Space is the Place

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.ucf.edu/news/broken-cable-damages-arecibo-observatory

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://phys.org/news/2020-08-hubble-betelgeuse-mysterious-dimming-due.html

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https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/biggest-bang-big-bang-scientists-detect-collision-huge-black-holes-rcna106

[JCon]

7 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/biggest-bang-big-bang-scientists-detect-collision-huge-black-holes-rcna106

Very cool.

 

I was going to re-up my recommendation for Nova's: Black Hole Apocalypse, however, it's been removed from Netflix. If you can find it streaming somewhere, I highly recommend it. It does such a good job of explaining what we know and understand about black hole's. 

[blue_gold_84]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/phosphine-venus-1.5720896

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Astronomers have detected a chemical signature in the atmosphere of Venus that may be associated with life.

While the signature isn't robust enough to definitively declare that there's life on our nearest planetary neighbour, in a new paper published today in the journal Nature Astronomy, the international team says they have ruled out any other known sources that could have produced the chemical compound, phosphine. 

"The reason we're so excited about this finding in this paper is that we found phosphine gas, which doesn't belong in the Venus atmosphere," said Canadian co-author Sara Seager, professor of planetary science and physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Phosphine, chemically known as PH3, is produced on Earth by organisms that don't require oxygen to survive, or can be created in laboratories. Over recent years, astronomers have proposed that it could be used as a chemical signature that might be associated with biological processes on exoplanets, planets orbiting distant stars.

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.livescience.com/famous-nebra-sky-disk-debate.html

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

Cool fading supernova caught by Hubble:

 

 

[blue_gold_84]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mars-shine-bright-next-ten-days-1.5749742

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Mars will be shining the brightest that it has in well over a decade and people will be able to make out certain details on the planet, said Elaina Hyde, astronomer and assistant professor at York University.

"It will appear brighter in the sky and through telescopes, we will be able to make out more features," said Hyde. 

All of this is a result of Mars Opposition — a specific alignment in the solar system where Earth will be directly between Mars and the sun. Mars Opposition happens about every two years, but this year is particularly noteworthy because it's the closest the red planet can get to Earth. 

Great time to get out the telescope and check out the red planet.

 

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

SWEET MANGO CHUTNEY!!! Major milestone for the James Webb Telescope.

 

 

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/nasa-s-james-webb-space-telescope-completes-environmental-testing

 

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Though each component of the telescope has been rigorously tested during development, demonstrating that the assembled flight hardware is able to safely pass through a simulated launch environment is a significant achievement for the mission. Completed in two separate facilities within Northrop Grumman’s Space Park in Redondo Beach, California, these tests represent Webb’s final two, in a long series of environmental tests before Webb is shipped to French Guiana for launch.

 

The next environment Webb will experience is space. 

 

 

Here is a bit of background on the James Webb Telescope and why this is crazy exciting!:

 

 

 

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

33 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

SWEET MANGO CHUTNEY!!! Major milestone for the James Webb Telescope.

 

 

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/nasa-s-james-webb-space-telescope-completes-environmental-testing

 

 

 

Here is a bit of background on the James Webb Telescope and why this is crazy exciting!:

 

 

 

 

Should have given it to SpaceX, this thing is 10 years late in putting in space.

[blue_gold_84]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/mars-haughton-nunavut-mars-research-1.5748306

An extremely fascinating read regarding Mars research projects conducted in the Canadian Arctic.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/13/blue-origin-successfully-launches-and-lands-new-shepard-with-a-first-ever-external-booster-payload/

 

Edited October 13, 2020 by FrostyWinnipeg

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Today's the day!

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/mission-check-in-osiris-rex-to-collect-sample-from-bennu-s-surface

 

Edited October 20, 2020 by FrostyWinnipeg

[JCon]

4 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Today's the day!

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/mission-check-in-osiris-rex-to-collect-sample-from-bennu-s-surface

 

Less than an hour to touchdown. 

You can follow via their Twitter account: 

 

 

Or live updates on NASA Live:

https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

 

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.cnet.com/news/first-nasa-osiris-rex-images-show-incredible-touchdown-tuesday-on-asteroid-bennu/

 

Edited October 23, 2020 by FrostyWinnipeg

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.asteroidmission.org/?latest-news=nasas-osiris-rex-spacecraft-collects-significant-amount-of-asteroid-bennu

 

[Jpan85]

Winnipeg connection to mission

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Arecibo Observatory suffers more damage as second cable fails

https://twitter.com/SPACEdotcom/status/1325949680509874177/photo/1

Edited November 10, 2020 by FrostyWinnipeg

[blue_gold_84]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/spacex-launch-1.5801387

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SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday, the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company.

The Falcon rocket thundered into the night from Kennedy Space Center with three Americans and one Japanese, the second crew to be launched by SpaceX.

The Dragon capsule on top — named Resilience by its crew in light of this year's many challenges, most notably COVID-19 — was due to reach the space station late Monday and remain there until spring.

"By working together through these difficult times, you've inspired the nation, the world, and in no small part the name of this incredible vehicle, Resilience," Commander Mike Hopkins said right before liftoff.

 

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

2 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/spacex-launch-1.5801387

 

 

Covid in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccce.

 

[Tracker]

1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Covid in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccce.

 

Only when pigs fly.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

The NSF announced today it will perform a “controlled decommissioning” of the giant Arecibo radio observatory after engineering analyses concluded it was at risk of collapse after two cables broke, and that it was unsafe for workers to repair.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.space.com/mars-rover-perseverance-microphone-sounds

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.space.com/sun-fires-off-solar-flare-m4-worst-three-years

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