Space and Astronomy Megathread (MERGED) - Part 1

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Watch live: NASA's discussing its Artemis 2 crewed moon mission today

There will be another conference about the mission on Wednesday (Sept. 24).

www.space.com

 

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NGC 6357: Cathedral to Massive Stars
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, JWST; Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI);
Rollover: NASA, ESA, HST, & J. M. Apellániz (IAA, Spain); Acknowledgement: D. De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

 

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Equinox at Saturn
Image Credit & Copyright: Imran Sultan

 

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A giant butterfly-shaped hole 23 times wider than Earth just opened on the sun and is sending powerful solar winds our way

 

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Two Camera Comets in One Sky
Image Credit & Copyright: Luc Perrot (TWAN

 

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A 'Great Wave' is rippling through our galaxy, pushing thousands of stars out of place

A giant 'wave' is rippling through the Milky Way, pushing thousands of stars across the galaxy, and scientists don't know what triggered it.

www.livescience.com

 

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NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Brian Meyers

 

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https://www.livescience.com/space/saturn/scientists-find-best-evidence-yet-that-icy-moon-enceladus-is-habitable

 

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NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Brian Meyers

 

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Soar through a 1,000-mile-long maze on Mars in this mesmerizing new satellite video

A stunning new video, made from Mars Express orbiter data, allows you to soar over a gigantic maze on the Red Planet in incredible detail.

www.livescience.com

 

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Saturn Opposite the Sun
Image Credit & Copyright: Jin Wang

 

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Approaches
Image Credit & Copyright: Brian Valente & Greg Stein

 

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Groundbreaking image shows two black holes orbiting each other for first time

Observations by a system of radio telescopes have offered the first visual evidence for the existence of black hole pairs. But vital follow-up observations are needed before we know for sure.

www.livescience.com

 

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An Unusual Hole in Mars
Image Credit: NASA, MRO, HiRISE, JPL, U. Arizona

 

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Created using still images taken by the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of Jupiter. Shown are Io and Europa over Jupiter's Great Red Spot.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill

 

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Sh2-132: The Lion Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Imran Badr; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY Oswego)

 

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Hubble went supernova hunting — and found something unexpected: Space photo of the week

The Hubble Space Telescope reveals how color filters tease out the life cycles of stars in spiral galaxy NGC 6000 — while a surprise asteroid streaks through the frame.

www.livescience.com

 

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