I know I'm not the only one who likes to read about new planet discoveries and other Space intrigue.  We have a new candidate for life-supporting planets, and like all the others, it's the "best one yet."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/exoplanet-alien-life-search-for-found-habitable-zone-new-earth-20-signs-cetus-sea-monster-a7691576.html

Pretty exciting, really.

 

29 minutes ago, Rich said:

 

When the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swings by Earth on Sunday, it is expected to deliver a rare cosmic gift: a pristine sample collected from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/world/nasa-osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-return-scn/index.html

 

Edited September 21, 20232 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

47 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

From "2010 The Year We Make Contact"- prediction failed.

White House lays out possible rules for private space stations and more https://trib.al/JGYDrpK

SpaceX's Starship to launch for 2nd time on Nov. 18 https://gizmodo.com/how-to-watch-second-test-flight-spacex-starship-1851025960

 

NASA laser message beams video of a cat named Taters back to Earth, and it’s a big deal

 

Halley's Comet has begun its long trek back toward Earth

RIP 🚁

what a career upgrade

https://deadline.com/2024/02/disney-channel-star-bridgit-mendler-launching-satellite-data-startup-1235831222/

 

A nova outburst located more than 3,000 light-years away will be visible to the naked eye when it decorates the night sky this year, offering stargazers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/national-international/nova-explosion-2024-new-star/3362601/

Edited April 26, 20241 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

A satellite operated by Japanese company Astroscale has chased down a 15 year-old piece of space junk and taken an up-close image of it.

On 2024-03-15 at 6:51 PM, FrostyWinnipeg said:

 

Looks like Provincial Hwy 396 in the middle of a cold, snowy January night from Ponton to Thompson. Travelled that road many, many times. 

NASA's Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 Months

I blame JJ Abrams.

Spock’s Home Planet Goes ‘Poof’

 

https://www.sciencealert.com/curiosity-cracked-open-a-rock-on-mars-and-found-a-huge-surprise

Enough water to cover the surface of Mars in an ocean between one and two kilometers deep has been discovered.

Would you like to know more?

Edited August 20, 20241 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-wow-signal-seti-mystery-might-at-last-be-solved/

Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago.

https://www.space.com/radar-images-snowman-asteroid-passes-by-earth

Dwarf planet Ceres once had a muddy ocean, study suggests

Scientists have found carbon dioxide on Pluto’s largest moon

Edited October 12, 20241 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

 

When I first saw the video on X of the lauch tower catching the rocket booster I tought the video was fake. 

I checked a few news websites to confirm it was real.

A European mission that will use two satellites to create artificial eclipses in Earth orbit will launch early Wednesday morning

https://gizmodo.com/space-startup-spins-the-living-crap-out-a-satellite-and-it-actually-survived-2000535495