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Joined May 2023
MMX is on its way to Mars. JAXA confirms H3 launched its Martian Moons eXploration spacecraft. Its Phobos sample, due back in 2031, could show whether that moon is a captured asteroid or debris from a giant impact on Mars. global.jaxa.jp/press/2026/10โ€ฆ
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Rocket Lab is almost ready for its next launch! Named "We're Not Hawking Around", the mission will carry the HawkEye Cluster 16 triplet of satellites for HawkEye 360. This will be the final of 3 Electron launches for HawkEye. Launch is scheduled for tomorrow NET 07:00 UTC.
Wet Dress Rehearsal DONE โœ… Electron is ready for its 98th launch and latest mission from Launch Complex 1. 'We're Not Hawking Around' will deploy 3x HAWK satellites to a 520km LEO for @hawkeye360 to expand their RF-sensing constellation that collects signal data for maritime tracking, radar monitoring, and more. The launch window opens tomorrow, Oct 21: ๐Ÿš€8:00pm NZDT ๐Ÿš€07:00 UTC ๐Ÿš€3:00 am EDT ๐Ÿš€00:00 am PDT
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JAXA is launching a mission to explore the moons of Mars in 8 minutes. Make sure you tune in! youtube.com/live/Fn6gzuGa-6c
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I know this isn't breaking news, but what an incredible journey to reach this point. What a time to be alive! ๐Ÿ“ธ EHT Collaboration
The ultimate key to unlocking the heart of the Milky Way For millennia, light-blocking dust prevented us from seeing the heart of the Milky Way. Today, we've reached our galactic center, its supermassive black hole, and now, the event horizon. bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bโ€ฆ
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Wow it looks so cool to disrupt nocturnal life and the natural rhythm of Earth.
Apparently reflect orbital conducted their first ground illumination test and WOW does it look cool. Location: (near Mount Whitney and Lone Pine, California)
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Reflect Orbital's test near Mt. Whitney used powerful spotlights mounted on the ground to simulate illumination from its planned orbital reflectors. The company's first satellite has not launched. sfgate.com/tech/article/mโ€ฆ sfchronicle.com/outdoors/articโ€ฆ
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Aristarchus Crater Top = NASA (Apollo 15 - 1971). Vs Botom = me with my 10 inch telescope
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What could have been: comparing SC25 with recent (post mid-20th century) very active solar cycles. SC19, SC21, SC22 and SC23 were all significantly more active. The surge in activity (sunspot number) in mid-2024 was the only time SC25 approached or matched any of these solar cycles. It is still a while away, but it would really be nice if SC26 was like those cycles :) Imagine the sleep deprivation from all the aurora!
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Moonwalkers could build up enough static charge to spark when they touch their lander. NASA's Lunar Grounding Challenge offers up to $150,000 for ways to safely discharge crews at the South Pole. Phase 1 is concepts only. Entries close Jan 15, 2027. nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/pโ€ฆ
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#TouchGFX 4.27 introduces hybrid double buffering, a new framebuffer strategy that combines internal and external RAM to use a double framebuffer while shortening render times by up to 40%. ๐Ÿ” Discover more on the #STBlog: spkl.io/60117XZPT
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neuco #SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Satellites Tell You Where to Look. Then Someone Has to Go and Look.: Written Waqas Jamil # Satellites Tell You Where to Look. Then Someone Has to Go and Look. **By Waqas Jamil** There's a scene most people in Earthโ€ฆ dlvr.โ€‹it/TVzL85 #neuco
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Full-Polarization-Sensing MCT Photodetector Enabled by a High-Efficiency Bilayer Plasmonic Metasurface๐Ÿ“ฒ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ›ธmdpi.com/2304-6732/13/10/959
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Proud to fly with @SkyrootA !
A Vikram T-shirt on the @NYSE floor! And @bennbuilds talking about @reflectorbitalโ€™s upcoming launches with @SkyrootA. ๐Ÿš€
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A tool currently under development. it handles satellite tracking and EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) operations. My son says itโ€™s good. #eme #hamradio #amateurfunk #sattracker #sat #amsat #iss #ariss #clockwork #cyberdeck
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Nighttime lights of Toronto, Canada are a patchwork of white and warm LEDs in a classic North American grid design. To the southwest, the airport blacks out a large area and an approaching cloud blurs the edge. The Great Lakes coastline is ocean-like in appearance!
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Mysterious Lights in the Sky! The Science Behind These Incredible Rocket Clouds ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŒŒ Have you ever seen something this strange in the evening sky? ๐Ÿ˜ฑโœจ These spectacular glowing formations resemble a phenomenon often called a Space Jellyfish! When rockets release exhaust gases at high altitudes, sunlight can illuminate the expanding plume even after the Sun has set for people on the ground. The result? Brilliant blue, white, orange, and pink clouds that can look like mysterious objects floating across the sky! ๐ŸŒ  Despite their unusual appearance, these formations have a fascinating scientific explanation. Would you recognize a rocket plume if you saw one in the sky? ๐Ÿ‘€ Images: Artistic illustrations inspired by high-altitude rocket exhaust plumes. #SpaceJellyfish #RocketScience #AmazingScience #SpaceExploration
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NEWS | Embraer and Portugรกlia Airlines Sign Component Pool Program Agreement for E-Jets Fleet. Read full news: embraer.com/media-center/en/โ€ฆ
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Super proud of the great work TransAstra's Mantisโ„ข Capture Systems team has been doing. Flight qual of the 10-m bag is coming along nicely, see images from tests in our partner's huge high bay. Flew the 1-m bag on ISS in 2025, now flight qualifying the 10-m bag. PDR for middle size systems coming up soon (can't share details). The view from inside the bag with the team next to a mock-up of a 15 ton asteroid gives you a good feel. This bag can capture up to a 100 ton target.
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$RKLB | Needham ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜† on ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—”, maintains PT at $๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ Analyst sees a minimum four-month Neutron delay and lowers FY27 revenue estimates, while reiterating Buy.
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Eight Expedition 75 crew members gather inside the International Space Stationโ€™s Destiny laboratory module for a daily planning conference at the end of their shift. Taken on October 6th by NASA's Anil Menon.
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$MNTS: Momentus today announced it has expanded its commercial business portfolio and entered into a contract with ARCSPACE, an aerospace company specializing in in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM). Momentus will host ARCSPACEโ€™s payload focused on space manufacturing through an autonomous in-space welding demonstration aboard the Vigoride-9 Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) mission, currently projected to launch in 2027.
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