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ASNH Events (stargazing, meetings, public events) for October

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ESO European Southern Observatory ESOcast

ESOcast SD

ESOcast is a video podcast series dedicated to bringing you the latest news and research from ESO, the European Southern Observatory. Here we explore the Universe's ultimate frontier.

FaviconMost distant rotating galaxy yet is a space oddity | ESO News

Posted on: 7 Oct 2024, 10:00 am






CBS News Sunday Morning article Preserving the starry starry night

NASA Image Of The Day

NASA Image of the Day

The latest NASA "Image of the Day" image.

FaviconEuropa Clipper Begins Journey to Jupiter’s Icy Moon 15 Oct 2024, 1:17 pm

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase its momentum. With help of these “gravity assists,” Europa Clipper will achieve the velocity needed to reach Jupiter in April 2030.

FaviconAncient Comet Makes Appearance 11 Oct 2024, 3:27 pm

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was about 44 million miles away from Earth in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 272 miles above the South Pacific Ocean southeast of New Zealand just before sunrise on Sept. 28, 2024.

APOD for Today

APOD

Astronomy Picture of the Day

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How bright and strange will the tails of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS become? How bright and strange will the tails of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS become?


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Go outside at sunset tonight and see a comet! Go outside at sunset tonight and see a comet!


Astronomy News

Space.com News Feed

Favicon Solar Cycle 25 is still in max phase, so more aurora-boosting sun storms could be coming

Solar Cycle 25 remains in its maximum phase, and more powerful sun storms are likely to come over the next few months, experts say.

Favicon Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easy

Fission technology is well established in power generation and nuclear-powered submarines, and its application to drive or power a rocket could one day give NASA a faster, more powerful alternative to chemically driven rockets.

Faces of the Moon A new book by ASNH member Bob Crelin Click the book below for information on the book

There Once Was A Sky Full Of Stars A new book by ASNH member Bob Crelin Click the book below for information on the book

The 100 Best Targets for Astrophotography A new book by ASNH member Ruben Kier Click the book below for a review from Springer.com

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