Oct 8 - Night Launch!

October 8  Night Launch! by:

Sunday night's launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 landing, caught by rocket photographer @_TomCross on Twitter. Good morning! See it! Last night's SpaceX launch and landing Night launches are always fun, and this one - from Vandenberg Air Force Base, north of Los Angeles, California - generated more than its fair share of awesome images. View them. Draconid meteor storm tonight? Experts are now saying there probably won't be a meteor storm this evening. But what if they were wrong and you missed it? Read more. New moon is October 9 New moon is Tuesday at 03:47 UTC; that's tonight for clocks in the U.S. The moon is crossing the sky with the sun during the day today, leaving the night sky dark. The difference between new and young moons, here. Microplastics in sea turtle nesting sand Researchers have found microplastics deep in the sand on beaches where sea turtles lay their eggs. Read more.

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See it! Last night's SpaceX launch and landing Allan Der submitted this photo from Downey, California last night: “Space X Falcon 9 first stage rocket. I was not expecting to shoot the event, but happen to have my camera handy.” Thanks, Allan! More photos. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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