IFT-6 orbital test flight is NET November 18, 2024.

Local launch window opening at 1600. Allows for Ship 31 to flip and land in daylight in the Indian Ocean.

Raptor relight added as an objective (needed to prove the upper stage can do a safe orbital insertion and de-orbit). Booster 13 will attempt RTLS and landing at OLM 1 just like Booster 12.

#Space #Astrodon #SpaceX #Starship #ElonMusk #IFT6

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tl;dr summary of this new paper on the arXiv: another satellite effect on #astronomy confirmed. It's not yet a problem for facilities like the South Pole Telescope, but could become a problem in the future.

"Detection of Thermal Emission at Millimeter Wavelengths from Low-Earth Orbit #Satellites" https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.03374

#Space

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#UMPlus - Chaotic Clouds on Jupiter

https://www.universomagico.net/2024/11/caoticas-nubes-en-jupiter.html

The Juno spacecraft captured this enhanced color image of the giant planet's northern hemisphere. It provides a detailed view of chaotic clouds and cyclonic storms in an area known to scientists as the folded filament region. In these regions, the zonal jets that create the familiar banding patterns in.....
#astronomy #space #astrophysics #astrophotography

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Seems like there is a lot of comfort feeding happening in the universe.

Astronomers just discovered LID-568, a giant black hole that is consuming matter at 40 times the theoretical limit.

I feel ya, LID-568.

https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2427/ #space #science #nature

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Elon's SpaceX Starship:

IFT-6

"The sixth flight test of Starship is targeted to launch as early as Monday, November 18."

"A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app. The 30-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. CT. As is the case with all developmental testing, the schedule is dynamic and likely to change, so be sure to check in here and stay tuned to our X account for updates."

"Starship’s fifth flight test was a seminal moment in iterating towards a fully and rapidly reusable launch system. On the first attempt, the Super Heavy booster successfully returned to the launch site and was caught by the chopstick arms of the launch and catch tower at Starbase. Starship’s upper stage went on to demonstrate several improvements, resulting in a controlled entry and high accuracy splashdown at the targeted area in the Indian Ocean."

"The next Starship flight test aims to expand the envelope on ship and booster capabilities and get closer to bringing reuse of the entire system online. Objectives include the booster once again returning to the launch site for catch, reigniting a ship Raptor engine while in space, and testing a suite of heatshield experiments and maneuvering changes for ship reentry and descent over the Indian Ocean."

"The success of the first catch attempt demonstrated the design feasibility while providing valuable data to continue improving hardware and software performance. Hardware upgrades for this flight add additional redundancy to booster propulsion systems, increase structural strength at key areas, and shorten the timeline to offload propellants from the booster following a successful catch. Mission designers also updated software controls and commit criteria for the booster’s launch and return."

"Analogous to the fifth flight test, distinct vehicle and pad criteria must be met prior to a return and catch of the Super Heavy booster, which will require healthy systems on the booster and tower and a final manual command from the mission’s Flight Director. If this command is not sent prior to the completion of the boostback burn, or if automated health checks show unacceptable conditions with Super Heavy or the tower, the booster will default to a trajectory that takes it to a landing burn and soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. We accept no compromises when it comes to ensuring the safety of the public and our team, and the return will only take place if conditions are right."

"The returning booster will slow down from supersonic speeds, resulting in audible sonic booms in the area around the landing zone. Generally, the only impact to those in the surrounding area of a sonic boom is the brief thunder-like noise with variables like weather and distance from the return site determining the magnitude experienced by observers."

"Starship’s upper stage will fly the same suborbital trajectory as the previous flight test, with splashdown targeted in the Indian Ocean. An additional objective for this flight will be attempting an in-space burn using a single Raptor engine, further demonstrating the capabilities required to conduct a ship deorbit burn prior to orbital missions."

"Several thermal protection experiments and operational changes will test the limits of Starship’s capabilities and generate flight data to inform plans for ship catch and reuse. The flight test will assess new secondary thermal protection materials and will have entire sections of heat shield tiles removed on either side of the ship in locations being studied for catch-enabling hardware on future vehicles. The ship also will intentionally fly at a higher angle of attack in the final phase of descent, purposefully stressing the limits of flap control to gain data on future landing profiles. Finally, adjusting the flight’s launch window to the late afternoon at Starbase will enable the ship to reenter over the Indian Ocean in daylight, providing better conditions for visual observations."

"Future ships, starting with the vehicle planned for seventh flight test, will fly with significant upgrades including redesigned forward flaps, larger propellant tanks, and the latest generation tiles and secondary thermal protection layers as we continue to iterate towards a fully reusable heat shield. Learnings from this and subsequent flight tests will continue to make the entire Starship system more reliable as we close in on full and rapid reusability."
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NET than November 18th!

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-6

#Space #Astrodon #SpaceX #Starship #ElonMusk #IFT6

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Elections or no elections, Bitcoin remains the independent voice of the people: as the world changes, Bitcoin stands as a reserve of freedom and financial security. HODL strong and look ahead – the future is ours!

#Bitcoin #Crypto #nostr #zapathon


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- (2001 VH5) (Size: 364.7875257245 meters)
- (2015 MC) (Size: 89.5447191727 meters)
- (2015 TN145) (Size: 71.7860370529 meters)
- (2016 CF32) (Size: 108.1533506775 meters)
- (2016 EL27) (Size: 35.8129403019 meters)
- (2016 JN24) (Size: 859.0926012318 meters)
- (2018 WL1) (Size: 342.0109247198 meters)
- (2019 BO1) (Size: 695.0883006711 meters)
- (2019 DR1) (Size: 103.2856480504 meters)
- (2021 UQ) (Size: 95.0692305162 meters)
- (2021 TJ57) (Size: 299.2540100804 meters)
- (2021 VU12) (Size: 83.9537266171 meters)
- (2023 VE5) (Size: 108.1533506775 meters)
- (2024 TQ8) (Size: 227.0073812845 meters)
- (2024 UJ2) (Size: 163.0947490219 meters)
- (2024 UM2) (Size: 60.7631078725 meters)
- (2024 UD3) (Size: 114.6146094221 meters)
- (2024 UM4) (Size: 188.9034887689 meters)
- (2024 UY4) (Size: 31.1343625817 meters)
- (2024 UK5) (Size: 94.327859346 meters)
- (2024 US6) (Size: 127.4793906179 meters)
- (2024 UF8) (Size: 172.4407800586 meters)
- (2024 UK9) (Size: 22.9953475987 meters)
- (2024 UK13) (Size: 28.1604751771 meters)
- (2024 UN13) (Size: 43.3151655668 meters)
- (2024 VS) (Size: 18.8903488769 meters)
- (2024 VY) (Size: 36.7993356911 meters)
- (2024 VZ) (Size: 432.3544952692 meters)


Latest Space News: An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the 3rd 'imminent impactor' of 2024
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/asteroids/asteroid-that-hit-earth-hours-after-being-detected-was-3rd-imminent-impactor-of-2024
Summary: A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before impact monitoring systems had registered its trajectory.


Latest Space News: SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/spacex-dragon-fires-thrusters-to-boost-iss-orbit-for-the-1st-time
Summary: SpaceX's Dragon performed an orbital boost maneuver for the ISS; a first for the spacecraft, and a small step toward the space station's ultimate doom.


Latest Space News: Adorable 3D-printed rovers learn to find blue ball in Mars-like environment
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/adorable-3d-printed-rovers-learn-to-find-blue-ball-in-mars-like-environment
Summary: University students tested 3D-printed rovers designed to emulate Europe's Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover that is slated to launch to the Martian surface by 2028.


Latest Space News: Save $300 on the best-motorized telescope before Black Friday
Link: https://www.space.com/early-black-friday-celestron-nexstar-8se-deal-300-dollars-off
Summary: The Celestron NexStar 8SE is on offer for $300 off ahead of Black Friday, which is cheaper than when it was on offer over Prime Day.


Latest Space News: 'Alien: Romulus' bursts onto Hulu for streaming on Nov. 21
Link: https://www.space.com/entertainment/alien-romulus-bursts-onto-hulu-for-streaming-on-nov-21
Summary: The latest entry in the xenomorph franchise chestbursts its way onto Hulu on Nov. 21 when 'Alien: Romulus' finally gets its streaming premiere.


Latest Space News: 3D map reveals our solar system's local bubble has an 'escape tunnel'
Link: https://www.space.com/milky-way-hot-cold-local-bubble-supernovas
Summary: A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- (2010 VP21) (Size: 124.1766612574 meters)
- (2014 YE15) (Size: 13.0028927004 meters)
- (2015 DY53) (Size: 307.6379996423 meters)
- (2015 VU64) (Size: 4.5085820617 meters)
- (2017 SX11) (Size: 368.1628631423 meters)
- (2017 VG15) (Size: 68.2401509401 meters)
- (2022 WQ3) (Size: 14.1918815838 meters)
- (2023 BM7) (Size: 86.3057992509 meters)
- (2024 RG22) (Size: 651.6883821679 meters)
- (2024 UB7) (Size: 181.5682796908 meters)
- (2024 VC) (Size: 21.1465721647 meters)


Latest Space News: SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites early Nov. 7
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launching-20-starlink-satellites-early-nov-7-on-2nd-half-of-doubleheader
Summary: SpaceX plans to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Thursday morning (Nov. 7).


Latest Space News: SpaceX launching 20 Starlink satellites early Nov. 7 on 2nd half of doubleheader
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-launching-20-starlink-satellites-early-nov-7-on-2nd-half-of-doubleheader
Summary: SpaceX plans to launch 20 Starlink internet satellites from California early Thursday morning (Nov. 7), just hours after lofting another batch from the East Coast.


Latest Space News: Sun erupts with powerful X2.3 solar flare, triggers radio blackouts (video)
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/sun-erupts-with-powerful-x2-3-solar-flare-triggers-radio-blackouts-video
Summary: A X2.3 solar flare Wednesday morning (Nov. 6), leading to shortwave radio blackouts for parts of the southern hemisphere.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 138175 (2000 EE104) (Size: 478.6741544192 meters)
- (2000 UR16) (Size: 98.6370281305 meters)
- (2014 UB192) (Size: 157.7756502649 meters)
- (2017 WJ1) (Size: 98.6370281305 meters)
- (2018 JU2) (Size: 11.3250461062 meters)
- (2019 LB1) (Size: 23.6613750114 meters)
- (2020 UM5) (Size: 37.5007521798 meters)
- (2020 XT2) (Size: 69.1894660026 meters)
- (2021 GD5) (Size: 21.5794304844 meters)
- (2021 VN3) (Size: 4.529392731 meters)
- (2022 JM) (Size: 10.328564805 meters)
- (2023 VR1) (Size: 40.5545866065 meters)
- (2024 SW13) (Size: 309.0579921303 meters)
- (2024 UW) (Size: 17.3156970439 meters)
- (2024 UD6) (Size: 20.2227390931 meters)
- (2024 UE8) (Size: 136.219718595 meters)
- (2024 UT11) (Size: 40.1088286381 meters)
- (2024 VM1) (Size: 19.5812304568 meters)


Latest Space News: 'What's Starlink?' Trump talks Elon Musk, Starship and SpaceX in election night victory speech (video)
Link: https://www.space.com/trump-spacex-starlink-starship-elon-musk-election-night-speech
Summary: President-elect Donald Trump had high words of praise for Elon Musk and SpaceX during his election night victory speech, mentioning twice that he did not know what Starlink satellites were.


