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NASA opens OSIRIS-REx's asteroid-sample canister

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:29 am

by Graeme1858 » Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:29 am

OSIRIS-REx's asteroid-sample canister just creaked open for the first time in more than seven years.

Scientists at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)...

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Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:29 am
Cosmic Dust on Cathedral Roof

Last post by messier 111 « Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:01 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Sep 26, 2023 9:09 am

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Scientists search Canterbury cathedral roof for cosmic dust:

Graeme

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This is quite an unusual project, I wonder if this dust will not be contaminated by that of the earth.
That’s if there’s any left after the rain that...

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Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:01 pm
Bennu Sample Return

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:58 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Sep 23, 2023 7:35 am

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For the first time in its agency’s history, NASA is bringing home a sample of an asteroid. The nearly eight-ounce sample from carbon-rich asteroid...

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For those like me that missed it! Here's a video:

A 200,000,000 mile journey!

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Sun Sep 24, 2023 7:58 pm
Supernovae Detection

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:33 am

by Graeme1858 » Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:33 am

From Universe Today:

A New Observatory Will Spot Core-Collapse Supernovae Before They Explode

Graeme

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Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:33 am
Carbon Dioxide on Europa

Last post by smp « Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:47 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Sep 21, 2023 7:44 pm

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Breaking space news!

The NASA/ESA/CSA James #Webb Space Telescope has detected carbon dioxide on the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa.

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Very cool! Good to be getting this great information from the Webb Telescope!

smp

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Thu Sep 21, 2023 8:47 pm
Royal Observatory in Greenwich Astronomy photographer of the year contest.

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Sep 18, 2023 7:43 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:10 am

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The Royal Observatory in Greenwich has announced winning and commended entrants in this year’s Astronomy photographer of the year contest....

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Some excellent images on display there. I had a day out to Greenwich to view them!

Graeme

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Mon Sep 18, 2023 7:43 pm
Asteroid behaving unexpectedly after Nasa's deliberate Dart crash

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Sep 16, 2023 6:48 pm
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by smp » Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:14 pm

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From the BBC:
... However, using their school telescope, a team of children and their teacher Jonathan Swift at Thacher School in California have...

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very informative, thx.

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Sat Sep 16, 2023 6:48 pm
Webb snaps supersonic outflow of young star

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:22 pm

by Graeme1858 » Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:22 pm

This new image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211), a bipolar jet travelling through interstellar...

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Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:22 pm
Discovering Galaxies - Professor Chris Lintott

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:19 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Sep 13, 2023 1:14 pm

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Island Universes: Discovering Galaxies Beyond the Milky Way

A talk by Prof Chris Lintott - Watch tonight online - Wednesday, 13 Sep 2023 - 17:00 UT...

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An excellent lecture!

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Thu Sep 14, 2023 4:19 pm
Polaris

Last post by StarBru « Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:00 am
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:21 am

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Polaris is the closest, brightest cepheid variable. Very recently, something changed

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Thank you, Graeme!

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Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:00 am
New image shows likely lunar crater caused by Luna 25 crash

Last post by GCoyote « Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:11 pm
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by smp » Sat Sep 02, 2023 1:39 pm

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From CNN:
CNN — A new crater has appeared on the moon, and it was likely created when Russia’s uncrewed Luna 25 mission crashed into the lunar...

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I made a blink of the two images.

Thanks!

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Wed Sep 13, 2023 5:11 pm
Eyeing the Ionosphere JWST

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:47 am

by Graeme1858 » Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:47 am

Starts in 15 minutes:

Eyeing the Ionosphere II: new JWST imagery By Royal Astronomical Society

Graeme

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Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:47 am
Artificial star

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:04 am

by Graeme1858 » Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:04 am

Like mariners of old, spacecraft steer by the stars – using combinations of telescopes, cameras and computers called startrackers to recognise...

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Thu Sep 07, 2023 11:04 am
Comet Nishimura

Last post by AstroBee « Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:44 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:41 am

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Comet Nishimura just got hit by a solar storm:

THE SUN JUST RIPPED OFF A COMET'S TAIL: Comet Nishimura, which is plunging toward the sun for a...

