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A Robot Has Been Stuck on Mars for Months

Last post by smeyer8015 « Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:47 pm
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by Makuser » Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:35 pm

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NASA will conduct a delicate rescue mission to free a probe trapped just inches below the Red Planet’s surface. InSight touched down on the surface...

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Where's AAA when you need them?

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Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:47 pm
SpaceX to launch Lightsail 2.

Last post by smp « Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:49 pm
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by KingClinton » Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:43 am

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Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:49 pm
2019 Astronomy Photographer of the Year: the shortlist

Last post by pakarinen « Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:12 pm
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by Pikaia » Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:20 pm

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Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:12 pm
NASA picks three companies to send cargo to the moon

Last post by Max Nomad « Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:02 pm
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by smp » Fri May 31, 2019 9:18 pm

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From CNN:

Texas-based Intuitive Machines, Astrobotic of Pittsburgh, and a group called OrbitBeyond were each selected by NASA to deliver science and...

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Aside from SpaceX and Boeing, anyone know if those companies are publicly traded?

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Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:02 pm
Retired NASA Engineer shares some history

Last post by The Happy Parrot « Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:51 pm
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by AntennaGuy » Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:12 am

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Here's a link to a feel-good/outreach story from my local newspaper, The Tyler Morning Telegraph:
Local Engineer Recalls Decades Spanning Career...

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Sweet story AG. Remarkable how much was done with slide rulers and pencils.

I like his comment on science fiction movies:

I watched as many...

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Last post by The Happy Parrot
Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:51 pm
The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photos

Last post by SkyHiker « Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:37 am
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by smp » Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:29 pm

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From CNN:

I enjoyed these - I hope you folks do, too.

smp

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It says that Aldrin landed the LEM, which is not true. It was Armstrong. Ok they say piloted the Eagle to the surface, to me it means the same thing....

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Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:37 am
James Webb Telescope

Last post by Lowjiber « Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:57 pm
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by seer » Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:49 pm

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Yesterday I was learning about the new telescopes that will be coming online soon and it got me to thinking about the James Webb Telescope. I am...

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My wife, now retired, at one time worked for the federal government's Defense Contracts Management Agency (DCMA) in Berkeley, Ca. that was charged...

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Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:57 pm
NASA snaps stunning picture of asteroid Bennu from only 0.4 miles away

Last post by smp « Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:57 pm
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by Makuser » Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:52 pm

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NASA released the closest shot of the near-Earth asteroid 101955, Bennu, earlier this week. The picture, taken by the space agency's OSIRIS-REx...

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Very cool, Marshall! Thanks very much for sharing this!

smp

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Tue Jun 18, 2019 6:57 pm
Recreation of Apollo 11 Moon Mission Using Historical Flight Data

Last post by bladekeeper « Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:46 am
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by GCoyote » Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:23 am

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An Incredible Real Time Recreation of the Iconic 1969 Apollo 11 Moon Mission Using Historical Flight Data

The website lets the viewer join a...

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Sweet! Thanks for the links! This looks fun!

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Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:46 am
What it takes to be an astronaut

Last post by bladekeeper « Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:01 am
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by smp » Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:36 pm

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From CNN:

Some of an astronaut's success is training; some of it's DNA.

It's the ability to adapt, react quickly, knowing when to lead and when to...

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It was a good read. Thanks for the link, Stephen! :)

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Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:01 am
New Mars crater exposes mysterious darker material

Last post by Makuser « Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:38 pm

by Makuser » Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:38 pm

The Red Planet was hit by an asteroid sometime within the past three years and the resulting crater has exposed a darker material underneath Mars'...

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Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:38 pm
NASA estimates it will need $20 billion to $30 billion for moon landing

Last post by GCoyote « Sat Jun 15, 2019 3:49 pm
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by smp » Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:34 pm

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NASA has touted its bold plan to return American astronauts to the moon by 2024 for months. Now we're starting to get an idea of how much...

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What is the goal/reason for returning to the Moon? To show the Chinese that America is still in the game ?

There is still a good deal of research...

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Sat Jun 15, 2019 3:49 pm
Asteroid mining not a million miles away

Last post by GCoyote « Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:52 pm

by GCoyote » Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:52 pm

Work by a team of University of Adelaide scientists to perfect metal and mineral extraction processes is bringing the possibility of mining the...

