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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
Oct 19, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by Charlene
This is truly remarkable, the awe, wonder and beauty of the universe is dumbfounding.. The James Webb telescope has captured an image of the Pillars of Creation that could reshape thinking about star formation.
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All Things Astronomy
Aug 26, 2022Aug 2022

Posted by godfree2
Highly recommended youtuber, Anton Petrov
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Dec 20, 2021Dec 2021

Posted by euG5555
IEugene Bunt Studied Laser Technology at Schoolcraft CollegeUpdated Nov 22 What is the substance of spacetime? Einstein explained gravity over one hundred years ago: He said it was warped space-time and told where to look for it, the bending of light...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 3, 2021Oct 2021

Posted by starwatcher-al
Did you know that you can see Venus in the daytime? It's difficult because of that tiny speck of light getting lost in a vast sky but easy if you have a guide. On the evening of October 9th, and of course before the sun sets, look to the ...
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All Things Astronomy
Dec 30, 2020Dec 2020

Posted by Hathacat
On Dec. 30, 1930, the first-ever photo of the Earth's curvature was taken. This photo was taken by Lieutenant Colonel Albert William Stevens, who was an officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps and an aerial photographer. He also happened to be a ...
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Sep 5, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Hathacat
I liked this!
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All Things Astronomy
Jul 19, 2020Jul 2020

Posted by Amzungu
LINKHope probe: UAE launches historic first mission to Mars - BBC News
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All Things Astronomy
May 15, 2020May 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
I never though to do this but, I write a star column for a local landowners association and am posting it here. It's bi-monthly and if I get a few likes I'll post every time I write it. I hope you find it interesting ...
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All Things Astronomy
Apr 11, 2020Apr 2020

Posted by Hathacat
An incredible capture of a bright green meteor over South India.
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All Things Astronomy
Feb 13, 2020Feb 2020

Posted by starwatcher-al
A mottled orange, red, and yellow orb surrounded by stars Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. The constellation of Orion the Hunter is one of the most dependable sights in the night sky. Even in the most light-polluted cities, the outline is ...
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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 15, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Common Misconception 3, Part 1: 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. Many of today’s ...
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All Things Astronomy
Sep 9, 2019Sep 2019

Posted by yvilletom
Common Misconceptions 3: A Preview, Three Voices Today’s scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality. Nikola Tesla...
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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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All Things Astronomy
Aug 4, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Hathacat
The known exoplanets
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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
Mar 5, 2019Mar 2019

Posted by Thx4luh
At some point the government's around the world are going to have to wake up to the idea the only true preventable National disaster is deflecting comets or asteroids. It's happened four other times in Earth history... It will happen again. .. Maybe ...
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All Things Astronomy
Jan 12, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by VineetHonkan
So I ordered a few books on India's space program...a big one titled 'From Fishing Hamlet to Red Planet', 'ISRO: A Personal History', and 'The Indian Space Programme: India's Incredible Journey From the Third World to the First'.
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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 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 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
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
Oct 26, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
what is this? There's a Strange White Cloud Lingering Over Mars Right Now High over the peak of a long dead volcano on the Martian equator, a feathery white cloud stretches across the sky. At first glance it looks like the plume of an eruption,...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 11, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by vcg1234
To infinity and beyond...
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All Things Astronomy
Oct 3, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Lukian
we have a goblin in our midst. Astronomers have discovered a distant world in the outer Solar System. Named 2015 TG387 and nicknamed The Goblin, it never gets any closer to the Sun than about 65 times the Earth–Sun distance, or roughly twice ...
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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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