Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20, the NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx, will play "tag" with an asteroid, and attempt to collect a sample that it will then return to Earth.
In two weeks, SETI Institute will offer a live event discussing the OTHER upcoming space telescope. In this case, it will be the newly named Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – or Roman Space Telescope. It was formerly known as WFIRST. It is set to launch in the mid-2020's.
Click on the link above to register for the event!
"Rogue One" has its World Premiere tomorrow! And, StarWars.com will stream from the Red Carpet LIVE! It starts at 5 p.m. Pacific Time / 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
This final day of the convention features Carrie Fisher, who just finished her segment. But, you can rewind the live feed above and watch the one-hour show. Coming up is Darth Maul himself, Ray Park and more as this last day winds down!
It's Day 2 of Star Wars Celebration, the yearly official Star Wars convention.
This year, it's in Britain. I was about to say Europe. But, after #Brexit, I guess that isn't the case anymore! Anyway, because it's over there, it is five or more hours ahead of the United States. So, the panels start at 6 a.m. Eastern Time.
What has been weird is that this year's panels, etc. have not been archived. And, the YouTube live feed for each day disappears after the day's coverage is over.
This year's convention seems to be much lighter on content than last year's. Mark Hamill showed up for a Q&A, all by himself, no moderator or anything. Odd. And, he could say nothing about "Episode VIII," which for me is by far the reason why I would want to watch a Star Wars Celebration.
So, without "Episode VIII," what's left? "Rogue One." And, that's fine. The panel was good, with Captain Phasma herself, Gwendolyn Christie, moderating. But, what was odd was the handling, or mishandling, of what was strongly rumored to be Trailer 2 for the new movie. We didn't get it. Instead, we got what the film industry calls a "sizzle reel," behind-the-scenes footage, etc. from the movie. But, no dramatic trailer. What happened there? Producer Kathleen Kennedy herself didn't know what to call it. It wasn't a "trailer." So, she just used the industry jargon "sizzle reel."
Most of the three days, you need to be a fan of "Star Wars Rebels" and other non-theatrical projects to get that much out of the convention. Anyone else isn't going to get too much from it, unfortunately.
Star Wars Celebration continues LIVE! Up next, the much-anticipated "Rogue One" panel! I have been up all night and into the morning to have seen Mark Hamill's one-hour Q&A with fans, and this next "Rogue One" panel!
The "Rogue One" Panel starts at 11 a.m. Eastern Time in the United States. Producer Kathleen Kennedy and Director Gareth Edwards are the participants.
Star Wars Celebration, the yearly official Star Wars convention is now LIVE!. Since it's in Britain, the events are on early here in the States. Like last year, there will be lots of live webcasts of the main events.
The highlight of Friday is Mark Hamill for an hour. It stars at 6 a.m. Eastern Time. But, it should be available later on the Star Wars YouTube Channel.
It is also expected that the new trailer for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" will premiere today.
NASA and Livestream have coverage of today's Mercury Transit of the Sun. And, especially if you are like me and had cloudy conditions, now you can see it!
ESA, the European Space Agency, is about to launch two of its Galileo Satellites. They will provide Europe with global positioning capability that will be interoperable with The United States GPS system.
This launch will take Galileo 5 and Galileo 6 into orbit from Kourou, French Guiana. Launch is at 12:27:11 UTC/14:27:11 CEST. That will be 8:27 a.m. EST in The United States.
