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☄️ L'astéroïde 2026 JN4 est entré dans l'atmosphère terrestre au-dessus de la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée le 15 mai. Il mesurait ~1,5 mètre de diamètre. Il n'a été découvert que 5 heures avant la rentrée.

Ohsin 1d ago

Daniel Fischer 1d ago

There was another case Friday of a tiny (probably < 1 meter) #asteroid hitting the Earth and getting discovered a few hours before but no detection of its airburst near Papua New Guinea has been reported so far: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K26/K26JE3.html = the circumstances (with the designation 2026 JN4 for the has-been object), https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/119328235 and https://groups.io/g/mpml/topic/119328368 = threads and https://bsky.app/profile/tony873004.bsky.social/post/3mlwb7bed3k2p = an animation.

Ohsin 1d ago

Derek Newsome 2d ago

Back to work at LC-36 this week and let me tell you it is a sight to see! For the first time two New Glenn rockets are in flow simultaneously, "Never Tell Me The Odds" is undergoing refurbishment for its third mission, with "No, It's Necessary" being prepared for its maiden flight!

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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles 2d ago

Fairy godmothers needed! For 18 months, I've been trying (and failing) to secure funding for a women's health-related study in my lab. It's too important not to do, so I'm turning to crowdfunding instead. Here's me chatting on RNZ's Checkpoint about it all www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...

'Fairy godmothers' wanted to h...

'Fairy godmothers' wanted to help fund research on menstrual cups

Reusable period products are under the microscope, or they would be if researchers could get funding to investigate them.

RNZ

Ohsin 1d ago

Daniel Pomarède 2d ago

Wow... Just posted by NASA Artemis: high-resolution video capturing the separation of the Orion Integrity spacecraft’s crew module - carrying the astronauts - from the European service module.

#Artemis #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #Artemis2 #video #news

Ohsin 2d ago

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Daniel Fischer 2d ago

Moments ago #Psyche came closest to #Mars during its #GravityAssist - here is the planet yesterday still as a crescent, in fan processing of the raw images https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/psyche-raw-images/ (full caption and credit in ALT).

Ohsin 2d ago

Ars Technica 2d ago

Three's a party: US, China, and now Russia are on the prowl in GEO

Instead of running silent and deep, most satellites easily stand out against the blackness of space.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/threes-a-party-us-china-and-now-russia-are-on-the-prowl-in-geo/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Ohsin 2d ago

RTN 2d ago

spacedaily:
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SES just quietly killed two satellites Intelsat already paid to build, and the cancellation says more about the death of geostationary economics than any earnings call ever could
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https://spacedaily.com/sd-n-ses-just-quietly-killed-two-satellites-intelsat-already-paid-to-build-and-the-cancellation-says-more-about-the-death-of-geostationary-economics-than-any-earnings-call-ever-could/

15.5.2026

#Europa #Europe #Eutelsat #FlexsatAmericas #GEO #Intelsat #LEO #MEO #O3b #OneWeb #Raumfahrt #satcom #Satelliten #Satellitenkommunikation #SES #SpaceFlight

SES just quietly killed two satellites Intelsat already paid to build, and the cancellation says more about the death of geostationary economics than any earnings call ever could

The two largest European satellite operators are abandoning planned geostationary satellites and pushing the capital toward low Earth orbit, a clear signal that the GEO build-out era is winding down even at its most committed players. SES has canceled two software-defined satellites inherited from Intelsat, mirroring Eutelsat’s earlier decision to scrap its Flexsat Americas program […]

Space Daily

Ohsin 2d ago

Jonathan McDowell 2d ago

OneWeb SL0179 continues lowering its orbit for retirement. There have been very few retirements so far from the OneWeb system.

Ohsin 2d ago

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AkaSci 🛰️2d ago

The Psyche spacecraft Multispectral Imager Camera B (there are two) has been clicking away taking images of Mars as it gets closer.

Raw images using different filters (V, G, B, IR, ...) are posted at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/psyche-raw-images/.

The 1st image is an IR1-G-B color composite of images taken yesterday, processed by imaging maestro Simeon Schmauß @stim3on

The 2nd image is a raw image using the Green filter (550 nm), taken on May 14, 2026 at 3:41:21 PM (UTC).

https://www.flickr.com/photos/semeion/
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