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Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:52 pm
NASA set to visit mysterious metal dead planet

Last post by smp « Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:36 pm
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by Makuser » Thu Jun 13, 2019 4:49 pm

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NASA is preparing for a mission that could see it visit a mysterious, dead planet in deep space. Set for a target date of Jan. 31, 2026, the...

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... BTW, it is Psyche, not Pysche. ...

????? :lol:

smp

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Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:36 pm
Astronomers spy two growing exoplanets in photograph

Last post by smp « Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:50 pm

by smp » Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:50 pm

From CNN:

Astronomers have photographed two juvenile exoplanets that are still growing as they orbit a young star 370 light-years from Earth. This...

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Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:50 pm
Huge mystery blob found under the moon's far side

Last post by MrShorty « Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:46 am
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by Makuser » Tue Jun 11, 2019 6:07 pm

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Researchers have discovered something massive lurking underneath the far side of the moon: a mysterious blob with the mass akin to a pile of metal...

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Dahak*

*(Read David Weber's Mutineer's Moon )

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Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:46 am
Is SpaceX's Raptor engine the king of rocket engines?

Last post by Gfamily « Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:19 pm
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by smp » Thu Jun 06, 2019 9:24 pm

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From The Everyday Astronaut on YouTube:

I stumbled upon this - never watched this fellow's video before. He seems to know what he's talking...

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The associated article for those that prefer to read things

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Last post by Gfamily
Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:19 pm
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and the Hunt for Planet 9

Last post by chicagorandy « Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:22 pm
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by Hartsville SkyGazer » Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:35 am

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Interesting read on the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and the hunt for planet 9. Wonder if we will ever find the 9th planet in my lifetime,...

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I've always enjoyed Disney classics - I say if they find planet #9 they should name it after Mickey Mouse's dog.

Or do a remake of Ed Wood's...

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Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:22 pm
NASA Is Sending an Atomic Clock Into Deep Space

Last post by smp « Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:19 pm

by smp » Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:19 pm

On Saturday, June 22, SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon Heavy Rocket out of the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The reusable craft...

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Mon Jun 10, 2019 8:19 pm
NASA will allow private astronauts on the ISS

Last post by UlteriorModem « Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:07 pm
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by smp » Fri Jun 07, 2019 8:15 pm

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From Ars Technica:

On Thursday morning, NASA held a press conference to announce that the International Space Station is now open for business....

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They do have issues with fact checking from time to time, however.

Bob

:Clap:

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Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:07 pm
The Noctilucent Clouds are Back!

Last post by seer « Thu Jun 06, 2019 4:14 pm
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by Aratus » Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:30 pm

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I spent decades trying to see these 80 mile high clouds of illuminated meteorite dust, and saw my first only 2 years ago. They are summer thing...

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I just checked and my book PRACTICAL ASTRONOMY by Storm Dunlop has a write up about them. It says they are normally observable between latitudes 45...

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Last post by seer
Thu Jun 06, 2019 4:14 pm
Inexpensive chip-size satellites orbit Earth

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:04 pm
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by GCoyote » Wed Jun 05, 2019 4:56 pm

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And you thought Cubesats were small! :o

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If those did reflect some light they are to small to be noticeable as well.
Maybe someone should send the article to Mr. Musk :lol:

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Wed Jun 05, 2019 5:04 pm
Amateur astronomer discover new galaxy!

Last post by Juno16 « Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:34 pm
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by Harshil » Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:59 am

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Donatiello I is named for Giuseppe Donatiello, the amateur astronomer who discovered it.
He was using a 12.7 centimeter telescope he assembled...

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Pretty cool stuff Harshil!

Thanks for the share

Jim

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Last post by Juno16
Tue Jun 04, 2019 1:34 pm
A look at the future of spacesuit technology

Last post by seer « Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:10 pm
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by smp » Sat Jun 01, 2019 3:36 pm

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From CNN:

Extraterrestrial travel is all the rage: Elon Musk's SpaceX has pledged to put the first humans on Mars. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos has his...

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I posted about internal dexterity on one of the other sights and was put down because they thought that it would be impossible. I think that it is...

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Last post by seer
Mon Jun 03, 2019 11:10 pm
Space junk poses terrifying threats

Last post by smp « Fri May 31, 2019 9:43 pm

by smp » Fri May 31, 2019 9:43 pm

From CNN:

SpaceX fired 60 small satellites into orbit last week, the first installment of an internet-beaming megaconstellation that the company...

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Fri May 31, 2019 9:43 pm

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