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<title><![CDATA[ Buried in the Cat's Paw Nebula lies one of the largest space molecules ever seen ]]></title>
<dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>Scientists have discovered a hitherto unknown space molecule while investigating a relatively nearby region of intense star birth, a cosmic spot about 5,550 light-years away. It's part of the Cat's Paw Nebula, also known as NGC 6334.</p><p>The team, led by Zachary Fried, a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), examined a section of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/21443-cats-paw-nebula-starburst.html">nebula</a> known as NGC 6334I with the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/19098-alma-telescope-array-photos.html">Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)</a>. This revealed the presence of a complex molecule known as 2-methoxyethanol, which had never been seen before in the natural world, though its properties had been simulated in labs on Earth.</p><p>Discovering molecule 2-methoxyethanol was remarkable. It contains 13 atoms, which may not sound like a lot, but only six molecules have been discovered in space with an atom count beyond this. This molecule also represents the largest and most complex "methoxy" molecule found in space to date, referring to a chemical with a methyl group atom bound to an oxygen atom.</p><p><strong>Related:</strong> <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/deep-space-molecules-massive-star-formation-distant-galaxies">Scientists find record-breaking collection of molecules in 2 extremely ancient galaxies</a></p>
<p>"Our group tries to understand what molecules are present in regions of space where stars and solar systems will eventually take shape," Fried said. "This allows us to piece together how chemistry evolves alongside the process of<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/planet-birthing-disk-infant-star-water-earth-ocean"> star and planet formation</a>."</p><p>Interestingly, the same team also hunted for 2-methoxyethanol in another region of space called IRAS 16293-2422B, home to four newborn <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-carina-nebula-image-protostars">protostars</a> located in the star-forming region of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/37418-rho-ophiuchi-nebula-photos.html">Rho Ophiuchi</a> that sits around 359 light-years away from us. This could hint at more diversity in the chemical composition of star-forming regions.</p>
<h2 id="alma-knew-what-to-look-for-in-the-cat-apos-s-paw-2">ALMA knew what to look for in the Cat's Paw</h2>
<p>Fried and colleagues didn't go into the investigation of NGC 6334I and IRAS 16293-2422B without any foundation. They already had a good idea of the molecule they would be hunting for with ALMA, an array of 66 radio telescopes located in the Atacama desert in Northern Chile. Basically, they received a tip from <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/deep-learning-supernova-explosions-cosmic-origins">machine learning models</a> that suggested they hunt for 2-methoxyethanol.</p><p>The group then measured and analyzed the rotational spectrum of 2-methoxyethanol on Earth, which Fried described as "the unique patterns of light they give off as they tumble end-over-end in space."</p><p>"These patterns are fingerprints or barcodes for molecules," the MIT researcher added. "To detect new molecules in space, we first must have an idea of what molecule we want to look for, then we can record its spectrum in the lab here on Earth, and then finally we look for that spectrum in space using telescopes.</p><p>"The barcode matched!"</p>
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<p>"Ultimately, we observed 25 rotational lines of 2-methoxyethanol that lined up with the molecular signal observed toward NGC 6334I, thus resulting in a secure detection of 2-methoxyethanol in this source," Fried said.<br>
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This successful detection then allowed the team to derive physical parameters of the molecule in conjunction with NGC 6334I, including the abundances at which it exists and the molecule's excitation temperature.</p><p>"It also enabled an investigation of the possible chemical formation pathways from known interstellar precursors," Fried added.</p>
<div class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">Related Stories:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-ghostly-galaxy-early-universe">James Webb Space Telescope pierces through dust to find an ancient ghostly galaxy</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/early-galaxies-transparent-universe-james-webb-space-telescope">James Webb Space Telescope reveals how galaxies made the early universe transparent</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/cosmic-winds-key-step-young-star-formation">A star is born! How cosmic winds are a key step in stellar formation</a></p></div></div>
<p>Discoveries such as this allow scientists to better understand how increasingly complex molecules emerge during the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/57-stars-formation-classification-and-constellations.html">formation of stars</a>, as well as when planets begin coming together around those stars. </p><p>"Continued observations of large molecules and subsequent derivations of their abundances allow us to advance our knowledge of how efficiently large molecules can form and by which specific reactions they may be produced," Fried concluded. "Additionally, since we detected this molecule in NGC 6334I but not in IRAS 16293-2422B, we were presented with a unique opportunity to look into how the differing physical conditions of these two sources may be affecting the chemistry that can occur."</p><p>The team's research was published on April 12 in the journal <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ad37ff" target="_blank">The Astrophysical Journal Letters.</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[ Netflix releases official trailer for Jennifer Lopez mech combat sci-fi film 'Atlas' (video) ]]></title>
<dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>With "Atlas," Netflix is clearly embracing bombastic summer spectacle in the vein of Amazon's "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/the-tomorrow-war-chris-pratt-interview">The Tomorrow War</a>." That is, 'original' sci-fi flicks with hefty production budgets and killer casts to make up for the pastiche of well-trodden ideas. After 20th Century Studios' stunningly-crafted "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/the-creator-review-gareth-edwards">The Creator</a>" bombed in theaters last year, maybe these should be released via streaming for the foreseeable future.</p><p>After a ho-hum <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/netflix-atlas-sci-fi-film-jennifer-lopez-trailer">"Atlas" teaser</a> (beyond the striking visuals) released for Brad Peyton's Atlas – which has an interesting cast to say the least – Netflix has put the pedal to the metal in the official trailer for the upcoming sci-fi action-adventure movie.</p><p>You won't be hearing us complain about mechs blowing stuff up in outer space though, and this look at the movie solidifies the feeling that it might deliver on that front quite well. You can watch the official trailer below:</p>