Latest Space News: SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship megarocket launch
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-targeting-nov-18-for-next-starship-megarocket-launch
Summary: SpaceX's Starship megarocket will fly for the sixth time ever on Nov. 18, on a test flight that will include another dramatic booster catch.


Latest Space News: SpaceX launching 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida today
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-launch-group-6-77
Summary: SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites this afternoon (Nov. 6) from Florida's Space Coast.


Latest Space News: 'Interstellar' gets 10th anniversary deluxe 4K UHD and Blu-ray collector's edition
Link: https://www.space.com/interstellar-movie-10th-anniversary-4k-blu-ray
Summary: A preview of Paramount's new "Interstellar" 10th anniversary limited edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray set.


Latest Space News: Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn't mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/recruiting-the-worlds-first-disabled-astronaut-doesnt-mean-space-travel-is-inclusive-heres-how-to-change-that
Summary: Despite the rapid growth in the number of space travellers, underrepresented population groups are still left behind, particularly those with disabilities. So how can space agencies and “space tourism” companies make spaceflight more inclusive for disabled astronauts?


Latest Space News: Hera asteroid probe 'waves goodbye' at Earth and moon from 2.3 million miles away (image)
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/asteroid-comet-missions/hera-asteroid-probe-waves-goodbye-at-earth-and-moon-from-2-3-million-miles-away-image
Summary: The moon is getting smaller in the window.


Latest Space News: New NASA coronagraph will measure temperature, speed of solar wind from ISS
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/new-nasa-coronagraph-will-measure-temperature-speed-of-solar-wind-from-iss
Summary: We're about to learn more about the solar wind, thanks to NASA's Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX), which just arrived at the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft.


Latest Space News: NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft finds 'danger zones' around stars
Link: https://www.space.com/chandra-danger-zones-planets-stars
Summary: Using NASA's Chandra spacecraft, astronomers have found "danger zones" for worlds where planet-birthing disks are blasted with high-energy radiation from massive young stars and rapidly disintegrate.


Latest Space News: Supernova hides in new Hubble Telescope galaxy 'light show' image (photo)
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/galaxies/supernova-hides-in-new-hubble-telescope-galaxy-light-show-image-photo
Summary: A celestial light show illuminates a distant spiral galaxy, where a hidden supernova briefly outshines its stellar neighbors in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 138175 (2000 EE104) (Size: 478.6741544192 meters)
- (2000 UR16) (Size: 98.6370281305 meters)
- (2014 UB192) (Size: 157.7756502649 meters)
- (2017 WJ1) (Size: 98.6370281305 meters)
- (2018 JU2) (Size: 11.3250461062 meters)
- (2019 LB1) (Size: 23.6613750114 meters)
- (2020 UM5) (Size: 37.5007521798 meters)
- (2020 XT2) (Size: 69.1894660026 meters)
- (2021 GD5) (Size: 21.5794304844 meters)
- (2021 VN3) (Size: 4.529392731 meters)
- (2022 JM) (Size: 10.328564805 meters)
- (2023 VR1) (Size: 40.5545866065 meters)
- (2024 SW13) (Size: 309.0579921303 meters)
- (2024 UW) (Size: 14.7109249129 meters)
- (2024 UD6) (Size: 20.2227390931 meters)
- (2024 UE8) (Size: 136.219718595 meters)
- (2024 UT11) (Size: 36.0611837447 meters)


Latest Space News: NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope sees 'knots' blasting from nearby black hole jets
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/black-holes/nasas-chandra-x-ray-telescope-sees-knots-blasting-from-nearby-black-hole-jets
Summary: A fresh analysis of decades-old X-ray black hole jet data has revealed bright, lumpy features with mysterious speed changes.


NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-11-06): Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas over the Dolomites
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2411/CometA3Dolomites_Masi_960.jpg
Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is now headed back to the outer Solar System.  The massive dusty snowball put on quite a show during its trip near the Sun, resulting in many impressive pictures from planet Earth during October.  The featured image was taken in mid-October and shows a defining visual feature of the comet -- its impressive anti-tail. The image captures Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) with impressively long dust and ion tails pointing up and away from the Sun, while the strong anti-tail -- composed of more massive dust particles -- trails the comet and points down and (nearly) toward the recently-set Sun. In the foreground is village of Tai di Cadore, Italy, with the tremendous Dolomite Mountains in the background.  Another comet, C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), once a candidate to rival Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas in brightness, broke up last week during its close approach to our Sun.    Growing Gallery: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in 2024


Latest Space News: World's 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for key orbital test
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/worlds-1st-wooden-satellite-arrives-at-iss-for-key-orbital-test
Summary: LignoSat could help change the way we build satellites.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 4769 Castalia (1989 PB) (Size: 1941.0645531552 meters)
- 66146 (1998 TU3) (Size: 7944.0135960285 meters)
- 88710 (2001 SL9) (Size: 1762.1382517555 meters)
- 387733 (2003 GS) (Size: 950.6923051623 meters)
- (2004 XK14) (Size: 193.214617164 meters)
- (2013 UX) (Size: 236.6137501138 meters)
- (2018 VY6) (Size: 51.2908597378 meters)
- (2020 DT2) (Size: 17.948988478 meters)
- (2020 FH2) (Size: 348.36938254 meters)
- (2020 HN3) (Size: 7.8350176433 meters)
- (2020 HD5) (Size: 260.6393469284 meters)
- (2020 RJ9) (Size: 142.5738833281 meters)
- (2021 WZ1) (Size: 27.4182655787 meters)
- (2022 US) (Size: 70.4757942143 meters)
- (2024 BA5) (Size: 37.1569432173 meters)
- (2024 NM2) (Size: 120.23751136 meters)
- (2024 TW17) (Size: 269.0543257002 meters)
- (2024 TD22) (Size: 90.8322304595 meters)
- (2024 UH5) (Size: 26.893045013 meters)
- (2024 UX6) (Size: 65.5299714547 meters)
- (2024 UT7) (Size: 103.7623929406 meters)
- (2024 UM8) (Size: 44.0798368861 meters)
- (2024 UY9) (Size: 37.6218353801 meters)
- (2024 UO11) (Size: 18.3586177251 meters)


Latest Space News: Satellite survives impact with object in space, takes selfie to prove it (photos)
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/satellite-survives-impact-with-object-in-space-takes-selfie-to-prove-it-photo
Summary: The 6mm hole was discovered accidentally in footage from an onboard camera.


Latest Space News: Astronomers spot unusually synchronized star formation' in ancient galaxy for 1st time
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/stars/astronomers-spot-unusually-synchronized-star-formation-in-ancient-galaxy-for-1st-time
Summary: An old galaxy reveals clusters of young stars that have formed in an unusually synchronized fashion, challenging the idea that star formation declines as galaxies age.


Latest Space News: NASA's Parker Solar Probe to glimpse Venus' surface tomorrow before historic sun encounter
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/nasas-parker-solar-probe-to-glimpse-venus-surface-tomorrow-before-historic-sun-encounter
Summary: NASA's Parker Solar Probe swoops in for its seventh and final swing past Venus ahead of its history-making encounter with the sun on Christmas Eve.


Latest Space News: Netflix's 'The Man Who Loved UFOs' explores how flying saucer hoaxes go viral (review)
Link: https://www.space.com/entertainment/netflixs-the-man-who-loved-ufos-explores-how-flying-saucer-hoaxes-go-viral-review
Summary: A review of Netflix's new "The Man Who Loved UFOs," a film exploring a 1986 flying saucer hoax that captured the attention of a nation.


Latest Space News: Why can't active NASA astronauts endorse US presidential candidates?
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/why-cant-active-nasa-astronauts-endorse-us-presidential-candidates
Summary: NASA astronauts can vote from space, but why can't they endorse political candidates? As it turns out, U.S. federal law specifically prohibits them from doing so.


Latest Space News: Matthew McConaughey unveils otherworldly aliens in upcoming sci-fi game 'Exodus' (videos)
Link: https://www.space.com/entertainment/matthew-mcconaughey-unveils-four-new-creature-trailers-for-upcoming-sci-fi-game-exodus-videos
Summary: Matthew McConaughey narrates four new cinematic teaser trailers for out-of-this-world alien creatures in upcoming sci-fi role playing game "Exodus."


Latest Space News: Satellites can now spot plastic trash on Earth's beaches from space (photo)
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/tech/satellites-can-now-spot-plastic-trash-on-earths-beaches-from-space-photo
Summary: "This is incredibly exciting, as up to now we have not had a tool for detecting plastics in coastal environments from space."


Latest Space News: Newfound dead star spins record-breaking 716 times a second, explodes with thermonuclear blasts
Link: https://www.space.com/neutron-star-4U182030-speed-demon-fastest-star
Summary: The neutron star 4U 1820-30 is one of the fastest spinning bodies in the universe, spinning at 716 times a second and erupting like an atomic bomb, NASA's NICER telescope has found.


Latest Space News: 'Vega continues to be unusual:' Lack of planets around young star puzzles astronomers
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/james-webb-space-telescope/vega-continues-to-be-unusual-lack-of-planets-around-young-star-puzzles-astronomers
Summary: A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega has found a surprising lack of planets.


Latest Space News: Sharp 'lobster vision:' China's Einstein Probe space telescope already making discoveries during commissioning phase
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/sharp-lobster-vision-chinas-einstein-probe-space-telescope-already-making-discoveries-during-commissioning-phase
Summary: China's Einstein Probe, an X-ray telescope in Earth orbit, has already made several discoveries during its initial commissioning phase.


Latest Space News: Save $300 on the HTC VIVE Pro 2 VR headset, the best high-resolution option
Link: https://www.space.com/early-black-friday-htc-vive-pro-2-deal-save-300-dollars-2024
Summary: You can save $300 on this early Black Friday VR headset deal as the HTC VIVE Pro 2 headset, the best high-resolution model out there, is on offer.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 4769 Castalia (1989 PB) (Size: 1941.0645531552 meters)
- 66146 (1998 TU3) (Size: 7944.0135960285 meters)
- 88710 (2001 SL9) (Size: 1762.1382517555 meters)
- 387733 (2003 GS) (Size: 950.6923051623 meters)
- (2004 XK14) (Size: 193.214617164 meters)
- (2013 UX) (Size: 236.6137501138 meters)
- (2018 VY6) (Size: 51.2908597378 meters)
- (2020 DT2) (Size: 17.948988478 meters)
- (2020 FH2) (Size: 348.36938254 meters)
- (2020 HN3) (Size: 7.8350176433 meters)
- (2020 HD5) (Size: 260.6393469284 meters)
- (2020 RJ9) (Size: 142.5738833281 meters)
- (2021 WZ1) (Size: 27.4182655787 meters)
- (2022 US) (Size: 70.4757942143 meters)
- (2024 BA5) (Size: 37.1569432173 meters)
- (2024 NM2) (Size: 120.23751136 meters)
- (2024 TW17) (Size: 268.0649166109 meters)
- (2024 TD22) (Size: 88.6420882631 meters)
- (2024 UH5) (Size: 27.1293868732 meters)
- (2024 UX6) (Size: 63.3928064522 meters)
- (2024 UT7) (Size: 104.7707321387 meters)
- (2024 UM8) (Size: 44.0798368861 meters)
- (2024 UY9) (Size: 37.6218353801 meters)
- (2024 UO11) (Size: 18.3079610068 meters)


Latest Space News: Watch 31st SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule arrive at the ISS today
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/watch-31st-spacex-dragon-cargo-capsule-arrive-at-the-iss-today
Summary: Dragon is scheduled to arrive at 10:15 a.m. EST.


NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-11-05): Milky Way over Easter Island
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2411/IslandMoai_Dury_960.jpg
Why were the statues on Easter Island built?  No one is sure.  What is sure is that over 900 large stone statues called moais exist there.  The Rapa Nui (Easter Island) moais stand, on average, over twice as tall as a person and have over 200 times as much mass.  It is thought that the unusual statues were created about 600 years ago in the images of local leaders of a vibrant and ancient civilization.  Rapa Nui has been declared by UNESCO to a World Heritage Site. Pictured here, some of the stone giants were imaged last month under the central band of our Milky Way galaxy.  Previously unknown moais are still being discovered.    Alternative Multi-APOD Front Page: MyUniverseHub.com


Latest Space News: India delays its 1st-ever Gaganyaan astronaut launch to 2026
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/india-delays-its-1st-ever-gaganyaan-astronaut-launch-to-2026
Summary: India plans to launch astronauts to Earth orbit no sooner than 2026, roughly a year past the previously known timeline, following a series of uncrewed flight tests slated to begin in December.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 360433 (2002 JR9) (Size: 1629.446023625 meters)
- 374158 (2004 UL) (Size: 1101.640715893 meters)
- 385268 (2001 RC12) (Size: 4266.1878918649 meters)
- (2014 UC192) (Size: 113.2504610618 meters)
- (2015 HH) (Size: 35.8129403019 meters)
- (2015 WA1) (Size: 258.2497910326 meters)
- (2016 VU1) (Size: 71.4562101727 meters)
- (2019 WQ19) (Size: 413.0855266343 meters)
- (2022 SS6) (Size: 201.3909630836 meters)
- (2023 VS) (Size: 6.3979372868 meters)
- (2024 LS2) (Size: 284.4722965033 meters)
- (2024 UF2) (Size: 79.4767279198 meters)
- (2024 UU6) (Size: 420.3779991549 meters)
- (2024 UP9) (Size: 180.5676636476 meters)
- (2024 US10) (Size: 88.7646364675 meters)
- (2024 VO) (Size: 3.70544165 meters)


Latest Space News: Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works (video)
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/space-forces-mysterious-x-37b-begins-aerobraking-to-lower-orbit-heres-how-it-works-video
Summary: In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change the spacecraft's orbit.


Latest Space News: How do you vote from space? NASA astronauts cast 2024 election ballots from ISS
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/how-do-you-vote-from-space-nasa-astronauts-cast-2024-election-ballots-from-iss
Summary: There are four Americans currently living in space, and each has had the opportunity to add their voice to the more than 160 million other Americans able to participate in the 2024 Presidential election.


Latest Space News: Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans − Europa Clipper is one of 2 missions on their way to see if these moons could support life
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/jupiters-moons-hide-giant-subsurface-oceans-europa-clipper-is-one-of-2-missions-on-their-way-to-see-if-these-moons-could-support-life
Summary: Jupiter has dozens of moons. Four of them in particular are of interest to planetary scientists.


Latest Space News: Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars this week
Link: https://www.space.com/stargazing/dont-miss-the-taurid-meteor-shower-peak-with-colorful-fireballs-and-shooting-stars-this-week
Summary: Don't miss the Taurid meteor shower peak with colorful fireballs and shooting stars this week


Latest Space News: Boost for Mars life? Red Planet's magnetic field may have lasted longer than thought
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/mars/boost-for-mars-life-red-planets-magnetic-field-may-have-lasted-longer-than-thought
Summary: Mars' global magnetic field may have hung around for 200 million years longer than scientists had thought, possibly giving life a longer window to take hold on the Red Planet.


Latest Space News: SpaceX scrubs Starlink satellite launch due to apparent rocket helium leak
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-6-77-launch
Summary: SpaceX scrubbed a planned launch of 23 Starlink satellites on Sunday (Nov. 3) due to a helium issue in the first stage of the company's Falcon 9 rocket.


Latest Space News: Watch SpaceX launch 3 tons of cargo to ISS today
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/watch-spacex-launch-3-tons-of-cargo-to-iss-today
Summary: Liftoff is scheduled for 9:29 p.m. ET today (Nov. 4).


Latest Space News: Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/astronomers-urge-fcc-to-halt-satellite-megaconstellation-launches
Summary: Over 100 astronomers from leading U.S. universities have signed an open letter calling for an assessment of potential impacts of satellite megaconstellations on Earth's environment.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 360433 (2002 JR9) (Size: 1629.446023625 meters)
- 374158 (2004 UL) (Size: 1101.640715893 meters)
- 385268 (2001 RC12) (Size: 4266.1878918649 meters)
- (2014 UC192) (Size: 113.2504610618 meters)
- (2015 HH) (Size: 35.8129403019 meters)
- (2015 WA1) (Size: 258.2497910326 meters)
- (2016 VU1) (Size: 71.4562101727 meters)
- (2019 WQ19) (Size: 413.0855266343 meters)
- (2022 SS6) (Size: 201.3909630836 meters)
- (2023 VS) (Size: 6.3979372868 meters)
- (2024 LS2) (Size: 284.4722965033 meters)
- (2024 UF2) (Size: 79.4767279198 meters)
- (2024 UU6) (Size: 420.3779991549 meters)
- (2024 UP9) (Size: 180.5676636476 meters)
- (2024 US10) (Size: 93.4630563333 meters)


Latest Space News: Watch Rocket Lab launch mystery mission early on Nov. 5
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/watch-rocket-lab-launch-mystery-mission-early-on-nov-4
Summary: Rocket Lab plans to launch a mission for a "confidential commercial customer" early Tuesday morning (Nov. 5), and you can watch the action live.


NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-11-04): M42: The Great Nebula in Orion
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2411/Orion_Lorand_1992.jpg
The Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth region, is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulas.  Here, glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1500 light-years away.  In the featured deep image in assigned colors highlighted by emission in oxygen and hydrogen, wisps and sheets of dust and gas are particularly evident.  The Great Nebula in Orion can be found with the unaided eye near the easily identifiable belt of three stars in the popular constellation Orion.  In addition to housing a bright open cluster of stars known as the Trapezium, the Orion Nebula contains many stellar nurseries.   These nurseries contain much hydrogen gas, hot young stars, proplyds, and stellar jets spewing material at high speeds.  Also known as M42, the Orion Nebula spans about 40 light years and is located in the same spiral arm of our Galaxy as the Sun.


Latest Space News: Watch Rocket Lab launch mystery mission early on Nov. 4
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/watch-rocket-lab-launch-mystery-mission-early-on-nov-4
Summary: Liftoff of the mission, which is for a "confidential commercial customer," is scheduled for 5:30 a.m. ET on Monday (Nov. 4).


Latest Space News: Watch Japan launch military communications satellite early Nov. 4 on 4th flight of H3 rocket
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/japan-launching-military-communications-satellite-early-nov-4-on-4th-flight-of-h3-rocket
Summary: Japan plans to launch the Kirameki 3 military communications satellite Monday morning (Nov. 4), on the fourth-ever flight of the country's H3 rocket.


Latest Space News: Explore a long-lost Starfleet ghost ship in new 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' comic (exclusive)
Link: https://www.space.com/entertainment/explore-a-long-lost-starfleet-ghost-ship-in-new-star-trek-lower-decks-comic-exclusive
Summary: Space.com has an exclusive three-page preview of IDW's new "Star Trek: Lower Decks #1" comic.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 368565 (2004 FE5) (Size: 570.2167609011 meters)
- (2004 LO2) (Size: 59.4346868419 meters)
- (2009 BE58) (Size: 271.6689340891 meters)
- (2009 WV25) (Size: 94.1976305719 meters)
- (2013 AH53) (Size: 43.0566244241 meters)
- (2014 UV210) (Size: 24.7765012606 meters)
- (2016 JG12) (Size: 184.5185269026 meters)
- (2016 VG3) (Size: 430.566244241 meters)
- (2018 CU14) (Size: 17.948988478 meters)
- (2020 JV1) (Size: 29.7879062798 meters)
- (2020 SX2) (Size: 149.2931834393 meters)
- (2020 VX1) (Size: 156.3291544087 meters)
- (2020 VH3) (Size: 118.5877908577 meters)
- (2021 JU5) (Size: 354.846052917 meters)
- (2024 TX13) (Size: 71.0624176534 meters)
- (2024 UK1) (Size: 38.1627778068 meters)
- (2024 UX3) (Size: 65.1988564873 meters)
- (2024 UV6) (Size: 23.2937805015 meters)
- (2024 UE11) (Size: 11.9464805064 meters)
- (2024 UU11) (Size: 13.9842757413 meters)
- (2024 VA) (Size: 17.0781167738 meters)


Latest Space News: Everything we know about 'Tron: Ares'
Link: https://www.space.com/everything-we-know-about-tron-ares
Summary: Disney is returning to the Grid with "Tron: Ares" in 2025, but the threat may be in the real world this time around.


Latest Space News: Chef Duff Goldman spins up moon-shaped cake for NASA 'Taste of Space'
Link: https://www.space.com/taste-space-duff-goldman-moon-landing-55th-cake
Summary: Duff Goldman, the host of the Food Network show "Ace of Cakes," has for a third year brought a space-themed cake to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.


Latest Space News: 'Cosmic inflation:' did the early cosmos balloon in size? A mirror universe going backwards in time may be a simpler explanation
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/cosmic-inflation-did-the-early-cosmos-balloon-in-size-a-mirror-universe-going-backwards-in-time-may-be-a-simpler-explanation
Summary: We live in a golden age for learning about the universe. Our most powerful telescopes have revealed that the cosmos is surprisingly simple on the largest visible scales.


Latest Space News: China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts return to Earth today after 6 months in space
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/chinas-shenzhou-18-astronauts-return-to-earth-today-after-6-months-in-space
Summary: China's Shenzhou 18 crew are ready to return home after more than six months in space.


The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of IC 3225, a spiral galaxy being "launched" through space like a comet with a tail of gas streaming behind it. Located 100 million light-years away in the Virgo Cluster, IC 3225 is one of over 1,300 galaxies that make up this massive collection of gravitationally bound galaxies. The image suggests that IC 3225 has experienced "ram pressure" from the dense intracluster medium, stripping out its gas and creating a chaotic region on one side.

Source: https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/space-photo-of-the-week-hubble-spies-a-cannonball-galaxy-blasting-through-space


Good morning everyone with this fantastic image of NGC 1651, a globular cluster located 162,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the satellite galaxies of our Milky Way.

Captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, it reveals a treasure chest of stars stretching about 120 light-years in diameter.

Credits: ESA/Hubble and NASA, L. Girardi, F. Niederhofer.

#Astronomy #nasa #space #universe https://image.nostr.build/a3703da0538fd29c002339edb04e9b03407f52737bfde916ed9469ae72897b5e.jpg


Latest Space News: Watch SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts move Crew Dragon spacecraft to new ISS parking spot on Nov. 3
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/spacex-crew-9-spacecraft-iss-relocation-webcast
Summary: Live coverage begins at 6:15 a.m. EST (1015 GMT).


