Keith’s note: I just spoke with Al Araby TV about the launch of the Roman Space Telescope. FYI NASA PAO they wondered why it was called “Roman” – the person’s […]
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Eclipse Watching And Base Camp Packing At Lake Untersee
“A partial eclipse over Lake Untersee yesterday — an ordinary piece of celestial clockwork that felt anything but ordinary from the icy shores of Lake Untersee in the mountains of […]
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Looking For Earth 2.0
Keith’s note: NASA issued a release today about Habitable Worlds Observatory tech development contracts. Once again, I am baffled why news involving the search for habitable worlds – a core […]
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NASA Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Briefing
Keith’s note: lots of imaging and other observations of Comet 3I/ATLAS by various NASA spacecraft. Sorry, Avi Loeb: No aliens. 👽 More info here.
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Looking For Pandora?
Keith’s note: While current NASA space science is fighting for its existence, some people are not deterred and dream big. Have a look at: “Seeking The Worlds Of Avatar: Prospects […]
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An Interstellar Comet Is Moving Through Our Star System
Keith’s note: according to NASA: “On July 1, the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations of a comet that originated […]
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NASAWatch on DW: Vera Rubin Observatory
Keith’s note: I was just on Deutsche Welle TV talking about the new imagery from Vera Rubin Observatory [Audio]. Video below.
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NASA Ignores The Amazing Rubin Observatory
Keith’s note: according to this NSF press release “From distant stars and galaxies to asteroids whizzing through the solar system, this next-generation facility unveils its first imagery and brings the […]
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Happy Birthday Hubble Space Telescope! Time To Slash Your Budget.
Keith’s note: NASA and ESA are celebrating Hubble’s 35th birthday today. But the next 5 birthdays will be sad. According to space science community sources the pending budget from OMB […]
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Possible Biosignature Detection On Exoplanet K2-18 b?
Keith’s note: Some interesting news from Cambridge University. Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected “a tentative hint of dimethyl sulfide (DMS)“. A biosignature, simply defined, is a […]