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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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Jun 9, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by euG5555
Push Gravity Sir Issac Newton said that space moves through matter freely without friction. By moving through space, you experience momentum, change in momentum lags behind the change in velocity. The momentum of an object applies pressure on the ...
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Jun 9, 2022Jun 2022

Posted by euG5555
Sir Issac Newton said that space moves through matter freely without friction. By moving through space, you experience momentum, change in momentum lags behind the change in velocity. The momentum of an object applies pressure on the object stopping ...
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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
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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All Things Astronomy
Sep 20, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Common Misconception 3, Part 2: 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. . . . Today’s ...
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Sep 8, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Common Misconception 2: Some people say Electric Universe proponents reject the laws of physics. Answer: Science is the study of patterns in nature to find dependable relationships between causes and effects. As scientists confirm these ...
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Sep 4, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Here’s Neil deGrasse Tyson, in Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, 2017, on page 17: “In the beginning, nearly fourteen billion years ago, all the space and all the matter and all the energy of the known universe was contained in a volume less ...
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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 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
Mar 24, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Smorie
If an object the same mass as the Earth was to whiz past the Earth but miss by less than 500km, what would be the effects? Would there be massive tsunamis? Would people get pulled off the ground? Would there be no effect at all? Mats ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 28, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lukian
sunny, sunny, sunnyyyy dayys! How the sun looked like everyday of 2018.
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 16, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Lukian
Astronomers discover first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals The first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals has been discovered by astronomers at the University of Warwick, and ...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Lukian
I'm sure this probe will give us years of awesome pics The Parker Solar Probe takes its first up-close look at the sun The spacecraft broke speed and distance records on its initial solar flyby FIRST LOOK One of the first images NASA’s ...
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 6, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Lukian
A well deserved correction in science history. Jocelyn Bell Burnell is about to get some much-deserved recognition, and a pretty big chunk of change to boot. The British astrophysicist will receive a Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental...
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 2, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by vcg1234
POLLJust for fun - and to see if people will form an evidence based argument and/or engage in meaningful debate. I am ready to learn from you. On which outer solar system moon will we discover life first? Feel free to post your own new option as ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 28, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by AntaresRose
The multiverse theory states that though our universe is one of many, it’s a lucky one. But new research calls that luck into question. By Amber Jorgenson | Published: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 MultiverseNEWSTILE Jaime Salcido/EAGLE Collaboration ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 19, 2018May 2018

Posted by AntaresRose
The conservation of energy is an absolute law, and yet it seems to fly in the face of things we observe every day. Sparks create a fire, which generates heat—manifest energy that wasn’t there before. A battery produces power. A nuclear bomb ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 7, 2018May 2018

Posted by vcg1234
What do you think? Will SpaceX succeed where NASA has fallen short or is my current favorite space cowboy Elon Musk going to push things too far? (AWESOME NEW WORD FOR ME, sclerotic = becoming rigid and unresponsive; losing the...
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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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