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Two space telescopes see Saturn in a different light
NASA is serving up a double scoop of delicious Saturn imagery in two flavors — near-infrared and visible light. The subtle differences between the James Webb Space Telescope's infrared view and the Hubble Space Telescope's visible-light view can h
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/03/25/two-space-telescopes-see-saturn-in-a-different-light/
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Two space telescopes see Saturn in a different light

NASA is serving up a double scoop of delicious Saturn imagery in two flavors — near-infrared and visible light. The subtle differences between the James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared view a…

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Cosmic Log1d ago

NASA pivots to moon base and nuclear Mars mission
NASA's leaders today laid out an ambitious multibillion-dollar space exploration plan that calls for building a moon base over the next decade and launching a nuclear-powered probe to Mars by 2028.

The space agency is also pressing the p
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/03/24/nasa-pivots-to-moon-base-and-nuclear-mars-mission/
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NASA pivots to moon base and nuclear Mars mission

NASA’s leaders today laid out an ambitious multibillion-dollar space exploration plan that calls for building a moon base over the next decade and launching a nuclear-powered probe to Mars by…

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Cosmic LogMar 18

CERN adds a new particle to subatomic menagerie
The Large Hadron Collider's subatomic discoveries didn't stop with the Higgs boson: This week, scientists at Europe's CERN research center announced that the collider's LHCb experiment has detected a doubly charmed particle that's like a proton, but four times as weighty.

The parti
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/03/17/cern-adds-a-new-particle-to-subatomic-menagerie/
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CERN adds a new particle to subatomic menagerie

The Large Hadron Collider’s subatomic discoveries didn’t stop with the Higgs boson: This week, scientists at Europe’s CERN research center announced that the collider’s LHCb…

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Cosmic LogMar 13

Scientists find evidence of faraway worlds colliding
Astronomers say unusual readings from a star system 11,000 light-years away suggest that two of the planets circling the star crashed into each other, creating a huge, light-obscuring cloud of rocks and dust.

The analysis, laid out this week in a paper published
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/03/12/scientists-find-evidence-of-faraway-worlds-colliding/
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Scientists find evidence of faraway worlds colliding

Astronomers say unusual readings from a star system 11,000 light-years away suggest that two of the planets circling the star crashed into each other, creating a huge, light-obscuring cloud of rock…

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Cosmic LogMar 5
Phew! NASA rules out asteroid smashup on the moon
Here's one less thing to worry about — or to look forward to: NASA has ruled out any chance that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032. Last year, the uncertainty surrounding the space rock's orbital path held out a slight chance of impact, but fresh observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope confirm that it'll be a
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/03/05/phew-nasa-rules-out-asteroid-smashup-on-the-moon/
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Phew! NASA rules out asteroid smashup on the moon

Here’s one less thing to worry about — or to look forward to: NASA has ruled out any chance that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in 2032. Last year, the uncertainty surrounding …

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Report blames NASA and Boeing for Starliner screw-ups
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"Nearly two years after Boeing’s botched Starliner mission to the International Space Station, NASA put the mishap in the same category as the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters — and said the spacecraft wouldn’t carry another crew until dozens of corrective actions are taken."

https://cosmiclog.com/2026/02/19/nasa-blames-itself-and-boeing-for-starliner-screw-ups/

19.2.2026

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NASA blames itself and Boeing for Starliner screw-ups

In a report released nearly two years after Boeing’s botched Starliner mission to the International Space Station, NASA put the mishap in the same category as the Challenger and Columbia spac…

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Occupy Mars? Or the Moon? Get a Reality Check on Elon Musk's Plans
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"Solomon thinks it’s possible to “have boots on the ground” on the moon within a few years, and on Mars within a decade. But that’s different from building a self-sustaining city."

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/occupy-mars-or-the-moon-get-a-reality-check-on-elon-musks-plans

17.2.2026

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Occupy Mars? Or the Moon? Get a Reality Check on Elon Musk's Plans

SpaceX founder Elon Musk now says he wants to build a city on the moon before building a city on Mars. Is either scenario realistic? In the latest episode of the Fiction Science podcast, biologist Scott Solomon, the author of a new book titled

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Show threadHelge WurstFeb 10

@stux

One of the best time-lapses. Haven't read the paper yet, but here's the dark matter angle:

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-dense-clump-of-dark-matter-not-a-supermassive-black-hole-could-reside-in-the-milky-ways-center

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A Dense Clump Of Dark Matter, Not A Supermassive Black Hole, Could Reside In The Milky Way's Center.

There's been widespread agreement that a supermassive black hole resides in the Milky Way's Center. But that may not be true. Researchers say that a dense clump of fermionic dark matter can also explain the motions of stars and gas clouds in the region. Crucially, it can also explain the famous Event Horizon Telescope image of the SMBH.

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Frank AdlerJan 19
The Monkey Head Nebula
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NGC 2175 is a glowing star-forming region in Orion, about 6.400 light-years away. It belongs to the wider Sh2-252 complex (often discussed alongside NGC 2174) and spans a surprisingly large patch of sky.

Powered by the hot O-type star HD 42088, ultraviolet light makes hydrogen shine while dark dust lanes carve the familiar “monkey” silhouette. A stellar nursery in motion, shaped by radiation and winds as new stars emerge.

Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 0.6x Reducer
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Filter: Antlia Tri-Band RGB Ultra
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5-GT
Guiding: SkyWatcher Evoguide 50ED with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro
Focusser: ZWO EAF

Integration time: 5hrs 35min

Full version and print available at:
https://adfr.io/astro/20260118_ngc2175

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Russia's Plans for a Space Station Includes "Recycling" its ISS Modules
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https://www.universetoday.com/articles/russias-plans-for-a-space-station-includes-recycling-its-iss-modules

22.12.2025

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Russia's Plans for a Space Station Includes "Recycling" its ISS Modules

Oleg Orlov, Director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems at the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), announced that the Russian Orbital Station (ROS) will include the modules that make up the Russian Orbital Segment of ISS.

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