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Ceres is not so dry after all?

Last post by Thefatkitty « Mon Dec 09, 2024 10:56 pm
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by AntennaGuy » Sun Sep 29, 2024 12:13 am

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Is it time to start taking Ceres, uh, seriously ?
Asteroid Ceres is a former ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orb...

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Fascinating article; so much water in the solar system!

Thanks for the share,

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Mon Dec 09, 2024 10:56 pm
New ATLAS Comet

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Dec 09, 2024 7:03 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:08 am

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A BIG NEW SUNGRAZING COMET: Astronomers are monitoring a new sungrazing comet discovered just a few days ago by the ATLAS survey. It appears to be...

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Anymore news about this comet ☄️

The latest news can always be found here:

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is currently at magnitude 9.1 in Scorpius.

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Last post by Graeme1858
Mon Dec 09, 2024 7:03 pm
Finally saw the comet C/2023 A3

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Mon Dec 09, 2024 6:54 pm
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by KathyNS » Fri Oct 18, 2024 11:08 pm

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It has been cloudy every evening since the comet moved into our night sky. But tonight, I finally saw it. I was underwhelmed.

It is not remotely...

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Yeah very cool wasn’t it. I often think a pair of binoculars is the best tool for comet 💫 hunting.

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Last post by Caldwell 14
Mon Dec 09, 2024 6:54 pm
Ryugu asteroid sample colonized by terrestrial life

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Mon Dec 09, 2024 6:52 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Nov 25, 2024 11:32 am

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Panspermia is the hypothesis that life can survive the transfer between planetary bodies as a secondary path for life to get started on planets...

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That’s very interesting, thank you

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Last post by Caldwell 14
Mon Dec 09, 2024 6:52 pm
Miranda Sub Surface Ocean

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Sun Nov 24, 2024 7:23 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:19 pm

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Time for a mission to Uranus?

A recent study indicates that Uranus' small moon Miranda may contain a subsurface ocean, challenging prior...

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So many places to look for life

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Last post by Caldwell 14
Sun Nov 24, 2024 7:23 pm
ESA Proba-3 Mission

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Nov 16, 2024 4:32 pm

by Graeme1858 » Sat Nov 16, 2024 4:32 pm

Proba-3 is devoted to the demonstration of technologies and techniques for highly-precise satellite formation flying. It consists of two small...

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Sat Nov 16, 2024 4:32 pm
Launch probe to Europa.

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:05 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Wed Oct 16, 2024 2:32 pm

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The launch of Europa, the narrator gives great details about the mission !

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.... they have to take five years to get there using gravity assist flybys now.

The Clipper Mission will still arrive at Jupiter before the JUICE...

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Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:05 pm
Martian Eclipse

Last post by Richard « Fri Oct 18, 2024 3:22 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Oct 17, 2024 6:28 pm

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On Sept. 30, NASA's Perseverance rover turned its Left Mastcam-Z camera toward the sky and photographed a solar eclipse from Mars, capturing the...

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Yes its quite amazing that our moon is just the right size and just the right distance so we have a total eclipse
I am sure there are many more in...

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Last post by Richard
Fri Oct 18, 2024 3:22 pm
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) at Perihelion Today

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:03 pm

by Graeme1858 » Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:03 pm

As reported in the current MNSTW , C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is at Perihelion today.

COMET TSUCHINSHAN-ATLAS AT PERIHELION: Today, Comet...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:03 pm
Earth will capture 'second moon' this weekend

Last post by Mike Q « Fri Sep 27, 2024 10:32 am
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Sep 26, 2024 2:45 pm

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Looks like more of a flyby than a moon capture to me!

NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a second moon on Sunday (Sept. 29)....

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Looks like more of a flyby than a moon capture to me!

NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a second moon on Sunday (Sept. 29)....

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Last post by Mike Q
Fri Sep 27, 2024 10:32 am
Earth's ring system

Last post by StarHugger « Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:11 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:50 am

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In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a...

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Interesting, I also find it interesting that no moons in our system have any rings but alot of the planets do. Studies show the physics apply but at...

