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Meteorite strikes made life on Earth possible, study says

Last post by Makuser « Thu Aug 15, 2019 1:38 am

by Makuser » Thu Aug 15, 2019 1:38 am

There's been more discussion recently about protecting life on Earth from a devastating asteroid strike. But a new study suggests that space rocks...

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Thu Aug 15, 2019 1:38 am
Asteroid the size of the Washington Monument will fly past Earth this month

Last post by KingNothing13 « Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:46 pm
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by Makuser » Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:03 pm

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Just days after an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building flew past Earth, another potentially hazardous space rock will do the same....

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This spring, thanks to GSofCT (Girl Scouts of Connecticut) I attended astronomy camp at the University of Arizona. We got to stop by and see the NEO...

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Last post by KingNothing13
Tue Aug 13, 2019 5:46 pm
Dead planets can 'broadcast' their 'zombie signals' for almost a billion years, study

Last post by Makuser « Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:09 pm

by Makuser » Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:09 pm

Hi all. Well, with 14 of the last 16 days with thunderstorms and 2 power outages here in Florida, I am lately relegated to reading the great...

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Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:09 pm
NASA's Spitzer Spies a Perfectly Sideways Galaxy

Last post by bladekeeper « Fri Aug 09, 2019 4:22 am
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by Makuser » Thu Aug 08, 2019 5:17 pm

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This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope might look like a lightsaber floating in space, but it's actually an entire galaxy viewed on its side....

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NGC 5866 is quite often counted at M102, so I am sure many have observed this one.

I've got it logged three times, twice with a 12 dob and once (and...

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Last post by bladekeeper
Fri Aug 09, 2019 4:22 am
Astronomers uncover 'invisible' massive ancient galaxies

Last post by Juno16 « Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:54 pm
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by smp » Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:46 pm

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From CNN:

(CNN) - Although once invisible to us in the vast reaches of the universe, 39 massive ancient galaxies have been discovered by...

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Really cool info Stephen!

That information is mind boggling. Heck, I have spacial issues with the Milky Way!

Thanks,
Jim

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Last post by Juno16
Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:54 pm
Evidence of 14B year-old 'time machine' star found 35,000 light-years from Earth

Last post by helicon « Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:19 pm
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by Makuser » Tue Aug 06, 2019 4:36 pm

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Astronomers have found evidence of one of the oldest stars in the universe, a star that lived 13.5 billion years ago, nestled inside a star that's...

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Very cool story Marshall! Hard to believe that it could be so old.

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Last post by helicon
Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:19 pm
Noctilucent Clouds

Last post by bladekeeper « Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:40 pm
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by Lady Fraktor » Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:24 pm

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An interesting statement from space weather website:
2019 has been a very unusual year for noctilucent clouds, with sightings at record-low latitudes...

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I may have seen a few here, but am not familiar enough with the phenomenon to say for sure. :)

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:40 pm
NASA discovers 'extreme' alien planet that's shaped like a football

Last post by Juno16 « Sat Aug 03, 2019 12:08 am
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by Makuser » Fri Aug 02, 2019 8:05 pm

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And just in time for the start of football season. Using NASA's Hubble Telescope, researchers have discovered a football-shaped exoplanet 900...

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Very interesting read Marshall!

Thanks!
Jim

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Last post by Juno16
Sat Aug 03, 2019 12:08 am
Fake astronomy news.

Last post by KingClinton « Thu Aug 01, 2019 5:35 am
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by KingClinton » Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:15 am
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This is why the public are so misinformed.
I cringed reading this.

It's only a pic of the first page of the article, what a mess!...

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Should have told the gentleman he could get up at 2AM and see the black moon for hisself.
Take some time, get your eyes dark adapted enough not to...
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Last post by KingClinton
Thu Aug 01, 2019 5:35 am
NASA finds three alien planets, including the 'missing link'

Last post by Makuser « Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:49 pm

by Makuser » Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:49 pm

If a planet with three suns isn't your thing, what about a sun with three planets? NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has found a...

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Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:49 pm
SpaceX CRS-18 mission liftoff captures from my back yard

Last post by bladekeeper « Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:01 pm
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by Makuser » Fri Jul 26, 2019 12:12 am

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At 6:01 p.m. EDT, or 22:01 UTC, on Thursday, July 25, SpaceX launched its eighteenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-18) from Space Launch...

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Great photos, Marshalll! Congrats on the launch! :)

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:01 pm
Stunning spiral galaxy (NGC 2985) imaged by Hubble

Last post by Makuser « Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:50 pm

by Makuser » Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:50 pm

More than 70 million light years away from our solar system is a stunning spiral galaxy recently observed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The spiral...