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<p>This means that Apple isn't the only streaming giant doubling down on science fiction and space-centric content (see "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/constellation-season-1-episode-1-2-and-3-review">Constellation</a>" and "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/fly-me-to-the-moon-trailer-johansson-tatum">Fly Me to the Moon</a>"); this year Netflix has already put out the Adam Sandler-led drama "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/spaceman-netflix-review">Spaceman</a>" and David Benioff and D. B. Weiss' huge "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/3-body-problem-netflix-review">3 Body Problem</a>" series adaptation, with more to come.</p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-netflix-sci-fi-movies-shows.html">The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix</a></p>
<p>The seemingly thin story of "Atlas" follows the titular Atlas Shepherd (Jennifer Lopez), "a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence" who wants to help capture a renegade AI with whom she shares a troubled past.</p><p>This hunt takes Atlas (and less fortunate troops) to another planet where the AI named Harlan has taken refuge and is plotting to launch another strike against Earth. The twist? She'll have to get over her distrust of robots and team up with a mech-bound AI named Smith to get the job done.</p><p>At its core, it's all strongly reminiscent of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-games-that-should-be-movies-or-tv-shows">Titanfall 2</a>'s story campaign, and we mean that as a compliment. However, the surrounding world-building and plotting don't look too strong. Again, our expectations aren't super high, but it'd be nice to get a robust sci-fi movie out of this one. At the very least, Brad Peyton's knack for strong visuals after making up for "San Andreas" and "Rampage"'s paper-thin scripts is on display here.</p><p>Netflix also shared a simple but imposing poster to go with this trailer that's all about the protagonists and reminds subscribers that <strong>Atlas drops on May 24</strong>:</p>
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<p>Joining J.Lo as Atlas Shepherd, the cast has Simu Liu ("Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," "Barbie") as the rogue AI Harlan, Sterling K. Brown ("<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/predator-movies-ranked">The Predator</a>") as Colonel Elias Banks, Gregory James Cohan ("The VelociPastor") voicing the friendly AI Smith, Abraham Popoola ("The Great") as Casca Decius, Lana Parrilla ("Once Upon a Time") as Val Shepherd, and the always reliable Mark Strong ("Kingsman") as General Jake Boothe.</p><p>Brad Peyton directs a script originally written by Leo Sardarian ("StartUp") and later rewritten by Aron Eli Coleite ("Ultimate X-Men" comic books). The cinematography was handled by John Schwartzman ("<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.livescience.com/jurassic-park-movies-ranked-worst-to-best">Jurassic World</a>"). Andrew Lockington ("Argo") is the composer behind the original soundtrack.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[ Ancient rocks hold proof of Earth's magnetic field. Here's why that's puzzling ]]></title>
<dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>A 3.7-billion-year-old record of our planet's ancient magnetism has been unearthed, providing evidence that <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/earths-magnetic-field-explained"><u>Earth's magnetic field</u></a> already existed very early in history. This discovery, however, is quite surprising.</p><p>Rocks approaching 4 billion years old are hard to find; most have been recycled through <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html"><u>Earth</u></a>'s tectonic activity, slipping into the mantle through subduction zones before being belched back out via volcanoes. Yet, somehow, a sequence of rocks in the Isua Supracrustal Belt in Greenland has survived the ravages of time thanks to its unique geology, situated on top of a thick continental plate like a life-raft amid an ocean of tectonic upheaval.</p><p>Now, researchers from the University of Oxford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have dug up some of those Isua rocks, finding that they contain an ironclad record of the early Earth's magnetic field. According to this record, our planet's magnetic field doesn't seem to have changed very much at all in the intervening time — but geologists do not fully understand how Earth could have produced a magnetic field at all back then. </p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/earth-hammered-cosmic-rays-weak-magnetic-field">Earth got hammered by cosmic rays 41,000 years ago due to a weak magnetic field</a></p>
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<p>The existence of a magnetic field is crucial for the development of life on Earth, with field lines warding off the hazardous sleet of charged particles blown towards us via the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22215-solar-wind.html"><u>solar wind</u></a>. The existence of an early magnetic field could have thus helped life get a foothold on our planet.</p><p>Previously, estimates and hints of the early Earth's magnetic field have come from individual mineral crystals called zircons found within ancient rocks from Western Australia. These had suggested the existence of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/30116-earth-magnetic-field-age.html"><u>a magnetic field 4.2 billion years ago</u></a>. However, those results were subsequently doubted as unreliable. </p><p>The new results from the Greenland rocks are considered more reliable because, for the first time, they are based on entire iron-bearing rocks (rather than individual mineral crystals) to derive the primordial field strength. Therefore, the sample offers the first solid measure of not only the strength of Earth's ancient magnetic field, but also of the timing of when the magnetic field originally appeared.</p>
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<p>"Extracting reliable records from rocks this old is extremely challenging, and it was really exciting to see primary magnetic signals begin to emerge when we analyzed these samples in the lab," said lead researcher Claire Nichols, who is a professor of planetary geology at the University of Oxford, in a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1042035?"><u>press statement</u></a>. "This is a really important step forward as we try and determine the role of the ancient magnetic field when life on Earth was first emerging."</p><p>The iron particles within the Isua rocks can be thought of like tiny magnets, aligning with Earth's magnetic field when the rock around them first crystallized 3.7 billion years ago. Their alignment therefore holds a record of the field's strength. That strength is measured to have been at least 15 microtesla (mT), which is comparable to Earth's field strength of 30 mT today.</p><p>This still leaves that earlier puzzle, however: How did the early Earth produce its magnetic field? </p>
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<p>Today, that field is produced by the dynamo effect generated by electrical currents in the molten iron outer core of the Earth, an effect stirred up by buoyancy forces as the planet's inner core cools and solidifies. However, the inner core only grew cool enough to begin solidifying about a billion years ago; 3.7 billion years ago, it could not have influenced a dynamo effect in the same way that it does today. In short, how Earth's ancient magnetic field was generated remains a mystery.</p><p>Thankfully, it was indeed generated, and it surely helped primitive microbial life survive and evolve. The solar wind was stronger in the past than it is today, but as time went by, the Earth's magnetic field would have been able to stand up to it, creating conditions for life to move out of the oceans, where it was protected from harmful radiation, and onto land.</p><p>The findings were published on April 24 in the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JB027706"><u>Journal of Geophysical Research</u></a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[ Hubble telescope celebrates 34th anniversary with an iridescent Dumbbell Nebula (image) ]]></title>