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Last post by StarHugger
Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:11 pm
JUICE Flyby Image

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:08 am

by Graeme1858 » Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:08 am

This photograph of Earth and the Moon was taken by the JANUS camera onboard ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice). It was taken on 9 September...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:08 am
Europa Clipper Lift Off 10th October

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:52 am

by Graeme1858 » Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:52 am

This will be an interesting one:

Three weeks from now, NASA's Europa Clipper probe will lift off and embark on a long-awaited mission to study...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:52 am
Preparing for Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Last post by AstroBee « Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:41 am

by AstroBee » Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:41 am

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Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:41 am
New Celestial Bodies Found

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Sep 12, 2024 2:52 pm
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by AntennaGuy » Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:40 pm

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Headline: Astronomers Stunned by Unexpected Discovery of New Celestial Bodies in the Outer Solar System

Using the Subaru Telescope, astronomers...

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Could it be one of these?

:lol:

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Last post by Graeme1858
Thu Sep 12, 2024 2:52 pm
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is Intact.

Last post by OzEclipse « Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:35 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Aug 27, 2024 8:14 pm

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From Spaceweather.com:

INCOMING 'DAYLIGHT COMET' IS STILL ALIVE: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which could become visible in daylight this October, just...

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A friend just posted this light curve on his Facebook Page. I have asked him to post the source.
LIGHT CURVE AUGUST 28.jpg

This is a light curve...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:35 pm
JUICE Mission

Last post by Mike Q « Sun Aug 25, 2024 1:28 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Aug 23, 2024 10:05 am

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JUICE just squeezed past us on its way to Jupiter!

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Thats a pretty solid image.

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Last post by Mike Q
Sun Aug 25, 2024 1:28 pm
Triangulating a meteor

Last post by Bigzmey « Thu Aug 15, 2024 6:49 pm
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by KathyNS » Thu Aug 15, 2024 1:36 pm

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When I capture an image of a bright meteor in my skycam, I always check to see if anyone else caught the same one. As a math nerd, I always thought...

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Fun project Kathy.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Thu Aug 15, 2024 6:49 pm
What is a planet?

Last post by SparWeb « Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:59 am
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by Bigzmey » Wed Jun 19, 2024 9:01 pm

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Just to be clear this post is not about Pluto status per se but larger picture. Per IAU working definition of 2018

Objects with true masses below...

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Step to the right direction

I don't think so. Look carefully at Margo's metric for dominance ... it is an empirical formula based on the solar...

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Last post by SparWeb
Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:59 am
Life on Venus???

Last post by StarHugger « Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:50 pm
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by helicon » Sat Jul 20, 2024 11:37 pm

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Worth a read...

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A few more relevent links...

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Last post by StarHugger
Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:50 pm
New definition of a Planet?

Last post by SparWeb « Mon Jul 22, 2024 1:28 am
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by Chich » Sat Jul 20, 2024 5:29 pm

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Found this during my morning trapline.

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My solar system has room for all the planets that orbit the Sun.
If the IAU's announcement had been that Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong and Quaoar...

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Last post by SparWeb
Mon Jul 22, 2024 1:28 am
Water on top of Mars volcanoes

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Jun 15, 2024 1:00 am
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by AntennaGuy » Fri Jun 14, 2024 4:42 pm

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'At least 150,000 tons' of water frost discovered atop Mars' tallest volcanoes

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thx for that link .

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Jun 15, 2024 1:00 am
Earth core rotation slowing

Last post by helicon « Fri Jun 14, 2024 11:36 am
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by AntennaGuy » Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:04 pm

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The Earth's core and I have something in common; we're both slowing down relative to outside events.
Study confirms the rotation of Earth's inner...

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This is a significant development. Thanks for sharing the piece.

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Last post by helicon
Fri Jun 14, 2024 11:36 am
Water Frost on Mars' Equator

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:18 pm

by Graeme1858 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:18 pm

Water frost has been spotted at the equator of Mars for the first time. In this region of the Red Planet, equivalent to its tropics, it was...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:18 pm
STARLINK-5744

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:49 am

by Graeme1858 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:49 am

Did you ever put STARLINK-5744 into the Stellarium search box? What's going on there then? The thing is almost moving at light speed!!!

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Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:49 am

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