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- Mon May 15, 2023 5:12 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: Webb: New Mystery in Rare Main Belt Comet
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Webb: New Mystery in Rare Main Belt Comet
Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt Comet NASA | GSFC | STScI | Webb | ESA Webb | ESA Space Science | 2023 May 15 https://stsci-opo.org/STScI-01H03A8A79QCHQ0YP83N6185EH.jpg Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has enabled a...
- Mon May 15, 2023 4:27 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: HEAPOW: Hot as H (2023 May 15)
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- Views: 2451
HEAPOW: Hot as H (2023 May 15)
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/objects/heapow/active_galaxies/m84cavities_chandra_small.jpg Hot as H How quickly do black holes grow ? Since black holes grow by accreting material from their surroundings (which increases both their mass, and their size), their rate of growth depends on how qu...
- Mon May 15, 2023 3:56 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Found Images: 2023 May
- Replies: 28
- Views: 32279
ESA: Scrutinising a Star-Studded Cluster (NGC 6325)
Scrutinising a Star-Studded Cluster ESA Hubble Picture of the Week | 2023 May 15 potw2320a[1].jpg A dense cluster of bright stars. The core of the cluster is to the left and has a distinct group of blue stars. Surrounding the core are a multitude of stars in warmer colours. These stars are very num...
- Mon May 15, 2023 3:36 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Found Images: 2023 May
- Replies: 28
- Views: 32279
ESO: A Fiery Sky over Paranal
A Fiery Sky over Paranal ESO Picture of the Week | 2023 May 15 https://cdn.eso.org/images/screen/potw2320a.jpg Have you ever seen a sunset so red? Probably not, since the cause of this reddened twilight sky is something quite dramatic: a volcanic eruption. This Picture of the Week was captured at E...
- Sun May 14, 2023 1:45 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: To Fly Free in Space (2023 May 14)
- Replies: 12
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Re: APOD: To Fly Free in Space (2023 May 14)
The picture ist overwhelming, but something looks familar. Seen in a magazine, in TV? I scratched my head - and found this: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200209.html Exactly the same. Same Picture, same text, same links. Did I miss, that the APOD repeats on Sundays? You probably also missed ap200209...
- Thu May 11, 2023 11:12 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: UT: What if Titan Dragonfly had a Fusion Engine?
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- Views: 2335
UT: What if Titan Dragonfly had a Fusion Engine?
What if Titan Dragonfly had a Fusion Engine? Universe Today | Matt Williams | 2023 May 10 https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/dragonfly-on-surface.jpg In a little over four years, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will launch into space and begin its long journey towards Titan, Saturn’s...
- Thu May 11, 2023 3:24 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: ESO: Hidden Views of Vast Stellar Nurseries (VISTA)
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ESO: Hidden Views of Vast Stellar Nurseries (VISTA)
VISTA Reveals Hidden Views of Vast Stellar Nurseries ESO Photo Release | 2023 May 11 https://cdn.eso.org/images/screen/eso2307g.jpg The L1688 region in the Ophiuchus Constellation (Infrared/Visible) Credits: ESO/Meingast et al. (Infrared) / ESO/S. Guisard (Visible) https://cdn.eso.org/images/screen...
- Thu May 11, 2023 5:10 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Fomalhaut's Dusty Debris Disk (2023 May 11)
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- Views: 5946
- Thu May 11, 2023 2:01 am
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Found Images: 2023 May
- Replies: 28
- Views: 32279
NOIRLab: Stellar Red Giant above KPNO
Stellar Red Giant above KPNO NOIRLab Image of the Week | 2023 May 10 https://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/screen/iotw2319a.jpg The dynamic coloring of the night sky at Kitt Peak National Observatory ( KPNO ), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, makes for a beautiful backdrop behind the UArizona...
- Thu May 11, 2023 1:37 am
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: Webb Looks for Fomalhaut’s Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More
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Webb Looks for Fomalhaut’s Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More
Webb Looks for Fomalhaut’s Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More NASA | GSFC | STScI | Webb | ESA Space Science | ESA Webb | 2023 May 08 https://cdn.esawebb.org/archives/images/large/weic2312b.jpg Astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to image the warm dust around a nearby young ...
- Thu May 11, 2023 12:42 am
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: UT: JWST Fails to Disprove the Big Bang
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- Views: 2082
UT: JWST Fails to Disprove the Big Bang
JWST Fails to Disprove the Big Bang Universe Today | 2023 May 08 https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/renaissance.jpg The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is revolutionizing our understanding of the early universe. With a mirror larger than Hubble and the ability to observe dee...
- Tue May 09, 2023 4:22 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy (2023 May 08)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3944
Re: APOD: The Spanish Dancer Spiral Galaxy (2023 May 08)
As I noted earlier, this HST project collected data through five filters, but we don't know the details of which ones were used to construct this particular image. There were two UV filters (275nm, 336nm), two visible light filters (438nm, 555nm), and a near-IR filter (814nm). With this set it isn'...
- Tue May 09, 2023 3:35 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: HEAPOW: Among the Stars (2023 May 08)
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HEAPOW: Among the Stars (2023 May 08)
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/objects/heapow/stars/cygob2_xmm_small.jpg Among the Stars The association of stars known as Cygnus OB2 has a storied X-ray history. Early observations with the Imaging Proportional Counter on the Einstein X-ray Observatory reported back in 1979 provided some of ...
