<p>"Soot Planets" Might Be More Common Than "Water Worlds" <a href="https://www.universetoday.com/articles/soot-planets-might-be-more-common-than-water-worlds" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.universetoday.com/articles/soot-planets-might-be-more-common-than-water-worlds"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.universetoday.com/articles</span><span class="invisible">/soot-planets-might-be-more-common-than-water-worlds</span></a> 🪐 <a href="/tags/exoplanet/" rel="tag">#Exoplanet</a> <a href="/tags/exoplanets/" rel="tag">#Exoplanets</a> <a href="/tags/alienworlds/" rel="tag">#AlienWorlds</a> <a href="/tags/alienlife/" rel="tag">#AlienLife</a> <a href="/tags/extraterrestrials/" rel="tag">#Extraterrestrials</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>
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<p>PRESS RELEASE: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/perseverance-rover-uncovers-clues-to-ancient-martian-chemistry/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/perseverance-rover-uncovers-clues-to-ancient-martian-chemistry/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/perseverance</span><span class="invisible">-rover-uncovers-clues-to-ancient-martian-chemistry/</span></a> </p><p>SETI Institute Senior Research Scientist Janice Bishop and University of Massachusetts Engineering Professor Mario Parente analyzed orbital hyperspectral images from the Compact Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, producing a detailed mineral map at the tens-of-meters scale of the crater documenting deposits of clays and carbonates signaling abundant water on ancient Mars.</p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/planetaryscience/" rel="tag">#planetaryscience</a></p>
<p>I love changing my <a href="/tags/perspective/" rel="tag">#perspective</a> by slipping into the most impossible roles. It helps me see everyday things with new eyes. When I became this cute little green <a href="/tags/alien/" rel="tag">#alien</a>, this is the result:</p><p>🐸 a downloadable mini <a href="/tags/zine/" rel="tag">#zine</a> as <a href="/tags/howto/" rel="tag">#HowTo</a> <a href="/tags/shift/" rel="tag">#shift</a> your perspective: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/s/700d3d3138" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>ko-fi.com/s/700d3d3138</a></p><p>🌱 a photo reportage about a <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/moss/" rel="tag">#moss</a> <a href="/tags/expedition/" rel="tag">#expedition</a>: <a href="https://steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/d242349d-fa59-4af8-a834-c93d580a4039" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="steady.page/en/naturematchcuts/posts/d242349d-fa59-4af8-a834-c93d580a4039"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">steady.page/en/naturematchcuts</span><span class="invisible">/posts/d242349d-fa59-4af8-a834-c93d580a4039</span></a></p><p>🐸 more infos about <a href="/tags/zines/" rel="tag">#zines</a> and how to fold them: <a href="https://www.cronenburg.net/zines/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.cronenburg.net/zines/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/reciprocity/" rel="tag">#reciprocity</a> <a href="/tags/naturewriting/" rel="tag">#natureWriting</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a></p>
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<p>On the occasion of the International Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society, where a joint effort is happening right now to connect existing <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> accounts and to invite more members of the community to participate, here is a starter pack of accounts with a relation to Astronomy in Germany:</p><p><a href="https://fedidevs.com/s/NjA2/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fedidevs.com/s/NjA2/</a> </p><p>Are you all already following each other? Did you just get started and want to ask to be included, too? Would you like to suggest further additions to the starter pack? Are you discovering accounts in the list whose introductions should get boosted around a lot more? Are astronomy aficionados out there finding this list useful?