Space and Astronomy Megathread (MERGED) - Part 1

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of course


Dozens of active and planned NASA spacecraft killed in Trump budget request

 

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Perseverance Selfie with Ingenuity
Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, MSSS

 

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We're halfway between the April 2024 and August 2026 total solar eclipses: Here's why we're excited

429 days down, 429 to go until the next total solar eclipse.

www.space.com

 

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Between Scylla and Charybdis: A Double Cosmic Discovery
Image Credit: M. Drechsler, Y. Sainty, A. Soto, N. Martino, L. Leroux-Gere, S. Khallouqui, & A. Kaeouach; Text: Ogetay Kayali (Michigan Tech U.

 

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Enceladus in True Color
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, JPL, SSI, Cassini Imaging

 

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Between Scylla and Charybdis: A Double Cosmic Discovery
Image Credit: M. Drechsler, Y. Sainty, A. Soto, N. Martino, L. Leroux-Gere, S. Khallouqui, & A. Kaeouach; Text: Ogetay Kayali (Michigan Tech U.)

 

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Facing NGC 3344
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA

 

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Trump's 2026 budget cuts would force the world's most powerful solar telescope to close

"There's no way for us to operate such a complex facility."

www.space.com

 

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Trump's 2026 budget cuts would force the world's most powerful solar telescope to close

"There's no way for us to operate such a complex facility."

www.space.com

Which was probably their whole plan all along.

 

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