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Accelerated Structure Formation: The Early Emergence of Massive Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies

Last post by StarHugger « Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:49 pm
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by SparWeb » Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:35 pm

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Accelerated Structure Formation: The Early Emergence of Massive Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies
Stacy S. McGaugh, James M. Schombert, Federico...

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What we're seeing in the jwst data is interesting indeed, these UFO galaxies are also well beyond Hubble...

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Sat Dec 07, 2024 10:49 pm
How did the CEO of an online payments firm become the nominee to lead NASA?

Last post by smp « Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:33 pm

by smp » Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:33 pm

From Ars Technica:
“President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday his intent to nominate entrepreneur and commercial astronaut Jared Isaacman as...

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Thu Dec 05, 2024 9:33 pm
European Proba-3 mission

Last post by Ylem « Thu Dec 05, 2024 3:08 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:58 pm

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PSLV rocket launches Europe’s Proba-3 mission to mimic solar eclipses

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Fascinating mission and congratulations to all involved 👏

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Thu Dec 05, 2024 3:08 pm
Dragonfly explores Saturn’s Moon Titan

Last post by Bigzmey « Thu Dec 05, 2024 12:50 am
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by Frankskywatcher » Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:33 pm

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NASA’s press release and launch time 7/5/2028
From the #NASA_App :

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More details here

Quite exciting project!

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Thu Dec 05, 2024 12:50 am
NASA Resupply to ISS

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by Frankskywatcher » Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:03 pm

31st. resupply Thursday at 10:50 From the #NASA_App :

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Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:03 pm
NASA begins assembling rocket to send astronauts around far side of the Moon

Last post by helicon « Tue Nov 26, 2024 2:14 pm
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by smp » Thu Nov 21, 2024 5:58 pm

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From Ars Technica:
The Space Launch System rocket that will dispatch four astronauts on the first Moon mission in more than 50 years passed a major...

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Good news that we are finally making progress on returning to Luna.

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Tue Nov 26, 2024 2:14 pm
2 million mph collision of galaxies in Stephan's Quintet

Last post by helicon « Mon Nov 25, 2024 5:02 pm
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by Caddman » Mon Nov 25, 2024 2:58 pm

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Mon Nov 25, 2024 5:02 pm
As NASA increasingly relies on commercial space, there are some troubling signs

Last post by smp « Thu Nov 21, 2024 6:09 pm

by smp » Thu Nov 21, 2024 6:09 pm

From Ars Technica:
For at least the next 10 to 15 years, most of NASA’s ambitious plans rely on fixed-price contracts—everything from small cargo...

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Thu Nov 21, 2024 6:09 pm
SpaceX just got exactly what it wanted from the FAA for Texas Starship launches

Last post by smp « Thu Nov 21, 2024 5:54 pm

by smp » Thu Nov 21, 2024 5:54 pm

From Ars Technica:
All pertinent conditions and requirements of the prior approval have been met.

smp

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Thu Nov 21, 2024 5:54 pm
The key moment came 38 minutes after Starship roared off the launch pad

Last post by smp « Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:24 pm

by smp » Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:24 pm

From Ars Technica:
SpaceX launched its sixth Starship rocket Tuesday, proving for the first time that the stainless steel ship can maneuver in space...

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Wed Nov 20, 2024 6:24 pm
Voyager 1 phones home

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Tue Nov 19, 2024 6:15 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Oct 31, 2024 3:13 pm

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Voyager 1 spacecraft phones home with transmitter that hasn't been used since 1981. The backup radio transmitter has remained dormant for about 43...

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Yeah, brilliant isn’t it

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Tue Nov 19, 2024 6:15 pm
There are some things the Crew-8 astronauts aren’t ready to talk about

Last post by Caldwell 14 « Tue Nov 19, 2024 6:14 pm
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by smp » Tue Nov 12, 2024 1:09 am

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From Ars Technica:
“The astronauts who came home from the International Space Station last month experienced some drama on the high frontier, and...

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Very interesting, thanks for sharing

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Tue Nov 19, 2024 6:14 pm
Space policy is about to get pretty wild, y’all

Last post by helicon « Sat Nov 09, 2024 12:47 pm
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by smp » Sat Nov 09, 2024 1:37 am

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From Ars Technica:
“ The global space community awoke to a new reality on Wednesday morning. “

smp

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It certainly would seem so.

