Space and Astronomy Megathread (MERGED) - Part 1

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The Inside Story of the First Untethered Spacewalk

On February 7, 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless ventured out into space and away from shuttle Challenger using only a nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled backpack

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

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Jupiter and the Geminid
Image Credit & Copyright: Gaurav Singh

 

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Livermore Lab to provide optical payload for U.S. Space Force mission

Livermore Lab to provide optical payload for U.S. Space Force mission

spacenews.com

 

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A Planet Just 41 Light-Years From Earth Has an Atmosphere and Is Covered in a Magma Ocean

The Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a nearby rocky planet with a volatile atmosphere.

gizmodo.com

 

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World Warned to Prepare for Today's Severe Geomagnetic Storm, First in 20 Years

A batch of strong solar flares has appeared on the Sun over the past few days, prompting officials to issue a severe geomagnetic storm watch.

gizmodo.com

 

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Vega and Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks
Image Credit & Copyright: Dan Bartlett

 

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James Webb Space Telescope chief scientist Jane Rigby receives highest US civilian award

"I work on a telescope that does the impossible."

www.space.com

 

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AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group
Image Credit & Copyright: Franco Fantasia & Guiseppe Conzo (Gruppo Astrofili Palidoro)

 

[C. Lee]

The last two nights I went driving out into the country to try and see the northern lights, but it was too cloudy. Would've loved to see it.

 

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Northern lights set the sky aglow amid powerful geomagnetic storm

Parts of the country saw the aurora borealis on Friday night, and the dazzling show was expected to continue on Saturday night, according to experts.

www.google.com

 

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Star Cluster IC 348 from Webb
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and K. Luhman (Penn State U.) and C. Alves de Oliveira (ESA)

 

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Giant Structure Lurking in Deep Space Challenges Our Understanding of The Universe

A colossal structure in the distant Universe is defying our understanding of how the Universe evolved.

www.sciencealert.com

 

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The 37 Cluster
Image Credit & Copyright: Sergio Eguivar

 

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Pluto in True Color

Image Credit: NASA, JHU APL, SwRI; Processing: Alex Parker

 

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Sun unleashes massive X8.7 solar flare, biggest of current cycle, from super-active monster sunspot (video)

But those of us hoping for a repeat of the widespread auroras that lit up the skies worldwide on May 10 could be disappointed.

www.space.com

 

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AR 3664 at the Sun's Edge
Image Credit & Copyright: Sebastian Voltmer

 

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Milky Way's halo is filled with 'magnetic donuts' as wide as 100,000 light-years

The discovery could help astronomers better understand how cosmic magnetic fields form and evolve.

www.space.com

 

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The Cone Nebula from Hubble
Image Credit: Hubble Legacy Archive, NASA, ESA - Processing & Licence: Judy Schmidt

 

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Aurora Alert: Why You Now Need To Pack A Bag For Sudden Solar Storms

Northern Lights checklist: why you need to have a bag packed and ready for a sudden solar storm—and what should be in it.

www.forbes.com

 

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Thor's Helmet
Image Credit & Copyright: Ritesh Biswas

 

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https://x.com/i/web/status/1791614734153781499

 

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Apollo 14: A View from Antares
Image Credit: Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14, NASA; Mosaic - Eric M. Jones

 

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Pentagon to forge deeper ties with space industry in 'first-of-its-kind' program

Pentagon to forge deeper ties with space industry in 'first-of-its-kind' program

spacenews.com

 

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Camera Orion Rising
Image Credit & Copyright: Marcin Ślipko