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Credits: Suprime-Cam, Subaru Telescope, NAOJ
#nature #space #astrophotography
If we ever find this squiggly line, it will be one of the greatest discoveries in the history of exploration. It's the spectral signal of a habitable, truly Earthlike planet.
Spotting it won't be easy, but the JWST observatory is looking now.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2024/06/05/reconnaissance-of-potentially-habitable-worlds-with-nasas-webb/ #space #science #nasa #astronomy #life #aliens
Summer solstice 2024
Summer officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere today 20 June, marking the longest day of the year. The summer solstice, which is when the Sun reaches the most northerly point in the sky, is set to occur tonight at 21:50 BST/22:50 CEST.
During the summer solstice, the Northern Hemisphere will experience the longest period of sunlight in a day or the longest day of the year. This is because of Earth’s position in orbit around the Sun and the way the North Pole is tilted towards the Sun during the solstice.
The Sun’s rays hit the Northern Hemisphere at their most direct angle, resulting in the most extended period of daylight. Despite the long hours of daylight, it may not necessarily be the hottest day of the year.
This animation shows one image per day captured by the Meteosat Second Generation from 20 June 2023 until 19 June 2024 captured at approximately 16:30 BST/17:30 CEST.
Access the related broadcast quality video material.
#news #space #science #esa #europeanspaceagency
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A distant star first spotted decades ago is actually a pair of baby stars that are each spewing powerful energy jets parallel to one another, scientists have discovered.
The unlikely twins were finally identified thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which peered through a dense cloud of cosmic dust to spy the adjacent jets shooting out of the juvenile stars, researchers said.
#scicomm #science #space #jwst
James Webb telescope reveals long-studied baby star is actually 'twins' — and they're throwing identical tantrums
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed that a distant protostar is actually a pair of baby binary stars that are spitting out parallel energy jets as they gobble up giant disks of gas and dust.Harry Baker (Live Science)
Remember how we fixed a hole in the ozone layer 40 years ago?
StarLink: Hold my beer
“SpaceX's Starlink May Be Keeping the Ozone From Healing, Research Finds”
#space #climate #ozone #starlink
https://futurism.com/the-byte/spacex-starlink-ozone-healing
SpaceX's Starlink May Be Keeping the Ozone From Healing, Research Finds
SpaceX's growing Starlink megaconstellation could be hindering the Earth's ozone layer from healing itself, researchers find.Victor Tangermann (Futurism)
The best spots on the Moon for lunar bases are the same spots where scientists want to build telescopes…
And the rush to build bases on the Moon could interfere with the very conditions that make the Moon attractive for research in the first place.
https://theconversation.com/the-rush-to-return-humans-to-the-moon-and-build-lunar-bases-could-threaten-opportunities-for-astronomy-229688
#space #NASA #science
The rush to return humans to the Moon and build lunar bases could threaten opportunities for astronomy
The best spots on the Moon for lunar bases are the same spots where scientists want to build telescopes − can these two interests coexist?The Conversation
✨ My Pillars of Creation ✨
The pillars of creation in the Eagle Nebula - Messier 16.
What a difference a well behaved mount makes. Able to track and guide properly means being able to do long exposures and not smear the light of the target all over the camera sensor. A bit of collimation remains to be done, but this isn't an awful result for four hours of hydrogen alpha light.
#astrodon #astrophotography #space
Credits: Wally Pacholka, AstroPics.com, TWAN
#nature #space #astrophotography
"A positive insight from this storm is that it helped to hasten the decay of debris objects from orbit while most #satellites escaped relatively unaffected."
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2406.08617
#SolarStorm #Cycle25 #Space #SpaceDebris #SpaceSustainability
The world lost a giant on 6/9 when Edward C. Stone passed away. Stone was the Voyager Project Scientist from 1972-2022 & JPL Director from 1991-2001. The Voyager 1 & 2 spacecraft, launched in 1977 & after exploring the outer planets, both still send data back to our little world from interstellar space. Voyager 1 is 15,147,896,591mi from Earth & Voyager 2 is 12,650,479,389mi from Earth. One-way light time for Voyager 1 is 22:35:16 & for Voyager 2 18:51:50. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/ed-stone-former-director-of-jpl-and-voyager-project-scientist-dies
Ed Stone, Former Director of JPL and Voyager Project Scientist, Dies
Known for his steady leadership, consensus building, and enthusiasm for engaging the public in science, Stone left a deep impact on the space community.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Megaconstellations like Starlink will increase atmospheric aluminum oxide amounts to 646% over natural levels ( +360 metric tons / year ).