</p><p><a href="/tags/starterpack/" rel="tag">#Starterpack</a> <a href="/tags/fedifollows/" rel="tag">#FediFollows</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/astrodon/" rel="tag">#Astrodon</a> <a href="/tags/ag2025goerlitz/" rel="tag">#AG2025Goerlitz</a> <a href="/tags/germanastrosoc/" rel="tag">#GermanAstroSoc</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://blog.beelseal.com/2025-09-23-214339/" rel="nofollow">Available Now! Pearl the Space Girl: The A to Z Adventure of Exploring Space Careers</a></p>Dr. Michaelyn Thomas (aka <a href="https://spacedoutdoc.com)" rel="nofollow">Spaced Out Doc</a> has written a children's book that is available now in both <a href="https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=lDGze03zFWCoCstvaES4XTbUz1t8jRybl8HFTZkIDMa" rel="nofollow">hardcover</a> and <a href="https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=LU8blwlVT5oprmqJJe00QQwfRq8K6mFJ2bQy4YkXsVZ" rel="nofollow">paperback</a>. It is also available from all major online book retailers. For background on Pearl the Space Girl, see these blog posts from Dr. Thomas:<br><br><a href="https://spacedoutdoc.com/my-blog/f/pearl-the-space-girl-%7C-exploring-space-careers" rel="nofollow">Pearl the Space Girl | Exploring Space Careers</a><br><br><a href="https://spacedoutdoc.com/my-blog/f/pearl-the-space-girl-%7C-did-you-know" rel="nofollow">Pearl the Space Girl | Did you know?</a><br><br><a href="/tags/pearlthespacegirl/" rel="tag">#PearlTheSpaceGirl</a> <a href="/tags/childrensbook/" rel="tag">#ChildrensBook</a> <a href="/tags/childrensbooks/" rel="tag">#ChildrensBooks</a> <a href="/tags/forkids/" rel="tag">#ForKids</a> <a href="/tags/atoz/" rel="tag">#AToZ</a> <a href="/tags/spacebook/" rel="tag">#SpaceBook</a> <a href="/tags/spacebooks/" rel="tag">#SpaceBooks</a> <a href="/tags/picturebook/" rel="tag">#PictureBook</a> <a href="/tags/picturebooks/" rel="tag">#PictureBooks</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/stem/" rel="tag">#STEM</a> <a href="/tags/steam/" rel="tag">#STEAM</a> <a href="/tags/spacedoutdoc/" rel="tag">#SpacedOutDoc</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a><br><br><br><br><br>
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<p>On Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, at 7 pm (PT), Dr. Steven Kahn (UC Berkeley) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled:</p><p>"The New Vera C. Rubin Observatory: Surveying the Universe"</p><p>in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, in Los Altos (see directions at the link below).</p><p>The talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, now in its 26th year.</p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.seti.org/events/the-new-vera-c-rubin-observatory-surveying-the-universe/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/events/the-new-vera-c-rubin-observatory-surveying-the-universe/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/events/the-new-ve</span><span class="invisible">ra-c-rubin-observatory-surveying-the-universe/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/bayarea/" rel="tag">#bayarea</a></p>
<p>A mysterious visitor from beyond the stars zipped through our solar system, no tail, strange speed, bizarre shape. Was it just a rock… or something more? </p><p>Read More: <a href="https://t.co/qmhNO5xmuR" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>t.co/qmhNO5xmuR</a></p><p><a href="/tags/oumuamua/" rel="tag">#Oumuamua</a> <a href="/tags/spacemystery/" rel="tag">#SpaceMystery</a> <a href="/tags/nasa/" rel="tag">#NASA</a> <a href="/tags/alien/" rel="tag">#Alien</a> <a href="/tags/aliens/" rel="tag">#aliens</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/astrology/" rel="tag">#astrology</a></p>
<p>The International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science becomes a permanent institution in Göttingen and Braunschweig </p><p>The Solar System School, the joint graduate school of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, the University of Göttingen, and the Technical University of Braunschweig, is now a permanent fixture in doctoral training in Göttingen and Braunschweig. The Max Planck Society will continue the International Max Planck Research School for Solar System Science at the University of Göttingen and at TU Braunschweig for an indefinite period. The IMPRS doctoral program offers students from all over the world the opportunity to obtain a doctorate in the field of solar system research... <a href="https://www.mps.mpg.de/bright-future-for-solar-system-school" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mps.mpg.de/bright-future-for-solar-system-school"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mps.mpg.de/bright-future-f</span><span