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<p>To write that the Hubble Space Telescope is legendary would be an understatement.</p><p>In the 34 years this telescope has been in orbit, it has produced breathtaking images of the cosmos. One that sticks out, for instance, is the iconic <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/34171-hubble-telescope-ultra-deep-field-photos.html"><u>Hubble Ultra-Deep Field</u></a>, aka the deepest visible-light view of our universe ever created. Thanks to the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15892-hubble-space-telescope.html">Hubble telescope</a>, astronomers know our universe is about 13.7 billion years old and that many galaxies host supermassive black holes at their centers. It's because of this spaceborne eye on the cosmos that scientists were also able to map the mysterious substance <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/18083-elusive-dark-matter-3d-view.html"><u>dark matter in 3D</u></a>.</p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/citizen-scientists-discover-one-thousand-asteroids-hubble-telescope-photos">Citizen scientists spot more than 1,000 new asteroids in old Hubble Telescope photos</a></p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1280px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="7QLXqvqt6rhd5TCTpmHKWb" name="hubble-34th-littledumbell-sm-stsci-01htddrc7nr68q120setwhmsaq Cropped.jpg" alt="An opaline view of a nebula in space in the shape of a puffy dumbbell." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7QLXqvqt6rhd5TCTpmHKWb.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1280" height="720" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text"> Astronomers took a snapshot of the Dumbbell Nebula or M76 to celebrate 34 years of Hubble Space Telescope. Ultraviolet radiation from the dying central star causes the gases to glow; the red is from nitrogen and blue from oxygen. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: NASA, ESA, STScI)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>"Most of Hubble's discoveries were not anticipated before launch," NASA's Hubble mission team said in a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-celebrates-34th-anniversary-with-little-dumbbell-nebula/" target="_blank"><u>statement</u></a>. "The space telescope is the most scientifically productive space astrophysics mission in NASA history. The demand for using Hubble is so high it is currently oversubscribed by a factor of six-to-one."</p><p>So, to celebrate 34 years of Hubble, the astronomers unveiled a fresh image the telescope took of the Dumbbell Nebula, or M76, which is a two-lobed, expanding shell of gas shed by a dying star at the center. </p><p>Located 3,400 light-years from Earth in the constellation Perseus, M76 resembles "a balloon that's been pinched around a middle waist," bordered by a glowing ring of gas and dust ejected by the central star when it ran out of fuel. The star sizzles at temperatures exceeding 130,000 degrees Celsius (250,000 degrees Fahrenheit) — roughly 24 times the temperature of our sun's surface, making it one of the hottest known stellar remnants.</p><p>As seen in the Hubble image, the star's outer layers form a dumbbell-shaped ring around it, which hosts countless dense knots of gas and dust ranging from 17 billion kilometers to 56 billion kilometers (10.6 billion miles to 34.8 billion miles) and each encompassing as much mass as three whole Earths. It is possible that this ring was shaped by a binary star, although that companion star itself isn't seen in any Hubble images. One theory is that the invisible star may have been shredded and consumed by the central star, according to NASA. </p><p>The material seen in the image is blasting out into space at a speedy two million miles per hour. "That's fast enough to travel from Earth to the Moon in a little over seven minutes!" the Hubble team said in the statement.</p>
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<p>Although M76 is classified as a "planetary nebula," it is not associated with any known planets. The title is a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/messier-27/"><u>misnomer</u></a> that arose because astronomers using smaller telescopes in the 1700s misinterpreted such nebulas as planets. Looking at this image, it is hard to forget that the Hubble telescope is just above Earth's atmosphere, orbiting our planet roughly 320 miles (515 km) above the surface. To keep the telescope from gradually being dragged into Earth's atmosphere, it was boosted into slightly higher orbits multiple times over the years. The telescope "<a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://hubblesite.org/mission-and-telescope/servicing-missions"><u>was designed to be serviced</u></a>" and was revisited by astronauts as part of NASA’s space shuttle program. That maintenance capability was lost after the space shuttle was retired in 2011. </p><p>NASA <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/overview/faqs/"><u>estimates</u></a> the telescope will operate until at least late 2020s. Sometime during the next decade, the agency plans to attach a propulsion module to the telescope to facilitate a controlled re-entry into the Pacific Ocean or to once again boost the telescope into a higher orbit to keep it aloft for longer.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[ The mystery of how strange cosmic objects called 'JuMBOs' went rogue ]]></title>
<dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>At the end of 2023, astronomers made a startling discovery in the Orion Nebula. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the team found 40 pairs of planetary mass objects — none of which orbit a star. They're called Jupiter-Mass Binary Objects, or JuMBOs.</p><p>In short, this discovery directly challenged both <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/7345-magnetic-fields-guide-star-birth.html">star birth </a>and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/very-large-telescope-planet-formation-images">planet formation</a> theories. The origins of these orbs remained unknown, and it was unclear how such a large collection of <em>pairs</em> of these bodies came to wander the Orion stellar nursery, which is located around 1,350 light-years from Earth.</p><p>Now, however, a team of astrophysicists from the University of Nevada and Stoneybrook University think they may have solved the puzzle. The team provides a compelling model to explain how these strange bodies could have been ejected from their home systems, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/400-earth-size-rogue-planets-could-be-wandering-the-milky-way">going rogue</a> while still remaining paired with a binary partner. The findings, if correct, could revolutionize our picture of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/mini-neptune-exoplanet-transform-super-earth">planetary evolution</a>.</p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/jumbos-jupiter-stars-planets-james-webb-space-telescope-orion-radio-signals">Radio signals from Orion nebula reveal new data about strange celestial objects: 'JuMBOS'</a></p>
