The Astronomy Thread

[Tron]

 

[Matty]

I thought the 1 million figure was exaggerated.

The real number is actually one point three million Earths. Mind properly blown.

 

[Tron]

I thought the 1 million figure was exaggerated.

The real number is actually one point three million Earths. Mind properly blown.

Wild, right?

 

[Boner_18]

What are the odds we're going to find freaky fossils buried under Martian soil?!?

NASA's Perseverance Rover Finds Preserved Organic Matter on Mars

Researchers poring over imagery and data from the Perseverance rover on Mars have found evidence of organic molecules in the planet’s Jezero Crater, potentially providing evidence of the planet’s carbon cycles and its ability to host life.

www.yahoo.com

Updated odds are 8-1.

 

[roguejuror]

2 supers moons in august, tonight is one

Two supermoons in August mean double the stargazing fun

The cosmos is offering up a double feature in August: a pair of supermoons culminating in a rare blue moon.

phys.org

 

[Boner_18]

Most distant star ever detected seen by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

Thanks to NASA's James Webb telescope, astronomers are now getting a closer look at the most distant star ever detected, known as Earendel.

spaceexplored.com

It took light from the farthest star, traveling at 186,000 miles/sec, 12.9 billion years to get here. Space is big, man.

 

[Boner_18]

Osiris Rex sample is back. Mining asteroids is now a reality.

 

[Matty]

Full spread 🤭🤭🤭 #asstronomy

 

[CASPERWAIT$]

Full spread 🤭🤭🤭 #asstronomy

Of course Uranus

 

[roguejuror]

SpaceX is going to launch Starship on Friday, the tallest rocket ever built, this will be the first non-test commercial launch with a payload , Starship is 400 foot tall or about the height of a 40 stories tall building

 

[Matty]

The last test launch was a fokkin riot.

Lesgoooooo

 

[Boner_18]

Yeah, getting pumped over here. Reminder set.

 

[Boner_18]

Enjoy this short propaganda film

 

[Boner_18]

I'm not crying. You're crying.

 

[tullamore]

I’m in the market for a Black Friday sale on a telescope

 

[roguejuror]

Yeah, getting pumped over here. Reminder set.

delayed till tomorrow

 

[CASPERWAIT$]

You guys ever get anxiety thinking about space and how our lives truly are insignificant?

I’m being serious

 

[Matty]

All the fokkin time Caspy. Since my teens really. I wouldn't call it anxiety but more of a generalized WTF sentiment.

WTF triggered all that spinning shit Caspy.