Latest Space News: James Webb Space Telescope finds 1st 'failed star' candidates beyond the Milky Way
Link: https://www.space.com/jwst-failed-star-brown-dwarf-outside-milky-way
Summary: Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have potentially discovered the first brown dwarfs beyond the borders of the Milky Way galaxy.
Latest Space News: China launches new set of classified Yaogan spy satellites (video)
Link: https://www.space.com/china-yaogan-spy-satellite-launch-october-2024
Summary: A Long March 2C rocket launched three Yaogan-43 spy satellites to orbit from southwestern China on Oct. 22, marking the third liftoff of the mysterious satellite series.
Latest Space News: NASA's solar-sailing spacecraft has a bent boom in Earth orbit (photo)
Link: https://www.space.com/nasa-acs3-solar-sail-bent-boom
Summary: The technology-demonstrating Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has a bent boom in Earth orbit, but NASA says it shouldn't be a big deal.
Latest Space News: Listen to haunting sounds of Earth's magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago in eerie new animation
Link: https://www.space.com/earth-magnetic-field-flipping-haunting-sounds
Summary: A new video shows how Earth's magnetic field weakened and warped before temporarily flipping during a recent "polar reversal event."
Latest Space News: Massive, bustling Perseus galaxy cluster dazzles in new telescope image
Link: https://www.space.com/perseus-galaxy-cluster-gemini-north-telescope-photo
Summary: Deep in the heart of the massive Perseus cluster, giant galaxies stir, stars are torn from their homes and hot gas radiates at more than 1 million degrees Celsius.
Latest Space News: Crew-8 astronauts splash down on SpaceX Dragon Endeavour after weather delays
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-8-endeavour-landing
Summary: Crew-8 is back on Earth after an extended mission and a wait for the weather to clear. Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps and Alexander Grebenkin splashed down on Dragon Endeavour.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-25): Globular Star Cluster NGC 6752
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/NGC6752_DiFusco1024.jpg
Some 13,000 light-years away toward the southern constellation Pavo, the globular star cluster NGC 6752 roams the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Over 10 billion years old, NGC 6752 follows clusters Omega Centauri, 47 Tucanae, and Messier 22 as the fourth brightest globular in planet Earth's night sky. It holds over 100 thousand stars in a sphere about 100 light-years in diameter. Telescopic explorations of NGC 6752 have found that a remarkable fraction of the stars near the cluster's core, are multiple star systems. They also reveal the presence of blue straggle stars, stars which appear to be too young and massive to exist in a cluster whose stars are all expected to be at least twice as old as the Sun. The blue stragglers are thought to be formed by star mergers and collisions in the dense stellar environment at the cluster's core. This sharp color composite also features the cluster's ancient red giant stars in yellowish hues. (Note: The bright, spiky blue star about 8 o'clock from the cluster center is a foreground star along the line-of-sight to NGC 6752)
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-25): Globular Star Cluster NGC 6752
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/NGC6752_DiFusco1024.jpg
Some 13,000 light-years away toward the southern constellation Pavo, the globular star cluster NGC 6752 roams the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Over 10 billion years old, NGC 6752 follows clusters Omega Centauri, 47 Tucanae, and Messier 22 as the fourth brightest globular in planet Earth's night sky. It holds over 100 thousand stars in a sphere about 100 light-years in diameter. Telescopic explorations of NGC 6752 have found that a remarkable fraction of the stars near the cluster's core, are multiple star systems. They also reveal the presence of blue straggle stars, stars which appear to be too young and massive to exist in a cluster whose stars are all expected to be at least twice as old as the Sun. The blue stragglers are thought to be formed by star mergers and collisions in the dense stellar environment at the cluster's core. This sharp color composite also features the cluster's ancient red giant stars in yellowish hues. (Note: The bright, spiky blue star about 8 o'clock from the cluster center is a foreground star along the line-of-sight to NGC 6752)
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-25): Globular Star Cluster NGC 6752
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/NGC6752_DiFusco1024.jpg
Some 13,000 light-years away toward the southern constellation Pavo, the globular star cluster NGC 6752 roams the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Over 10 billion years old, NGC 6752 follows clusters Omega Centauri, 47 Tucanae, and Messier 22 as the fourth brightest globular in planet Earth's night sky. It holds over 100 thousand stars in a sphere about 100 light-years in diameter. Telescopic explorations of NGC 6752 have found that a remarkable fraction of the stars near the cluster's core, are multiple star systems. They also reveal the presence of blue straggle stars, stars which appear to be too young and massive to exist in a cluster whose stars are all expected to be at least twice as old as the Sun. The blue stragglers are thought to be formed by star mergers and collisions in the dense stellar environment at the cluster's core. This sharp color composite also features the cluster's ancient red giant stars in yellowish hues. (Note: The bright, spiky blue star about 8 o'clock from the cluster center is a foreground star along the line-of-sight to NGC 6752)
Latest Space News: Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching space tourists in 2027
Link: https://www.space.com/china-deep-blue-aerospace-space-tourism-flights-2027
Summary: Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching customers to suborbital space and back in 2027, for a price of about $210,000 per seat.
Latest Space News: Watch sun erupt in 1st images from NOAA's groundbreaking new satellite (photos)
Link: https://www.space.com/sun-noaa-first-space-based-coronagraph-images
Summary: NOAA shared new images taken by the world's first operational space-based coronagraph, CCOR-1, captured during a solar storm outburst.
Latest Space News: Watch SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts return to Earth early Oct. 25
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-8-astronaut-mission-return-to-earth
Summary: The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-8 mission will return to Earth early Friday morning (Oct. 25), and you can watch their homecoming live.
