Latest Space News: Where to see the Lyrid meteor shower 2025: Top viewing tips
Link: https://www.space.com/where-to-see-lyrid-meteor-shower-2025-top-viewing-tips
Summary: Here's how and where to see the Lyrid meteor shower in 2025, which is active between April 16-25 and peaks on April 22.
❓ **Space Question of the Day**
Do you believe there is life elsewhere in the universe? Why or why not?
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🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-22T00:43:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
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🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-21T08:15:34Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: 32nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
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🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-145
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-19T10:41:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: Tenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
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🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Long March 4B | Unknown Payload
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-18T22:55:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Long March 4B
📖 **Details**: Details TBD.
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📸 **Mars Photo**
🌌 **Sol 3383**
📷 Camera: MAST
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🌌 **Mission Name**: Minotaur IV | NROL-174
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-16T19:33:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Minotaur IV
📖 **Details**: Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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🚀 **Mars Fact**
The Valles Marineris canyon system on Mars is over 4,000 km long, ten times the size of the Grand Canyon. 🏞️
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❓ **Space Quiz**
Which planet has the shortest day in the Solar System?
1️⃣ Earth
2️⃣ Jupiter
3️⃣ Saturn
4️⃣ Venus
Answer in the comments! 🚀
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🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-22T01:00:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
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🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-21T08:15:34Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: 32nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-145
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-19T10:41:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: Tenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Long March 4B | Unknown Payload
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-18T22:55:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Long March 4B
📖 **Details**: Details TBD.
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🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Minotaur IV | NROL-174
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-16T19:33:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Minotaur IV
📖 **Details**: Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 474611 (2004 SB56) (Size: 831.8403422506 meters)
- (2005 GD60) (Size: 271.6689340891 meters)
- (2012 VK76) (Size: 310.4845390059 meters)
- (2017 RN16) (Size: 9.8637028131 meters)
- (2019 HQ) (Size: 33.422580561 meters)
- (2020 HU1) (Size: 118.5877908577 meters)
- (2020 HW3) (Size: 225.9643771094 meters)
- (2021 PQ6) (Size: 152.7706684087 meters)
- (2021 SK5) (Size: 25.7063241024 meters)
- (2022 FN1) (Size: 68.5551331654 meters)
- (2020 CO8) (Size: 14.9293183439 meters)
- (2022 JV1) (Size: 18.6225855811 meters)
- (2022 SQ4) (Size: 89.1332985597 meters)
- (2024 RE) (Size: 125.3256537574 meters)
- (2024 UZ6) (Size: 3.4836938254 meters)
- (2024 VO2) (Size: 23.4444462214 meters)
- (2025 FL20) (Size: 23.8803110188 meters)
- (2025 FJ22) (Size: 42.2707524617 meters)
- (2025 GV) (Size: 68.5551331654 meters)
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2025-04-17): Virgo Cluster Galaxies
Galaxies of the Virgo Cluster are scattered across this nearly 4 degree wide telescopic field of view. About 50 million light-years distant, the Virgo Cluster is the closest large galaxy cluster to our own local galaxy group. Prominent here are Virgo's bright elliptical galaxies from the Messier catalog, M87 at bottom left, and M86 and M84 near center right. M86 and M84 are recognized as part of Markarian's Chain, the visually striking line-up of galaxies on the that runs through the upper portion of this frame. Near the middle of the chain lies an intriguing interacting pair of galaxies, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435, known to some as Markarian's Eyes. Still, giant elliptical galaxy M87 dominates the Virgo cluster. It's the home of a super massive black hole, the first black hole ever imaged by planet Earth's Event Horizon Telescope.
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Bandwagon 3 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-22T01:00:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: Dedicated rideshare flight to a mid-inclination orbit with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Dragon CRS-2 SpX-32
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-21T08:15:34Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: 32nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station operated by SpaceX. The flight will be conducted under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
Cargo Dragon 2 brings supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support science and research investigations that occur onboard the orbiting laboratory.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | NROL-145
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2025-04-19T10:41:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: Tenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging and other reconnaissance capabilities.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience