Ever wondered, where exactly is Gaia 17bpi??

Welp, Spitzer has you covered!

Located in our #constellation of the month Sagitta, Gaia 17bpi is a young star that nom nommed (that's the technical term, I'm sure) some of the matter around it, causing the star to brighten.

Gaia 17bpi is a member of the FU Orionis class of stars (as an aside: FU orion *is* a thing I think, but that's not what it means here... you can find out more about that on our #orion #mythology pod here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/orion-myths-and-retconstellations/)

For more on the #astronomy of the #constellation Sagitta, check out: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-cosmic-background/

📷 /more info: https://science.nasa.gov/universe/stars/growth-spurt-for-a-young-star/

#astrophotograhpy #space #science #AstroDon #StarLore #Sagitta #NASA #Spitzer #SpaceTelescope

A ‘forbidden planet’ the size of Jupiter has astronomers stumped

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.popsci.com/science/giant-forbidden-planet-metal/

#SciAM:
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Inside NASA’s audacious plan to save a doomed space telescope

NASA’s Swift space telescope is doomed to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere later this year. A daring mission to boost it to safety could have big implications for science
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inside-nasas-audacious-plan-to-save-a-doomed-space-telescope/

26.3.2026

#astronomy #Astronomie #Katalyst #KatalystSpaceTechnologies #NASA #Pegasus #Raumfahrt #SpaceFlight #SpaceTelescope #Swift #Weltraumteleskop