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Peter Roopnarine#FossilFriday and stuck at home because of 1st encounter w/ that terrible virus. Was supposed to leave today for a week in the far north😭. Thus posting a photo from my phone. This is one of many aisles in the Geology collections at @calacademy Here we house one of the world's largest paleontological collections, open to all scholars. #paleontology
Mark McCaughreanHere it is – a small part of the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region, published today to celebrate the first anniversary of the initial science images released from the NASA/ESA/CSA #JWST.
There's a lot going on in this small region, as young stars are born & make their presence felt on the gas & dust surrounding them.
And perhaps the most important thing in here is invisible, even to #JWST.
Some insights below.
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The full release is here: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_celebrates_first_year_of_science_with_close-up_on_the_birth_of_Sun-like_stars
Webb celebrates first year of science with close-up on the birth of Sun-like stars
From our cosmic backyard in the Solar System to distant galaxies near the dawn of time, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has delivered on its promise of revealing the Universe like never before in its first year of science operations. To celebrate the completion of a successful first year, a new Webb image has been released of a small star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. While the region is relatively quiet, its proximity at 390 light-years makes for a highly detailed close-up, with no foreground stars in the intervening space.
Tim Madden
NSFVoyager2I am currently 18h 25m 24s of light-travel time from Earth (2023:167:000000:2L)
Wonder of ScienceA breathtaking view of the Sun's reflection on the Pacific Ocean seen from space.
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Daniel PomarèdeNew result from the Cassini spacecraft Cosmic Dust Analyzer
Evidence of phosphates in the subsurface ocean of Enceladus, an icy moon of Saturn, confirms that the water is alkaline. The finding provides clues about the geochemistry and origin of this moon and its ability to support life.
News & Views article: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01886-1
research paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05987-9
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Big milestone for the project I work on this week. Aerojet delivered the qualification AEPS thruster for hot fire testing. Flight hardware is next.
This is the 12 kW hall thruster that is going to be on PPE. I expect some cool pictures will be released in the coming two months.
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