It will take up to 30 years for the aluminum oxides to drift down to stratospheric altitudes, where 90% of Earth's ozone is located.
Once there aluminum oxide will act as a catalyst with chlorine harming the ozone layer.
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-satellite-megaconstellations-jeopardize-recovery-ozone.html
Satellite 'megaconstellations' may jeopardize recovery of ozone hole
When old satellites fall into Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they leave behind tiny particles of aluminum oxide, which eat away at Earth's protective ozone layer.Science X (Phys.org)
If you haven't already, definitely worth checking out this epic thread spanning several months starting with debris from space landing on a farm, and (so far) ending with SpaceX people turning up and refusing to answer questions:
https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/112412755270980994
I am talking o a reporter about this in a couple hours: https://regina.ctvnews.ca/from-outer-space-sask-farmers-baffled-after-discovering-strange-wreckage-in-field-1.6880353This is about an hour away from my farm, so this'll be a fun conversation, and yet another great opportunity to tell a lot of people about what a huge problem we have with unregulated commercialization of orbit. (Also I just redid my slides for my public talk next week, this is going in!)
From outer space? Sask. farmers baffled after discovering strange wreckage in field
A family of fifth generation farmers from Ituna, Sask. are trying to find answers after discovering several strange objects lying on their land.Regina
I'm sad to report the death of Ed Stone, the NASA scientist who was the heart & soul of the Voyager program. Spending time with him for my Discover magazine profile was a highlight of my career.
I did my best to capture the experience:
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/voyager-the-man-behind-the-mission #science #space #nasa #astronomy
Voyager: The Man Behind the Mission
Ed Stone’s relentless pursuit of the frontier has taken him to the edge of the solar system — and beyond.Corey S Powell (Discover Magazine)
Software Engineers Take Center Stage in Modern Spaceflight
- By Christian Davenport
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/11/space-heroes-software-engineer/
More: https://hype.aero/story/software-engineers-take-center-stage-in-modern-spaceflight-159170/
#spaceflight #space
New heroes of spaceflight: Not the astronauts but the software nerds
In a previous generation, the stars of the Space Age were the astronauts, men of military training and “Right Stuff” bearing who would be expected to tackle whatever problem arose in space and find a solution.Christian Davenport (The Washington Post)
ISS Astronauts Face Drug-Resistant Superbugs
- By Vishwam Sankaran
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/iss-space-station-superbugs-mutant-astronauts-b2560275.html
More: https://hype.aero/story/iss-astronauts-face-drug-resistant-superbugs-159136/ #space
ISS astronauts exposed to mutant superbugs that evolved in space
Study suggests 13 strains of a drug-resistant bacterium have mutated under stress of space environment and become genetically distinct from their Earth counterpartsVishwam Sankaran (The Independent)
Credits: License, ESA, Herschel Space Obs., #NASA, JPL-Caltech
#nature #space #astrophotography
“The universe is expanding, and faster now than it did in the past. Scientists don't know why, but the leading explanation is that the universe contains something that has a repulsive gravitational effect - it pushes the universe apart instead of pulling it back together. This phenomenon is called dark energy.”
- NASA, image by the Euclid European #Space Agency telescope ✨
Hey Star Trek fans, did you know that there was a real life spaceship called the Enterprise? (Well, sort of spaceship...)
It was the very first prototype of the space shuttle, you can see its 1976 public unveiling here:
https://fedi.video/w/nwydYGKUpKZgD7NWjrmLMG
The original plan was to convert the Enterprise prototype into a full space-going shuttle, but unfortunately design changes meant it was easier to build a new shuttle from scratch.
You can still see the Enterprise at a museum in New York.
