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https://www.theguardian.com/science/gal ... n-pictures

Anybody else see the Astronomy Photographer of the year results? There are some incredible shots.

Nasa awaits fiery return of 'most dangerous rock' in the Solar System

https://f7td5.app.goo.gl/b6pYDB

Landing is expected at 14:55 GMT. This is the final step of a 7 year mission to send a probe to an asteroid, capture a sample and return to Earth.

The 'most dangerous rock' references the fact that there is a slim chance it could impact Earth at some point in the future, so it's not a bad idea to know what it's made of in case we need to go full Armageddon on it one day!

Sprouty wrote:Nasa awaits fiery return of 'most dangerous rock' in the Solar System

https://f7td5.app.goo.gl/b6pYDB

Landing is expected at 14:55 GMT. This is the final step of a 7 year mission to send a probe to an asteroid, capture a sample and return to Earth.

The 'most dangerous rock' references the fact that there is a slim chance it could impact Earth at some point in the future, so it's not a bad idea to know what it's made of in case we need to go full Armageddon on it one day!

PostRe: Space! 7 year asteroid sample mission to conclude today! 24/09/23

I just watched the footage of the landing and transferral to the clean room. Incredible that it landed right next to that road, after such a long journey!

Wha?!

Jupiter-sized "planets" free-floating in space, unconnected to any star, have been spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

What's intriguing about the discovery is that these objects appear to be moving in pairs. Astronomers are currently struggling to explain them.

The telescope observed about 20 pairs in a fabulously detailed new survey of the famous Orion Nebula.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66974738

Oh god, Alien spacecraft are the size of Jupiter?! :dread:

I for one welcome our Jovian overlords.

Giant pairs of balls just waiting to smash a black hole. :datass:

And they're in pairs, so they are Bi-Jovian.

They've been nicknamed Jupiter Mass Binary Objects, or "JuMBOs" for short.

No.

rinks wrote:Wha?!

Jupiter-sized "planets" free-floating in space, unconnected to any star, have been spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

What's intriguing about the discovery is that these objects appear to be moving in pairs. Astronomers are currently struggling to explain them.

The telescope observed about 20 pairs in a fabulously detailed new survey of the famous Orion Nebula.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66974738

I can only assume they never got caught in any stars gravity field and they move together because they're caught in orbit with themselves.

It’s just like Han Solo warned us, interstellar travel now has to take into account roving planets as well.

And just like that, pairs of roaming planets is a thing that we know about! The fact that pairs are common is somewhat unexpected.

Can't wait for someone to figure out the physics behind the pairs. Are planets in forming systems catching in each other's gravity and mutually flinging each other into interstellar space? Like, what's going on there.

But like with planets.

Space divorce must be a messy business.

Current image of the massive coronal hole which has opened up in the sun.

Pretty sure that's a clip from The Fifth Element.

Imrahil wrote:Current image of the massive coronal hole which has opened up in the sun.

That's a portal to hell. Demons are soon going to come streaming out of there.

Imrahil wrote:Current image of the massive coronal hole which has opened up in the sun.

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