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 368565 (2004 FE5) (Size: 570.2167609011 meters)
- (2004 LO2) (Size: 59.4346868419 meters)
- (2009 BE58) (Size: 271.6689340891 meters)
- (2009 WV25) (Size: 94.1976305719 meters)
- (2013 AH53) (Size: 43.0566244241 meters)
- (2014 UV210) (Size: 24.7765012606 meters)
- (2016 JG12) (Size: 184.5185269026 meters)
- (2016 VG3) (Size: 430.566244241 meters)
- (2018 CU14) (Size: 17.948988478 meters)
- (2020 JV1) (Size: 29.7879062798 meters)
- (2020 SX2) (Size: 149.2931834393 meters)
- (2020 VX1) (Size: 156.3291544087 meters)
- (2020 VH3) (Size: 118.5877908577 meters)
- (2021 JU5) (Size: 354.846052917 meters)
- (2024 TX13) (Size: 70.768498097 meters)
- (2024 UK1) (Size: 38.1627778068 meters)
- (2024 UX3) (Size: 64.3635483673 meters)
- (2024 UV6) (Size: 23.2937805015 meters)
- (2024 UE11) (Size: 11.9519833309 meters)
- (2024 UU11) (Size: 13.7606826355 meters)
- (2024 VA) (Size: 17.0153144237 meters)


NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-11-03): Jupiter Abyss
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2411/JupiterAbyss_JunoEichstadt_1080.jpg
What's that black spot on Jupiter? No one is sure.  During one pass of NASA's Juno over  Jupiter, the robotic spacecraft imaged an usually dark cloud feature informally dubbed the Abyss. Surrounding cloud patterns show the Abyss to be at the center of a vortex. Since dark features on Jupiter's atmosphere tend to run deeper than light features, the Abyss may really be the deep hole that it appears -- but without more evidence that remains conjecture.  The Abyss is surrounded by a complex of meandering clouds and other swirling storm systems, some of which are topped by light colored, high-altitude clouds.  The featured image was captured in 2019 while Juno passed only about 15,000 kilometers above Jupiter's cloud tops.  The next close pass of Juno near Jupiter will be in about three weeks.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 2340 Hathor (1976 UA) (Size: 487.5733713755 meters)
- 503941 (2003 UV11) (Size: 701.5198735305 meters)
- (2014 RB13) (Size: 1032.8564805039 meters)
- (2016 FC) (Size: 28.4472296503 meters)
- (2019 UM10) (Size: 41.1187571041 meters)
- (2022 UN2) (Size: 302.0229733436 meters)
- (2023 VK2) (Size: 85.1216392921 meters)
- (2024 KG1) (Size: 130.6291132614 meters)
- (2024 UP5) (Size: 47.6036198939 meters)
- (2024 UP7) (Size: 125.7882220879 meters)
- (2024 UG11) (Size: 327.5216240173 meters)


70% of meteorites from 3 collisions in asteroid belt within past 40M years

Link: https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/weve-found-the-source-of-most-meteorites/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41938528


Mars may have been habitable much more recently than thought — Harvard Gazette https://www.byteseu.com/520927/ #Research #Science #Space&Astronomy

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'Alien' Signal Decoded

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the European Space Agency: White dots arranged in five clusters against a black background (PNG). This is the simulated extraterrestrial signal transmitted from Mars and deciphered by a father and a daughter on Earth after a year-long decoding effort. On June 7, 2024, media artist Daniela de Paulis received this simple, retro-looking image depicting five amino acids in her inbox. It was the solution to a cosmic puzzle beamed from ESA's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) in May 2023, when the European spacecraft played alien as part of the multidisciplinary art project 'A Sign in Space.' After three radio astronomy observatories on Earth intercepted the signal, the challenge was first to extract the message from the raw data of the radio signal, and secondly to decode it. In just 10 days, a community of 5000 citizen scientists gathered online and managed to extract the signal. The second task took longer and required some visionary minds.

US citizens Ken and Keli Chaffin cracked the code following their intuition and running simulations for hours and days on end. The father and daughter team discovered that the message contained movement, suggesting some sort of cellular formation and life forms. Amino acids and proteins are the building blocks of life. Now that the cryptic signal has been deciphered, the quest for meaning begins. The interpretation of the message, like any art piece, remains open. Daniela crafted the message with a small group of astronomers and computer scientists, with support from ESA, the SETI Institute and the Green Bank Observatory. The artist and collaborators behind the project are now taking a step back and witnessing how citizen scientists are shaping the challenge on their own.

https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/24/10/30/0230259/alien-signal-decoded?utm_source=rss1.0moreanon&utm_medium=feed
 at Slashdot.

https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/24/10/30/0230259/alien-signal-decoded?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed


Good afternoon,Nostr! May you have a delicious Saturday! 😘

#nostr
#saturdaystr https://image.nostr.build/867c17ee2547e7602427fe32e5760798abb9de200d9647fe1b5947bd9141b993.jpg


Sensational footage captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been operating on the Red Planet’s surface since August 5, 2012. The rover is located in Gale Crater, and that sound you hear is the actual wind on Mars.

Have a great evening, everyone!

Credits: NASA, Curiosity

#nasa #space #Astronomy https://video.nostr.build/d7e1658531eff881e6b05fcd081f7ee13f1c3d226c2a5831c01bd938816e2243.mp4


One of the most captivating views of the current comet, C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, captured here as it rises over Mount Fuji in Japan. Simply marvelous, don't you agree?
https://image.nostr.build/bebf8c0cdd9ca790168061b1fad416b46854145c6496a31c242088e8e36f8f0f.jpg


Latest Space News: Space isn’t all about the 'race' – rival superpowers must work together for a better future
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/space-isnt-all-about-the-race-rival-superpowers-must-work-together-for-a-better-future
Summary: What is this latest “space race” about, and are there pathways to common ground? History suggests these do exist. As a space governance specialist, I argue our future depends on it.


Your right, too many fake accounts!


Latest Space News: Every upcoming Star Wars game officially announced
Link: https://www.space.com/every-upcoming-star-wars-game
Summary: Lucasfilm Games has opened up the galaxy far, far away to several studios and genres. Here’s every new Star Wars game currently in development.


Latest Space News: This Week In Space podcast: Episode 135 —The Spacer Pipeline
Link: https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-135-spacer-pipeline
Summary: On Episode 135 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Rick Jenet of Expanding Frontiers about the space workforce.


Latest Space News: NASA astronaut captures city lights streaking below ISS in stunning new photos
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/nasa-astronaut-captures-city-lights-streaking-below-iss-in-stunning-new-photos
Summary: Microgravity makes water do weird and wonderful things. NASA astronaut Don Pettit took advantage of that fact to create a colorful ball that resembles Jupiter.


Latest Space News: Black holes that form in 'reverse Big Bang replays' could account for dark energy
Link: https://www.space.com/dark-energy-black-hole-connection
Summary: Black hole formation could be a little Big Bang in reverse, coupling the matter of a dying star with dark energy, the mysterious force driving the accelerating expansion of the universe.


Latest Crypto News: DOJ indicts Gotbit CEO for allegedly orchestrating massive wash trading scheme
Link: https://cryptoslate.com/doj-indicts-gotbit-ceo-for-allegedly-orchestrating-massive-wash-trading-scheme/
Summary:
The Department of Justice has indicted Aleksei Andriunin, founder and CEO of crypto financial services firm Gotbit, on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit market manipulation. Andriunin, a Russian national residing in Portugal, allegedly orchestrated a scheme to artificially inflate trading volumes for client crypto companies, including several based in the US. He […]

The post DOJ indicts Gotbit CEO for allegedly orchestrating massive wash trading scheme appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Tags: #crypto #bitcoin #nostr


Green Blobs on a Red Planet: NASA Rover Spots ‘Enigmatic’ Rock

<img width="1500" height="1000" src="https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2024/10/mars-perseverance-red-rocks.jpg" alt="An abrasion patch in Mars' Serpentine Rapids.">The rocks indicate an ancient, iron-rich environment, but the rover wasn't able study details of the rock's composition.

https://gizmodo.com/mars-rover-finds-enigmatic-red-rocks-with-green-flecks-2000518843


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 2340 Hathor (1976 UA) (Size: 487.5733713755 meters)
- 503941 (2003 UV11) (Size: 701.5198735305 meters)
- (2014 RB13) (Size: 1032.8564805039 meters)
- (2016 FC) (Size: 28.4472296503 meters)
- (2019 UM10) (Size: 41.1187571041 meters)
- (2022 UN2) (Size: 302.0229733436 meters)
- (2023 VK2) (Size: 85.1216392921 meters)
- (2024 KG1) (Size: 130.6291132614 meters)
- (2024 UP5) (Size: 48.0662209824 meters)
- (2024 UP7) (Size: 125.7882220879 meters)
- (2024 UG11) (Size: 325.2669810165 meters)


Latest Space News: 'Boo Deng' steals the show at NASA JPL's annual pumpkin carving contest (photos)
Link: https://www.space.com/nasa-jpl-pumpkin-carving-contest-2024
Summary: The bright minds at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory never disappoint with the clever creations at the lab's annual pumpkin carving contest.


Thank for zap sir! 🙏


A beautiful video of a solar eruption, also known as a solar flare, captured here by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. What a spectacle, everyone.

Watch that prominence rise tens of thousands of kilometers, then curve and fall back onto the solar chromosphere, pulled by the immense gravity of our star.

Credits: NASA, SDO.

https://video.nostr.build/18a3e5c8feddb51e49342acb6edae52b4306e2bcc73c346a3d080019633ffa90.mp4


The galaxies that populate the universe have very different shapes and sizes. One of the most common types among these objects is certainly the spiral galaxy, such as the spectacular NGC 2985, located over 70 million light-years from the solar system in the constellation Ursa Major.

Look at how amazing it is in this image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Credits: NASA, Hubble.

https://image.nostr.build/dbb2b0b45aa08e13f433dbef87e18f9806669c60d64c6762fa1be7eb5eb3d5f7.jpg


This illustration shows the location of our solar system. As you can see, it is surrounded by a sphere made up of millions of objects composed of rock and ice, known as the Oort Cloud. This shell of celestial bodies is located at a distance ranging between 20,000 and 100,000 astronomical units (1 AU = average Earth-Sun distance, 150 million kilometers). We could perhaps better understand its scale by saying it extends from 0.3 to 1.5 light-years from Earth.

The Oort Cloud has never been directly observed, as it is too distant and too dark even for modern telescopes, but it is believed to be the nursery from which all long-period comets originate, such as Hale-Bopp, for example. This cloud is thought to be a remnant of the nebula from which the Sun and planets were born five billion years ago. It is believed that other stars also have an Oort Cloud and that the outer edges of the clouds of two nearby stars may sometimes overlap.

In 1932, astronomer Ernst Öpik hypothesized that comets originated in a cloud located at the outer edge of the Solar System. This idea was later revisited and refined by Dutch astronomer Jan Oort to explain what appeared to be a contradiction. If comets are periodically destroyed after several passes through the inner solar system and had formed in the beginning, they would all be gone by now. The fact that they can still be observed implies they have a different origin. By observing and studying the orbits of long-period comets, the astronomer theorized the existence of this cloud, which was aptly named after him. Occasionally, one of these comets is perturbed in its orbit and begins to fall toward the Sun.

https://image.nostr.build/46d550c1982a22bc7f925111541b40f7fd282c509cd4049232ceb92ffd7add4a.jpg


I decided to unfollow most accounts that don’t follow anyone.
One sided participation isn’t participating.
Change my mind.

