APOD: Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica Image Credit & Copyright: LI Hang ( botsin.space )
My favourite objects in the night sky. What's yours? ( apod.nasa.gov )
Every time I gaze upon the night sky, I always look for the Pleiades. When I was very young, it was the first thing that I had questioned when looking at the stars. It was faint, but I could see it. I had no idea what I was looking at, or if anyone knew what it was. It was difficult to research as a young child in the early...
Why a Harvard professor thinks he may have found fragments of an alien spacecraft ( www.independent.co.uk )
Obviously a bit nonsense, but I am curious if anyone can share how they know where the asteroid hit, and how uncommon the steel-titanium alloy is to find.
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Saturn’s Rings Shine in Webb’s Observations of Ringed Planet – James Webb Space Telescope ( blogs.nasa.gov )
On June 25, 2023, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope turned to famed ringed world Saturn for its first near-infrared observations of the planet. The initial imagery from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) is already fascinating researchers.
NASA's Mars helicopter 'phones home' after no contact for 63 days ( www.france24.com )
Virgin Galactic launches its first commercial space flight ( ground.news )
Astronomers reveal evidence of universe's 'background hum' ( www.france24.com )
Astronomers across the world announced on Thursday that they have found the first evidence of a long-theorised form of gravitational waves that create a "background hum" rumbling throughout the universe.
4 people locked in Martian simulation for a year ( gizmodo.com )
NASA’s Webb Telescope Cracks a 40-Year-Old Space Mystery ( www.thedailybeast.com )
The story of the time a concord was specialy modified to chase an eclipse ( lemmy.world )
“Concorde ready to intercept the fleeting shadow. Poised like a falcon at the runway awaiting the time, 10:08 UT, to fly up and snare the shadow. The long months of preparation are about complete — the corona to be viewed against the purple sky of space, darkened still further to reveal in full contrast the ethereal white of...
Asteroid that NASA redirected will pass Earth this weekend ( www.youtube.com )
Spacecraft Sends Back Stunning Close-Ups Of Mercury During Flyby ( archive.ph )
The Milky Way's monster black hole let out a huge blast 200 years ago. We can now listen to its echo (video) ( www.space.com )
There could still be a ninth planet in our solar system. Here's why ( phys.org )
Parker Solar Probe images the launch of the solar wind. This discovery is literally the hottest thing in a while. ( lemmy.world )
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