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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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Oct 17, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by euG5555
Einstein explained gravity over one hundred years ago: He said it was warped space-time and told where to look for it, the bending of light in a gravitational field. He explained the bending of light was caused by space rising from the surface of the...
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May 18, 2020May 2020

Posted by dalefvictor
In the movie "The Meaning of Life" "The Galaxy Song" got me thinking. We are living on a planet that has been within a Solar System that has been traversing this Galaxy called the MIlky Way, just like in the song. However, what this means is that ...
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May 13, 2020May 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
Science/Nerd alert: Apparently all the text books and the other sources which we have read over our life about how gold is formed was wrong. Just a few nights ago we were watching "How the universe works" and how a few years ago many of our ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 14, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by davers
This photo was taken from the Glasshouse Mountains lookout, Queensland. Why would you want to live anywhere else?
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Lukian
Rosetta witnesses birth of baby bow shock around comet. ... As the supersonic solar wind flows past objects in its path, such as planets or smaller bodies, it first hits a boundary known as a bow shock. As the name suggests, this phenomenon is ...
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May 15, 2018May 2018

Posted by AntaresRose
Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is the second brightest object in the night sky after the Moon. Named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, Venus is the second largest terrestrial planet and is sometimes referred to as the Earth’s...
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Apr 13, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by vcg1234
In 4.5 billion years, the sun is predicted to become a red giant star. As the sun expands, it will swallow up most of the inner planets. When I explain this to people, they worry about where humanity will be. Will we have moved to Mars? Is that far ...
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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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