class="invisible">or-solar-system-school</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@tubraunschweig" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tubraunschweig</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://academiccloud.social/@unigoettingen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>unigoettingen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://academiccloud.social/@thegoecampus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thegoecampus</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@maxplanckgesellschaft" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>maxplanckgesellschaft</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://academiccloud.social/@mpsgoettingen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mpsgoettingen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://academiccloud.social/@sonjaschuh01" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sonjaschuh01</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/imprs/" rel="tag">#IMPRS</a> <a href="/tags/solarsystemschool/" rel="tag">#SolarSystemSchool</a> <a href="/tags/solarsystem/" rel="tag">#SolarSystem</a> <a href="/tags/mpsgoettingen/" rel="tag">#MPSGoettingen</a> <a href="/tags/unigoettingen/" rel="tag">#UniGoettingen</a> <a href="/tags/tubraunschweig/" rel="tag">#TUBraunschweig</a> <a href="/tags/goettingen/" rel="tag">#Goettingen</a> <a href="/tags/braunschweig/" rel="tag">#Braunschweig</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/phd/" rel="tag">#PhD</a></p>
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<p>So cool. If you zoom in on the upper right, you see a little crescent. That's the Martian moon Phobos.</p><p>Zoom in again and you'll see a star next to Phobos. That's Earth! That's home.</p><p>Seen from Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover.</p><p><a href="https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/curiosity-views-earth-setting-phobos-rising/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="science.nasa.gov/photojournal/curiosity-views-earth-setting-phobos-rising/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/photojournal/</span><span class="invisible">curiosity-views-earth-setting-phobos-rising/</span></a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/mpsgoettingen/" rel="tag">#MPSGoettingen</a> wishes you happy holidays and a healthy and successful New Year 2026!</p><p>Featuring prominently on our season's greetings card: the first images of the Sun's south pole 🛰️ ☀️</p><p>During its flyby of the Sun at the end of March this year, the Solar Orbiter space probe had its first clear view of our star's poles. Solar Orbiter's trajectory has recently been tilted 17 degrees relative to the Sun's equator, allowing measurements from this unique perspective for the first time. As the new observations impressively show, the magnetic field at the poles is currently in a state of turmoil.</p><p>In addition to the images of the sun's south pole taken by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft, the past year has brought us many other highlights: exciting scientific results and important awards. Read more at <a href="https://www.mps.mpg.de/en/season-s-greetings-2025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mps.mpg.de/en/season-s-greetings-2025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mps.mpg.de/en/season-s-gre</span><span class="invisible">etings-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/2025/" rel="tag">#2025</a> <a href="/tags/wrapped/" rel="tag">#wrapped</a> <a href="/tags/wrapped2025/" rel="tag">#wrapped2025</a> <a href="/tags/jahresrückblick/" rel="tag">#Jahresrückblick</a> <a href="/tags/solarorbiter/" rel="tag">#SolarOrbiter</a> <a href="/tags/sun/" rel="tag">#Sun</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/solaustralisincognitus/" rel="tag">#SolAustralisIncognitus</a> <a href="/tags/2026/" rel="tag">#2026</a> <a href="/tags/newyear/" rel="tag">#NewYear</a> <a href="/tags/goettingen/" rel="tag">#Goettingen</a> <a href="/tags/astrodon/" rel="tag">#Astrodon</a></p>
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<p>NASA Chief Gives Serious Warning About 3I/ATLAS Collision with Earth</p><p>3i Atlas came from deep space, silent and unseen, slipping into our solar system on a path no one expected. <br><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.simply-amazing-stuff.com/nasa-chief-gives-serious-warning-about-3i-atlas-collision-with-earth/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.simply-amazing-stuff.com/nasa-chief-gives-serious-warning-about-3i-atlas-collision-with-earth/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.simply-amazing-stuff.com/n</span><span class="invisible">asa-chief-gives-serious-warning-about-3i-atlas-collision-with-earth/</span></a></p>
<p>wowow 🤩 </p><p>📷/creator : u/embroiderybynusik<br> via <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/1puyp56/my_new_embroidery_silent_shore/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/comments/1puyp56/my_new_embroidery_silent_shore/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reddit.com/r/Embroidery/co</span><span class="invisible">mments/1puyp56/my_new_embroidery_silent_shore/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/aurora/" rel="tag">#aurora</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/embroidery/" rel="tag">#embroidery</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/aurorae/" rel="tag">#aurorae</a></p>