- Mon May 08, 2023 2:10 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Found Images: 2023 May
- Replies: 28
- Views: 32279
ESA: Cosmic Leviathan
Cosmic Leviathan ESA Hubble Picture of the Week | 2023 May 08 https://cdn.spacetelescope.org/archives/images/screen/potw2319a.jpg A vast galaxy cluster lurks in the centre of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Like a submerged sea monster causing waves on the surface, this cosmic ...
- Mon May 08, 2023 1:49 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Found Images: 2023 May
- Replies: 28
- Views: 32279
ESO: Peekaboo (1.52-m at LaSilla)
Peekaboo ESO Picture of the Week | 2023 May 08 https://cdn.eso.org/images/screen/potw2319a.jpg The telescope peeking out from its dome is the 1.52-metre telescope at La Silla Observatory. Being over 55 years old, the 1.52-metre is one of the oldest telescopes at ESO and it has participated in layin...
- Sun May 07, 2023 11:18 pm
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: Bugs? Problems? Report them here!
- Replies: 385
- Views: 2275018
Re: Account reactivation and failure to receive email notifications
Hi - I posted about my problem on yesterday's APOD page, but someone flagged it to be deleted, and it got no response. Here's what I wrote as guest user "johnnydeeptemp": I still have found no way to "contact an administrator" to resolve my login problem with my long-standing &q...
- Fri May 05, 2023 4:57 am
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: UT: Dark Energy Was Always Present
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- Views: 1992
UT: Dark Energy Was Always Present
Dark Energy Was Always Present, Everywhere and at Every Time Universe Today | 2023 May 04 https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/efeds_cosmo_flex_gr_format_l-2000x1200.jpg The Force is with us, according to cosmologists working to understand a mysterious “something” that’s making ...
- Thu May 04, 2023 4:44 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: CXC: 'H' is for Hot and Huge
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- Views: 2067
CXC: 'H' is for Hot and Huge
M84: 'H' is for Hot and Huge in Chandra Image NASA | MSFC | SAO | Chandra X-ray Observatory | 2023 May 04 https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2023/m84/m84_labeled.jpg X-ray: NASA/CXC/Princeton Univ/C. Bambic et al.; Optical: SDSS; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA/ESO; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N.Wolk With a singl...
- Thu May 04, 2023 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Galaxy, the Jet, and a Famous... (2023 May 04)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6936
Re: APOD: The Galaxy, the Jet, and a Famous... (2023 May 04)
There are some iconic astronomy pictures one might get tired of seeing over and over again, but M87* will never be one of them for me! I can't get enough of it. Just to fathom it's size, I find this image useful, compared to the Milky Way smbh: /Users/christian/Desktop/M87*-Sgr A* .png (edit: I can...
- Thu May 04, 2023 3:01 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: Hubble Follows Shadow Play Around Planet-Forming Disk
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Hubble Follows Shadow Play Around Planet-Forming Disk
Hubble Follows Shadow Play Around Planet-Forming Disk NASA | GSFC | STScI | HubbleSite | ESA Hubble | 2023 May 04 The young star TW Hydrae is playing ‘shadow puppets’ with scientists https://cdn.spacetelescope.org/archives/images/screen/heic2305a.jpg In 2017 astronomers reported discovering a shado...
- Wed May 03, 2023 5:07 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: NOIRLab: Astronomers Witness Star Devouring Planet
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NOIRLab: Astronomers Witness Star Devouring Planet
Astronomers Witness Star Devouring Planet: Possible Preview of the Ultimate Fate of Earth NOIRLab Science Release | Gemini South | 2023 May 03 Gemini South captures first direct evidence of an exoplanet being swallowed by an ancient Sun-like star https://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/scr...
- Wed May 03, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: ESO: Distant Gas Clouds with Leftovers of the First Stars
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ESO: Distant Gas Clouds with Leftovers of the First Stars
Astronomers Find Distant Gas Clouds with Leftovers of the First Stars ESO Science Release | 2023 May 03 https://cdn.eso.org/images/screen/eso2306a.jpg Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), researchers have found for the first time the fingerprints left by the explosion of the first stars in the U...
- Tue May 02, 2023 6:33 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: CXC: Centaurus A Shines in New Image from Chandra and IXPE
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CXC: Centaurus A Shines in New Image from Chandra and IXPE
Centaurus A Shines in New Image from Chandra and IXPE NASA | MSFC | SAO | Chandra X-ray Observatory | 2023 May 02 https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2023/cena/cena.jpg The galaxy Centaurus A (Cen A) shines bright in this image combining data from multiple observatories. In the center of this galaxy is a ...
- Mon May 01, 2023 9:06 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: HEAPOW: Art and Science, Truth and Beauty (2023 May 01)
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HEAPOW: Art and Science, Truth and Beauty (2023 May 01)
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/objects/heapow/special/fermibubbles_art_small.jpg Art and Science, Truth and Beauty No matter how you view it, there's an awesome beauty in the cosmos. We are exceedingly fortunate to live in a time when technology exposes this beauty for our appreciation, study...
- Mon May 01, 2023 8:09 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Found Images: 2023 May
- Replies: 28
- Views: 32279
ESA: Ghostly Galactic Jellyfish (JO175)
Ghostly Galactic Jellyfish ESA Hubble Picture of the Week | 2023 May 01 https://cdn.spacetelescope.org/archives/images/screen/potw2318a.jpg Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Gullieuszik and the GASP team The jellyfish galaxy JO175 appears to hang suspended in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Spa...