A 'cannibal CME' is headed straight towards Earth, and space weather forecasters expect bright displays of the Northern Lights during the nights ahead.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/trio-of-solar-storms-may-spark-bright-auroras-across-canada-this-week

Lucy's closeup view of asteroid Dinkinesh reveals it has a small moon!
- "We knew this was going to be the smallest main belt asteroid ever seen up close. The fact that it is two makes it even more exciting," says the mission principal investigator.

#Lucy #LucyMission #NASA #asteroid #space

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/science/space/nasa-lucy-discovers-asteroid-target-dinkinesh-is-binary-pair

Get your 3D glasses out!

Last week, Brian May had a guest blog post on the OSIRIS-REx mission page, talking about the sample the team found sitting on top of the sample collection cannister (even before they opened it).

It included a stereo anaglyph, but since I can never get those to work for me, I used GIMP to turn them into a red-blue anaglyph, so I could use my 3d glasses. Check it out!

(Link to the blog post: https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/2023/10/17/brian-may-guest-blog-stereoscopic-images-from-nasas-osiris-rex-sampling-head/)

#space #Bennu #OSIRISREx #NASA

After weather delay, NASA Psyche is go for launch to a $10 trillion asteroid

- After a delay due to active weather near Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, NASA's Psyche mission is ready to start its 3.6 billion kilometre trek across space to explore a massive metal-rich asteroid.

Tune in to NASA's livestream to watch the 10:19 a.m. EDT liftoff!

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/science/space/nasa-launches-psyche-mission-to-10-trillion-dollar-metal-rich-asteroid

#NASA #Psyche #PsycheMission #Asteroid #Space #SpaceLaunch #KSC

Hey Canada, are you ready for Saturday's #solareclipse?

We'll be seeing a partial eclipse during the event.

For all the details on timing, maximum eclipse, safety tips, and how to watch from anywhere (even if you're clouded over) click the link below!

#AnnularSolarEclipse #PartialSolarEclipse #eclipse2023 #space #astronomy

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/annular-ring-of-fire-eclipse-produces-partial-solar-eclipse-across-canada-saturday

Webb spots a 'cosmic question mark' while peering at rambunctious young stars

While aiming #JWST at HH 46/47, to get the clearest look yet at the jets of gas and dust ejected by these young stars, astronomers captured something strange in the background... a question mark!

#space #astronomy

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/science/space/cosmic-question-mark-spotted-in-new-james-webb-space-telescope-image