Latest Space News: The Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 8: Here's what to expect Link:
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The Draconid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here
The Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 8, as a waning gibbous moon graces the night sky.
 Summary: The Draconid meteor shower peaks on Oct. 8, as a waning gibbous moon graces the night sky.
🧑‍🚀 **Astronaut Spotlight** 🌟 **Name**: Tim Peake 🏷️ **Status**: Retired 📖 **Bio**: Major Timothy Nigel Peake CMG is a British Army Air Corps officer, former European Space Agency astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) crew member. He is the first British ESA astronaut, the second astronaut to bear a flag of the United Kingdom patch, the sixth person born in the United Kingdom to go on board the International Space Station and the seventh UK-born person in space. He began the ESA's intensive astronaut basic training course in September 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010 #Astronauts #SpaceHeroes
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Long March 8A | Unknown Payload 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-10-10T03:19:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Long March 8A 📖 **Details**: Details TBD. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Kuiper (KF-03) 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-10-10T01:34:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: Third of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, with 24 satellites on board. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: New Shepard | NS-36 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-10-08T13:00:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: New Shepard 📖 **Details**: NS-36 is the 15th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 36th in the New Shepard program's history. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
Latest Space Breaking News: New study rules out binary hardening as cause of Dimorphos's orbital period drop Link: https://phys.org/news/2025-10-binary-hardening-dimorphos-orbital-period.html Summary: A new study has challenged a popular explanation for the unexpected 30-second shortening of Dimorphos's orbital period. The researchers found that the proposed mechanism would actually produce the opposite effect, given the gravitational dynamics of the small moon. The paper has been accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics and is currently available on the arXiv preprint server.
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 Summary: I think Celestron's Skymaster 20x80 binoculars are a brilliant alternative to a telescope, especially if you want to escape light pollution. With Amazon Prime Big Deals Day, they're 24% off.
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Long March 8A | Unknown Payload 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-10-10T03:19:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Long March 8A 📖 **Details**: Details TBD. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Project Kuiper (KF-03) 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-10-10T01:34:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9 📖 **Details**: Third of a three launches contract for Amazon's Kuiper low Earth orbit satellite internet constellation, with 24 satellites on board. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀 🌌 **Mission Name**: New Shepard | NS-36 🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-10-08T13:00:00Z 🚀 **Rocket**: New Shepard 📖 **Details**: NS-36 is the 15th crewed flight for the New Shepard program and the 36th in the New Shepard program's history. #SpaceLaunch #RocketScience