Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 (arstechnica.com) angielski
New dwarf planet spotted at the edge of the solar system (www.newscientist.com)
Astronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster (www.astronomy.com)
Atmospheric analysis shows Venus never had Earth-like life, scientists say (www.theguardian.com) angielski
Confirmed at Last: Barnard's Star Hosts Four Tiny Planets (aasnova.org) angielski
Beginner telescope suggestions angielski
I’m planning to go to a rural spot that has a Bortle class 3 night sky around Southern California. Can anyone recommend a beginner friendly telescope with decent magnification for around $200? I’m not interested in using an accompanying smart phone app to go with it either. I’d like to see nebulae and galaxies the most....
In a last-minute decision, White House decides not to terminate NASA employees (arstechnica.com) angielski
"Big surprise": astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around pair of stars (www.eso.org)
It pains to admit but i got Bird Jones'ed when buying my first telescope
Half of the universe's hydrogen gas, long unaccounted for, has been found (phys.org)
James Webb Space Telescope Finds Stunning Evidence for Alternate Theory of Gravity - The Debrief (thedebrief.org) angielski
Webb telescope just snapped direct image of worlds many light-years away (mashable.com) angielski
'It's extremely worrisome.' NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut just 4 years after launch (www.space.com) angielski
Astronomers seek global ban on space advertising (spacenews.com)
Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system (www.theguardian.com)
NASA Ordered to Remove Anything About 'Women in Leadership' From Its Websites: Report (gizmodo.com) angielski
This Earth-sized Exoplanet is On a Death Spiral (www.universetoday.com) angielski
Our circumstances here on the wondrous, life-supporting Earth can give us a false understanding of what the Universe is really like. But our blue-skied, temperate planet is the extreme exception when it comes to other worlds. There’s nothing remotely like Earth in our Solar System, and exoplanet studies reinforce that idea....
Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and Wi-Fi are blocking the view (phys.org) angielski
The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the satellites we use for navigation, communication and Earth observation every day....
Milky Way may not be destroyed in galactic smash-up after all (www.rfi.fr)
Paris (AFP) – The Milky Way may not have a catastrophic collision with another huge galaxy as has been predicted, computer simulations revealed Monday, giving our home galaxy a coin-flip chance of avoiding destruction....
[Meta] Comm Clarification
So I’ve been posting space related stuff here for a while over !space to distribute content more, within the last few weeks though it was closed and now directs posting to this other mander space comm !space which is titled “Space & Astronomy”...
Most Planets in the Cosmos Probably Don’t Orbit Stars (www.scientificamerican.com)
Check Out the Highest-Resolution Images Ever Captured of the Sun's Entire Surface (www.smithsonianmag.com) angielski
Zoomable images: esa.int/…/New_full_Sun_views_show_sunspots_fields…
Saturn has 128 new moons – more than the rest of the planets combined (www.newscientist.com) angielski
The IAC confirms the existence of a Super-earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like Star (www.iac.es)
Brought my Celestron NexStar 6SE out on a camping trip last weekend and pointed it at the moon (lemmy.world)
Was out with a bunch of fellow geologists, who all got a kick out of looking at Saturn and the moon. Was only taking pictures with my phone, and so didn’t get a good shot of Saturn, but thought this one of the moon was nice.