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Sat Nov 09, 2024 12:47 pm
The next Starship launch may occur in less than two weeks

Last post by smp « Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:13 pm

by smp » Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:13 pm

From Ars Technica:
“ Now, another test flight could come as soon as Nov. 18, the company announced Wednesday. “

smp

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Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:13 pm
Black holes dark energy link

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Nov 04, 2024 11:38 am

by Graeme1858 » Mon Nov 04, 2024 11:38 am

Study links black holes to dark energy

If you ask yourself the question, 'Where in the later universe do we see gravity as strong as it was at the...

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Mon Nov 04, 2024 11:38 am
Metal part 3D-printed aboard the ISS

Last post by StarHugger « Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:43 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:41 pm

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After seven months in space, the first metal 3D part was printed onboard the International Space Station (ISS), 400 kilometres above the Earth.

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Interesting experiment.

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Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:43 pm
While ULA studies Vulcan booster anomaly, it’s also investigating fairing issues

Last post by smp « Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:23 pm

by smp » Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:23 pm

From Ars Technica:
... But the public saw video of the clamshell-like payload fairing falling away from the Atlas V rocket as it fired downrange...

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Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:23 pm
LIVE! China Crew Launch Shenzhou 19

Last post by Graeme1858 « Wed Oct 30, 2024 2:20 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Oct 29, 2024 9:37 pm

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About to launch. China Crew Launch Shenzhou 19

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They have now docked with the Tiangong space station:

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Wed Oct 30, 2024 2:20 pm
For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret

Last post by StarHugger « Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:35 pm
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by smp » Tue Oct 29, 2024 5:41 pm

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From Ars Technica:
“Multiple NASA officials said Monday they now know the answer, but they're not telling. Instead, agency officials want to wait...

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Remindes me of when concrete is heated and a blow out of material results, my guess here though is there is a chemical out gasing within the layers...

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Tue Oct 29, 2024 11:35 pm
Boeing exploring sale of space business

Last post by Unitron48 « Tue Oct 29, 2024 5:52 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Oct 28, 2024 8:25 am

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Boeing is exploring a possible sale of its space business as its new CEO seeks to improve the embattled company's financial position, the Wall Street...

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Interesting is right. Besides Starliner and ISS, what is included in their space business?

Dave

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Tue Oct 29, 2024 5:52 pm
C/2024 S1 (ATLAS)

Last post by OzEclipse « Tue Oct 29, 2024 1:02 am
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Oct 28, 2024 7:59 pm

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Doh!

THE SUN JUST SWALLOWED A COMET: Today, Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) fell into the sun and did not survive. Using a coronagraph to create an...

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Here's an embedded video of the disintegration:

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Tue Oct 29, 2024 1:02 am
Japan's Space Industry Growth

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Oct 28, 2024 8:34 am

by Graeme1858 » Mon Oct 28, 2024 8:34 am

The space industry has seen unprecedented growth with a surge in rocket launches and satellite demands, bringing it into the global spotlight....

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Mon Oct 28, 2024 8:34 am
Astronaut hospitalized after returning from 235-day space mission

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Oct 26, 2024 6:07 am
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by smp » Fri Oct 25, 2024 11:46 pm

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From Ars Technica:
“The hospitalized astronaut is in stable condition and under observation as a precautionary measure, a NASA spokesperson said in a...

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Saw that this morning:

Hope they're ok.

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Sat Oct 26, 2024 6:07 am
Debris from Boeing-built Satellite

Last post by Gfamily « Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:54 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Oct 24, 2024 12:31 pm

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The U.S. Space Force and Roscosmos are tracking potential threatening debris from a Boeing-built satellite that exploded in orbit. Intelsat said an...

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Further investigation (i.e. looking up the Intelsat 33e satellite on Wikipedia) informs me that it was in geostationary orbit - so well away from...

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Last post by Gfamily
Thu Oct 24, 2024 8:54 pm
NASA’s $100 Billion Moon Mission Is Going Nowhere

Last post by seigell « Thu Oct 24, 2024 3:32 pm
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by smp » Sun Oct 20, 2024 5:27 pm
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From Bloomberg.com:
There are government boondoggles, and then there’s NASA’s Artemis program.

smp

PS: I was going to post some more good...

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IMO, as a non-US (Canadian) citizen, I miss the Apollo days... I think that the biggest issue is lack of focus. On the 100000' level, things look...
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Thu Oct 24, 2024 3:32 pm

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