<p>“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk<br>---</p><p>The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/spa</span><span class="invisible">cex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/starship/" rel="tag">#Starship</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a></p>
<p>What is Hubble observing?</p><p><a href="https://spacetelescopelive.org/hubble?obsId=01KKPMD8KRV8VX8NPK5QZNBBYA" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="spacetelescopelive.org/hubble?obsId=01KKPMD8KRV8VX8NPK5QZNBBYA"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spacetelescopelive.org/hubble?</span><span class="invisible">obsId=01KKPMD8KRV8VX8NPK5QZNBBYA</span></a></p><p> <a href="/tags/hubble/" rel="tag">#hubble</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/telescope/" rel="tag">#telescope</a></p>
<p>The SETI Institute invites nominations for the 2026 Jill Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth, an international honor recognizing individuals whose ideas, work, or leadership have meaningfully advanced humanity’s efforts to understand life and intelligence in the Universe. Artists, journalists, media, scientists, educators, law & ethics, philosophers, and more – all disciplines are welcome.</p><p><a href="/tags/seti/" rel="tag">#seti</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> video accounts to follow:</p><p>(If an account looks blank to you, see <a href="https://fedi.tips/why-does-someones-account-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fedi.tips/why-does-someones-account-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/why-does-someones-ac</span><span class="invisible">count-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank</span></a>)</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/a/lightcurvefilms_socialmedia/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/a/lightcurvefilms_socialmedia', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/accounts/lightcurvefilms_socialmedia', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lightcurvefilms_socialmedia</span></a></span> - Planetary science videos</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/a/europlanet_media/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/a/europlanet_media', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/accounts/europlanet_media', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europlanet_media</span></a></span> - European org for planetary science</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/a/issi_media/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/a/issi_media', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/accounts/issi_media', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>issi_media</span></a></span> - Research on Solar System, planetary sci, astrophysics etc</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/a/geo.x_media/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/a/geo.x_media', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/accounts/geo.x_media', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>geo.x_media</span></a></span> - Geoscientific competence network based in Berlin & Potsdam, Germany</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="[{'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/a/openplanetary_media/video-channels', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/a/openplanetary_media', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}, {'type': 'Link', 'href': 'https://solarsystem.video/accounts/openplanetary_media', 'mediaType': 'text/html'}]" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>openplanetary_media</span></a></span> - Helping planetary scientists & software developers to share data & tools</p><p>🧵 1/2</p>
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<p>Astronomers sure do conjure up a lot of spooky images when they look out into deep space. A short Halloween thread:</p><p>Let's start with the Cosmic Bat Nebula (LDN 43).</p><p><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#halloween</a></p>
<p>Three Chinese astronauts who have been living on China's Tiangong space station since April 24 were set to return to Earth Wednesday when a piece of suspected “space junk” struck their return capsule — just hours ahead of departure. Looks like they’re going to be there for a while. Read more from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@LiveScience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LiveScience</span></a></span>:</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/SGZBwV" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/SGZBwV</a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> <a href="/tags/spaceexploration/" rel="tag">#SpaceExploration</a></p>
