out yet.

Last week news

Final decision of NASA regarding the two astronauts that are stuck in space.

After over 80 days stuck in space, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams finally have a date for when they are coming back.

On Friday, NASA communicated their final decision. Bringing the two astronauts back in the Boeing Starliner is risky, as the gas leaks may be a real danger.

For this reason, NASA had decided that the two astronauts will come back in an SpaceX ship. This will occur in February 2025.

Although they are going to wait in the International Space Station for a long while, they do not face many risks, as the ISS is fully equipped, and all their necessary supplies are sent from Earth.

Two female astronauts will reach the highest altitude record since the Apollo missions.

Two women will set a spaceflight record, getting to the highest altitude a woman has ever been, as well as the highest altitude since the Apollo program.

All this will be carried out thanks to the Polaris Program. Where a crew of four members will fly in an SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

This will occur no sooner than the 27th of August, but may be delayed if the weather conditions are not safe, or for any other reasons.

Upcoming events

  • Planetary Alignment, 28th August

Six planets will align at night, for us to see. Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn.

You will be able to see Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with the naked eye, however Mercury will be harder to spot, as it will be next to the horizon. To see Neptune and Uranus, you'll need a telescope.

Planetary Alignment 28th August 2024

Mobile wallpaper

Today’s wallpaper is from Andrew McCarthy.

In this amazing image, he was able to capture the Sun with incredible detail.

The Sun is 151.2 million km away from Earth, and we orbit around it.

The Sun Wallpaper

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