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<p>"Our simulations demonstrate that close stellar encounters can spontaneously eject pairs of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/30372-gas-giants.html">giant planets</a> from their native systems, leading them to orbit each other in space," Nevada Center for Astrophysics postdoctoral fellow Yihan Wang <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/jumbo-discovery-astronomers-offer-model-formation-newly-discovered-free-floating" target="_blank">said in a statement</a>. "These findings could significantly alter our perception of planetary dynamics and the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/11964-alien-planets-diversity-corot-space-telescope.html">diversity of planetary systems</a> in our universe."</p>
<h2 id="a-jumbo-challenge-2">A JuMBO challenge</h2>
<p>JuMBOs have been a challenge to explain because their existence doesn't quite conform to classically accepted models of star formation or planet formation. </p><p>As hot, gassy and binary bodies, JuMBOs may initially seem as if they form when overly dense regions in a clouds of gas and dust collapse. That's how stars form, and is even the mechanism followed by so-called "failed stars," or <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/23798-brown-dwarfs.html">brown dwarfs</a>, which get their nickname from the fact they fail to gather enough mass to fuse hydrogen to helium in their cores — a defining stellar characteristic.</p><p>However, JuMBOS likely take a different route into reality. The chance of a star possessing a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22509-binary-stars.html">binary partner</a>, for instance, diminishes significantly as the masses of those stars decreases. For example, around 75% of massive stars exist in binary pairings, but only 50% of stars with masses similar to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html">the sun</a> are found with a stellar partner. And the chance of finding a brown dwarf, with masses around 0.75 times that of the sun, in a binary is vanishingly small, approaching zero percent.</p><p>Brown dwarfs, on average, have masses around 75 times that of <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/7-jupiter-largest-planet-solar-system.html">Jupiter</a>. Thus, stars less massive than this, one can reason, should <em>never </em>exist in binaries — certainly not frequently enough to find 40 in the same nebula. JuMBOs have masses under the lower end of brown dwarfs, less than 13 times the mass of Jupiter. So, what's going on?</p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1600px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="zW2pD7cK5AZGupPayJiWqn" name="Untitled design - 2024-02-20T084750.547.png" alt="Two red orbs are illustrated on a black background with various streaks and spots." src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zW2pD7cK5AZGupPayJiWqn.png" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1600" height="900" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">An illustration of Jupiter-mass binary objects (JuMBOs) in the Orion Nebula </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Gemini Observatory/Jon Lomberg)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Furthermore, JuMBOs can't be explained with standard planetary formation models either. These are models that would see them born from leftover gas around a parent star, or stars if you're working with a binary system. That is because, though we know planets are regularly kicked from their home systems to become <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/rogue-exoplanets-record-breaking-haul">rogue planets,</a> aka cosmic orphans wandering the cosmos without a parent star, this process should be so violent that it'd splits apart any possible gravitationally bound planets.</p><p>The fact astronomers found 40 pairs of JuMBOs in the Orion Nebula alone therefore seems to rule out some freak ejection event that led to a planetary pair being ejected together without being split up.</p><p>So, to solve the mystery of where JuMBOS could possibly come from, the team performed advanced supercomputer simulations of ejection events. These "N-body" simulations allowed them to explore interactions in <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/black-hole-hubble-space-telescope-star-cluster-intermediate-mass">densely packed clusters of stars</a> that could mean massive planets are ejected but remain gravitationally bound to each other. The conclusion was that JuMBOs could come from densely populated <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/star-clusters">stellar clusters.</a> If this is the case, then these strangely free-floating binaries could actually be quite common.</p><p>The team's results have ramifications for our understanding of planet formation in general, indicating that characteristics such as orbital separation between planetary bodies in a JuMBO pairing as well as the shape of that orbit could affect the turbulent environmental conditions influencing planetary birth.</p><p>"It introduces dynamic stellar interactions as an important factor in the development of unusual planetary systems in dense stellar environments," Rosalba Perna, team member and Stony Brook University professor of physics, said in the statement.</p>
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<p>The team's research sets the stage for future JuMBO investigations, potentially with the instrument that helped discover these stellar pairings: <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/21925-james-webb-space-telescope-jwst.html">The JWST</a>. It also tells researchers that planet formation is a more varied and exciting process than was previously known.</p><p>"Understanding the formation of JuMBOs helps us challenge and refine the prevailing theories of planet formation," team member and UNLV astrophysicist Zhaohuan Zhu said in the statement. "Forthcoming observations from the JWST may help us do just that, offering new insights with each observation that will help us better formulate new theories of giant planet formation."</p><p>the team's research was published on Friday (April 19) in the journal <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02239-2" target="_blank">Nature Astronomy.</a></p>
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<![CDATA[ Scientists may have discovered how JuMBOs, strangle binary objects found in Orion, may have gone rogue while staying gravitationally bound. The discovery may shake up theories of planet formation. ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[ China's Tiangong space station damaged by debris strike: report ]]></title>
<dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>China will beef up its space debris procedures for astronauts after a partial loss of power on its Tiangong space station, according to state media.</p><p>Astronauts on the Shenzhou 17 mission conducted two <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/spacewalk-history.html">spacewalks</a> outside the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/tiangong-space-station">Tiangong space station</a> this winter, most recently on March 1. At the time, Chinese media said there had been a partial (but minor) loss of power supply after the outpost's solar panels suffered a debris strike.</p><p>These spacewalks were a success, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said Wednesday (April 24) in a press conference <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://english.news.cn/20240424/880a7cac3b1e4e88bbd973788af9ad6b/c.html" target="_blank">reported by the state-run media outlet Xinhua</a>. The agency also plans to do more in the future to guard against <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/kessler-syndrome-space-debris">space debris</a> issues in orbit.</p><p>"The space station's core module Tianhe had suffered a partial loss of power supply due to the impact of the space debris on the solar wing's power cables," Xinhua reported, paraphrasing CMSA deputy director Lin Xiqiang.</p><p><strong>Related:</strong> <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-17-astronauts-spacewalk-solar-array-repair">Watch Chinese astronauts fix Tiangong space station solar wing in 8-hour spacewalk (video)</a></p>