<p>Fascinating <a href="/tags/documentary/" rel="tag">#documentary</a> on the <a href="/tags/challenger/" rel="tag">#Challenger</a> space shuttle <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#disaster</a>. Apparently <a href="/tags/nasa/" rel="tag">#NASA</a> withheld quite a bit of <a href="/tags/information/" rel="tag">#information</a> from the <a href="/tags/public/" rel="tag">#public</a> for decades.</p><p>While it was true the rubber O rings failed due to subfreezing temperatures, NASA ignored engineers warnings and proceeded with the launch. What isn't true is the <a href="/tags/astronauts/" rel="tag">#astronauts</a> vaporizing due to the <a href="/tags/explosion/" rel="tag">#explosion</a>. Withheld <a href="/tags/evidence/" rel="tag">#evidence</a> showed not only were they aware, they activated <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#emergency</a> air tanks and were passengers trapped in a cabin on a <a href="/tags/terrifying/" rel="tag">#terrifying</a> high speed freefall which slammed into the ocean.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjwDA9euytQ" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjwDA9euytQ"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjwDA9</span><span class="invisible">euytQ</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/launch/" rel="tag">#launch</a> <a href="/tags/failure/" rel="tag">#failure</a> <a href="/tags/death/" rel="tag">#death</a> <a href="/tags/investigation/" rel="tag">#investigation</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/wow/" rel="tag">#wow</a></p>
<p>'The most incredible display of aurora I've ever seen in my 20 years of flying'. </p><p>Pilot captures historic northern lights show from 37,000 feet (photos) </p><p><a href="https://www.space.com/stargazing/auroras/the-most-incredible-display-of-aurora-ive-ever-seen-in-my-20-years-of-flying-pilot-captures-historic-northern-lights-show-from-37-000-feet-photos" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.space.com/stargazing/auroras/the-most-incredible-display-of-aurora-ive-ever-seen-in-my-20-years-of-flying-pilot-captures-historic-northern-lights-show-from-37-000-feet-photos"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.space.com/stargazing/auror</span><span class="invisible">as/the-most-incredible-display-of-aurora-ive-ever-seen-in-my-20-years-of-flying-pilot-captures-historic-northern-lights-show-from-37-000-feet-photos</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/aurora/" rel="tag">#aurora</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a></p>
<p>Enter the Dragon 🐉🥋</p><p>Here it is – my new JWST image of the young protostellar outflow system in Cassiopeia called HH288, aka The Dragon Jet.</p><p>We discovered it in the 1990s & the NASA/ESA/CSA JWST reveals stunning new detail, including several new jets crossing the main dragon 🙂👍</p><p>This is a 4K version – you can view & download the full 12K image here: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/gp/markmccaughrean/944q5814f8" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.flickr.com/gp/markmccaughrean/944q5814f8"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.flickr.com/gp/markmccaughr</span><span class="invisible">ean/944q5814f8</span></a></p><p>For more coverage, see this by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@DrCarpineti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DrCarpineti</span></a></span> at: <a href="https://www.iflscience.com/dragon-jet-erupts-from-baby-stars-in-stunning-new-jwst-image-82374" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.iflscience.com/dragon-jet-erupts-from-baby-stars-in-stunning-new-jwst-image-82374"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.iflscience.com/dragon-jet-</span><span class="invisible">erupts-from-baby-stars-in-stunning-new-jwst-image-82374</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/spacescience/" rel="tag">#SpaceScience</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a></p>
