Space

[lokie]

Object that whizzed by Earth probably came from alien world, Harvard professor asserts

Harvard's Avi Loeb says object that whizzed by Earth in 2017 was probably debris from an advanced alien technology – space junk from many light years away.

www.cbsnews.com

Other links on this.

Have Aliens Found Us? A Harvard Astronomer on the Mysterious Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua

Avi Loeb discusses why we need to consider the possibility that the object was sent by aliens, the dangers of unscientific speculation, and what belief in an advanced extraterrestrial civilization has in common with faith in God.

www.newyorker.com

 

[insomnia65]

Oh my giddy aunt, manna pure manna

 

[ChingOwn]

 

[cannabineer]

Family Photo Snapped by Solar Orbiter Shows Venus, Earth And Mars Gleaming Like Stars

Every now and again, we get a little glimpse of just how far human ingenuity has gone.

www.google.com

 

[Laughing Grass]

 

[lokie]

Touchdown!

 

[Laughing Grass]

Touchdown!

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I wish they would send high definition cameras there first so we can see more.

 

[cannabineer]

Meteor explodes over Vermont with the force of 440 pounds of TNT

It was the size of a bowling ball but exploded like 440 pounds of TNT

www.google.com

 

[DarkWeb]

Meteor explodes over Vermont with the force of 440 pounds of TNT

It was the size of a bowling ball but exploded like 440 pounds of TNT

www.google.com

Was just telling mysunnyboy about it. I was out on the deck and thought I heard a jet and couldn't find it. Then that was on the news. Usually jets run laps......but this was only once.

 

[cannabineer]

 

[DreHaze]

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It's two pictures stacked together. Meteor exploded just above my head. I inhaled space smoke that night.

 

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It's two pictures stacked together. Meteor exploded just above my head. I inhaled space smoke that night.

You now have the power of HEMAN!!

 

[DreHaze]

You now have the power of HEMAN!!

My powers comes from a different kind of smoke hehehe.

 

[cannabineer]

Cool, but still mysterious

Serendipitous Juno Spacecraft Detections Shatter Ideas About Origin of Zodiacal Light

Data from the NASA spacecraft’s journey to Jupiter suggests that Mars may be shedding dust into interplanetary space. Look up to the night sky just before dawn, or after dusk, and you might see a faint column of light extending up from the horizon. That luminous glow is the zodiacal light, or sun

www.google.com

Cooler and mysteriouser

No cigar: Interstellar object is cookie-shaped planet shard

Oumuamua, Hawaiian for scout, was named in honor of the observatory in Hawaii that discovered it in 2017 and has fascinated astronomers ever since.

www.google.com

 

[BudmanTX]

Pristine interstellar comet came from a system containing giant planets | CNN

An interstellar comet that crossed into our solar system nearly two years ago is revealing more of its secrets.

www.cnn.com

2I/Borisov - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[BudmanTX]

The eruption of St Vincent seen from space.....

 

[BudmanTX]

Found this on CNN today.....they actually made O2

Perseverance rover just made oxygen on Mars | CNN

The NASA Perseverance rover successfully converted some of the plentiful carbon dioxide on Mars into oxygen as a first test of its MOXIE instrument. After warming up for about two hours, it produced 5.4 grams of oxygen, enough to sustain an astronaut for about 10 minutes.

www.cnn.com

 

[BudmanTX]

Found this on CNN today.....they actually made O2

Perseverance rover just made oxygen on Mars | CNN

The NASA Perseverance rover successfully converted some of the plentiful carbon dioxide on Mars into oxygen as a first test of its MOXIE instrument. After warming up for about two hours, it produced 5.4 grams of oxygen, enough to sustain an astronaut for about 10 minutes.

www.cnn.com

found a little more info on the MOXIE instrument they used on Mars......rather interesting to say the least....make me wonder what other applications it can be used for and such.....

Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

little write up on Wiki about it...

 

[cannabineer]

Venus is slowly climbing into the evening sky. Today is the sixth evening in a row that I’ve acquired it in binoculars.

I probably could have spotted it sooner, but clouds.

 

[raratt]

Venus is slowly climbing into the evening sky. Today is the sixth evening in a row that I’ve acquired it in binoculars.

I probably could have spotted it sooner, but clouds.

We're cloudy now, rain coming Sun.