⚡Repost/Boost and comment for ⚡

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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-11-02): Saturn at Night
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2411/LastRingPortrait_Cassini_1080.jpg
Saturn is bright in Earth's night skies. Telescopic views of the outer gas giant planet and its beautiful rings often make it a star at star parties. But this stunning view of Saturn's rings and night side just isn't possible from telescopes in the vicinity of planet Earth. Peering out from the inner Solar System they can only bring Saturn's day side into view. In fact, this image of Saturn's slender sunlit crescent with night's shadow cast across its broad and complex ring system was captured by the Cassini spacecraft. A robot spacecraft from planet Earth, Cassini called Saturn orbit home for 13 years before it was directed to dive into the atmosphere of the gas giant on September 15, 2017. This magnificent mosaic is composed of frames recorded by Cassini's wide-angle camera only two days before its grand final plunge. Saturn's night will not be seen again until another spaceship from Earth calls.


Latest Mars image captured by Perseverance on 2024-10-20: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01305/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLF_1305_0782799045_605ECM_N0611394NCAM02305_04_195J01_1200.jpg


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 144900 (2004 VG64) (Size: 1306.2911326144 meters)
- 474613 (2004 TL19) (Size: 366.4713084395 meters)
- (2010 JR34) (Size: 17.1411509231 meters)
- (2016 VA) (Size: 17.948988478 meters)
- (2017 QW17) (Size: 281.8642388124 meters)
- (2019 FY2) (Size: 19.6806745089 meters)
- (2021 PS70) (Size: 539.5602891983 meters)
- (2022 CO3) (Size: 42.8587972046 meters)
- (2022 KK1) (Size: 157.7756502649 meters)
- (2024 RM2) (Size: 498.9304141512 meters)
- (2024 UT5) (Size: 12.7303392934 meters)
- (2024 UZ5) (Size: 76.4257974135 meters)
- (2024 UL6) (Size: 39.0157517067 meters)
- (2024 UO6) (Size: 264.3869280708 meters)
- (2024 UU7) (Size: 23.0377456324 meters)
- (2024 UD11) (Size: 8.1778657875 meters)


Latest Space News: 'Alien signal' sent from Mars decoded by father-daughter team
Link: https://www.space.com/alien-signal-mars-decoded-esa-exomars
Summary: A signal beamed at Earth from Mars in 2023 has finally been decoded by a father and daughter team in the United States.


Latest Space News: Watch Jude Law lead lost kids across the galaxy in new 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' trailer
Link: https://www.space.com/star-wars-skeleton-crew-trailer-disney-plus-dec-3
Summary: A new trailer has arrived for Disney+'s "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew," a new family-oriented live-action series starring Jude Law.


Latest Space News: Which is better, Black Friday or Cyber Monday?
Link: https://www.space.com/black-friday-or-cyber-monday-which-is-better
Summary: What is the difference between these two shopping sales events, and which is best, Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Read on to find out.


Latest Space News: Satellites watch devastating floods in Spain from space (photos)
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/earth/satellites-watch-devastating-floods-in-spain-from-space-photos
Summary: Valencia was particularly hard-hit.


Latest Space News: Sun erupts with X-class solar flare on Halloween, causes radio blackouts (video)
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/sun-erupts-with-x-class-solar-flare-on-halloween-causes-radio-blackouts-video
Summary: The sun erupted with an X-class solar flare on Halloween, and solar activity is expected to remain high through Nov. 3.


Latest Space News: NASA astronaut Suni Williams sends Happy Diwali wishes from ISS (video)
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/nasa-astronaut-suni-williams-sends-happy-diwali-wishes-from-iss-video
Summary: As millions of people around the world celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams radioed home her share of festive cheer.


Latest Space News: Explore Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa in NASA virtual tour (photos)
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/jupiter/explore-jupiters-icy-ocean-moon-europa-in-nasa-virtual-tour-photos
Summary: Thanks to images from various NASA spacecraft, we can get an up-close look at the Jupiter ocean moon Europa long before the agency's Europa Clipper probe arrives.


The only porno I post is rocket porno.

#Space #Astrodon

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Elon's SpaceX Starship:

The interior of the crew compartment of Lunar Starship. This is the airlock deck.

#Space #SpaceX #Starship #HLS #ElonMusk #Artemis
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Live feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfEr5XCFNWM
Current location: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-51.5536&mlon=99.6753&zoom=2

#iss #space #earth #nasa #esa #jaxa #csa


Gibbous Moon beyond Swedish Mountain
Credits: Göran Strand
#nature #space #astrophotography

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We knew it was going to happen, but the Voyager space probes are getting creaky in their old age.

NASA just had to reactivate Voyager 1's S-band transmitter for the first time in 43 years after a communication breakdown.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/voyager/2024/10/28/after-pause-nasas-voyager-1-communicating-with-mission-team/ #space #science #nasa #tech

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This is M74 aka the Phantom Galaxy!

This spiral galaxy is located in the #constellation #Pisces -- we did a #podcast on the #astronomy & #mythology of this #constellation back in season 1: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/pisces-the-fish/

📷 :https://flic.kr/p/2qqR5rM

#Astrophotography #Space #Science #Webb #JWST #AstroDon

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#Rigel and the #WitchHeadNebula
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241031.html

#APOD #Nebula

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Here's the full Veil Nebula, also known as the Cygnus Loop, again. A combination of the images I got in September and the ones from last night. I hope to gather quite a bit of this before the moon comes back.
#space #astronomy #astrodon

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https://www.universomagico.net/2024/10/en-un-mar-de-galaxias.html

This image taken by the Gemini North Telescope shows the elliptical galaxy NGC 1270. This galaxy is just one member of the NGC 1275 Group of Galaxies, which in turn belongs to the Perseus Cluster of Galaxies, a galaxy agglomeration composed of thousands of members that lies at a distance of about.....
#astronomy #space #astrophysics #astrophotography

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#Spiral #Galaxy #NGC6744
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap2411101.html

#APOD

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#SpaceMission #astronomy #Ceres #Vesta 6 years ago, the mission of #NASA's Dawn space probe came to an end https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2018/11/02/the-mission-of-the-dawn-space-probe-has-come-to-an-end/


It's #FollowFriday !

Meet StratoCat, an independent source of historical data and news on the development of stratospheric balloons for scientific research, aerospace & military applications, and commercial exploitation of near space. Online since 2005. Based on Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The website publishes the newsletter "World Balloon News".

https://stratocat.com.ar

#fedi22 #Ballooning #NearSpace #Science #Research #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Technology #Cosmology #Astrodon #Space #Academy

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Hi Nostr #introduction

Starting here hoping for a much healthier place to connect and share with real people.

I do small about Astronomy and Space.
Any recomendations for short video format client in Nostr ?
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Latest Space News: Perseverance rover watches 'googly eye' solar eclipse from Mars (video)
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/mars/perseverance-rover-watches-googly-eye-solar-eclipse-from-mars-video
Summary: NASA's Perseverance Mars rover was treated to a 'googly eye' solar eclipse on Sept. 30 as the planet's moon Phobos passed in front of the sun.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 144900 (2004 VG64) (Size: 1306.2911326144 meters)
- 474613 (2004 TL19) (Size: 366.4713084395 meters)
- (2010 JR34) (Size: 17.1411509231 meters)
- (2016 VA) (Size: 17.948988478 meters)
- (2017 QW17) (Size: 281.8642388124 meters)
- (2019 FY2) (Size: 19.6806745089 meters)
- (2021 PS70) (Size: 539.5602891983 meters)
- (2022 CO3) (Size: 42.8587972046 meters)
- (2022 KK1) (Size: 157.7756502649 meters)
- (2024 RM2) (Size: 498.9304141512 meters)
- (2024 UT5) (Size: 12.7303392934 meters)
- (2024 UZ5) (Size: 76.4257974135 meters)
- (2024 UL6) (Size: 39.0157517067 meters)
- (2024 UO6) (Size: 264.3869280708 meters)
- (2024 UU7) (Size: 23.0377456324 meters)
- (2024 UD11) (Size: 8.1778657875 meters)


Latest Space News: November's new moon makes a close pass to Venus
Link: https://www.space.com/november-new-moon-2024
Summary: The new moon of November 2024 occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.


Latest Space News: Small moon of Uranus may have once had a subsurface liquid water ocean
Link: https://www.space.com/uranus-moon-miranda-subsurface-ocean-voyager-2
Summary: Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 144900 (2004 VG64) (Size: 1306.2911326144 meters)
- 474613 (2004 TL19) (Size: 366.4713084395 meters)
- (2010 JR34) (Size: 17.1411509231 meters)
- (2016 VA) (Size: 17.948988478 meters)
- (2017 QW17) (Size: 281.8642388124 meters)
- (2019 FY2) (Size: 19.6806745089 meters)
- (2021 PS70) (Size: 539.5602891983 meters)
- (2022 CO3) (Size: 42.8587972046 meters)
- (2022 KK1) (Size: 157.7756502649 meters)
- (2024 RM2) (Size: 498.9304141512 meters)
- (2024 UT5) (Size: 12.5152629517 meters)
- (2024 UZ5) (Size: 76.4257974135 meters)
- (2024 UL6) (Size: 39.0157517067 meters)
- (2024 UO6) (Size: 255.6465750536 meters)
- (2024 UU7) (Size: 23.0377456324 meters)


Latest Space News: Boeing can recover from its Starliner troubles, but it can’t afford any other misfires
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/boeing-can-recover-from-its-starliner-troubles-but-it-cant-afford-any-other-misfires
Summary: The partial failure of Starliner’s mission doesn’t help Boeing’s effort to bounce back from its problems. The company’s reputation has not been irreparably damaged, however. Boeing can recover and is taking the right initiatives to re-emphasise a safety culture – something that’s crucial to its business going forward.


NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-11-01): Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2411/NGC6744_V2_8_sm1024.jpg
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 6744 is nearly 175,000 light-years across, larger than our own Milky Way. It lies some 30 million light-years distant in the southern constellation Pavo but appears as only a faint smudge in the eyepiece of a small telescope. We see the disk of the nearby island universe tilted towards our line of sight in this remarkably deep and detailed galaxy portrait, a telescopic image that spans an area about the angular size of a full moon. In it, the giant galaxy's elongated yellowish core is dominated by the light from old, cool stars. Beyond the core, grand spiral arms are filled with young blue star clusters and speckled with pinkish star forming regions. An extended arm sweeps past smaller satellite galaxy NGC 6744A at the upper left. NGC 6744's galactic companion is reminiscent of the Milky Way's satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud.


Latest Mars image captured by Perseverance on 2024-10-20: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01305/ids/edr/browse/ncam/NLG_1305_0782799772_050ECM_N0611394NCAM00528_00_2I4J01_1200.jpg


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- (2012 FT35) (Size: 8.5909260123 meters)
- (2016 TQ56) (Size: 96.3917752536 meters)
- (2019 TK6) (Size: 176.2138251755 meters)
- (2019 UJ) (Size: 24.7765012606 meters)
- (2019 UQ8) (Size: 44.2629116503 meters)
- (2020 FS2) (Size: 81.290534434 meters)
- (2020 UX) (Size: 3.5159280475 meters)
- (2021 OC5) (Size: 1276.5563161953 meters)
- (2021 PF7) (Size: 16.2944602362 meters)
- (2021 TC16) (Size: 60.5396601689 meters)
- (2022 AP3) (Size: 47.2106498806 meters)
- (2022 UN11) (Size: 21.7791024963 meters)
- (2022 UD21) (Size: 45.0858206172 meters)
- (2023 KX3) (Size: 41.6907759952 meters)
- (2024 TV20) (Size: 116.0486195709 meters)
- (2024 UU1) (Size: 37.3800586771 meters)
- (2024 UU2) (Size: 35.0784163738 meters)
- (2024 UP4) (Size: 20.1576536462 meters)
- (2024 UV5) (Size: 54.4051458343 meters)
- (2024 UW6) (Size: 24.8336169947 meters)
- (2024 UH8) (Size: 49.0049531997 meters)
- (2024 UJ8) (Size: 596.8153419999 meters)


Latest Space News: Earth sure looks spooky in these 'hyperspectral' images from Europe's Hera asteroid probe
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/asteroid-bound-hera-spacecraft-captures-spooky-view-of-earth-photo
Summary: These strange shots of Earth are a Halloween treat.


