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SpaceX to launch next 60 Starlink internet satellites Sunday

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:54 am
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by smp » Sat Mar 14, 2020 2:31 pm

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From Space.com:
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch 60 new Starlink satellites to join its ever-growing...

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More fun with satellites. I wish there was some way to halt this phenomenon but so far Elon isn't doing anything.

It would be good if the world...

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Fri Mar 27, 2020 10:54 am
Newfound Comet ATLAS is getting really bright, really fast

Last post by helicon « Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:45 pm
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by smp » Sat Mar 21, 2020 12:33 pm

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From Space.com:
For years, amateur astronomers have been waiting for a bright, naked-eye comet to pass by Earth — and finally, such an object may...

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I sure hope so!

Hale-Bopp was one of the most amazing night sky sights of my lifetime!

I agree Jim. When it was high in the sky as a naked eye...

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Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:45 pm
The Thirty Meter Telescope: How a volcano in Hawaii became a battleground for astronomy

Last post by smp « Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:58 pm

by smp » Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:58 pm

From Space.com:
For the kia'i, the 160-foot-tall TMT (49 meters) would be one telescope too many at a site they see as stolen, sacred, delicate and...

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Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:58 pm
Astronomers test string theory using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope

Last post by smp « Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:46 pm

by smp » Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:46 pm

From Space.com:
Astronomers have probed the Perseus galaxy cluster in search of an (so far) undetected particle that would help to support string...

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Last post by smp
Mon Mar 23, 2020 3:46 pm
OneWeb launches 34 more satellites

Last post by Makuser « Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:55 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Mar 21, 2020 7:27 pm

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OneWeb launches 34 more satellites:

Regards

Graeme

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If they have GPS capabilities, maybe they can direct us to stores that are still open and have needed supplies on their shelves. :lol:

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Last post by Makuser
Sun Mar 22, 2020 2:55 am
SpaceX claims some success in darkening Starlink satellites

Last post by UlteriorModem « Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:35 pm
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by smp » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:02 pm

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From SpaceNews.com:
WASHINGTON — SpaceX says it will take more steps to reduce the impact of its Starlink satellite constellation on astronomy,...

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The mere fact that some actions are being taken to 'darken' them should point out that there is indeed a problem!

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Last post by UlteriorModem
Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:35 pm
Salty space rock helps to solve longstanding comet mystery

Last post by smp « Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:29 pm
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by smp » Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:58 pm

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From Space.com:
Researchers have identified nitrogen previously thought to be missing in comets, helping to solve a longstanding mystery about the...

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This is previously covered here as well:

Thanks, Gabby!
I forgot to look there, and I missed that.

smp

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Fri Mar 13, 2020 6:29 pm
Satellite megaconstellations will mar astronomers' view of heavens, study finds

Last post by smp « Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:56 pm

by smp » Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:56 pm

From Space.com:
Two European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes will be moderately affected in their observations by the rise of big, new...

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Fri Mar 13, 2020 5:56 pm
This gas-giant exoplanet has water-rich clouds. Here's why it thrills astronomers.

Last post by smp « Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:32 pm

by smp » Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:32 pm

From Space.com:
Three teams of astronomers have been fascinated by an alien world known as K2-18b. But what's all the fuss about?

In September, two...

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Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:32 pm
NASA wants you to photograph starlink satellites with your cell phone.

Last post by UlteriorModem « Tue Mar 03, 2020 1:41 pm
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by KingClinton » Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:45 am

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Tue Mar 03, 2020 1:41 pm
What could've happened to Darpa's rocket 3.0?

Last post by StarGazer45 « Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:59 am
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by StarGazer45 » Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:35 pm

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I'm watching the Darpa launch challenge livestream and at T -53 seconds, someone said stop and they're having a 30 minute hold to see if they restart...

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See also here:

smp

Sorry about that smp, I didn't see your posts. :|

By the way, I can't believe that at T -53 seconds it stopped. I was...

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Tue Mar 03, 2020 3:59 am
First Protein discovered in a meteorite ?

Last post by AntennaGuy « Mon Mar 02, 2020 6:07 pm

by AntennaGuy » Mon Mar 02, 2020 6:07 pm

This news might be important, right?
See
Hemolithin: a Meteoritic Protein containing Iron and Lithium
Malcolm. W. McGeoch, Sergei Dikler, Julie E....

