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FCC approves Amazon’s internet-from-space Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites

Last post by OhNo « Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:37 pm
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by smp » Fri Jul 31, 2020 2:56 pm

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From TheVerge.com:
The Federal Communications Commission has approved Amazon’s plans for its ambitious Kuiper constellation, which entails sending...

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This space stuff doesn't just effect the US. About time there was a Multinational represented control measure. And NOT just the G7 countries....

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Last post by OhNo
Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:37 pm
Gumala and Mastika, new star and exoplanet names.

Last post by goldstar « Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:59 am
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by KingClinton » Mon Aug 03, 2020 6:24 am

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The next time you look up at the night sky and see a blinking star, chances are you are staring at Gumala, a star in the southern constellation of...

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I am sure these names would have stuck even without IAU mandate....Cute though.

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Last post by goldstar
Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:59 am
Indian schoolgirls discover asteroid moving toward Earth

Last post by helicon « Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:51 pm
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by smp » Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:05 pm

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From CNN:
New Delhi (CNN) - Two Indian schoolgirls have discovered an asteroid which is slowly shifting its orbit and moving toward Earth.
Radhika...

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Very impressive work for youngsters. I hope they stick with it and make their way to grad school in their chosen field of study.

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Last post by helicon
Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:51 pm
NASA will send a balloon the size of a football field to study how stars form

Last post by smp « Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:01 pm

by smp » Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:01 pm

From CNN:
(CNN) - NASA plans to send an enormous balloon to the edge of Earth's stratosphere in search of secrets about how stars and planets form....

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Last post by smp
Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:01 pm
SpaceX satellites keep wrecking images of comet NEOWISE

Last post by KingNothing13 « Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:16 pm
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by smp » Sat Jul 25, 2020 3:51 pm

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From LiveScience.com:
SpaceX satellites are ruining skywatchers' views (and photographs) of NEOWISE, the brightest comet in the Northern Hemisphere...

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Eww.

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Last post by KingNothing13
Sat Jul 25, 2020 4:16 pm
New space object - ORC!

Last post by Butterfly Maiden « Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:54 am
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by Arthur K » Fri Jul 24, 2020 4:36 am

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Hello everyone, very strange that noone made post about this amazing news.
In space was find ORC (Odd radio circle). Science can't understand what is...

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Hello and welcome to the Forum.

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Last post by Butterfly Maiden
Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:54 am
Scientists unveil largest 3D map of the universe ever

Last post by smp « Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:48 pm

by smp » Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:48 pm

From LiveScience.com:
After five years of peering into the deepest reaches of space, researchers have released what they call the largest...

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Last post by smp
Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:48 pm
STARMUS festival returns!

Last post by KingClinton « Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:35 am

by KingClinton » Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:35 am

STARMUS Returns: The world-renowned festival supported by Stephen Hawking, Brian May and Alexei Leonov announces a landmark event dedicated to Mars...

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Last post by KingClinton
Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:35 am
Amateur astronomer finds new exo planet.

Last post by KingClinton « Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:27 am
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by KingClinton » Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:35 pm

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One heck of scope and setup!

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Sadly our European friends are having difficulty reading the original link.
You guys should lobby your local councillors and have this new law...

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Last post by KingClinton
Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:27 am
Saturn opposition

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:10 am
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by William Martian » Thu Jul 16, 2020 3:35 am

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Did everyone check the astronmy event this month?
Saturn will be at it brughte and closer to the earth
This month on th he 20th
I be out with my...

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Did you get to see Saturn?

I'm hoping to be out this weekend.

Regards

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Thu Jul 23, 2020 6:10 am
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 Shortlist

Last post by JayTee « Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:35 am
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by Pikaia » Wed Jul 22, 2020 10:41 pm

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Last post by JayTee
Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:35 am
Multiplanet system around sunlike star photographed for 1st time ever

Last post by smp « Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:30 pm

by smp » Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:30 pm

From Space.com:
For the first time ever, astronomers have directly imaged multiple planets orbiting a sunlike star.

The European Southern...

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Last post by smp
Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:30 pm
SpaceX Rocket Launch this evening.