#StarTrek #Space #Spaceflight #SpaceShuttle #NASA
Space Shuttle Prototype Rollout (1976) (featuring the first space shuttle Enterprise)
Official NASA news film from 1976 about the first public rollout ceremony of the space shuttle prototype, named Enterprise after the ship from "Star Trek". You can very briefly see cast members Leo...Fedi.Video
Hey, Mastodon! I reverse-engineered Lego's orbit model of the Earth and Moon, in case any of you wondered how accurate it is:
#Lego #Earth #Moon #Sun #model #space #time #orbit #orrery #gears #engineering #science
A Spacecraft Engineer’s Review of Lego #42179 Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit
When I saw that Lego was releasing an orrery, I knew that I had to get my hands on it — for work! I deal with new space mission concepts around the Moon with some regularity, and you have no …Joseph Shoer
#PPOD: Let's end the week looking back at this picture of Jupiter, which was created by Kevin Gill using images captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its 23rd close flyby of Jupiter back in 2019. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / @kevinmgill
#jupiter #space #science #citizenscience #scicomm
Boeing carries NASA astronauts to orbit in ‘milestone’ Starliner flight
The long-awaited flight of the vehicle is the latest step in NASA’s efforts to rely more heavily on the private sector for its human spaceflight program.Kenneth Chang (The Japan Times)
Astronomers used to pack up their telescopes when the sun came up, but researchers at Macquarie University have developed a new technique for observing celestial objects during the day.
The Huntsman Telescope could allow around-the-clock visual monitoring of satellites, which would significantly improve safety on Earth and in space.
Discover the technical side and see stars during the day…https://ausgeo.co/huntsmantelescope
#ausgeo #australia #space #stars #astronomy #macquarieuniversity #science #telescope #earth #satellite #moon #technology #science #astro #outerspace #tech
#academia #research #academicchatter #science #scientist #space #astronomy #astrodon #technology #technews #tech
Stargazing in broad daylight
Astronomers from Macquarie University have pioneered a new technique using the Huntsman Telescope to observe celestial objects during the day.Candice Marshall (Australian Geographic)
OKAY EVERYONE, we are about an hour from launch of Boeing Starliner CFT. Everything is going well so far, weather is 90% go.
If you recall, the last launch on June 1 was scrubbed at T-3:50 because of a ground systems issue
Please cross your fingers 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽
#space #spaceflight #nasa #boeing #starliner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HneVxAmYcaA
NASA’s Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Launch – June 5, 2024 (Official NASA Broadcast)
Watch live as two NASA astronauts launch from Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft as one of the final steps on the road to certification. Launch of the ULA (United...YouTube
INCREDIBLE images from China's Chang’e 6 lander, which landed on the far side of the moon late on June 1 and lifted off in an ascent vehicle with the first lunar samples from the far side of the moon yesterday.
Image credit: CNSA
#space #science #moon #spaceflight
Growing the #space #economy benefits life on Earth, too
US participation in space has benefits at home and abroad − reaping them all will require collaboration
You have the US space program to thank for some of the technology in your phone and laptop.The Conversation
I wanted to draw something related to the Aurora Borealis but it got away from me and this is what came out👀
I don’t even know how to call this one😅
#MastoArt #FediArt #AshenwaveArt #Surrealism #DigitalArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #Fantasy #Psychedelic #Illustration #Art #Space
"How it started/how it's going," space edition:
On March 17, 2013 a flash appeared on the Moon. It was bright enough to see with the naked eye.
Now we can see the result: a new 18-meter-wide crater, blasted out by a watermelon-size meteoroid.
https://www.lroc.asu.edu/featured_sites/40 #science #space #NASA #astronomy #Moon
Phobos over Mars - Terra Cimmeria
Full size: https://flic.kr/p/2pTBo8a
B&W Version: https://flic.kr/p/2pW7Vg9
Location: https://www.uahirise.org/hiwish/view/135056
Colourised animation processing data from: https://psa.esa.int
ESA Mars Express HRSC
Orbit: 14388
2015-05-05 T16:01:18 > T16:01:35.424Z
IDs: 5 Frames
HE388_0003_SR3 >>>> HE388_0007_SR3
1 frame added to make it smoother
Credits:
Raw Data:
ESA/DLR/G.Neukum-FUBerlin
Processing: AndreaLuck CC BY
#Space #Astronomy #Mars #Astrodon #Spacetodon #Solarocks
VIDEO - Phobos over Mars, Terra Cimmeria - ESA Mars Express
Credits: Raw Data: ESA/DLR/G.Neukum-FUBerlin Processing: AndreaLuck CC BY Download: www.flickr.com/video_download.gne?id=53777338834 Colourised version: flic.kr/p/2pTBo8a Location on map: www.uahirise.Flickr