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Mon Mar 02, 2020 6:07 pm
NASA's new space home for tourists - Axiom

Last post by Juno16 « Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:49 am
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by KingClinton » Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:53 am

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Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:49 am
This astronomy student found 17 new exoplanets -- and one is potentially habitable

Last post by helicon « Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:10 pm
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by smp » Sat Feb 29, 2020 1:49 pm

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From CNN.com:
(CNN) - Michelle Kunimoto has a knack for finding exoplanets, or planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system.
The University...

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Nice work Michelle! Thanks for posting this Stephen.

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Last post by helicon
Sat Feb 29, 2020 2:10 pm
S&T launches new web site

Last post by kt4hx « Wed Feb 26, 2020 4:47 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:23 pm

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Wed Feb 26, 2020 4:47 pm
The asteroid hunter who put Croatian astronomy on the map

Last post by Arsene37 « Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:15 am
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by KingClinton » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:36 am

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Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:15 am
What is thaat 11 mag thing in m66?

Last post by ARock « Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:34 am
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by milanpicard » Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:58 am

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Hey guys, the Rochesterastronomy site supernova page has an 11 mag thing of unknown origin listed in m66. Does anyone know what it is, any details,...

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This page linked from the rochester site, seems to say it might have been a solar system object.

The link also marks another star outside M66...

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Last post by ARock
Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:34 am
LIGO and the Three Body Problem

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:12 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Feb 23, 2020 3:59 pm

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LIGO to help with the three body problem:

From Chris Lintott in the Sky at Night Magazine (They used to have a forum, but they shut it down!)...

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Sorry I didn’t post a link. Busy day.

I was going to search for LIGO in the Astrophysics forum! :telescopewink:

Regards

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:12 pm
Scientists Found Breathable Oxygen in Another Galaxy for the First Time

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:41 pm
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by smp » Sun Feb 23, 2020 1:55 pm

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Frome Vice.com:
Astronomers have spotted molecular oxygen in a galaxy far far away, marking the first time that this important element has ever been...

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We were discussing this a couple of days ago, nothing but sensationalized headlines.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:41 pm
Betelgeuse brightness

Last post by Pikaia « Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:46 pm
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by SKEtrip » Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:57 pm
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Interesting bit of information from the astronomical spectroscopy group.

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Betelgeuse is now getting brighter, with minimum between February 12th and 14th.
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Last post by Pikaia
Fri Feb 21, 2020 6:46 pm
Heather Couper: Broadcaster and astronomer dies at 70

Last post by hal2000 « Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:22 pm
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by Pikaia » Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:17 pm

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At the age of seven or eight, she was watching planes in the night sky because her father was an airline pilot, when she unexpectedly witnessed a...

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I remember her being on the Sky at Night quite a lot in the early 80's I think it was. She also presented some TV programmes of her own. A lovely...

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Last post by hal2000
Thu Feb 20, 2020 11:22 pm
SpaceX test-fires Falcon 9 rocket; Starlink launch delayed to Monday

Last post by smp « Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:02 pm
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by smp » Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:02 pm

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From SpaceFlightNow.com:
SpaceX test-fired its next Falcon 9 rocket Friday ahead of a planned launch Monday from Cape Canaveral with 60 more...

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From Space.com:
SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites for new megaconstellation, misses rocket landing

smp

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Mon Feb 17, 2020 8:02 pm
The moon will 'eclipse' Mars before dawn Tuesday! Here's how to see it.

Last post by smp « Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:40 pm

by smp » Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:40 pm

From Space.com:
As the waning crescent moon rises in the small hours of the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 18, skywatchers will be preparing for an...

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Last post by smp
Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:40 pm
NASA’s SOFIA airborne observatory faces termination again

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:19 pm
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by smp » Sun Feb 16, 2020 4:57 pm

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From SpaceNews.com:
WASHINGTON — NASA’s fiscal year 2021 budget request proposes cancelling an airborne observatory, a move that has surprised many...

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Sad one that!

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Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:19 pm
Gamma-Ray Bursts

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:51 pm

by Graeme1858 » Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:51 pm

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Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:51 pm

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