Huddersfield Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 We used to watch the Apollo missions at school, at least the early ones. I started in September 1969 so have no recollection of XI, definitely remember XII & very vivid memories of XIII. I had a toy Saturn V as a kid as I was utterly obsessed with it. I took it into school, & remember the teacher trying to explain using the toy what they thought had happened. More than one teacher also said that by the time we were adults we'd probably been going on holiday to the Moon. Lying barstewards. Still waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I see JWST managed to directly observe an exoplanet, pretty cool. Also Frank Drake has passed away today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 ^^^ amazing images phart. Artemis second launch attempt expected circa 7:15pm this evening 🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Orraloon Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 A partial eclipse is happening right now. Don't look at it without proper solar viewing specs though, or you will permanently damage your eyes. It will be visible from now until about 1145. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 After all the fanfare last time, they've sneaked Artemis up there while everyone is in bed... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-62778868 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Toepoke said: After all the fanfare last time, they've sneaked Artemis up there while everyone is in bed... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-62778868 Â Not everyone I got up to watch it! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Artemis is broadcasting a live stream by the way https://www.nasa.gov/content/live-coverage-of-nasas-artemis-i-mission-to-the-moon So if you do actually want to see earth and moon from space, live, you can watch it and see that the earth is actually round. This is one of the things Scotty kept asking for, isn't it? But no doubt there will be another excuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Och Aye Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Perfect night to see the Geminid meteor shower. Seen a few despite lighting in street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Hang onto your hats. This is a close (ish) one https://www.space.com/asteroid-2023-bu-close-encounter-watch-live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ally Bongo Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 What came first ? The Crocodile or the egg ? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65834167 Crocodile found to have made herself pregnant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 In about 2 minutes, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its Chandrayaan 3 Moon lander on July 14, Friday at 14:35 IST (09:05 UTC). If successful, this will be the first-ever controlled landing at a high latitude (~69S 32E) on the Moon by any country/organisation. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Landed safely on the surface of the moon. https://www.itv.com/news/2023-08-23/india-prepares-for-historic-moon-landing-as-chandrayaan-3-makes-approach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 Well done India! Russia loses another race to the moon. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 33 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Well done India! Russia loses another race to the moon. Â Russia got there first ,they just hit the moon a wee bit faster than planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Och Aye Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Is that word on the right hand side of the picture something we should be worrying about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 Hoax or not this story is bonkers! https://news.sky.com/story/1-000-year-old-alien-corpses-displayed-in-glass-cases-in-mexico-1296043 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67545539 Nasa delivers 'teaspoonful of asteroid' Bennu to UK The sample was scooped up from the surface of 500m-wide asteroid Bennu in 2020 by Nasa's Osiris-Rex spacecraft, and then delivered by capsule to the Utah desert two months ago. The US agency wants to learn more about the mountainous object, not least because it has an outside chance of hitting our planet in the next 300 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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