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<p>Xinhua did not specify if the debris was from micrometeoroids or from human activity in space. Both debris types pose threats to Tiangong as well as the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16748-international-space-station.html">International Space Station</a> (ISS). </p><p>Human-generated orbital debris is growing: the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracks more than 43,000 overall space objects as of April 2024, <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space-track.org/auth/login" target="_blank">according to SpaceTrack.org</a>. As for active satellites, there are more than 7,500 as of May 2023, according to the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/satellite-database" target="_blank">Union for Concerned Scientists</a> — most of them members of SpaceX's giant <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellites.html">Starlink</a> broadband megaconstellation.</p><p>ISS controllers, working with NORAD, have had to move the space station out of the way of debris more than 30 times since its first modules launched in 1998. The guidelines are strict, necessitating a maneuver if any debris arrives in a "pizza box" roughly 2.5 miles by 30 miles by 30 miles (4 by 50 by 50 kilometers) with the ISS at the center, according to <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/orbital_debris.html" target="_blank">agency officials</a>. </p><p>China's space station as well has "executed maneuvers on multiple occasions to evade space debris impacts", according to the Xinhua report, and Lin discussed several measures the CMSA is taking to prevent future issues. (Tiangong's first element, the Tianhe core module, launched in 2021.)</p>
<div class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">RELATED STORIES:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/international-space-station-space-dodge-debris-how-often#section-how-bad-is-the-space-debris-problem">How often does the International Space Station have to dodge space debris?</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/international-space-station-replacement-china-congress">US space science could fall behind China if private successors to ISS are delayed, Congress warns</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text"> — <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-17-astronauts-spacewalk-solar-array-repair">Watch Chinese astronauts fix Tiangong space station solar wing in 8-hour spacewalk (video)</a></p></div></div>
<p>"China has enhanced its capability to precisely forecast the orbits of the space station and small low-orbit targets, optimized the procedures for space collision warning and avoidance, and reduced the false alarm rate by 30%, according to Lin," Xinhua wrote, without revealing specifics.</p><p>Upcoming measures include more video scrutiny of Tiangong using a high-definition camera on its robotic arm and tasking the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-reveals-shenzhou-18-astronauts-video">Shenzhou 18 crew</a> (who are scheduled to launch on Thursday, April 25) to put in more reinforcements. They "will be tasked with installing space debris protection reinforcements for extravehicular piping, cables and critical equipment during their extravehicular activities," Xinhua reported.</p><p>NASA works separately from China in space matters due to a 2011 directive known as the Wolf amendment, which prohibits bilateral agreements and coordination between NASA and Chinese government entities without express permission from Congress. </p><p>Lately, NASA and China have been forming independent coalitions for lunar exploration: Nearly 40 nations have signed on to NASA's <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/artemis-accords-explained">Artemis Accords</a>, with Sweden, Slovenia and Switzerland all joining in recent days. China, working with Russia, announced Wednesday three new partners for its own coalition: Nicaragua, the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization and the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Science. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[ Space Force tests small satellite jammer to protect against 'space-enabled' attacks ]]></title>
<dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>The U.S. Space Force is testing a new ground-based satellite jamming weapon to help keep U.S. military personnel safe from potential "space-enabled" attacks.</p><p>The tests were conducted by Space Training and Readiness Command, or STARCOM, which is responsible for educating and training <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/us-space-force-history-mission-capabilities">U.S. Space Force</a> personnel. The satellite jammer is known as the Remote Modular Terminal (RMT) and, like other jammers, is designed to deny, degrade, or disrupt communications with satellites overhead, typically through overloading specific portions of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/what-is-the-electromagnetic-spectrum">electromagnetic spectrum</a> with interference.</p><p>The RMT is "small form-factor system designed to be fielded in large numbers at low-cost and operated remotely" according to Space Force <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.starcom.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3747374/starcom-tests-rmt-system-for-space-rapid-capabilities-office/" target="_blank">statement</a>. Specifically, the RMT will "unlock the scale to provide counterspace electronic warfare capability to all of the new Space Force components globally," Lt. Col. Gerrit Dalman said in the statement, meaning it can be used from virtually anywhere to deny adversaries the use of satellites orbiting overhead.</p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-force-general-chance-saltzman-new-tech-great-power-competition-symposium">US needs new space tech or it 'will lose,' Space Force chief says</a></p>
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<p>Details about the test are scarce, but Space Force's statement explains that two RMT units were installed at separate locations and controlled by a third. The jammer was evaluated according to metrics such as "system latency" and "target engagement accuracy," as well as for how secure its communications were.</p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:5933px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.53%;"><img id="UigNBuuXkE3PTaaGhhFvmg" name="8348079.jpg" alt="three military personnel in camouflage uniforms point at a computer screen in a hangar" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UigNBuuXkE3PTaaGhhFvmg.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="5933" height="3947" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">Guardians and an Airman during a test of the Space Force's Remote Modular Terminal (RMT) in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 4, 2024. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Charles Rivezzo)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>The need for new space-based and counterspace technologies has been stressed by Space Force leadership in recent months. </p><p>At the Space Foundation's annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs in April 2024, Chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/space-force-general-chance-saltzman-new-tech-great-power-competition-symposium">said the service</a> "must harness the benefits of technological innovation and emerging capabilities if we're going to be able to out-compete our competitors, or Space Force will lose, the Joint Force will lose and the U.S. will lose."</p>