Latest Space News: India targets 2028 for Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission to moon's south pole
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/moon/india-targets-2028-for-chandrayaan-4-sample-return-mission-to-moons-south-pole
Summary: India is eyeing a 2028 launch for its Chandrayaan-4 moon sample-return mission, followed by an uncrewed lunar lander and rover in collaboration with Japan.


Latest Space News: Dark Wolf Nebula shows off a howling good view in awesome Halloween image (video)
Link: https://www.space.com/wolf-dark-nebula-halloween-2024
Summary: Halloween is here, and there is no better way to celebrate than with a blood-curdling image of the Dark Wolf Nebula looking like a cosmic werewolf poised to grab an unwitting victim.


Latest Space News: Fight space ghosts as an astronaut cat in spooky Halloween 2024 Google Doodle
Link: https://www.space.com/halloween-google-doodle-2024-astronaut-cat
Summary: Celebrate Halloween with a cosmic new Google Doodle, featuring an astronaut cat vanquishing creepy creatures across Earth's atmosphere.


Latest Space News: Happy Dark Matter Day! Meet the usual — and unusual — suspects in this cosmic mystery
Link: https://www.space.com/dark-matter-day-suspects-axions-black-holes
Summary: Dark matter makes up 85% of the stuff in the cosmos, but scientists have no idea what it is. On Dark Matter Day (Oct. 31), Space.com invites you to interrogate the suspects.


Latest Space News: Will China return Mars samples to Earth before the US does?
Link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/mars/will-china-return-mars-samples-to-earth-before-the-us-does
Summary: China has moved up its timeline for bringing Mars samples to Earth, aiming to do so as early as 2028 — long before the U.S. is slated to achieve this same ambitious goal.


Latest Space News: Can 'failed stars' have planets? James Webb Space Telescopes offers clues
Link: https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-failed-star-brown-dwarf-planets
Summary: The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered brown dwarfs at the heart of planet-forming disks in the Orion nebula. The discovery could help reveal if these "failed stars" can have planets.


NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-31): Rigel and the Witch Head Nebula
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/Strega_apod_1024r.jpg
By starlight, this eerie visage shines in the dark with a crooked profile evoking its popular name, the Witch Head Nebula. In fact, this entrancing telescopic portrait gives the impression that a witch has fixed her gaze on Orion's bright supergiant star Rigel. More formally known as IC 2118, the Witch Head Nebula spans about 50 light-years and is composed of interstellar dust grains reflecting Rigel's starlight. The color of the Witch Head Nebula is caused not only by Rigel's intense blue light, but because the dust grains scatter blue light more efficiently than red. The same physical process causes Earth's daytime sky to appear blue, although the scatterers in Earth's atmosphere are molecules of nitrogen and oxygen. Rigel and this dusty cosmic crone are about 800 light-years away. You may still see a few witches in your neighborhood tonight though, so have a safe and Happy Halloween!


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- (2012 FT35) (Size: 8.5909260123 meters)
- (2016 TQ56) (Size: 96.3917752536 meters)
- (2019 TK6) (Size: 176.2138251755 meters)
- (2019 UJ) (Size: 24.7765012606 meters)
- (2019 UQ8) (Size: 44.2629116503 meters)
- (2020 FS2) (Size: 81.290534434 meters)
- (2020 UX) (Size: 3.5159280475 meters)
- (2021 OC5) (Size: 1276.5563161953 meters)
- (2021 PF7) (Size: 16.2944602362 meters)
- (2021 TC16) (Size: 60.5396601689 meters)
- (2022 AP3) (Size: 47.2106498806 meters)
- (2022 UN11) (Size: 21.7791024963 meters)
- (2022 UD21) (Size: 45.0858206172 meters)
- (2023 KX3) (Size: 41.6907759952 meters)
- (2024 TV20) (Size: 116.0486195709 meters)
- (2024 UU1) (Size: 37.2769163201 meters)
- (2024 UU2) (Size: 35.0784163738 meters)
- (2024 UP4) (Size: 20.1576536462 meters)
- (2024 UV5) (Size: 54.4051458343 meters)
- (2024 UW6) (Size: 24.8336169947 meters)


NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-30): NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/BubbleRed_Leader_960.jpg
What created this huge space bubble? Blown by the wind from a star, this tantalizing, head-like apparition is cataloged as NGC 7635, but known simply as the Bubble Nebula. The featured striking view utilizes a long exposure to reveal the intricate details of this cosmic bubble and its environment. Although it looks delicate, the 10 light-year diameter bubble offers evidence of violent processes at work. Seen here above and right of the Bubble's center, a bright hot star is embedded in the nebula's reflecting dust. A fierce stellar wind and intense radiation from the star, which likely has a mass 10 to 20 times that of the Sun, has blasted out the structure of glowing gas against denser material in a surrounding molecular cloud. The intriguing Bubble Nebula lies a mere 11,000 light-years away toward the boastful constellation Cassiopeia.   Your Sky Surprise: What picture did APOD feature on your birthday? (post 1995)


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 177016 (2003 BM47) (Size: 583.4988155112 meters)
- 519354 (2011 KR12) (Size: 302.0229733436 meters)
- 524392 (2002 AU5) (Size: 1629.446023625 meters)
- (2011 UB276) (Size: 140.6176963133 meters)
- (2013 TH4) (Size: 139.3285055244 meters)
- (2015 FU284) (Size: 13.0028927004 meters)
- (2017 KB3) (Size: 56.7596852866 meters)
- (2019 VO3) (Size: 39.2681081809 meters)
- (2021 CV1) (Size: 63.1015429636 meters)
- (2021 HZ) (Size: 50.1233372306 meters)
- (2021 UN7) (Size: 126.4852777541 meters)
- (2024 GG2) (Size: 84.7305408852 meters)
- (2024 UQ2) (Size: 36.0113977771 meters)
- (2024 UE3) (Size: 27.2169827958 meters)
- (2024 UW3) (Size: 43.1360107524 meters)
- (2024 UE6) (Size: 22.8896935736 meters)
- (2024 UK6) (Size: 49.6866800066 meters)


Latest Space News: NASA's Perseverance rover gets stunning view of big Mars crater from slippery slope (video, photos)
Link: https://www.space.com/perseverance-mars-rover-jezero-crater-photos-video-slippery-slope
Summary: NASA's Perseverance rover took a break from its Mars mountaineering expedition recently to survey its old stomping grounds.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 469219 Kamo`oalewa (2016 HO3) (Size: 80.917038355 meters)
- 497113 (2004 EK1) (Size: 207.9888141418 meters)
- (2007 VY137) (Size: 85.9092601232 meters)
- (2018 XM5) (Size: 78.3501764334 meters)
- (2019 UU6) (Size: 113.2504610618 meters)
- (2020 PX4) (Size: 316.2568775553 meters)
- (2021 TB15) (Size: 128.836814636 meters)
- (2021 VC9) (Size: 23.0165368531 meters)
- (2022 ED) (Size: 9.2053430721 meters)
- (2022 EG1) (Size: 32.3623446563 meters)
- (2024 GM5) (Size: 16.2944602362 meters)
- (2024 SU13) (Size: 53.4613570733 meters)
- (2024 TX4) (Size: 115.3559443307 meters)
- (2024 TY11) (Size: 104.5297661415 meters)
- (2024 UG3) (Size: 33.2383899613 meters)
- (2024 UP6) (Size: 23.3367287756 meters)


Latest Space News: China launches 3 astronauts to Tiangong space station on Shenzhou 19 mission (video)
Link: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/china-launches-3-astronauts-to-tiangong-space-station-on-shenzhou-19-mission
Summary: China launched the Shenzhou 19 mission to orbit today (Oct. 29), sending three astronauts toward the nation's Tiangong space station for a six-month stay.


Latest Space News: 'First tree on Mars:' Scientists measure greenhouse effect needed to terraform Red Planet
Link: https://www.space.com/first-tree-on-mars-attention-tarraformers
Summary: What is the amount of greenhouse warming required to heat up the cold climes of Mars enough so that trees can grow on the Red Planet?


Latest Space News: NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission: Live updates
Link: https://www.space.com/news/live/nasa-artemis-2-moon-mission-updates
Summary: NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.


Latest Space News: Watch China launch Shenzhou-19 astronauts to Tiangong space station today (video)
Link: https://www.space.com/china-shenzhou-19-crew-tiangong-space-station
Summary: The crew were revealed less than a day ahead of launch.


Latest Space News: Who's in your commercial? Capital One ad stars (unnamed) astronaut
Link: https://www.space.com/astronaut-karen-nyberg-capital-one-commercial
Summary: A banker, an athlete and an astronaut walk onto a stage...  No, that is not the setup for a joke, but rather the premise behind a new commercial starring a veteran NASA space traveler.


Latest Space News: 7 underrated horror films for Halloween — and their cosmic counterparts
Link: https://www.space.com/halloween-2024-cosmic-monsters-horror-movies
Summary: In time for Halloween, we present seven terrifying cosmic monsters — and to meet your thirst for scares, we've added must-watch horror movies to this witches brew.


Latest Space News: NASA chief says talks between Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin would be 'concerning'
Link: https://www.space.com/nasa-chief-bill-nelson-concerned-elon-musk-putin-talks
Summary: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has expressed concerns over reports that SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 469219 Kamo`oalewa (2016 HO3) (Size: 80.917038355 meters)
- 497113 (2004 EK1) (Size: 207.9888141418 meters)
- (2007 VY137) (Size: 85.9092601232 meters)
- (2018 XM5) (Size: 78.3501764334 meters)
- (2019 UU6) (Size: 113.2504610618 meters)
- (2020 PX4) (Size: 316.2568775553 meters)
- (2021 TB15) (Size: 128.836814636 meters)
- (2021 VC9) (Size: 23.0165368531 meters)
- (2022 ED) (Size: 9.2053430721 meters)
- (2022 EG1) (Size: 32.3623446563 meters)
- (2024 GM5) (Size: 16.2944602362 meters)
- (2024 SU13) (Size: 53.4613570733 meters)
- (2024 TX4) (Size: 115.3559443307 meters)
- (2024 TY11) (Size: 104.5297661415 meters)
- (2024 UG3) (Size: 33.2383899613 meters)


Latest Space News: SpaceX launching 20 Starlink internet satellites from California this morning
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-launch-group-9-9
Summary: SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California this morning (Oct. 29).


NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-29): NGC 602: Stars Versus Pillars from Webb
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/NGC602_Webb_960.jpg
The stars are destroying the pillars. More specifically, some of the newly formed stars in the image center are emitting light so energetic that is evaporating the gas and dust in the surrounding pillars. Simultaneously, the pillars themselves are still trying to form new stars. The whole setting is the star cluster NGC 602, and this new vista was taken by the Webb Space Telescope in multiple infrared colors. In comparison, a roll-over image shows the same star cluster in visible light, taken previously by the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 602 is located near the perimeter of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a small satellite galaxy of our Milky Way galaxy.  At the estimated distance of the SMC, the featured picture spans about 200 light-years. A tantalizing assortment of background galaxies are also visible -- mostly around the edges -- that are at least hundreds of millions of light-years beyond.


ALL THE UNIVERSE IS HERE INSIDE
Everything that exists is within this image!
The author of the beautiful representation of the observable universe is Pablo Carlos Budassi. Inside, there is an abundance of available information—so much that it’s even difficult to notice it all.
Using NASA photos, Budassi depicted the planets, the Kuiper Belt, and the Oort Cloud, where comets originate. Then, Alpha Centauri (the closest star to us), the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way, Andromeda, all the way to the most distant galaxies and the remnants of the Big Bang. The boundary lies 46.5 billion light-years away from us, the farthest distance our "eyes" can reach.
If science and astronomy fascinate you, follow us on @Nuovi Mondi - Astronomy and Science
Credits: Pablo Carlos Budassi

https://image.nostr.build/ca23d963db7b87d93b7bcd9afda070d587f7ab942a7d20f06aa51e4e5f6e93b9.jpg


Latest Space News: SpaceX's Starship booster was '1 second away' from aborting epic launch-tower catch
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-super-heavy-chopsticks-catch-near-abort
Summary: Super Heavy, the giant first-stage booster of SpaceX's Starship megarocket, nearly aborted its historic launch-tower catch during this month's test flight.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 483560 (2004 BV1) (Size: 835.6799428155 meters)
- 523660 (2012 KY41) (Size: 1374.1684676237 meters)
- (2006 KA) (Size: 820.4270648822 meters)
- (2009 JM1) (Size: 136.1570015386 meters)
- (2015 AP44) (Size: 34.201092472 meters)
- (2015 KN122) (Size: 496.6380371276 meters)
- (2016 UO41) (Size: 78.3501764334 meters)
- (2017 HJ49) (Size: 144.557283615 meters)
- (2019 QC4) (Size: 119.6850701766 meters)
- (2020 WG) (Size: 267.9414965754 meters)
- (2021 VH1) (Size: 30.905799213 meters)
- (2023 BJ5) (Size: 12.9431498352 meters)
- (2024 JN) (Size: 13.2446345244 meters)
- (2024 JF17) (Size: 83.9537266171 meters)
- (2024 LZ) (Size: 267.9414965754 meters)
- (2024 TQ2) (Size: 52.9712204056 meters)
- (2024 SE26) (Size: 177.0271912367 meters)
- (2024 TS6) (Size: 82.0427064882 meters)
- (2024 UX) (Size: 16.0487044329 meters)
- (2024 UQ1) (Size: 17.0545387744 meters)
- (2024 UO2) (Size: 17.4357237217 meters)
- (2024 UT2) (Size: 24.5380461414 meters)
- (2024 UF4) (Size: 18.8990502074 meters)
- (2024 UO4) (Size: 5.3906356459 meters)
- (2024 UT4) (Size: 18.2322378897 meters)
- (2024 UA5) (Size: 22.1942247074 meters)


Latest Space News: Boeing considers selling its space business, including Starliner: report
Link: https://www.space.com/boeing-exploring-sale-space-business-starliner
Summary: Boeing may sell its space business in the wake of troubles with its Starliner spacecraft program, according to a new report. But the discussions are at 'an early stage.'


Latest Space News: 'Venom: The Last Dance' is a fun and fitting farewell to Tom Hardy's alien antics (review)
Link: https://www.space.com/venom-3-review
Summary: A review of Sony Pictures' "Venom: The Last Dance," a tight and focused final edition to Tom Hardy's alien symbiote trilogy spin-off from the Spiderman universe.


Latest Space News: Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi reunite in Marvel Comics' 'Star Wars: Jedi Knights'
Link: https://www.space.com/entertainment/qui-gon-jinn-and-obi-wan-kenobi-reunite-in-marvel-comics-star-wars-jedi-knights
Summary: A preview of Marvel Comics' upcoming "Star Wars: Jedi Knights" ongoing series


Latest Space News: Artemis 2 astronauts train for emergencies with Orion spacecraft ahead of 2025 moon launch (photos)
Link: https://www.space.com/artemis-2-moon-astronauts-emergency-training-orion-spacecraft
Summary: How do you get ready for a moon mission? The Artemis 2 astronauts practiced a day in space ahead of their historic liftoff in 2025 to see what living in the Orion spacecraft is like.


Latest Space News: New 'secret' Predator movie coming alongside 'Badlands' in 2025
Link: https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/new-secret-predator-movie-coming-alongside-badlands-in-2025
Summary: First we get "Predator: Badlands" news and now 20th Century Studios has confirmed a second Predator movie for 2025.


Latest Space News: 30 years of polar climate data converted into menacing, 6-minute song
Link: https://www.space.com/30-years-polar-climate-data-converted-to-music
Summary: Geoenvironmental scientist Hiroto Nagai used publicly available climate data from the North and South poles to compose an ominous-sounding chamber music piece.


Latest Space News: NASA generated $76 billion for US economy in 2023, report says
Link: https://www.space.com/nasa-economic-impact-us-2023-report
Summary: NASA's efforts in science, exploration and beyond are helping drive significant economic growth across America, according to an agency study.


Latest Space News: Europe's bold 'Explore 2040' campaign aims to get astronauts to the moon and Mars
Link: https://www.space.com/europe-astronauts-moon-mars-explore-2040
Summary: ESA's 'Explore 2040' strategy sets its sights on low Earth orbit, the moon and Mars, demanding greater innovation and increased European presence in space.


The Cassini probe has left us with an enormous legacy, and the posted image of Saturn is proof of it: it's hard not to be dazzled!

The giant Saturn suspended in darkness: this magnificent panoramic view was created by combining a total of 165 images taken by Cassini's wide-angle camera over nearly three hours on September 15, 2006. The color was digitally composed by merging images from ultraviolet, infrared, and sharp filters, then adjusted to resemble the natural color (as we would actually see it).

The mosaic images were captured while the probe moved into the darkness of Saturn’s shadow for about 12 hours, allowing for a multitude of unique observations of the microscopic particles that make up Saturn’s faint rings. Cassini was approximately 2.2 million kilometers from Saturn when the images in this mosaic were taken. The image scale is about 260 kilometers per pixel.

Credit: NASA / JPL / Space Science Institute

#nasa #space #Astronomy https://image.nostr.build/b7835d2aa9b544644b18f5c114b2ac352ee56d92864d435e8aff222c63159b5c.jpg


Latest Space News: Chile and Cyprus join Artemis Accords for responsible moon exploration
Link: https://www.space.com/chile-cyprus-artemis-accords-moon-exploration
Summary: Chile and Cyprus have signed the Artemis Accords, bringing the number of nations in the moon-exploration coalition to 47.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 483560 (2004 BV1) (Size: 835.6799428155 meters)
- 523660 (2012 KY41) (Size: 1374.1684676237 meters)
- (2006 KA) (Size: 820.4270648822 meters)
- (2009 JM1) (Size: 136.1570015386 meters)
- (2015 AP44) (Size: 34.201092472 meters)
- (2015 KN122) (Size: 496.6380371276 meters)
- (2016 UO41) (Size: 78.3501764334 meters)
- (2017 HJ49) (Size: 144.557283615 meters)
- (2019 QC4) (Size: 119.6850701766 meters)
- (2020 WG) (Size: 267.9414965754 meters)
- (2021 VH1) (Size: 30.905799213 meters)


Latest Space News: China wants to make its Tiangong space station bigger and better
Link: https://www.space.com/china-expand-upgrade-tiangong-space-station
Summary: China has been operating its completed Tiangong space station for almost two years and is now looking to expand its capabilities with new modules and spacecraft.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 483560 (2004 BV1) (Size: 835.6799428155 meters)
- 523660 (2012 KY41) (Size: 1374.1684676237 meters)
- (2006 KA) (Size: 820.4270648822 meters)
- (2009 JM1) (Size: 136.1570015386 meters)
- (2015 AP44) (Size: 34.201092472 meters)
- (2015 KN122) (Size: 496.6380371276 meters)
- (2016 UO41) (Size: 78.3501764334 meters)
- (2017 HJ49) (Size: 144.557283615 meters)
- (2019 QC4) (Size: 119.6850701766 meters)
- (2020 WG) (Size: 267.9414965754 meters)
- (2021 VH1) (Size: 30.905799213 meters)
- (2023 BJ5) (Size: 12.9431498352 meters)
- (2024 JN) (Size: 13.2446345244 meters)
- (2024 JF17) (Size: 83.9537266171 meters)
- (2024 LZ) (Size: 267.9414965754 meters)
- (2024 TQ2) (Size: 52.9712204056 meters)
- (2024 SE26) (Size: 177.0271912367 meters)
- (2024 TS6) (Size: 82.0427064882 meters)
- (2024 UX) (Size: 16.0487044329 meters)
- (2024 UQ1) (Size: 17.3636082443 meters)
- (2024 UO2) (Size: 17.4357237217 meters)
- (2024 UT2) (Size: 24.5380461414 meters)


Beautiful colors on Booster 13, recently tested by SpaceX, in preparation for Starship's sixth launch (objectives and date still to be defined). Stunning photo by Fabian Ramirez.

#starship #space #flights https://image.nostr.build/4a50bf3c6da6ba89395958770b5a986280d7947c7df014233a0ae2c29a0fd878.jpg


The last image of Cassini before entering Saturn's atmosphere and burning up. Artwork that shows a behind-the-shoulder view of the Cassini spacecraft during one of the final dives it made at Saturn before the mission ended.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech in September


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#nasa #space #Astronomy


NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-28): STEVE: A Glowing River over France
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/SteveFrance_leroux_1080.jpg
Sometimes a river of hot gas flows over your head. In this case the river created a Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE) that glowed bright red, white, and pink. Details of how STEVEs work remain a topic of research, but recent evidence holds that their glow results from a fast-moving river of hot ions flowing over a hundred kilometers up in the Earth's atmosphere: the ionosphere. The more expansive dull red glow might be related to the flowing STEVE, but alternatively might be a Stable Auroral Red (SAR) arc, a more general heat-related glow. The featured picture, taken earlier this month in Côte d'Opale, France, is a wide-angle digital composite made as the STEVE arc formed nearly overhead.  Although the apparition lasted only a few minutes, this was long enough for the quick-thinking astrophotographer to get in the picture -- can you find him?