Last post by smp « Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:31 pm
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by Makuser » Mon Jul 20, 2020 9:54 pm

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Hi all. I caught these 3 images from my backyard about 24 minutes ago as of this post. SpaceX launched the Anasis 2 or KMilSatCom 1, a communications...

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Wow! That's excellent, Marshall!
I am quite jealous of you with your perfect position to view all those exciting launches.

:greetings-wavegreen:...

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Last post by smp
Tue Jul 21, 2020 12:31 pm
Solar Orbiter first image release

Last post by Juno16 « Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:59 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:01 pm

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Watch Solar Orbiter first image release. Thursday 16 July for an online press briefing with Solar Orbiter mission experts, who will present the first...

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Cool look Graeme! Thanks!

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Last post by Juno16
Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:59 pm
Is Planet 9 Actually A Primordial Black Hole?

Last post by helicon « Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:43 pm
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by smp » Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:05 pm

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From Forbes.com:
Conventional theory has it that Planet 9 —- our outer solar system’s hypothetical 9th planet —- is merely a heretofore undetected...

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Grapefruit? This is indeed unique. Thanks Stephen

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Last post by helicon
Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:43 pm
SpaceX to launch Starlink and BlackSky satellites into orbit today

Last post by helicon « Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:20 am
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by smp » Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:20 pm

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From Space.com:
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX will launch its tenth set of Starlink internet satellites into orbit today (July 8), and you can watch...

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Well, we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Tired of Starlink.

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Last post by helicon
Sun Jul 12, 2020 1:20 am
Astronomers discover South Pole Wall, a gigantic structure stretching 1.4 billion light-years across

Last post by Buckethead 2.0 « Fri Jul 10, 2020 5:16 pm

by Buckethead 2.0 » Fri Jul 10, 2020 5:16 pm

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Fri Jul 10, 2020 5:16 pm
Comet NEOWISE and Stellarium online

Last post by SirTalllPaul « Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:58 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:27 pm

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Like many of you, I was elated when I heard that C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) had survived its close encounter with the Sun. The next day, I saw a picture on...

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I'm not sure about the mag but it's been in the desktop Stellarium and mobile app for a few days.

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Last post by SirTalllPaul
Wed Jul 08, 2020 4:58 pm
Moon's metal-rich craters challenge popular theories about its origin

Last post by smp « Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:00 pm

by smp » Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:00 pm

From UPI.com:
July 1 (UPI) -- The most popular theory of the moon's origins contends the satellite was formed when a Mars-sized object collided with...

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Last post by smp
Wed Jul 08, 2020 1:00 pm
Comet NEOWISE could give skywatchers a dazzling show this month.

Last post by smp « Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:24 pm

by smp » Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:24 pm

From Space.com:
Earlier this year, the NEOWISE space telescope discovered its latest comet, a distant and inconspicuous object. ...
But in July,...

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Last post by smp
Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:24 pm
Exposed planetary core spotted circling distant star

Last post by Makuser « Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:16 pm
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by smp » Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:07 pm

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From Space.com:
Astronomers have spotted the exposed core of a massive alien world, an unprecedented find that could shed considerable light on...

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Hi Stephen. An interesting pair of links on TOI-849b. As suggested in the article, the outer gases could have been dissipated from it's atmosphere...

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Last post by Makuser
Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:16 pm
Betelgeuse's weird dimming caused by gigantic starspots

Last post by smp « Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:05 pm

by smp » Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:05 pm

From Space.com:
The weird recent dimming of the star Betelgeuse was caused by spots that temporarily covered at least half of the enormous star's...

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Last post by smp
Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:05 pm
Giant star pulls off vanishing act. Did it become a black hole or was it all an illusion?

Last post by smp « Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:26 pm

by smp » Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:26 pm

From Space.com:
An unstable massive star has suddenly vanished from view, and astronomers aren't sure if it collapsed into a black hole or is...

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Last post by smp
Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:26 pm
RAS New President

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:30 am

by Graeme1858 » Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:30 am

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Sun Jun 28, 2020 10:30 am
Space Station transits the Sun

Last post by Thefatkitty « Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:13 am

by Thefatkitty » Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:13 am

1AM here, been raining heavy for the past two hours, and now it's all quiet out with the exception of the occasional dripping sound. Forecast for the...

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Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:13 am

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