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“A tropical disturbance that has brought heavy rain to southeastern Florida the past few days will have pushed north of the state by Wednesday,” the Weather Channel said. “But Florida’s typical late-May warmth and humidity will remain in place, making hit-or-miss afternoon thunderstorms possible near Kennedy Space Center in the hours near launch time.” … [Read more...] about Poor weather could postpone historic SpaceX launch

Launch coverage begins at 8 a.m. PT on Saturday, with a post-launch news conference with representatives from NASA and SpaceX scheduled for 3:30 p.m. PT on Saturday. Coverage will run nonstop until the Crew Dragon has docked with the ISS and the astronauts have been welcomed on board, with the hatch opening scheduled to occur at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, May 31. … [Read more...] about How to watch the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launch to the ISS on Saturday

6. Our galactic neighbor, the Small Magellanic Cloud This stunning view is one of our galaxy’s closest neighbors, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). It is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, meaning it orbits around the edge of our galaxy. The SMC is a very small galaxy, classified as a dwarf galaxy, but even so, it is visible to the naked eye from certain places on Earth because it is so bright. This particular image is a composite, combining the visible light image from Hubble with infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope and X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. … [Read more...] about Hubble just turned 30. These are the best photos it’s captured since launch