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Comet P12/Pons-Brookes.

Last post by KingClinton « Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:02 am
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by KingClinton » Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:43 am

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This will here soon.
Add it to your observing lists. Should be interesting to see if it will brighten enough to be a naked eye comet. It should...

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Already starting to see images of the comet over on Twitter.
Looking forward to seeing what our members come up with!

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Last post by KingClinton
Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:02 am
Send your name to Jupiter on Europa clipper spacecraft.

Last post by KingClinton « Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:43 am
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by KingClinton » Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:24 am

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Send your name to Jupiter on NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft. The mission is scheduled to launch in 2024 on a journey to explore Jupiter's ocean...

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Interesting article on why you should send your name on the Europa clipper craft.
I know a lot of folks think it's a waste of time.
Interesting new...

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Last post by KingClinton
Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:43 am
Fall into an ice giant’s atmosphere

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:05 am
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:11 am

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First steps in returning to Uranus and Neptune?

The unique atmospheric compositions of ‘ice giant’ planets Uranus and Neptune were recreated to...

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Thank you for the link Graeme.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:05 am
Io

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Nov 18, 2023 2:02 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:33 am

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NASA's Juno spacecraft has swooped close to Jupiter's moon Io, capturing this amazing photo of the surface.

Screenshot 2023-11-18 093020.png...

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nice image , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Nov 18, 2023 2:02 pm
Rocket Lab Mission to Venus

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:43 am

by Graeme1858 » Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:43 am

The first of a number of planned missions to Venus.

Rocket Lab announced last year that it had partnered with MIT to take on the first private...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:43 am
What did ancient humans know about astronomy?

Last post by StarBru « Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:59 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:19 pm

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An interesting History question

Graeme

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I am fascinated with earlier civilizations and what they knew about astronomy and architecture. Without all the light pollution of today, no wonder...

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Last post by StarBru
Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:59 am
A green glow in the Martian night

Last post by helicon « Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:36 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:13 am

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When future astronauts explore Mars’s polar regions, they will see a green glow lighting up the night sky. For the first time, a visible nightglow...

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Wow, that's pretty cool Graeme!

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Last post by helicon
Sun Nov 12, 2023 1:36 pm
Earth from Space: Autumn in Japan

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:45 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:17 am

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Here's one for Gmetric

Earth from Space Autumn in Japan.png

Graeme

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Very beautiful!

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Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:45 pm
Earth From Space: Bratislava, Slovakia

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:25 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 10, 2023 10:32 am

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Here's one for Lady Fraktor

Bratislava_Slovakia_pillars.jpg

Graeme

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Thank you Graeme :)

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:25 pm
Lucy asteroid probe to fly by "Dinkinesh" today 1 November 2023.

Last post by Ylem « Wed Nov 08, 2023 6:33 am
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by KingClinton » Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:24 am

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The spacecraft will visit the relatively tiny space rock Dinkinesh, situated between Mars and Jupiter, before heading off to the Trojan asteroids.

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Pretty amazing mission and accomplishment.

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Last post by Ylem
Wed Nov 08, 2023 6:33 am
Zero Debris Charter

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:36 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:25 pm

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World-first Zero Debris Charter goes live

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It will be interesting to see what countries outside EU sign on and follow it.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:36 pm
Salts on the Surface of Ganymede

Last post by Graeme1858 « Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:30 pm

by Graeme1858 » Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:30 pm

Salts and Organics Observed on Ganymede’s Surface by NASA’s Juno.

NASA’s Juno mission has observed mineral salts and organic compounds on the...

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Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:30 pm
How a piece of the moon became a near-Earth asteroid

Last post by GCoyote « Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:40 pm

by GCoyote » Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:40 pm

A University of Arizona team has found that an interesting pathway could have led the moon fragment to reach Earth's orbital space.
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Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:40 pm
Meteorite older than Earth likely came from a “protoplanet”

Last post by helicon « Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:43 pm
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by GCoyote » Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:30 pm

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Wow that's pretty incredible!

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Last post by helicon
Fri Oct 20, 2023 2:43 pm
Jupiter

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:37 pm
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by Lady Fraktor » Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:21 pm

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There seems to be something happening on Jupiter.
A darkening in the south temperate belt has appeared that is lead and trailed by white ovals.
It...

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That is quite spectacular.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:37 pm
Nasa needs you to observe Neptune and Uranus this week.

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:56 pm
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by KingClinton » Wed Sep 20, 2023 7:14 am

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Something for the visual observers with big enough scopes, have fun!

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Yep, no surface details here.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Sep 20, 2023 5:56 pm
Hyperbolic Comet Nishmura

Last post by StarBru « Fri Aug 18, 2023 4:24 am
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:29 pm

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Just in from Spaceweather.com

HYPERBOLIC COMET NISHIMURA: A new comet is falling into the solar system, and it may become a naked-eye object next...

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I sure hope we all get to see a great new naked-eye comet! I'd love to see another one like Hale-Bopp!

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Last post by StarBru
Fri Aug 18, 2023 4:24 am
Doughnuts on Mars

Last post by messier 111 « Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:30 am
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by AntennaGuy » Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:29 am

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A Strange, Donut-Shaped Rock Has Been Identified on Mars.
Looks like maybe a chocolate glazed one to me, but I think it has been partially eaten....

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my new pet rock , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:30 am
Raw images of Saturn by the JWST

Last post by messier 111 « Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:49 pm
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by Chich » Mon Jun 26, 2023 3:31 pm

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These were taken over the past few days. Looking forward to the final processed images.

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thx . very informative .

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Last post by messier 111
Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:49 pm
Mars Express spacecraft has been mapping Mars for twenty years

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:51 am
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by Chich » Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:20 pm

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ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has been operational for twenty years and has mapped the entire Martian surface at a resolution of 20 metres per pixel....

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It is a amazing milestone. I must admit I was quite upset when Spirit was lost.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Jun 19, 2023 3:51 am
Dragonfly mission to Titan

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:19 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Mon May 29, 2023 9:30 pm

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This should be interesting.

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This should be interesting.

And what an awesome concept, we're going to send a helicopter to a moon orbiting another planet.

Perhaps Percy...

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Sun Jun 04, 2023 2:19 pm
24 months on Mars

Last post by Ylem « Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:30 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:45 am

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This was great just for the images alone !

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Very nice indeed, looks real lonely there though.

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Last post by Ylem
Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:30 am
Europa clipper satellite/probe

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Sat May 13, 2023 8:00 pm

by Frankskywatcher » Sat May 13, 2023 8:00 pm

I didn’t know about this space craft being built however, it should be interesting to see what they find on that moon Europa .

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Sat May 13, 2023 8:00 pm
Project Psyche

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Sat May 13, 2023 7:25 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Thu May 11, 2023 2:41 am

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This is pretty far out,this spacecraft is going to fly to this asteroid !

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Nice read and I did not know... thanks Frank!

All the best,

Exactly right, I stumbled upon it and I can’t wait to see that it discovers!

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Last post by Frankskywatcher
Sat May 13, 2023 7:25 pm
Video from Huygens probe who knew!😳

Last post by messier 111 « Sun May 07, 2023 11:57 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Sun May 07, 2023 8:57 pm

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I stumbled across this while looking at other science videos.
I had forgotten about Huygens probe during the fly by of Cassini spacecraft to Titan,...

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thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Sun May 07, 2023 11:57 pm

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