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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
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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All Things Astronomy
May 4, 2018May 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Happy Star Wars day fellow space-nerds! (Too bad they had to ruin the science right there at the end!)
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All Things Astronomy
May 17, 2018May 2018

Posted by Spooner
I'm heading out to the CA central valley this weekend (on the way to San Francisco) to one of it's darkest spots (class 2-3 Bortle scale)! If anyone else is in the area let me know and we can observe together. I'll have my new 8" goto Dob with me!
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All Things Astronomy
May 20, 2018May 2018

Posted by ScienceBiker
Dense clouds swirl around Venus in this stunning image taken by our Pioneer Venus mission. The spacecraft, which launched OTD in 1978, was the first to orbit the planet:
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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
Oct 25, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Denker
Some great images in the Astronomy Photographer Of the Year competition... enjoy!
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 6, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
several sources have picked up this story. It is very fun to speculate that Oumuamua could be an alien spacecraft, in particular, some sort of solar sail. We should chase it and go catch up to it now!! The researchers aren't ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 12, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
Science debate in action. I started to express a sense of skeptical curiosity when it appeared that LIGO was detecting several signals in a year or two. That would mean there are several black holes merging, maybe too many? ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 3, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by RichieO
Happy perihelion 3 January 2019 5000,000km closer to the sun than at aphelion… Resulting in slightly warmer Northern hemisphere winters and warmer Southern hemisphere summers and visa versa at aphelion… It’s amazing how many people think (by...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 18, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by AntaresRose
China lands on far side of the moon. (link is below)
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 27, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by AntaresRose
Elephant Trunk Nebula.
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All Things Astronomy
Mar 8, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Lukian
Happy International women's Day. Thanks for discovery the Universe for all of us to admire! The Women Who Mapped the Universe And Still Couldn’t Get Any Respect At the beginning of the 20th century, a group of women known as ...
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 28, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Binary stars are fascinating phenomena. Each star evolves in its own way based on its own mass but each star can affect the other especially if there is mass sharing. A star can live, then die and then live again - it just needs enough mass to burn ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Lukian
Some of the best people
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All Things Astronomy
May 12, 2018May 2018

Posted by Lukian
I really can't wait to see the picture of Saggitarius A ever since I saw this amazing clip
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 11, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Spirit 2004-2010 Opportunity 2004-2018? Say it ain’t so! Keep an eye on the little engine that could - mission lasting longer than most marriages but we aren’t ready for it to end!
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 30, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Shouldbefishing
The Soviet Buran program.
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 6, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Denker
The James Webb space telescope is now due to launch in 2021? I saw somewhere it had gotten delayed from its original date in 2018. Anyway I was just watching this video on YouTube on all the things the mission is meant to clarify for us, very cool ...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 8, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Denker
I discovered this really neat YouTube channel called Astrum which is worth a look if you’re into astronomy. It uses a lot of authentic footage. Here’s an example of the kind of video’s this guy does, on the planet Neptune... Pretty...
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 14, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by speljamr
Massive impact crater beneath Greenland could explain Ice Age climate swing
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All Things Astronomy
Nov 20, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lukian
"Chekov: "Captain! We found the wessel! and it's called the enterprise." This thing is big!!
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 4, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by Lukian
Wow what an approach to the asteroid Bennu!! After traveling two billion miles over more than two years, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has arrived at asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft will survey the asteroid, collect a sample, and bring...
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 22, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by vcg1234
❤️ Happy Earth Day, Earthlings! ❤️ Chris Hadfield (one of my personal favorite Astronauts) explains the Overview Effect. If there was a way to cause this awareness shift in more people, the appreciation for our unique and irreplaceable ...
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All Things Astronomy
May 5, 2018May 2018

Posted by magicwatch
Good luck to mars,
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All Things Astronomy
Jun 15, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by vcg1234
Break free from the bonds of Earth
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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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