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<p>The RMT builds on that need for new technologies by providing a satellite jamming system that can be deployed quickly and almost from anywhere. It was developed by the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Fact-Sheet-Display/Article/2332565/space-rapid-capabilities-office/">Space Rapid Capabilities Office</a>, a small and unique office tasked with "rapidly delivering first-of-their-kind operational space capabilities" to the U.S. military.</p><p>According to a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://afcea-la.org/sid2023/219-Space%20RCO%20for%20SSC%20Industry%20Day%20Oct%202023%20FInal.pdf" target="_blank">slide deck</a> the Space Rapid Capabilities Office presented to industry in October 2023, these jammers are "small transportable systems that can be emplaced in both garrison and austere environments," meaning they can be used whether infrastructure is present or not.</p><p>Ultimately, the system could be presumably deployed and operated in a battlefield-type scenario, disabling or disrupting links to adversary satellites overhead that might be surveilling or targeting U.S. forces on the ground.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[ Japan's SLIM moon lander defies death to survive 3rd frigid lunar night (image) ]]></title>
<dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has survived its third week-long night on the moon. </p><p>This is despite the fact the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/japan-slim-moon-precise-landing">Japanese lunar lander</a> wasn't designed to withstand even one blisteringly cold night on the moon, during which temperatures dropped as low as minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 170 degrees Celsius).</p><p>The <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/22672-japan-aerospace-exploration-agency.html">Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)</a> revealed that <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/japan-slim-moon-lander-completes-first-phase-earth-orbithttps://www.space.com/japan-slim-moon-lander-wakeup-lunar-night">SLIM</a> had braved its third lunar night on Wednesday (April 23) after receiving an image of the moon's surface from the lander.</p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/japan-slim-moon-lander-wakeup-lunar-night">It's alive! JAXA's SLIM moon lander sends home new photos after surviving frigid lunar night</a></p>
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<p>On its <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1782956426752848056" target="_blank">X feed,</a> JAXA shared an image captured by SLIM as it was coming out of its third lunar night spent on the moon.<br>
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In the translated tweet, the Japanese space agency wrote: "Last night (the night of April 23rd), we were able to successfully communicate with <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SLIM?src=hashtag_click">#SLIM</a>, which had started up again, and confirmed that SLIM had survived for the third time. </p><p>"Here is a photo of the surface of the moon taken last night with the navigation camera. As this photo was taken at the earliest age of the moon so far after the overnight awakening, the moon is bright overall and the shadows are very short."</p>
<div class="see-more see-more--clipped"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet hawk-ignore" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">昨晩(4/23 夜)、再び起動した #SLIM と通信することに成功し、SLIMが３回目の越夜を達成したことを確認しました。早速航法カメラにて撮影した昨晩の月面の様子がこちらです。越夜後としてはこれまでで最も早い月齢での撮影のため、全体的に明るく影が非常に短くなっています。 #JAXA #たのしむーん pic.twitter.com/U0f88xNK9S<a href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1782956426752848056">April 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><div class="see-more__filter"></div><div class="see-more__button-container"><span class="see-more__button" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="See more">See more</span></div></div>
<p>SLIM arrived on the moon on Jan. 19, 2024, tasked with the mission of testing landing technology and collecting data about lunar geology. Soon after landing, its JAXA operators discovered that it had tipped forward, resting on its nose. This meant that its energy-gathering solar panels were not correctly orientated towards <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html">the sun</a>, making its survival even more remarkable.</p><p>SLIM first night on the moon started on Jan. 31, ending on Feb. 15. Then night fell on SLIM again on Feb. 29, its operators had expected the repeated drop in temperature from around 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celcius) to around 274 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 170 degrees Celsius) to spell doom for the lander.</p><p>"Although the probability of failure will increase due to repeated severe temperature cycles, SLIM plans to try operations again the next time the sun shines (in late March)," JAXA said in an <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1763516934333849705" target="_blank">update</a>.</p><p>When operations were then retried in mid-March, JAXA discovered that the main functions of the lander were still operational. And that seems to be the case again as SLIM emerged from lunar night again in mid-April, messaging home on April 23.<br>
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While SLIM was sending back images of the lunar surface, independent researcher in India <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://twitter.com/this_is_tckb" target="_blank">Chandra Tungathurthi</a> was using the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/india-moon-orbiter-measures-solar-flare.html">Chandrayaan-2 orbiter</a> to check up on the Japanese lunar lander. He shared some of the images he captured on his X feed.</p><p>Tungathurthi wrote: "I found SLIM using the Orbital high-resolution camera onboard Chandrayaan-2. The below picture was captured on 2024.03.16 at a pixel resolution of 16cm per pixel! Because of the low elevation of the sun, you see long-drawn shadows."</p>
<div class="see-more see-more--clipped"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet hawk-ignore" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨 I found @SLIM_JAXA using the Orbital high-resolution camera of @isro on board Chandrayaan-2. The below picture was captured on 2024.03.16 at a pixel resolution of 16cm per pixel! Because of the low elevation of the sun, you see long-drawn shadows. I've shared three… pic.twitter.com/9PIeAoFuVb<a href="https://twitter.com/this_is_tckb/status/1783084056734789992">April 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><div class="see-more__filter"></div><div class="see-more__button-container"><span class="see-more__button" role="button" tabindex="0" aria-label="See more">See more</span></div></div>
