Space and Astronomy Megathread (MERGED) - Part 1

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Odysseus on the Moon
Image Credit: Intuitive Machines

 

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We Finally Know What Turned The Lights on at The Dawn of Time

We finally know what brought light to the dark and formless void of the early Universe.

www.sciencealert.com

 

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https://greenbankobservatory.org/astronomers-accidentally-discover-dark-primordial-galaxy/

 

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NASA shutting down $2B satellite refueling project over tech, cost challenges

NASA is shutting down a $2 billion satellite refueling project over cost and tech challenges that have plagued the program. The space agency announced the shutdown of the On-orbit Servicing, …

thehill.com

 

[Brutikus]

NGC 2170: Angel Nebula Abstract Art
Image Credit & Copyright: David Moulton

 

[blueharvest]

Multiple spacecraft tell the story of one giant solar storm

April 17, 2021, was a day like any other day on the sun, until a brilliant flash erupted and an enormous cloud of solar material billowed away from our star. Such outbursts from the sun are not unusual, but this one was unusually widespread, hurling high-speed protons and electrons at velocities...

phys.org

 

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M102: Edge-on Disk Galaxy
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing: Ehsan Ebrahimian

 

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Iceye launches radar satellite service to monitor the high seas

Iceye launches radar satellite service to monitor the high seas

spacenews.com

 

[Brutikus]

The Crew-8 Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Seeley

 

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James Webb telescope detects oldest 'dead' galaxy in the known universe — and its death could challenge cosmology

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected the oldest "dead" galaxy ever observed, at just 700 million years after the Big Bang. The stalled-out relic defies explanation by our current knowledge of the early cosmos.

www.livescience.com

 

[Brutikus]

The Tarantula Zone
Image Credit & Copyright: Processing - Robert Gendler, Roberto Colombari
Data - Hubble Tarantula Treasury, European Southern Observatory, James Webb Space Telescope, Amateur Sources

 

[blueharvest]

Blue Origin aims to launch first lunar lander in 2025

Blue Origin expects to launch the first version of its Blue Moon lunar lander, a precursor to a future crewed lunar lander it is building for NASA, in 2025.

spacenews.com

 

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NGC 253: Dusty Island Universe
Image Credit & Copyright: Steve Crouch

 

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Ursa Major’s Hadley rocket engine flies for the first time

Ursa Major’s Hadley rocket engine flies for the first time

spacenews.com

 

[Brutikus]

Structure in the Tail of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
Image Credit & Copyright: Dan Bartlett`

 

[blueharvest]

Why astronomers are worried about 2 major telescopes right now

Scientists may only get to have either the Giant Magellan Telescope or the Thirty Meter Telescope. The problem? Both are already in the works.

www.space.com

 

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Where is the best place to see the April 2024 total solar eclipse?

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible across North America.

www.space.com

 

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SpaceX Crew-7 astronauts undock from the ISS for March 12 return to Earth

Splashdown coverage starts at 4:30 a.m. March 12.

www.space.com

 

[Brutikus]

A Galaxy-Shaped Rocket Exhaust Spiral
Credit & Copyright: Seung Hye Yang

 

[blueharvest]

JWST And Hubble Agree on The Universe's Expansion, And It's a Major Problem

New data confirms that variation in our Universe's expansion rate (or the Hubble 'tension') is not an error in measurement.

www.sciencealert.com

 

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Earth and Moon from Beyond
Image Credit: NASA, Artemis I; Processing: Andy Saunders

 

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Japan creates multibillion-dollar space strategic fund to boost space industry

Japan creates multibillion-dollar space strategic fund to boost space industry Japan has established a multibillion-dollar Space Strategic Fund to help develop the country’s innovation, autonomy and international competitiveness in space.

spacenews.com

 

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Dark Energy Camera captures remains of a massive star that exploded nearly 11,000 years ago in huge gigapixel image

This colorful web of wispy gas filaments is the Vela Supernova Remnant, an expanding nebula of cosmic debris left over from a massive star that exploded about 11,000 years ago. Located around 800 light-years away in the constellation Vela (the Sails), this nebula is one of the nearest supernova...

phys.org

 

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Condor telescope reveals a new world for astrophysicists

A new telescope called the "Condor Array Telescope" may open up a new world of the very-low-brightness universe for astrophysicists. Four new papers, published back to back in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) this month, present the first scientific findings based on...

phys.org

 

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The Seagull Nebula
Credit & Copyright: Gianni Lacroce