EarthSky News - Dec 14 - Feathered Dino Tail

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Rare glimpse of feathered dinosaur tail Noticed at an amber market in Myanmar, an amber specimen is now said to hold one of the best, most beautiful and most useful examples of dinosaur feathers. Twice as many bird species as before? Bird watchers, prepare to update your checklists. Ornithologists are pondering a new way of defining bird species. If the new thinking is accepted globally, the number of known bird species would double. Today in science: Tycho Brahe Tycho Brahe is known for his partying, his prosthetic nose, and for being one of the greatest astronomers of all time. Tonight … Moon and Gemini Adding insult to injury, tonight's moon is in front of Gemini, radiant point of the Geminid meteor shower. Console yourself by star-hopping to Castor and Pollux - Gemini's brightest stars - on this moonlit night.

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Today's image: Deep winter It's deep winter in the northern latitudes... late dawns, early sunsets, short days and long nights. But the solstice is coming up on December 21 and things will start to turn around. Gibfoto shot this image of snow-covered pine trees in Norway's Skibotn Valley.

Tonight: Moon and Gemini Adding insult to injury, tonight's moon is in front of Gemini, radiant point of the Geminid meteor shower. Console yourself by star-hopping to Castor and Pollux - Gemini's brightest stars - on this moonlit night. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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Stork capture

Stork capture

14-12-2016 03:32 PM CET

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Grabbing Japan's supply spaceship with Space Station's robotic arm

 

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Testing completed on Orion service module

Testing completed on Orion service module

14-12-2016 12:13 PM CET

On Monday ESA handed over ownership of the Orion European Service Module test article to NASA at the agency's Plum Brook facility – marking the end of individual testing for the structure.

The module sits directly below Orion's crew capsule and provides propulsion, power, thermal control, and water and air for four astronauts. The solar array spans 19 m and provides enough electricity to power two households. 

 

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Reissued: call for Earth Explorer 9 proposals

Reissued: call for Earth Explorer 9 proposals

14-12-2016 08:50 AM CET

Scientists involved in Earth observation have another opportunity to submit a proposal for ESA's next Earth Explorer satellite mission.

 

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The Guardian today: Aleppo residents await evacuation after ceasefire deal offers hope of survival

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