<div class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">RELATED STORIES:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/japan-slim-moon-precise-landing">'We proved that you can land wherever you want.' Japan's SLIM moon probe nailed precise lunar landing, JAXA says</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/chandrayaan-3-moon-south-pole-why-nasa-wants-to-go-too">Why Chandrayaan-3 landed near the moon's south pole — and why everyone else wants to get there too</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/japan-preparing-recovery-slim-moon-lander">Not dead yet: Japan prepares for possible recovery of SLIM moon lander</a></p></div></div>
<p>"I've shared three different views of the context of the location. I've already talked a lot about the location where SLIM landed earlier, you can see them below <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SLIM?src=hashtag_click">#SLIM</a> woke up yesterday again for the third time - which is 3 consecutive nights it has done so," he continued.</p>
<p>"SLIM has maintained its primary functions even after three overnight stays, which was not anticipated in its design," JAXA said in a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://twitter.com/SLIM_JAXA/status/1782956628742218202" target="_blank">translated post on X</a>. "We will continue to closely monitor SLIM's condition and hope to identify areas that deteriorate depending on the lunar day and night environment, as well as areas that are not prone to deterioration."</p>
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<title><![CDATA[ April full moon has us tickled pink in these gorgeous photos ]]></title>
<dc:content><![CDATA[ <p>The full moon of April 2024 put on a show for photographers, shining brightly in the spring night sky.</p><p>The <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/36040-april-full-moon.html">Full Pink Moon</a> rose on April 23, 2024, putting a damper on chances of catching any <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/36381-lyrid-meteor-shower-guide.html">Lyrid meteors</a> but providing a gorgeous target for cameras around the globe. The full moon enjoyed the sky mostly to itself, with a few visible planets rising just hours before it set on the morning of April 24.</p><p>If you missed the full moon in the sky last night, we've got you covered with this round-up of Full Pink Moon photos.</p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/16830-full-moon-calendar.html">Full moon calendar 2024: When to see the next full moon</a><br>
<strong>Read more: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/39238-full-moon-names.html">Full moon names for 2024 (and how they came to be)</a></p>
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<div class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">TOP TELESCOPE PICK:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><figure class="van-image-figure " ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="cbAPCR7Y6HkbgamUsCtVj5" name="celestron top telescope.jpg" caption="" alt="A Celestron telescope on a white background" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cbAPCR7Y6HkbgamUsCtVj5.jpg" mos="" link="" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pinterest-pin-exclude"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=""><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Celestron)</span></figcaption></figure><p class="fancy-box__body-text">Looking for a telescope to observe the features of the moon up close? We recommend the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=72128&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2Fdp%2FB01L0EQLTI%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dspace-us-8322333055098005242-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Celestron Astro Fi 102</a> as the top pick in our <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/31229-best-beginner-telescopes.html">best beginner's telescope guide</a>. Don't forget a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/31048-how-to-observe-the-moon-telescope-binoculars.html">moon filter</a>!</p></div></div>
<p>Lisa Shislowski of Dania Beach, Florida sent in this photo of the full moon above the Atlantic Ocean. </p><p>"The clouds gave way as the Pink Full Moon rose above the ocean at about almost 8:00 p.m. I believe it was high tide, which made for a beautiful scene with the crashing waves," Shislowski wrote.</p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:4000px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:75.00%;"><img id="pcQNDBJw3WwX6emXWWqdsn" name="20240423_195809.jpg" alt="the full moon above an ocean shoreline" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pcQNDBJw3WwX6emXWWqdsn.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="4000" height="3000" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The Full Pink Moon as seen from Dania Beach, Florida on April 23, 2024. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Lisa Shislowski )</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Josh Dury of Somerset, England sent this stunning photo of the moon looking quite pink in the night sky.</p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2581px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:43.94%;"><img id="UjiJxmC6tuuFCNsiwtrxyk" name="image_123650291.JPG" alt="the bright full moon in the night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UjiJxmC6tuuFCNsiwtrxyk.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="2581" height="1134" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The full moon of April 2024 rises above Somerset, U.K. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Josh Dury)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Dury also caught the moon hiding behind a tree as it rose in the night sky.</p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2647px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:100.00%;"><img id="V7SzRaoomnv8bopazzpzUi" name="image_123650291 (1).JPG" alt="the full moon in the night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V7SzRaoomnv8bopazzpzUi.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="2647" height="2647" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The Full Pink Moon of 2024 rises above Somerset, U.K. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Josh Dury)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Photographer Gary Hershon caught this serendipitous shot of the Full Pink Moon rising behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on April 23, 2024, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. </p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:67.40%;"><img id="bzmuNX9v4EhHFAm6dSZPmk" name="GettyImages-2149907978.jpg" alt="the bright full moon in the night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bzmuNX9v4EhHFAm6dSZPmk.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1920" height="1294" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The Full Pink Moon seen behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on April 23, 2024. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Photographer Soumyabrata Roy caught the 'Pink Moon through gaps in the branches and leaves of a date palm tree at Tehatta, West Bengal, India.</p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.51%;"><img id="FGJRGNTuzdPQq7T4jN5qek" name="GettyImages-2149303466.jpg" alt="the bright full moon in the night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FGJRGNTuzdPQq7T4jN5qek.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="1920" height="1277" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The full moon seen through foliage in Tehatta, West Bengal, India on April 23, 2023. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Cloud cover led to this dramatic shot taken by Roslan Rahman in Singapore on April 24, 2024.