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New ATLAS Comet

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:44 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:08 am

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A BIG NEW SUNGRAZING COMET: Astronomers are monitoring a new sungrazing comet discovered just a few days ago by the ATLAS survey. It appears to be...

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I hope she survives, thx Graeme .

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:44 pm
Ceres is not so dry after all?

Last post by helicon « Sun Sep 29, 2024 3:19 pm
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by AntennaGuy » Sun Sep 29, 2024 12:13 am

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Is it time to start taking Ceres, uh, seriously ?
Asteroid Ceres is a former ocean world that slowly formed into a giant, murky icy orb...

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Seriously Ceres is serious about being an iceball? :icon-smile:

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Last post by helicon
Sun Sep 29, 2024 3:19 pm
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) at Perihelion Today

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:03 pm

by Graeme1858 » Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:03 pm

As reported in the current MNSTW , C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is at Perihelion today.

COMET TSUCHINSHAN-ATLAS AT PERIHELION: Today, Comet...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:03 pm
Earth will capture 'second moon' this weekend

Last post by Mike Q « Fri Sep 27, 2024 10:32 am
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by Graeme1858 » Thu Sep 26, 2024 2:45 pm

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Looks like more of a flyby than a moon capture to me!

NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a second moon on Sunday (Sept. 29)....

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Looks like more of a flyby than a moon capture to me!

NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a second moon on Sunday (Sept. 29)....

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Last post by Mike Q
Fri Sep 27, 2024 10:32 am
Earth's ring system

Last post by StarHugger « Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:11 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon Sep 23, 2024 9:50 am

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In a discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's ancient history, researchers have found evidence suggesting that Earth may have had a...

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Interesting, I also find it interesting that no moons in our system have any rings but alot of the planets do. Studies show the physics apply but at...

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Last post by StarHugger
Mon Sep 23, 2024 6:11 pm
JUICE Flyby Image

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:08 am

by Graeme1858 » Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:08 am

This photograph of Earth and the Moon was taken by the JANUS camera onboard ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice). It was taken on 9 September...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:08 am
Europa Clipper Lift Off 10th October

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:52 am

by Graeme1858 » Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:52 am

This will be an interesting one:

Three weeks from now, NASA's Europa Clipper probe will lift off and embark on a long-awaited mission to study...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Sep 22, 2024 8:52 am
Preparing for Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)

Last post by AstroBee « Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:41 am

by AstroBee » Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:41 am

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Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:41 am
New Celestial Bodies Found

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Sep 12, 2024 2:52 pm
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by AntennaGuy » Wed Sep 11, 2024 4:40 pm

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Headline: Astronomers Stunned by Unexpected Discovery of New Celestial Bodies in the Outer Solar System

Using the Subaru Telescope, astronomers...

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Could it be one of these?

:lol:

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Last post by Graeme1858
Thu Sep 12, 2024 2:52 pm
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is Intact.

Last post by OzEclipse « Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:35 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Aug 27, 2024 8:14 pm

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From Spaceweather.com:

INCOMING 'DAYLIGHT COMET' IS STILL ALIVE: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which could become visible in daylight this October, just...

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A friend just posted this light curve on his Facebook Page. I have asked him to post the source.
LIGHT CURVE AUGUST 28.jpg

This is a light curve...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Wed Aug 28, 2024 11:35 pm
JUICE Mission

Last post by Mike Q « Sun Aug 25, 2024 1:28 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Aug 23, 2024 10:05 am

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JUICE just squeezed past us on its way to Jupiter!

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Thats a pretty solid image.

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Last post by Mike Q
Sun Aug 25, 2024 1:28 pm
Triangulating a meteor

Last post by Bigzmey « Thu Aug 15, 2024 6:49 pm
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by KathyNS » Thu Aug 15, 2024 1:36 pm

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When I capture an image of a bright meteor in my skycam, I always check to see if anyone else caught the same one. As a math nerd, I always thought...

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Fun project Kathy.

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Last post by Bigzmey
Thu Aug 15, 2024 6:49 pm
What is a planet?