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Thu Jul 25, 2019 3:50 pm
India launches historic mission to the Moon

Last post by Makuser « Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:53 pm

by Makuser » Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:53 pm

Yesterday, with the launch of its Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, India is planning to join an exclusive group of countries that have successfully landed...

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Tue Jul 23, 2019 10:53 pm
microtektites preserved in shells

Last post by Chich « Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:09 am

by Chich » Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:09 am

A researcher has found microtektites preserved in the shells of long dead (2-3my) quahogs. It appears, for reasons explained in the article, that...

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Last post by Chich
Tue Jul 23, 2019 1:09 am
Hubble spies something mysterious around a supermassive black hole

Last post by smp « Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:01 pm

by smp » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:01 pm

From CNN:

(CNN) There's something unusual happening at the center of the spiral galaxy NGC 3147, and the Hubble Space Telescope caught a good...

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Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:01 pm
Dragonfly Mission

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:41 am
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:08 pm

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NASA has given the go-ahead for Dragonfly, a flying rotorcraft that will explore Saturn’s moon Titan.

Due to get there in 2034. That's one I...

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I'm a bit behind the times then! I just heard about it in a Planetary Radio podcast yesterday. It's such a brilliant mission idea I got over...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:41 am
Massive, kilometer-sized asteroid was just found orbiting the Sun

Last post by Makuser « Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:15 pm
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by Makuser » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:59 pm

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A newly found asteroid has been spotted orbiting the Sun, whizzing past the star every 151 days, the shortest orbit of any space rock on record....

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Hi Brett and Michael. The old astronomers, when they were cataloging the main asteroid belt, wondered for decades if these were the remnants of a...

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Last post by Makuser
Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:15 pm
Starlink in the news, astronomers not happy with Mr. Musk

Last post by KingClinton « Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:19 am
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by Hartsville SkyGazer » Mon May 27, 2019 10:16 am
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Just reading this morning that a fight has started. Astronomers are very upset with Elon Musk's new satellites. Astrophotography and research may...

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And it gets worse as more players join the race.
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Last post by KingClinton
Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:19 am
Jodrell Bank given World Heritage status

Last post by Pikaia « Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:54 am
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by Pikaia » Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:51 am

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Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:54 am
Help design the Portuguese space agency logo.

Last post by Gfamily « Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:21 pm
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by KingClinton » Thu Jul 04, 2019 8:59 am

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Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:21 pm
Patagonia Dec 14 2020?

Last post by SkyHiker « Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:34 pm

by SkyHiker » Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:34 pm

I was tempted to see last week's eclipse but chickened out. A bit more into the future, the one in Patagonia next year looks great. Reminder to self:...

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Last post by SkyHiker
Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:34 pm
Saturn's moon Enceladus could support life as more evidence emerges

Last post by seer « Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:12 pm
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by Makuser » Wed Jul 03, 2019 5:26 pm

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The possibility that Saturn's moon Enceladus could support life has strengthened after researchers determined its ocean is likely 1 billion years...

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Now I have to figure out if Enceladus is one of the moons that I can see with what I got. I know that I can and have see Titan.

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Last post by seer
Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:12 pm
Mars may have hosted life earlier than Earth did, study says

Last post by bladekeeper « Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:25 am
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by Makuser » Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:11 pm

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A new study suggests that life may have existed on Mars hundreds of millions of years prior to its emergence on Earth. The Red Planet may have been...

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There’s no ongoing search for rainbow farting unicorns AFAIK. ;)

Damn. Guess I can scratch that one off my bucket list. :sigh:

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Last post by bladekeeper
Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:25 am
gravitational wave detected. 2 black holes crash, eat each other.

Last post by helicon « Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:01 pm
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by Shabadoo » Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:37 pm

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LIGO/VIRGO detects gravitational wave 6/30/2019 @ 1855 hrs UTC.
gracedb.ligo.org
That explains why I lost my balance and spilt my drink!

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:o Well, I almost spilled my coffee this morning, maybe it has something to do with it.

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Last post by helicon
Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:01 pm
Maybe not 12000 satellites

Last post by Gulf Coast Guy « Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:45 am
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by SkyHiker » Sat Jun 29, 2019 3:33 am

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This made me feel better. The economics of bringing space internet only to remote rural areas are quite challenging. The article mentions 1000...

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I wonder how many wrong decisions have been made in the interest of a misdirected honest desire to improve the human condition.

Just because you can...

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Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:45 am

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