</p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:4777px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.67%;"><img id="BSndYAxoB2kfQmjYg86jZ9" name="GettyImages-2149400491.jpg" alt="the full moon in the night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BSndYAxoB2kfQmjYg86jZ9.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="4777" height="3185" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The full moon hidden behind clouds as seen from Singapore on April 24, 2024. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Cloud cover also led to the following photo taken from L'Aquila, Italy, on April 23rd, 2024.</p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:3708px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.53%;"><img id="XTS4eVm3NPEeue4bHinWx6" name="GettyImages-2149398440.jpg" alt="the full moon in the night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XTS4eVm3NPEeue4bHinWx6.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="3708" height="2467" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The Full Pink Moon rising in the evening behind clouds as seen from L'Aquila, Italy, on April 23rd, 2024 </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Marcos del Mazo caught this gorgeous shot of the Full Pink Moon rising over a fire lookout tower in Madrid, Spain. </p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:3506px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.66%;"><img id="Gs8z9XxGLxkGKqndqeqVSm" name="GettyImages-2149333820.jpg" alt="the full moon in the night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gs8z9XxGLxkGKqndqeqVSm.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="3506" height="2337" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The full moon of April 2024 as seen from Madrid, Spain. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Under clear skies, photographer Manuel Romano caught this shot of the full moon from Lecce, Italy, on April 24, 2024. </p>
<figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:2996px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:66.66%;"><img id="GcHAofw49uyEgAqz42DhHj" name="GettyImages-2149375678.jpg" alt="the full moon in the night sky" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GcHAofw49uyEgAqz42DhHj.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="1" width="2996" height="1997" attribution="" endorsement="" class="expandable"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="caption-text">The full Pink Moon is seen in Lecce, Italy, on April 24, 2024. </span><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Manuel Romano/NurPhoto via Getty Images)</span></figcaption></figure>
<p>Hoping to snap a good photo of the next full moon, or the lunar surface at any other time? Our guide on <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/how-to-photograph-the-moon-camera">how to photograph the moon</a> is always helpful if you need a few tips. And you're looking for a camera, here's our overview on the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-cameras-for-astrophotography">best cameras for astrophotography</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/best-lenses-for-astrophotography">best lenses for astrophotography</a>. </p><p>And as always, our guides for the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html">best telescopes</a> and <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/26021-best-binoculars.html">best binoculars</a> can help you prepare for the next full moon or any other skywatching event.</p><p><strong>Editor's note:</strong> <em>If you get an amazing photo of the moon you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, you can send images and comments in to </em><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="mailto:spacephotos@futurenet.com" target="_blank"><em>spacephotos@futurenet.com</em></a><em>.</em></p>
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<p>China has unveiled its latest three-person crew set to embark on a six-month-long mission to low Earth orbit. </p><p>Shenzhou 18 is poised to launch on a <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-long-march-rockets-family"><u>Long March 2F</u></a> rocket from the Jiuquan spaceport in northwest China on Thursday (April 25) and head to China’s <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/tiangong-space-station"><u>Tiangong space station</u></a>. The mission's crew were revealed at a press conference at Jiuquan on Wednesday (April 24), also China’s national space day, by the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.cmse.gov.cn/xwzx/202404/t20240424_55341.html" target="_blank"><u>China Manned Space Agency</u></a> (CMSA). </p><p>Shenzhou 18 will be commanded by Ye Guangfu, 43, who was part of the <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-13-astronauts-landing-returns-to-earth"><u>Shenzhou 13</u></a> mission in 2021-2022. He is joined by fighter pilots Li Cong, born in October 1989, and Li Guangsu, born in July 1987, who will be making their first flights to space.</p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-18-crew-launch-tiangong-space-station">China rolls out rocket for next astronaut mission to Tiangong space station (photos)</a></p>
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<p>Launch is set for 8:59 a.m. EDT on April 25 (1259 GMT, or 8:59 p.m. Beijing time); you can watch it here at Space.com. The three astronauts are expected to reach Tiangong around seven hours later.</p><p>There, they will join up with the three <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-17-astronauts-arrive-tiangong-space-station"><u>Shenzhou 17 astronauts</u></a> who will hand over control of the space station in an official ceremony days later. The Shenzhou 17 crew will then prepare to return to Earth in their own spacecraft, having spent six months in orbit.</p><p>The incoming crew have a range of tasks ahead of them, including extravehicular activities (EVAs), or <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/spacewalk-history.html"><u>spacewalks</u></a>.</p>
<div class="fancy-box"><div class="fancy_box-title">RELATED STORIES:</div><div class="fancy_box_body"><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/chinese-space-junk-fall-fireball-shenzhou-15">China moving at 'breathtaking speed' in final frontier, Space Force says</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-moon-landing-before-2030">China plans to put astronauts on the moon before 2030</a></p><p class="fancy-box__body-text">— <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-reusable-rockets-human-moon-missions">China will launch giant, reusable rockets next year to prep for human missions to the moon</a></p></div></div>
<p>"The Shenzhou 18 astronauts will carry out six cargo outbound deliveries via the station's cargo airlock module and implement two to three extravehicular activities," Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the CMSA, said during Wednesday's press conference.</p><p>"During the extravehicular activities, the astronauts will install <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/kessler-syndrome-space-debris"><u>space debris</u></a> protection reinforcements for extravehicular piping, cables and critical equipment, and carry out extravehicular inspections, as appropriate, to further safeguard the safety of the space station," he said.</p><p>Shenzhou 18 will be the seventh crew to visit Tiangong, which China began constructing in 2021. China plans to keep the station constantly occupied and operational for at least a decade and is even <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.space.com/china-tiangong-space-station-additonal-modules"><u>planning to expand the orbital outpost</u></a> with more modules.</p>
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