Last post by SparWeb « Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:59 am
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by Bigzmey » Wed Jun 19, 2024 9:01 pm

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Just to be clear this post is not about Pluto status per se but larger picture. Per IAU working definition of 2018

Objects with true masses below...

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Step to the right direction

I don't think so. Look carefully at Margo's metric for dominance ... it is an empirical formula based on the solar...

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Last post by SparWeb
Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:59 am
Life on Venus???

Last post by StarHugger « Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:50 pm
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by helicon » Sat Jul 20, 2024 11:37 pm

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Worth a read...

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A few more relevent links...

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Last post by StarHugger
Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:50 pm
New definition of a Planet?

Last post by SparWeb « Mon Jul 22, 2024 1:28 am
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by Chich » Sat Jul 20, 2024 5:29 pm

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Found this during my morning trapline.

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My solar system has room for all the planets that orbit the Sun.
If the IAU's announcement had been that Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong and Quaoar...

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Last post by SparWeb
Mon Jul 22, 2024 1:28 am
Water on top of Mars volcanoes

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Jun 15, 2024 1:00 am
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by AntennaGuy » Fri Jun 14, 2024 4:42 pm

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'At least 150,000 tons' of water frost discovered atop Mars' tallest volcanoes

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thx for that link .

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Jun 15, 2024 1:00 am
Earth core rotation slowing

Last post by helicon « Fri Jun 14, 2024 11:36 am
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by AntennaGuy » Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:04 pm

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The Earth's core and I have something in common; we're both slowing down relative to outside events.
Study confirms the rotation of Earth's inner...

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This is a significant development. Thanks for sharing the piece.

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Last post by helicon
Fri Jun 14, 2024 11:36 am
Water Frost on Mars' Equator

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:18 pm

by Graeme1858 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:18 pm

Water frost has been spotted at the equator of Mars for the first time. In this region of the Red Planet, equivalent to its tropics, it was...

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Mon Jun 10, 2024 6:18 pm
STARLINK-5744

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:49 am

by Graeme1858 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:49 am

Did you ever put STARLINK-5744 into the Stellarium search box? What's going on there then? The thing is almost moving at light speed!!!

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Last post by Graeme1858
Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:49 am
SunRISE CubeSats Launch

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Jun 02, 2024 7:49 pm

by Graeme1858 » Sun Jun 02, 2024 7:49 pm

SunRISE is an array of six toaster-size CubeSats that will work together to study solar activity, observing low radio frequency emissions so...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Jun 02, 2024 7:49 pm
Asteroid 'Dinky' Gave Birth to its own Moon

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri May 31, 2024 8:05 pm

by Graeme1858 » Fri May 31, 2024 8:05 pm

Interesting asteroid formation theory:

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Fri May 31, 2024 8:05 pm
Sunspot AR3664 is Back

Last post by Gfamily « Thu May 30, 2024 4:18 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon May 27, 2024 6:02 pm

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It's back. Almost. Sunspot AR3664, the source of the historic May 10th superstorm, has spent the past two week's transiting the farside of the sun....

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For reference, it's now known as AR3697 I guess like Prince, it's the ARthat's formerly known as...

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Last post by Gfamily
Thu May 30, 2024 4:18 pm
NASA's Mars sample return plan is too expensive'

Last post by StarHugger « Sat May 18, 2024 4:31 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:09 pm

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NASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul: 'The bottom line is $11 billion is too expensive'

Graeme

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The sample return tech & funding was an afterthought me thinks,

Purposefully though, the samples are completely safe until the journey home is...

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Last post by StarHugger
Sat May 18, 2024 4:31 pm
Ancient Ices

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon May 06, 2024 5:27 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Mon May 06, 2024 2:53 pm

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New “Space Snowman” Discovery Shakes Up Solar System Theories

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Definitely a interesting and different idea.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon May 06, 2024 5:27 pm
More evidence for Planet Nine (or arguably, 10)

Last post by messier 111 « Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:56 pm
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by AntennaGuy » Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:11 am

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'Strongest Statistical Evidence Yet' For Planet Nine Has Been Found, Scientist Says'

Also refers to:
See also earlier discussion at TSS:

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10

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Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:56 pm

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