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<p>"For two decades, spacefaring nations have operated under a simple rule: any satellite sent into orbit must have a less than one in 10,000 chance of injuring someone on the ground. The rule was written when a few dozen objects reentered the atmosphere each year. By early 2026, with more than 9,000 <a href="/tags/starlink/" rel="tag">#Starlink</a> satellites in orbit and filings for constellations totaling over 70,000 spacecraft, that arithmetic no longer holds."</p><p><a href="https://indiandefencereview.com/starlink-satellites-falling-nonstop-to-earth-risk/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="indiandefencereview.com/starlink-satellites-falling-nonstop-to-earth-risk/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indiandefencereview.com/starli</span><span class="invisible">nk-satellites-falling-nonstop-to-earth-risk/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/satellites/" rel="tag">#Satellites</a> <a href="/tags/spaceenvironment/" rel="tag">#SpaceEnvironment</a></p>
<p>Yes, you may be killed by falling human made space junk, but the odds remain small(ish) that will occur. The (almost inevitable) <a href="/tags/kesslersyndrome/" rel="tag">#KesslerSyndrome</a> may also prevent future <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> flights if all those <a href="/tags/satellites/" rel="tag">#satellites</a> in Low Earth Orbit start colliding, creating countless debris.</p><p>However, we *ALL* have to worry about the ‘chemical problem’ being created by SpaceX et al in the upper atmosphere. I have been banging on about this for a while and the attached article summarises the science in an easy to understand way - I have pasted the bit about the ‘chemical problem’ below because we *ALL* need to understand what the billionaires are doing to the planet while we are watching.</p><p>—————<br>Quote:</p><p>Debris on the ground attracts immediate attention, but atmospheric scientists are tracking a slower process with potentially larger consequences. When satellites vaporize in the mesosphere, 50 to 80 kilometers above Earth, they release clouds of vaporized metals that condense into aerosol particles. Those particles descend into the stratosphere, where Earth’s protective ozone layer resides.</p><p>Aluminum is the element of greatest concern. Upon reentry, aluminum oxidizes into aluminum oxide nanoparticles. A single 250 kilogram satellite generates roughly 30 kilograms of these particles. Unlike chlorofluorocarbons, which directly destroy ozone, aluminum oxide acts as a catalyst. One particle can facilitate chemical reactions that destroy thousands of ozone molecules over decades without being consumed.</p><p>Researchers from the University of Southern California’s Department of Astronautical Engineering documented an eightfold increase in atmospheric aluminum oxides between 2016 and 2022, directly correlating with the proliferation of satellite constellations, a finding reported in detail by CNET. In 2022 alone, reentering satellites released an estimated 41.7 metric tons of aluminum, approximately 30 percent more than the natural input from micrometeoroids.</p><p>Projections based on current deployment schedules suggest annual aluminum oxide emissions could reach 360 metric tons, a 646 percent increase over natural background levels, according to research highlighted by Popular Mechanics. Because these particles take 20 to 30 years to descend into the ozone layer, the atmospheric chemistry of today’s satellite fleet will not manifest as measurable ozone loss until the 2040s. By then, the upper atmosphere could already be saturated with catalysts.</p><p>NASA high altitude sampling flights over Alaska in 2023 detected the signature of this process. At approximately 60,000 feet, instruments found that 10 percent of stratospheric sulfuric acid particles larger than 120 nanometers contained aluminum and other metals traceable to spacecraft reentries, according to data presented at the American Astronomical Society meeting that year. The atmosphere now bears a permanent chemical marker of human activity in space.<br>—————<br><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/thebillionairesarekillingusall/" rel="tag">#TheBillionairesAreKillingUsAll</a></p><p><a href="https://indiandefencereview.com/starlink-satellites-falling-nonstop-to-earth-risk/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="indiandefencereview.com/starlink-satellites-falling-nonstop-to-earth-risk/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">indiandefencereview.com/starli</span><span class="invisible">nk-satellites-falling-nonstop-to-earth-risk/</span></a></p>
<p>👀 </p><p><a href="/tags/xmpp/" rel="tag">#xmpp</a> <a href="/tags/movim/" rel="tag">#movim</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/feature/" rel="tag">#feature</a> <a href="/tags/discord/" rel="tag">#discord</a> <a href="/tags/leavediscord/" rel="tag">#leaveDiscord</a> </p><p><a href="https://github.com/movim/movim/pull/1520" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/movim/movim/pull/1520"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/movim/movim/pull/15</span><span class="invisible">20</span></a></p>
