Space and Astronomy Megathread (MERGED) - Part 1

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After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends

NASA has proven powered, controlled flight is possible on other worlds, just as the Wright brothers proved it was possible on Earth.

www.jpl.nasa.gov

NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. While the helicopter remains upright and in communication with ground controllers, imagery of its Jan. 18 flight sent to Earth this week indicates one or more of its rotor blades sustained damage during landing and it is no longer capable of flight.

 

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NASA Juno spacecraft picks up hints of activity on Jupiter's icy moon Europa

The close approach to reveal possible proof of recent surface activity in the Jovan system.

www.space.com

 

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Full Observatory Moon
Image Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky (Carnegie Las Campanas Observatory, TWAN)

 

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NASA photos reveal serious damage to its Mars helicopter

The result of a "rough" landing.

mashable.com

 

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Camera Orion Rising
Image Credit & Copyright: Marcin Ślipko

 

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The moon is shrinking, causing landslides and moonquakes exactly where NASA wants to build its 1st lunar colony

The moon has been slowly shrinking for millions of years. Now, as Artemis 3 nears its 2026 launch date, geologists worry about whether moonquakes and lunar landslides will impact landing.

www.livescience.com

 

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NGC 1365: Majestic Island Universe
Image Credit & Copyright: Processing - Jean-Baptiste Auroux, Data - Mike Selby

 

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New planets have flattened shapes like Smarties say scientists

University of Central Lancashire scientists used computer simulations to model the formation of planets.

www.bbc.com

 

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NGC 1893 and the Tadpoles of IC 410
Image Credit & Copyright: Sander de Jong

 

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Hubble finds water-rich planet with a steamy atmosphere

The quest to find life on a planet beyond Earth is intrinsically linked to the search for water in the cosmos and on other planets.

www.earth.com

 

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SLIM Lands on the Moon
Image Credit & Copyright: JAXA, Takara Tomy, Sony Co., Doshisha U.

 

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The Carina Nebula, a breathtaking celestial masterpiece nestled 7500 light-years away.

Pic by NASA Hubble

 

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Super-Earth discovered in the "optimal habitable zone" of its star

Scientists have discovered a super-Earth, named TOI-715 b, located within the optimal "conservative" habitable zone its star.

www.earth.com

 

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Super-Earth discovered in the "optimal habitable zone" of its star

Scientists have discovered a super-Earth, named TOI-715 b, located within the optimal "conservative" habitable zone its star.

www.earth.com

Super-Earth? Red dwarf star? Krypton?

 

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Super-Earth? Red dwarf star? Krypton?

 

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The Pleiades: Seven Dusty Sisters
Image Credit & Copyright: Craig Stocks

 

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NASA rover finds damaged helicopter in the middle of Mars desert

It's a poignant image.

mashable.com

 

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NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere - NASA

NASA’s satellite mission to study ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate for the benefit of humanity launched successfully into

www.nasa.gov

 

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Even after enlarging the photo, Pan is very difficult to see. It's the pixel within one of Saturn's ring gaps. As Wikipedia explains, "Pan is a ring shepherd and is responsible for keeping the Encke Gap free of ring particles."

 

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CERN proposes $17 billion particle smasher that would be 3 times bigger than the Large Hadron Collider

CERN's proposed $17 billion particle collider would search for new and unknown physics, but it has drawn fire for its hefty price tag.

www.livescience.com

 

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When Roses Aren't Red
Image Credit & Copyright: Tommy Lease (Denver Astronomical Society)

 

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The Milky Way's black hole is shaping spacetime into a football

It would appear that Sagittarius A* is getting into the spirit of the Super Bowl.

www.space.com

 

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Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc
Image Credit & Copyright: Marco Lorenzi, Angus Lau, Tommy Tse

 

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Watch the 1st X-class solar flare of 2024 erupt from the sun in explosive fashion

An X-class flare, the most powerful type of solar flare, erupted from the sun on Feb. 9, 2024. Lucky for us, Earth wasn't in the direct firing line.

www.livescience.com

James Webb Space Telescope tracks a galaxy's history back to just after the Big Bang

"In looking so deeply and seeing so clearly, we've been able to, effectively, go back in time."

www.space.com

 

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Solar eclipse on Mars! Perseverance rover sees Martian moon Phobos cross the sun in epic video

"Fear" briefly darkened the sun.

www.space.com