Category: space

  • 2023 is the year of the Green comet!

    2023 is the year of the Green comet!

    This seems to be pretty historic!

    A green bright comet named C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is set to make its closest approach to Earth in two weeks, the comet was discovered in March when transiting through Jupiter’s orbit, E3 will reach perihelion on January 8, after that will be visible without glasses..

    This is pretty rare, as space sites are reporting.

    Here is what is known:

    It was discovered in March 2022. NASA reported that the rare green comet was spotted using a wide-field survey camera at CalTech’s Zwicky Transient Facility within Jupiter’s orbit.

    Since then, it has hurdled ever closer to the Sun, and as NASA noted in a post about the comet, it will reach its perigee, or closest point to us on Earth, on February 1.

    From everything mainstream sources are reporting, This phenomenon has not happened in 10,000 years..

    And get this!

    NASA data suggests that the last time this gorgeous green goblin came this close to Earth was about 50,000 years ago..

    In reality that means that the last humans to ever witness it were likely Ice Age-era Neanderthals..

    And how many times was it seen prior than 50,000 years back? Did dinosaurs witness it as they roamed the earth..? Amazing stuff, this space .. and amazing what we will soon see with our naked earthly eyes.

  • WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN: THE SUMMER OF JAMES WEBB

    WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN: THE SUMMER OF JAMES WEBB

    How cool is this!!

    NASA has released one of the James Webb telescope’s first images, and it’s the deepest view of the universe ever captured.

    This is the picture we’ve all been waiting for—the deepest image of the cosmos ever captured. Billions of dollars and lifetimes of work have brought us to this historic moment:

    The image shows SMACS 0723, where a massive group of galaxy clusters act as a magnifying glass for the objects behind them. Called gravitational lensing, this created Webb’s first deep field view of incredibly old and distant, faint galaxies.

    The presentation occurred at the White House during a preview event with President Joe Biden and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.

    The image, taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera, is composed of images taken at different wavelengths of light over the course of 12.5 hours. The Hubble Space Telescope’s deepest fields took weeks to capture.

    The rest of the high-resolution color images will make their debut on July 12..

    MORE COMING..

  • CNN proclaims that Biden will release James Webb images

    CNN proclaims that Biden will release James Webb images

    Why is this being made political? This is an amazing scientific event.

    How about the headline reading ‘scientists excited to release images from Webb telescope..?

    Hard work over years has paid off..

    (PS We would believe and say the same thing if this was Trump or any previous president) ..

    Either way, we are excited to see the images that Biden will share ..

  • A brand new view of space ! This is beautiful

    A brand new view of space ! This is beautiful

    Today, NASA released the first image from the James Webb Space Telescope after sharpening its focus, as the agency plans to start peering at the earliest galaxies in the universe.

    The image shows a brilliant, blazing orange star know as 2MASS J17554042+6551277… with multiple galaxies in the background.

    How beautiful, profound, and breathtaking to consider this massive immense and ever expanding universe and our small little piece of insanity where we still fight caveman fights…

  • Asteroid impacts Earth just two hours after it was discovered

    Asteroid impacts Earth just two hours after it was discovered

    At just three meters wide, 2022 EB5 was around just half the size of an average male giraffe, which grows to be around five-six meters in height. As such, it was unlikely to do any damage if it had impacted the planet. 

    — Read on m.jpost.com/science/article-701110

    However it’s clear that the timeline from discovery to impact is the concern..

  • Solar storm set for Monday

    Solar storm set for Monday

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    Strong solar storm set to hit Earth Monday

    Dr Tamitha Skov, a space weather physicist tweeted yesterday: “Direct Hit! NOAA & NASA prediction models show solar storm to hit Earth between 12:00 and 21:00 UTC on March 13.

    “Impact should be strong! Expect aurora deep into mid-latitudes, amateur radio & GPS reception issues, especially near dawn/dusk, and on Earth’s nightside!”

  • NASA Announces death of the International Space Station in 2031!!

    NASA Announces death of the International Space Station in 2031!!

    NASA says it plans to retire the International Space Station in 2031 by crashing it into an uninhabited stretch of the Pacific Ocean. Phil McAlister, director of commercial space at NASA Headquarters, said in a press release that the private sector will be taking the lead on the development of future space station projects and that NASA will help ensure a smooth transition. 

    “The private sector is technically and financially capable of developing and operating commercial low-Earth orbit destinations, with NASA’s assistance,” he said. “We look forward to sharing our lessons learned and operations experience with the private sector to help them develop safe, reliable, and cost-effective destinations in space.”

  • Stage set tonight for longest lunar eclipse since the 1400s

    Stage set tonight for longest lunar eclipse since the 1400s

    The longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years will grace the night sky late Thursday night and early Friday across the entire country, weather permitting.

    According to NASA, the eclipse will last three hours and 28 minutes, the longest partial eclipse of this century and the longest in 580 years.

    For East Coast observers, the partial eclipse begins a little after 2 a.m. Friday and reaches its maximum at 4 in the morning. For observers on the West Coast, it begins just after 11 p.m. Thursday and reaches a maximum at 1 a.m. Friday.

  • ISS crew takes refuge after Russian anti-satellite weapons test sends debris flying

    ISS crew takes refuge after Russian anti-satellite weapons test sends debris flying

    US blasted Russia for ‘dangerous and irresponsible behavior’ after Russians conducted anti-satellite weapons test, endangering International Space Station 

    US investigating a ‘debris-generating event in space’ after astronauts on the ISS were forced to prepare for a possible evacuation
    It came amid unconfirmed reports that Russia performed an anti-satellite weapon test 

    The space junk passes started early Monday, with the ISS making closes passes every 90 minutes 

    The tests have been criticized by the space community because of the risk they create for crews in low Earth orbit 

    NASA has not yet commented, but its Russian counterpart Roscomos, downplayed the incident 

    Tensions between Russia and the West have escalated in recent weeks as Kremlin has been accused of fomenting instability on Belarus-Poland border

    American officials have also grown alarmed over satellite images said to show a buildup of Russian military personnel along its frontier with Ukraine 

    — Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10204525/Space-debris-event-forces-ISS-crew-evasive-action.html

  • A fireball raced across the Midwest sky, except it ‘was not a natural fireball,’ group says

    A fireball raced across the Midwest sky, except it ‘was not a natural fireball,’ group says

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    Fireball caught on home security camera turns Colorado night sky blue
    An object described by news outlets and witnesses as a “mysterious fireball” briefly shot across the sky early Wednesday, raising widespread speculation about what it might have been.

    Residents – and experts – throughout the Midwest are weighing in with speculation.

    Reports of unidentified flying objects are hardly new, although some seem to be ranking what looks like a blazing ball shooting across the sky particularly high on the highly-scientific awesome scale.
    — Read on www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-fireball-raced-across-the-midwest-sky-except-it-was-not-a-natural-fireball-group-says/ar-AAPL7D2

    It seems to be that time of year when the sky begins to fall! We have already been warned of several astroids nearing close to earth within the next few weeks. This one, well, is “natural” according to some..