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Some NASA contractors appear to be trying to kill the Lunar Gateway 8531 922

posted by kd7uiy 2019-09-19 22:56:38

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These backyard photographers are figuring out how to shoot deep space. They take stunning photos that until recently were only possible with large scale government budgets. 1374 57

posted by EricFromOuterSpace 2019-09-20 01:44:03

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Loki (a volcano on Jupiter's moon Io) is expected to erupt any day now. “Loki volcano is huge — 200 kilometers across. It’s large enough that it would completely take out southern California if it were on Earth,” said planetary scientist Julie Ratherbun, who presented the prediction this week. 277 22

posted by clayt6 2019-09-20 03:43:43

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I thought of a way to conceptualize extremely large numbers for myself, I though you all would enjoy 84 14

posted by MrWizard45 2019-09-20 07:50:49

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Todays xkcd has a space theme 5140 278

posted by daBarron 2019-09-19 08:33:21

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On the Apollo 11 landing, Capcom says a couple of times how much fuel they have left (60 seconds, 30 seconds). Were those time warnings modified so they'd get to the Eagle at the right local moment (did the 60 second warning from CC get called out at 61.5s)? 26 5

posted by CardboardSoyuz 2019-09-20 11:57:35

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Evaporating Exomoon Could Explain Weird Light Patterns of Tabby’s Star - The star may have kidnapped an icy “exomoon” from its parent planet within the system. And if such a moon was brought close to the star, the world would evaporate, creating dust and debris that obscures the star. 282 24

posted by mvea 2019-09-19 22:31:14

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Did life on earth came from another planet ? Al Worden, Apollo 15 astronaut, gives you the weirdest answer 3 6

posted by Pat_rocks_and_rolls 2019-09-20 21:31:20

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China's Lunar Rover Scopes Out Weird Substance on Far Side of the Moon (Photos) 42 4

posted by Digg122 2019-09-20 06:20:22

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Some planets may orbit a supermassive black hole instead of a star: the typical mass of planets would probably be large – about 10 times more massive than Earth – and there could be as many as 10,000 of them around a single black hole 2 0

posted by mvea 2019-09-20 21:49:50

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Saturn's rings are largely made of water-ice; they are only a few dozen feet thick; and they weigh about 33 million trillion pounds. But astronomers still can't agree about how old they are, as estimates range between about 100,000 and 1 billion years old. 24 5

posted by clayt6 2019-09-20 08:16:31

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It Broke! A Story of How We Fixed It (live public talk) - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 8 1

posted by swarlay 2019-09-20 12:09:55

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We’re going to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid to try to deflect it - NASA and ESA collaboration called AIDA, short for “asteroid impact and deflection assessment.”: “Today, we’re the first humans in history to have the technology to potentially deflect an asteroid from impacting the Earth” 17678 933

posted by mvea 2019-09-18 23:07:32

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NASA Joins Last of Five Sections for Space Launch System Rocket Stage 13 5

posted by jadebenn 2019-09-20 08:52:11

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Study captures six galaxies undergoing sudden, dramatic transitions 20 0

posted by alfa015 2019-09-20 07:25:13

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I saw a phenomenon in the sky last night that I have never seen before. 9 7

posted by Byzantium 2019-09-20 11:05:07

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Pulsating gamma rays from neutron star rotating 707 times a second 14 2

posted by alfa015 2019-09-20 07:24:19

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Rocket Report: Return of Stratolaunch, Air Force denies pro-ULA bias 0 1

posted by YZXFILE 2019-09-20 21:11:38

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Look Out Below! Japan's Hayabusa2 Drops Target Markers on Asteroid Ryugu 13 0

posted by alfa015 2019-09-20 07:27:21

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Five Chinese smallsats launched by Long March 11 rocket 0 1

posted by YZXFILE 2019-09-20 19:46:58

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In wake of New Horizons flyby, the “Celestial snowman” (aka 2014 MU69 aka Ultima Thule) starts to reveal its secrets 8 1

posted by scisights 2019-09-20 07:08:39

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Time Is Running Out for India to Save Its Silent Moon Lander 9 1

posted by alfa015 2019-09-20 07:26:21

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Chandrayaan 2 Was Just The Start, ISRO Is Working On 6 Other Interplanetary Missions 10 1

posted by casualphilosopher1 2019-09-20 06:00:47

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Plasma flow near sun's surface explains sunspots, other solar phenomena 24 0

posted by Spinach_Feta_Wrap 2019-09-20 00:47:24

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Celestrak.com 3D Full Space Catalog 9 0

posted by hackers_d0zen 2019-09-20 05:54:44