Feb 7 - Falcon Heavy!

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Elon Musk, on Falcon Heavy's triumphant launch Follow Musk's description of Tuesday's successful launch of the Falcon Heavy lift vehicle, which will give the U.S. a capability in space not seen since the Saturn V rockets of the Apollo era. Before sunrise ... Keep watching moon and planets In the next 2 mornings, you'll see the moon has swept past Jupiter and is nearer Mars. Why no full moon in February 2018? 2018 features 2 full moons in January and March, but no full moons in February. Canadian astronomer David Chapman explains full moons and calendars of new and indigenous nations, here. James Webb Telescope arrives in California The James Webb Telescope's 2 component halves had been undergoing testing in Houston. They're now at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in California, about to be assembled.

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Tuesday's Falcon Heavy launch Elon Musk re-tweeted this image from Brady Kenniston, who wrote: "Oh my god ... Remote number one from Falcon Heavy!"

Before sunrise … Keep watching moon and planets Notice Antares, brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. Mars and Antares are about equally bright in early February, but Mars is brightening fast and could outshine Antares by late February. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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