NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-11-09): Neptune at Night
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Ice giant Neptune is faint in Earth's night sky. Some 30 times farther from the Sun than our fair planet, telescopes are needed to catch a glimpse of the dim and distant world. This dramatic view of Neptune's night just isn't possible for telescopes in the vicinity of planet Earth though. Peering out from the inner Solar System they can only bring Neptune's day side into view. In fact this night side image with Neptune's slender crescent next to the crescent of its large moon Triton was captured by Voyager 2. Launched from planet Earth in 1977 the Voyager 2 spacecraft made a close fly by of the Solar System's outermost planet in 1989, looking back on Neptune as the robotic spacecraft continued its voyage to interstellar space.
Latest Space News: NASA still mum about SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut's medical issue
Link: https://www.space.com/nasa-spacex-crew-8-astronaut-health-issue-privacy-concerns
Summary: NASA is not yet providing details about what caused a SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut to be hospitalized late last month, citing medical privacy concerns.
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.
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 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: 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.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (2024-11-06): Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas over the Dolomites
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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: 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: 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.
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.
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