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 16657 (1993 UB) (Size: 2910.9850750981 meters)
- 189700 (2001 TA45) (Size: 867.0416872003 meters)
- (2016 BF1) (Size: 49.435619262 meters)
- (2017 HG1) (Size: 18.7948982439 meters)
- (2018 HA1) (Size: 225.9643771094 meters)
- (2019 VF5) (Size: 18.7948982439 meters)
- (2020 AY1) (Size: 54.2050786336 meters)
- (2020 SS4) (Size: 82.0427064882 meters)
- (2020 WT4) (Size: 16.4452310205 meters)
- (2022 AM5) (Size: 119.6850701766 meters)
- (2022 CJ) (Size: 26.4265201422 meters)
- (2023 AP1) (Size: 44.2629116503 meters)
- (2023 FD4) (Size: 45.924028604 meters)
- (2023 TN3) (Size: 18.7085435306 meters)
- (2023 XH) (Size: 27.2922900914 meters)
- (2024 SB6) (Size: 130.6291132614 meters)
- (2024 TT14) (Size: 169.4493779098 meters)
- (2024 UE2) (Size: 54.5054561774 meters)


#spacex #elonmusk #starship #spacelaunch

TODAY'S SPACEX STARSHIP LAUNCH AND CHOPSTICK RECOVERY OF FIRST STAGE BOOSTER.

https://video.nostr.build/f1934b566dcbcf3936454b2ff1c13cfbcaaacb208a1ccb754e18db04e0a8f995.mp4


Astronauts return from nearly eight months on ISS after Starliner problems
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/25/spacex-astronauts-return-to-earth-after-delay-due-to-boeing-capsule-snags
#ycombinator


‘Yikes’: While gaming, Musk inadvertently broadcasts ‘scary’ near-abort of Starship booster landing

Elon Musk occasionally posts clips of his video game plays to his social media platform X — but a recent clip includes background audio of a SpaceX engineer telling Musk how the most recent Starship flight test was “one second away” from an abort. The clip, posted on Friday, was caught by Reuters’ Joey Roulette on […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/25/yikes-while-gaming-musk-inadvertently-broadcasts-scary-near-abort-of-starship-booster-landing/


NASA Astronaut Hospitalized Immediately After Returning to Earth
https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-astronaut-hospitalized-upon-return

After landing back on Earth, a NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an unidentified health issue — and there's still a lot we don't know about the situation.

In an update, NASA said that all four members of SpaceX's Crew-8 mission from the International Space Station were flown to a medical facility in Pensacola, Florida instead of going back to Johnson Space Center in Houston.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/740875


Yo spacex signed contracts saying they will put USA back on the moon and go to Mars....

Then all they do is catch a rocket and everyone claps if you can't see the the robbery I'm happy to point it out to you dude....


https://video.nostr.build/17a3095b4039ae132df1e0e33e3073ad7249f2f049edc76859bf00ddf7078439.mp4

Something special about the Falcon Heavy simultaneous side booster landings. #SpaceX #Elon #Musk

#TrumpVance2024

God bless President Donald J Trump 🇺🇲

#God #Trump #Vance #RFKJr #MAGA #MAHA #Prayer #USA 🇺🇲 #BTC #Zap⚡ #Nostr #FreeRossUlbricht  #JulianAssangeIsFree 🔥


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 Ever wondered how SpaceX minimizes coast time between stages with hot staging?

Hot staging is a clever technique where the next stage ignites its engines before the previous stage completely separates.

 This reduces the "coast time," or the gap where the rocket is just drifting without thrust.

 Here's how it helps:

Normally, there’s a delay between stage separations. The rocket has to slow down, stage separation happens, and then the next stage ignites. With hot staging, the second stage starts while the first stage is still attached, pushing it along. This method helps maintain continuous momentum, reducing the time the rocket spends drifting.

 Quick example: Let’s say you’re traveling at 2,000 m/s at stage separation. If there’s a coast time of 5 seconds, your rocket could lose speed due to atmospheric drag. Instead, with hot staging, you eliminate this gap, keeping your speed more constant!

Mission benefits? 🚀

- Shorter coast times mean more precise orbital insertions.
- Less fuel wasted getting back up to speed.
- Smoother transitions between stages, reducing wear on the rocket.

Isn’t that a cool way to maximize efficiency?

📷 SpaceX

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SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy Booster Came Within 1 Second of Aborting Its First 'Catch'  Landing (spacenews.com)
Link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/10/27/0429211/spacexs-starship-super-heavy-booster-came-within-1-second-of-aborting-its-first-catch-landing


Após 7 meses no espaço, astronauta da Nasa é internado

<img width="1279" height="720" src="https://cdn.oantagonista.com/uploads/2024/10/NASA_1729367088419.jpg" alt=""/>A missão Crew-8, uma colaboração entre a NASA e SpaceX, concluiu sua estadia de sete meses na Estação Espacial Internacional (ISS), retornando à Terra com sucesso. Esta oitava missão comercial destacada trouxe avanços importantes nas pesquisas de saúde e biologia em microgravidade. O retorno ocorreu em 25 de outubro de 2024, com a cápsula transportando...
The post https://oantagonista.com.br/mundo/apos-7-meses-no-espaco-astronauta-da-nasa-e-internado/
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https://oantagonista.com.br/mundo/apos-7-meses-no-espaco-astronauta-da-nasa-e-internado/


#TIL gravitational pull on the Moon from the Sun is stronger than from the Earth!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBcxuM-qXec

#astronomy


Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) on 26 Oct, as seen from the Sacramento mountains of southern New Mexico. (Elevation 9,440 feet.)

First image is a 200mm telephoto view of the comet against the rich star fields of Ophiuchus. (Stack of 108 25-second exposures.) The stars are trailed and the comet's tail is fairly bright.

Second image is a stack of only 26 images that are aligned on the stars. (Comet motion is not too large, so it's not appreciably blurred.) The stars are sharp, but with a smaller stack the comet's tail doesn't show as brightly because I don't want to boost contrast and make the sky background that noisy looking.

#NewMexico #Comet #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Photography

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A fireball streaked by while Yasutaka Saika was taking a photograph of Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, producing this beautiful, accidental celestial alignment.

Captured on Oct 24 from Tereske, Hungary.

https://www.facebook.com/yasutaka.saika/ #space #science #astronomy #photography

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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the binary star system R Aquarii, featuring a pulsating red star and its surrounding nebula. The system is approximately 710 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius. What makes R Aquarii unique is that it consists of two stars: a massive, cool red giant star and a dense, compact hot white dwarf star. The interaction between these stars causes the red giant star to dim and brighten over 390 Earth days, resulting in a variable brightness.

Source: https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/space-photo-of-the-week-hubble-spots-a-stellar-h-bomb-exploding-in-aquarius-at-1-million-mph


Latest Space News: Everything we know about 'Elio'
Link: https://www.space.com/everything-we-know-about-elio
Summary: Walt Disney Studios and Pixar are returning to animated outer space with sci-fi adventure comedy "Elio."


Latest Mars image captured by Perseverance on 2024-10-21: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01306/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR5_1306_0782883464_895ECM_N0611394ZCAM04009_0790LMJ01_1200.jpg


Latest Space News: New study of Apollo 16 moon samples reveals hidden lunar history
Link: https://www.space.com/apollo-16-moon-samples-lunar-history
Summary: Soil-like pebbles in moon samples brought home by Apollo 16 astronauts have revealed new details about lunar history.


Latest Space News: Earth from space: Bizarre 'pet cloud' reappears above its favorite spot in New Zealand
Link: https://www.space.com/pet-cloud-reappears-above-new-zealand
Summary: A recent satellite image captured the reemergence of a unique, UFO-like cloud, known as the "Taieri Pet," which appears above New Zealand's South Island when conditions are just right.


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 16657 (1993 UB) (Size: 2910.9850750981 meters)
- 189700 (2001 TA45) (Size: 867.0416872003 meters)
- (2016 BF1) (Size: 49.435619262 meters)
- (2017 HG1) (Size: 18.7948982439 meters)
- (2018 HA1) (Size: 225.9643771094 meters)
- (2019 VF5) (Size: 18.7948982439 meters)
- (2020 AY1) (Size: 54.2050786336 meters)
- (2020 SS4) (Size: 82.0427064882 meters)
- (2020 WT4) (Size: 16.4452310205 meters)
- (2022 AM5) (Size: 119.6850701766 meters)
- (2022 CJ) (Size: 26.4265201422 meters)
- (2023 AP1) (Size: 44.2629116503 meters)
- (2023 FD4) (Size: 45.924028604 meters)
- (2023 TN3) (Size: 18.7085435306 meters)
- (2023 XH) (Size: 27.2922900914 meters)
- (2024 SB6) (Size: 130.6291132614 meters)
- (2024 TT14) (Size: 169.4493779098 meters)
- (2024 UE2) (Size: 54.5054561774 meters)


Latest Space News: What next for NASA's Europa Clipper? The long road to Jupiter and its moons
Link: https://www.space.com/europa-clipper-what-next-jupiter-moons
Summary: NASA Europa Clipper mission is on its way to Europa, but it has some stops to make before it investigates the habitability of the icy ocean moon of Jupiter, including a Mars trip and a brief return to Earth.


NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-27): LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/LDN43_SelbyHanson_960.jpg
What is the most spook-tacular nebula in the galaxy?   One contender is LDN 43, which bears an astonishing resemblance to a vast cosmic bat flying amongst the stars on a dark Halloween night.  Located about 1400 light years away in the constellation Ophiuchus, this molecular cloud is dense enough to block light not only from background stars, but from wisps of gas lit up by the nearby reflection nebula LBN 7.  Far from being a harbinger of death, this 12-light year-long filament of gas and dust is actually a stellar nursery.  Glowing with eerie light, the bat is lit up from inside by dense gaseous knots that have just formed young stars.    Your Sky Surprise: What picture did APOD feature on your birthday? (post 1995)


Latest Mars image captured by Perseverance on 2024-10-21: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020-raw-images/pub/ods/surface/sol/01306/ids/edr/browse/zcam/ZR2_1306_0782884207_488ECM_N0611394ZCAM04010_1100LMJ01_1200.jpg


Dangerous Asteroids Near Earth:
- 164294 (2004 XZ130) (Size: 483.1032718379 meters)
- 253586 (2003 TX7) (Size: 798.0681496756 meters)
- 363267 (2002 GS) (Size: 586.1921236712 meters)
- (2002 AB2) (Size: 131.2320698525 meters)
- (2007 UT3) (Size: 39.2681081809 meters)
- (2016 NF) (Size: 1399.716166857 meters)
- (2024 FH1) (Size: 42.6618789186 meters)
- (2024 RX15) (Size: 409.2983357621 meters)
- (2024 TB2) (Size: 58.6192123671 meters)
- (2024 UN2) (Size: 34.4381631194 meters)


Latest Space News: SpaceX launches 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-launch-group-10-8
Summary: SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast on Saturday evening (Oct. 26).


Worth pondering

How could the things you’re building today go wrong, or have unintended use cases?

(Leaving aside theories about how ETH was created precisely to empower the establishment) https://image.nostr.build/e4233afea520d7c0de7056d32e791ec57ca1879c1a900802a2517f5104cb0651.jpg


RT @gunsnrosesgirl3: Miniature pumpkins with arms

By artist Penny Thomson'
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The first Cashu NIPs have made it into the Nostr specifications!

Congrats to the devs 👏

* NIP-60 describes portable Cashu wallets that live inside nostr relays
* NIP-61 describes nutzaps, a new, instant way to zap users and events by posting ecash locked to their public key

nostr:nevent1qqsxs5w95d49ftmr5kzyq9k78f6vh4myggzx67mgt2x5qn8smkyng6qpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuvrcvd5xzapwvdhk6tczyze2pfgua0c0j0ws0dc7y8a4qzsjvuh24atndtv23vvhsq8tr2dnsqcyqqqqqqgjedtpd


The deeper you look into this wonderful new JWST image, the more there is to see.

Nearby stars, scenes of celestial birth farther away, galaxies everywhere in the background. Energy and action in play everywhere.

https://esawebb.org/news/weic2425/ #space #science #astronomy #NASA #nature

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Phantoms in #Cassiopeia
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241026.html

#APOD

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