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On this day of disappointments and exhausting frustrations (more at the trump regime than Democrats, I hope), here is something to cheer about and take solace in. While we were watching the 'Blood moon' lunar eclipse last night, the Firefly Aerospace...
by AKALib
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on Fri Mar 14, 2025 at 04:35 PM PDT
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There are reports The White House is considering a 50% cut to NASA’s science programs, and 25% of its overall budget. This would be catastrophic for both current and planned missions. On Friday, space reporter Eric Berger at Ars Technica published a...
by Chuter
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on Sun Mar 09, 2025 at 09:31 AM PDT
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Here are a few stories related to space and astronomy to take our minds off for a few moments from the sabotage and destruction of our government and institutions being caused by trump and his tech-bro handlers. As you aware, a slew of space missions,...
by AKALib
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on Sat Mar 08, 2025 at 05:06 PM PST
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Jeff Bezos is currently the third richest person on Earth with a net wealth over $220 billion. In addition to being an absolutely obscene number, this seems like a very good reason Bezos should not have to get on his knees in front of anyone. Except...
by Mark Sumner
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on Mon Mar 03, 2025 at 10:11 AM PST
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(FINAL LOG/UPDATE?) — Today’s (Feb 23) report now settles the issue — the estimated closest approach (268,000 km, more than 2/3 the distance to the Moon) is now substantially greater than the 3-sigma error bar of +/- 207,000 km, which yields an impact...
by Irontortoise
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on Sat Feb 22, 2025 at 02:06 PM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Feb 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM PST
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For those who might have missed this due to the overwhelming volume of political developments over the past few weeks, there is very interesting new info from the Mars Curiosity rover that indicates the Red Planet once had an atmosphere thick enough to...
by Irontortoise
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on Fri Feb 21, 2025 at 01:26 AM PST
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When I last wrote about recently discovered Asteroid 2024 YR4, the odds of it actually impacting the Earth on Dec 22, 2032, had increased from an initial 1.2% in late January to 2.2% as of Feb 7. In the latest update from NASA as report by the Daily...
by Irontortoise
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on Tue Feb 18, 2025 at 01:28 AM PST
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Last week I wrote about the discovery of yet another fairly small (130-330 feet wide) Earth-crossing asteroid with a non-negligible chance (>1%) of actually colliding with our planet in the not-too-distant future (Dec 22, 2032, to be precise). Back...
by Irontortoise
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on Fri Feb 07, 2025 at 04:34 PM PST
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Colour me surprised, as in Not, that another Elon stunt did not go as planed. In this case it is probably a good thing as explained in the Live Science Jan. 30th article by Harry Baker. Is this a ominous omen or just another example of the the past...
by Zaratruthtra Spat
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on Tue Feb 04, 2025 at 12:56 AM PST
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Just over a month ago, on December 27, 2024, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) discovered asteroid 2024 YR4, two days after it had just made its closest approach to Earth — 515,000 miles, or a little more than twice the distance...
by Irontortoise
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on Thu Jan 30, 2025 at 01:56 AM PST
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Forty one years ago on Feb 7, 1984, NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II (Jun 8, 1937 – Dec 21, 2017) made the first ever untethered free flight using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) and starred in one of the most memorable images of our time. From...
by AKALib
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on Tue Feb 04, 2025 at 03:00 PM PST
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Artificial Intelligence’s hallucinations are a feature because they promote�inventiveness, and�also a bug because interspersing�fantasies and�facts makes�statements unreliable.� “`They sound ...
by Besame
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on Sat Jan 25, 2025 at 08:56 PM PST
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I can certainly use a break from the fire hose of political stuff circulating, I thought maybe others could, too. This guy gives a very good background wrap up, and then presents the most current data & images from the Juno mission orbiting Jupiter....
by FarWestGirl
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on Fri Jan 17, 2025 at 01:12 PM PST
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Lots of favorite, weirdest, best, most read lists of 2024 science stories, plus a few just-published stories.
Our favorite space stories of 2024 — from lost planets to human-caused meteor showers �
by Besame
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on Sat Dec 28, 2024 at 08:53 PM PST
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Sky at Night — See a planet parade on Christmas Night! Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all visible in the sky On Christmas Day many people will wake up hoping to find a new telescope or pair of binoculars under their tree – if they’ve been good, of...
by jeremybloom
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on Wed Dec 25, 2024 at 09:10 PM PST
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Everybody knows about the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s, which began with the Russian Sputnik and ended with the American moon landing. But in reality,
by Lenny Flank
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on Tue Jan 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM PST
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Donald Trump added yet another billionaire to his administration on Wednesday with his announcement that Jared Isaacman will become the next NASA administrator. “Jared will drive NASA’s mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Dec 04, 2024 at 02:30 PM PST
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Several years ago, my wife took her sixth-grade science class to Huntsville, Alabama for a week-long stay at Space Camp. Two giant bus loads of kids, five hundred miles from home, delivered the expected number of kids getting sick, girls sneaking into...
by Mark Sumner
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on Tue Nov 19, 2024 at 10:29 AM PST
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Should I read this: � Absolutely
Bookshop (not a commission link): A City On Mars
Author’s Website: Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (...
by angryea
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on Thu Nov 14, 2024 at 06:21 AM PST
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