Latest Space News: Fighting space junk: More than 100 partners sign Europe's 'Zero Debris Charter'
Link: https://www.space.com/europe-space-junk-zero-debris-charter-100-partners-iac
Summary: More than 100 partners have signed Europe's Zero Debris Charter, a push to help get Earth's space junk problem under control.
Latest Space News: 'Star Trek: Lower Decks': What the main cast will miss most about their quirky characters (exclusive)
Link: https://www.space.com/star-trek-lower-decks-season-5-cast-interview
Summary: The stars of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" Season 5 spoke with Space.com about the series coming to an end and what it will mean for their characters.
Latest Space News: Breakthrough coming? Iceland could get solar power from space in 2030
Link: https://www.space.com/iceland-space-based-solar-power
Summary: A British startup plans to supply solar power from space to Icelanders by 2030, in what could be the world's first demonstration of the novel renewable energy source.
Latest Space News: Launch startup Astra gets up to $44 million from US military for new 'Rocket 4' line
Link: https://www.space.com/astra-us-military-funding-rocket-4-line
Summary: Launch startup Astra has secured a contract with the US military, worth up to $44 million, to continue developing its new Rocket 4 vehicle.
Latest Space News: Saturn gets its 1st confirmed Trojan asteroid — but it might be stolen
Link: https://www.space.com/saturn-first-trojan-2019uo14-asteroid-stolen
Summary: Saturn has finally joined the solar system's other giant planets in possessing a Trojan asteroid, but it may have stolen it. The bouncing asteroid seems to have originated in the Kuiper belt.
Latest Space News: SpaceX to launch next-gen US spy satellites today on 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-nrol-167-launch-spy-satellites
Summary: SpaceX plans to launch a batch of spy satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office today (Oct. 24) on the 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-24): NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/NGC7293_preview1024.png
A mere seven hundred light years from Earth toward the constellation Aquarius, a star is dying. The once sun-like star's last few thousand years have produced the Helix Nebula. Also known as NGC 7293, the cosmic Helix is a well studied and nearby example of a Planetary Nebula, typical of this final phase of stellar evolution. Combining narrow band data from emission lines of hydrogen atoms in red and oxygen atoms in blue-green hues, this deep image shows tantalizing details of the Helix, including its bright inner region about 3 light-years across. The white dot at the Helix's center is this Planetary Nebula's hot, dying central star. A simple looking nebula at first glance, the Helix is now understood to have a surprisingly complex geometry.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-24): NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/NGC7293_preview1024.png
A mere seven hundred light years from Earth toward the constellation Aquarius, a star is dying. The once sun-like star's last few thousand years have produced the Helix Nebula. Also known as NGC 7293, the cosmic Helix is a well studied and nearby example of a Planetary Nebula, typical of this final phase of stellar evolution. Combining narrow band data from emission lines of hydrogen atoms in red and oxygen atoms in blue-green hues, this deep image shows tantalizing details of the Helix, including its bright inner region about 3 light-years across. The white dot at the Helix's center is this Planetary Nebula's hot, dying central star. A simple looking nebula at first glance, the Helix is now understood to have a surprisingly complex geometry.
Latest Space News: SpaceX rolls out Super Heavy rocket for Starship Flight 6 test launch (photos)
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-super-heavy-booster-roll-out-flight-test-six
Summary: SpaceX is getting ready for the next launch of Starship and its rocket, Super Heavy. The rocket is now poised at Starbase in south Texas for preflight testing.
Latest Space News: Headless 'Halloween comet' could already be doomed
Link: https://www.space.com/halloween-comet-headless-already-doomed
Summary: While some are hoping for a bright "Halloween comet," astronomers say the speeding cosmic snowball has likely already broken apart.
Latest Space News: Mini '2001' monoliths fly into space on first flight of Blue Origin's 2nd crew ship
Link: https://www.space.com/2001-space-odyssey-monolith-blue-origin-ns-27
Summary: A number of black slabs modeled after the monoliths in "2001: A Space Odyssey" have made the trip into space and back on the first flight of Blue Origin's second human-rated launch vehicle.
Latest Space News: The affordable Celestron Nature DX 12x56 binoculars are now even better value with 32% off the regular price
Link: https://www.space.com/celestron-binoculars-nature-dx12x56-under-200-dollars-october
Summary: Rugged, waterproof and fog-proof, these binoculars are a great introduction to stargazing or birdwatching and currently have a $79 saving.
Latest Space News: Watch SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts undock from ISS today after weather delays
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-crew-8-iss-undocking-splashdown-webcast
Summary: SpaceX's Crew-8 astronaut mission for NASA will undock from the International Space Station Oct. 23 after several weather delays, then splash down. Watch both events live.
Latest Space News: 1st triple black hole system discovered in 'happy accident'
Link: https://www.space.com/first-triple-black-hole-system-gentle-formation
Summary: The first "black hole triple" system, consisting of a black hole hungrily feeding on a companion star orbited by a more distant star, hints at a gentle formation process without supernova explosions.
Latest Space News: NASA astronaut makes dazzling 'Jupiter-like planet' on ISS using water and food coloring (photo)
Link: https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-don-pettit-jupiter-water-ball-iss
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: 'Man of Steel' Henry Cavill to star in new live-action 'Voltron' movie
Link: https://www.space.com/henry-cavill-star-live-action-voltron-movie
Summary: Amazon MGM Studios' new live-action "Voltron" movie lands Henry Cavill as its leading man.
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