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Like NPR "All Things Considered" with a focus on astronomy and space topics to include... literally any object or phenomenon above Earth's atmosphere. (PLEASE abstain from posting anything about astrology)

Like NPR "All Things Considered" with a focus on astronomy and space topics to include... literally any object or phenomenon above Earth's atmosphere. (PLEASE abstain from posting anything about astrology)

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All Things Astronomy
Feb 1, 2021Feb 2021

Posted by starwatcher-al
Hubble deep field. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field (in its eXtreme version) is the deepest view of the universe yet obtained … and will be, until JADES takes over. It stretches approximately 13 billion light-years and includes approximately...
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 3, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Amzungu
LINKBlack holes: Cosmic signal rattles Earth after 7 billion years - BBC News
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 20, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Amzungu
LINKHow Physics Erases The Beginning Of The Universe
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 17, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by yvilletom
The recent posts here on comets make the following relevant: Top 10 Reasons the Universe is Electric 9: Electric Comets | Space News Scott Douglas July 16, 2020 Through eight installments of this series, Top 10 Reasons the Universe is Electric, we...
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 22, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by HumanistJohn
Handheld 1/320 sec. f/6.3 400mm ISO 800
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 17, 2019Nov 2019

Posted by Hathacat
How about starting the day with an extraordinary birth...What you see here is what is called a planetary proplyd, a strange name that describes a fantastic cosmic event. This one is located in the Orion Nebula. Look at it and think of us as we were, ...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 8, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by BrianFinn
Nobel prize in physics for discovering exoplanets (currently teaching this in class) and radiation from the big band - cosmic background. For Peebles, this is long overdue. For Mayor and Queloz, they opened the way for some really remarkable ...
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Sep 15, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Common Misconception 3, Part 1: If you’re not doing math, you’re not doing science. Answer: Science does not begin with mathematics, but with direct observation, experiment, and insights into cause-and-effect relationships. Many of today’s ...
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Sep 2, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation (CMBR) Widely Claimed as Evidence for the Big Bang If there is background radiation coming our way, how would we recognize it? It would have to originate from far behind the galaxies and nebulae that surround ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 24, 2019Jul 2019

Posted by ballou
Cosmic Voyage, Narrated by Morgan Freeman Full HD 1080p 1996 IMAX Documentary The video uses factors of ten, to focus the viewer on the inner and outer scale of the Universe. This is one of my very favorite videos pertaining to Science/Academia....
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All Things Astronomy
May 4, 2019May 2019

Posted by Lukian
She's a beaute Hubble spots drop-dead gorgeous spiral galaxy tucked into Leo The European Space Agency calls this galaxy "a perfect spiral specimen." Next time you glance up at the constellation Leo draped across the night sky, ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 4, 2019May 2019

Posted by Lukian
Are these events that common? I understand that colliding massive objects may appear as common when considering light=gravity speed, distance, the time of the event and the size of the universe but still, one event a week? ...
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 29, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Lukian
we are in a void! wasn't that a Star Trek episode? Yep, several voids have been found in the observable universe but the one we are in is the biggest! It makes everything other than what's in our galaxy, but in the universe, so far away from us....
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 26, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by Lukian
Astronomers Just Detected The Universe Is Expanding Much Faster Than It Should Be The latest measurement of the expansion rate of the Universe is in, and it has confirmed with more certainty than ever that we have a real dilly of...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 31, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lukian
NASA's Hubble telescope finds a surprise neighbor galaxy hiding out Oh hello, Bedin 1. We didn't see you sneaking around back there. Bedin 1 appears on the lower end of this Hubble image of globular cluster NGC 6752. NASA, ESA and L. Bedin ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 9, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lukian
these may be more common than expected Mysterious radio signals from deep space detected Astronomers have revealed details of mysterious signals emanating from a distant galaxy, picked up by a telescope in Canada. The precise nature and origin...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 19, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Lukian
There is no collision... just alignment The two galaxies in this image only appear to be colliding—they are separated by tens of millions of light-years, about 10 times the distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda. Further proof there’s ...
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Nov 21, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
since most stellar systems are binaries, astronomers have searched for our suns twin and may have found it source article: Astronomers May Have Just Discovered Our Sun's Long-Lost Identical Twin It's thought ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 17, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN A WHITE DWARF EATS A BROWN DWARF? A VERY, VERY ENERGETIC COSMIC BELCH. Contributed by Phil Plait Phil-Plait-251070648641 @BadAstronomer Nov 12, 2018 Share This Post 6 Shared 0 Comments In the year 1670, astronomers noticed...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 14, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
Dark matter hurricane passing through our solar system. There’s a “dark matter hurricane” blowing through our corner of the Milky Way galaxy. Right this second, it’s passing over Earth. And this fast-moving stream could ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 12, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian
-Energy 'Ghost Particle' Traced to Distant Galaxy in Astronomy Breakthrough An artist's illustration of a blazar like the one recently found to be accelerating neutrinos and cosmic rays to tremendous speeds. The supermassive black hole at the ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by AntaresRose
The Milky Way Galaxy is our home galaxy in the universe. It is a fairly typical barred spiral with four major arms in its disk, at least one spur, and a newly discovered outer arm. The galactic centre, which is located about 26,000 light-years from ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by AntaresRose
The Milky Way Galaxy is our home galaxy in the universe. It is a fairly typical barred spiral with four major arms in its disk, at least one spur, and a newly discovered outer arm. The galactic centre, which is located about 26,000 light-years from ...
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Posted by starwatcher-alThe occultation of Mars on the 7th.

Posted by starwatcher-alThe occultation of Mars on the 7th.

Posted by starwatcher-alSolar minimum was in 2019 so the sun is ramping up in flares, spots and prominences.

Posted by starwatcher-alI missed the early phases of the eclipse but the clouds mostly left during totality. All in all a great eclipse. Next one is Nov. 8-22

Posted by starwatcher-alI missed the early phases of the eclipse but the clouds mostly left during totality. All in all a great eclipse. Next one is Nov. 8-22

Posted by RobecologyFor those following the JWST.

Posted by AnonySchmoose The post-launch set-up of the new James Webb telescope has gone very well.

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken with Stellina (80 mm): M33 Triangulum Galaxy M1 Crab Nebula NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia NGC 6992 Veil Nebula in Cygnus

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken with Stellina (80 mm): M33 Triangulum Galaxy M1 Crab Nebula NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia NGC 6992 Veil Nebula in Cygnus

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken with Stellina (80 mm): M33 Triangulum Galaxy M1 Crab Nebula NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia NGC 6992 Veil Nebula in Cygnus

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken with Stellina (80 mm): M33 Triangulum Galaxy M1 Crab Nebula NGC281 Pacman Nebula in Cassiopeia NGC 6992 Veil Nebula in Cygnus

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken October 2nd 2021 with Stellina 1.

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken October 2nd 2021 with Stellina 1.

Posted by HumanistJohnImages taken October 2nd 2021 with Stellina 1.

Posted by starwatcher-al Did you know that you can see Venus in the daytime?

Posted by starwatcher-alOne of these days I think that I'll figure out this Nikon.
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