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.
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).
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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: 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: 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
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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.
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.
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
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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 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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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).
Latest Space News: SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida this evening
Link: https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-launch-group-10-8
Summary: SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast this evening (Oct. 26).
Latest Space News: Before and after satellite images show lakes appearing across Sahara after deluge of rain soaks desert
Link: https://www.space.com/sahara-lakes-appear-after-rain-soaks-desert-before-after-images
Summary: Lakes appearing in the Sahara desert captured in satellite images after a cyclone dumped a years' worth of rain on northern Africa in just a few days.
Latest Space News: Apollo 14 astronaut's personal moon-flown Rolex watch sells for record $2.2 million
Link: https://www.space.com/rolex-gmt-master-apollo-14-edgar-mitchell-moon-auction
Summary: A Rolex watch that was flown to the moon is now the most expensive astronaut timepiece to sell at auction. The personal GMT-Master chronometer worn by Edgar Mitchell sold for $2.2 million.
Latest Space News: More than just auroras: My Norwegian adventure with The Northern Lights Company
Link: https://www.space.com/aurora-tour-northern-lights-company-experience-norway
Summary: Join me on an unforgettable trip filled with breathtaking auroras and exciting daytime adventures with The Northern Lights Company.
Latest Space News: Does alien life need a planet to survive? Scientists propose intriguing possibility
Link: https://www.space.com/does-alien-life-need-a-planet-to-survive
Summary: While such organisms may or may not exist in the universe, the research has important implications for future human endeavors in space.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-26): Phantoms in Cassiopeia
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/IC63_1024.jpg
These brightly outlined flowing shapes look ghostly on a cosmic scale. A telescopic view toward the constellation Cassiopeia, the colorful skyscape features the swept-back, comet-shaped clouds IC 59 (left) and IC 63. About 600 light-years distant, the clouds aren't actually ghosts. They are slowly disappearing though, under the influence of energetic radiation from hot, luminous star gamma Cas. Gamma Cas is physically located only 3 to 4 light-years from the nebulae and lies just above the right edge of the frame. Slightly closer to gamma Cas, IC 63 is dominated by red H-alpha light emitted as hydrogen atoms ionized by the hot star's ultraviolet radiation recombine with electrons. Farther from the star, IC 59 shows less H-alpha emission but more of the characteristic blue tint of dust reflected star light. The field of view spans over 1 degree or 10 light-years at the estimated distance of the interstellar apparitions.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-26): Phantoms in Cassiopeia
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/IC63_1024.jpg
These brightly outlined flowing shapes look ghostly on a cosmic scale. A telescopic view toward the constellation Cassiopeia, the colorful skyscape features the swept-back, comet-shaped clouds IC 59 (left) and IC 63. About 600 light-years distant, the clouds aren't actually ghosts. They are slowly disappearing though, under the influence of energetic radiation from hot, luminous star gamma Cas. Gamma Cas is physically located only 3 to 4 light-years from the nebulae and lies just above the right edge of the frame. Slightly closer to gamma Cas, IC 63 is dominated by red H-alpha light emitted as hydrogen atoms ionized by the hot star's ultraviolet radiation recombine with electrons. Farther from the star, IC 59 shows less H-alpha emission but more of the characteristic blue tint of dust reflected star light. The field of view spans over 1 degree or 10 light-years at the estimated distance of the interstellar apparitions.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-26): Phantoms in Cassiopeia
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/IC63_1024.jpg
These brightly outlined flowing shapes look ghostly on a cosmic scale. A telescopic view toward the constellation Cassiopeia, the colorful skyscape features the swept-back, comet-shaped clouds IC 59 (left) and IC 63. About 600 light-years distant, the clouds aren't actually ghosts. They are slowly disappearing though, under the influence of energetic radiation from hot, luminous star gamma Cas. Gamma Cas is physically located only 3 to 4 light-years from the nebulae and lies just above the right edge of the frame. Slightly closer to gamma Cas, IC 63 is dominated by red H-alpha light emitted as hydrogen atoms ionized by the hot star's ultraviolet radiation recombine with electrons. Farther from the star, IC 59 shows less H-alpha emission but more of the characteristic blue tint of dust reflected star light. The field of view spans over 1 degree or 10 light-years at the estimated distance of the interstellar apparitions.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-10-26): Phantoms in Cassiopeia
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2410/IC63_1024.jpg
These brightly outlined flowing shapes look ghostly on a cosmic scale. A telescopic view toward the constellation Cassiopeia, the colorful skyscape features the swept-back, comet-shaped clouds IC 59 (left) and IC 63. About 600 light-years distant, the clouds aren't actually ghosts. They are slowly disappearing though, under the influence of energetic radiation from hot, luminous star gamma Cas. Gamma Cas is physically located only 3 to 4 light-years from the nebulae and lies just above the right edge of the frame. Slightly closer to gamma Cas, IC 63 is dominated by red H-alpha light emitted as hydrogen atoms ionized by the hot star's ultraviolet radiation recombine with electrons. Farther from the star, IC 59 shows less H-alpha emission but more of the characteristic blue tint of dust reflected star light. The field of view spans over 1 degree or 10 light-years at the estimated distance of the interstellar apparitions.
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