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Supposed to reach its brightest point on September 12th becoming a naked eye object.

Hopefully we'll all get a chance to see it telescopically or...

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Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:44 pm
Hot-fire test of Ariane 6

Last post by Graeme1858 « Wed Sep 06, 2023 12:36 pm

by Graeme1858 » Wed Sep 06, 2023 12:36 pm

Hot-fire test of Ariane 6 core stage on launch pad.

On 5 September 2023, teams from France’s space agency CNES and Arianegroup under the lead of...

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Wed Sep 06, 2023 12:36 pm
Non-gas giant has 73 times Earth’s mass, bewildering its discoverers

Last post by AntennaGuy « Fri Sep 01, 2023 2:36 pm
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by smp » Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:01 pm

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From Ars Technica:
Today, a large international team of researchers is announcing the discovery of something our models can't explain. It's roughly...

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Hmm. I'm going to guess (and yes, it's just a wild guess) that future and more detailed astronomical observations will lead researchers to revise...

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Fri Sep 01, 2023 2:36 pm
Mysterious dark spot detected on Neptune

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:54 pm
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by smp » Sun Aug 27, 2023 1:51 pm

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From CNN:
CNN — Astronomers have spotted a large and mysterious dark spot within Neptune’s atmosphere, and it has an unexpectedly bright companion....

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Fascinating.

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Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:54 pm
Perseverance Mars rover spies big sunspot rotating toward Earth

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:34 pm
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by smp » Sun Aug 27, 2023 1:43 pm

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From Space.com:
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has given us a sneak peek of an intriguing patch of the sun that's not yet visible from Earth....

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We best be ready to duck!

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Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:34 pm
New JWST data worsens the Hubble tension

Last post by Greenman « Tue Aug 22, 2023 1:09 pm
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by SparWeb » Tue Aug 22, 2023 3:36 am

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A nicely visual, well illustrated article describing the two inconsistent values for the Hubble Constant.
JWST results only make the Cepheid...

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Interesting thanks is this the answer Nod to Helcion...

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Tue Aug 22, 2023 1:09 pm
Ring Nebula JWST Version

Last post by messier 111 « Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:43 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:03 pm

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Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula

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this is an incredible version. thx.

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Last post by messier 111
Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:43 pm
ESA X-ray Mission

Last post by helicon « Mon Aug 21, 2023 12:09 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Aug 21, 2023 10:09 am

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A collaboration between JAXA, NASA and ESA.

The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is ready to launch on 26 August 2023 to observe the...

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Sounds like a very interesting mission. Thanks for sharing the link Graeme.

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Last post by helicon
Mon Aug 21, 2023 12:09 pm
Astronomers find a brown dwarf that’s hotter than the Sun

Last post by StarBru « Sat Aug 19, 2023 7:49 pm
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by smp » Fri Aug 18, 2023 1:13 pm

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From Astronomy magazine:
A binary system 1,400 light years away is turning up the heat, and it might help experts better understand the class of...

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Being a Trekker (non-fanatical Trekkie ;) ), I can imagine traveling close to such a system and having the opportunity to study it up close. How...

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Last post by StarBru
Sat Aug 19, 2023 7:49 pm
ASTRONOMERS FIND STRANGE STAR IS A POWERFUL MAGNET

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Aug 19, 2023 1:45 am
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by smp » Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:25 pm

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From Sky & Telescope:
“ Astronomers have found a star that has a magnetic field rivaling the strongest magnet humans have ever built — and it might...

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very educational , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Aug 19, 2023 1:45 am
Starlink satellites are disrupting cosmic studies

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Aug 18, 2023 1:31 pm
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by smp » Fri Aug 18, 2023 1:14 pm

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From Astronomy magazine:
The vast fleet of Starlink satellites is interfering with astronomical observations, a study published in Astronomy and...

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Probably not going to be high on the list of things they're going to worry about!

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Aug 18, 2023 1:31 pm
Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:30 am
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Jul 14, 2023 4:32 pm

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RGO Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist:

Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Some excellent work here.

Graeme

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Here's a video of a day out at the Royal Observatory and the Astrophotography Exhibition from Glenn the Astrobloke:

I went to see the...

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Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:30 am

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