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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
Dec 3, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Lukian
Come to think of it, we never took a pic of the sun's poles Revealed: the first ever picture of the sun’s north pole Here’s a view you’ve never seen before. Detailed images of the sun in all its blazing glory – with ...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 15, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by VineetHonkan
Here in Toronto every month at U of T (University of Toronto St. George Campus, downtown Toronto, the greatest city in the world! lol) the graduate astronomy society holds an outreach where they discuss current things on the bend. things like ...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 18, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by chilehead9
Outer solar system experts find 'far out there' dwarf planet 120 AU from the Sun Pluto is currently only 34 AU from the Sun.
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 21, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Denker
Faint starlight between galaxies shows distribution of dark matter. From Hubble images this makes it much easier to see dark matter and maybe divine whether it is self-interacting.
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 24, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by VineetHonkan
I've been thinking, NDT is right. We were too busy using the moon landing as a goal for the space race that after Apollo 17 we just said fuck it and then went for Mars. We sort of lost interest and focused on another planet instead of the Moon. Aside...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 26, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Lukian
blue on red interesting. NASA discovered an electric blue sand dune on Mars — and the photos are mind-blowing NASA found an exquisite sand dune on Mars over the summer that is literally out of this world. The photo of the electric blue sand ...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 31, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by zjona20
We basically lost interest in going back to the moon because there is not a competition on that front. Create the competition then we'll be there first thing next year.
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 14, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by AntaresRose
Earth pole shift.
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 11, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian
The first clear and simple explanation of heavy metal formation in supernovae I have seen. Where does gold come from?
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 11, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian
Ever heard of this little gem of a teenager? Pretty soon everybody will know her name! NASA Is Training This 17-Year-Old Girl to Become One of the First Humans on Mars
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 11, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian
Eerie Space Sounds Are Coming From a Strange Bond Between Enceladus And Saturn
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 13, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Frankenstein Moon: Charon High-Res maps of Pluto and it’s bizarre moon from New Horizons
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 17, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Georgy303
Ghost Particles busting out of another galaxy. The artist's rendition is totally cool.
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 25, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Denker
Looks like they found a big liquid water aquifer on Mars, raising hopes of life on the planet. With obvious implications for any attempts to settle humans on mars as well. Very good news!
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 29, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Lukian
two jokes, that really has a home here:
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 30, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by TidesnStars
Does everyone know, we just went through 2 moon in 1 month. We had an eclipse. This was the longest eclipse of this century. So this was a very relevant happening. I was out tonight because they said America couldn't see it was well. What I saw was ...
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 9, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by vcg1234
The B.F.G., I mean B.F.R. - a long read but fun!
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 17, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by vcg1234
... would the the real Starman please stand up... What they've accomplished in the last 10 years is astounding! The best is yet to come.
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 18, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Lutherzme
Fresh Air podcast - Neil deGrasse Tyson examines the unspoken alliance between science and war.
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 21, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by vcg1234
CubeSat Technology I ❤️ this newsletter! Sign up. Always good stuff in here!
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 11, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
I knew it. I knew moonmoon made no sense at all.... but I would have guessed that satellite would have been the word Bigger Moons Have Moons, And Some Are Calling Them 'Moonmoons' The New Scientist magazine popularized the term, but two ...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 13, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Aivery
Jupiter’s moon Europa may have a belt of 15-metre-tall ice spikes
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 20, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Constellation for Godzilla.... new... constellation for Bowie....kinda old... both on my mind. Creating something out of nothing, so human of us.
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 24, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Hathacat
Forever and always a awesome image
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 30, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Shouldbefishing
The Soviet Buran program.
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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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