The Space Thread

Hubble Captures a Stunning 'Einstein Ring' Magnifying The Depths of The Universe (Science Alert)

Hmm so there is a George Soros space laser. 
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-may-top-secret-space-150329042.html

a giant "laser" on the moon? ^^

whoops

NASA Perseverance rover has achieved its goal of successfully coring a Mars rock.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-perseverance-rover-successfully-cores-its-first-rock

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/sep/03/spacewatch-james-webb-space-telescope-ready-launch

I really hope the JWST launch and deployment is successful. It's sure to make groundbreaking discoveries.

  On 9/4/2021 at 2:42 PM, azatoth said:

I really hope the JWST launch and deployment is successful. It's sure to make groundbreaking discoveries.

I know, imagine the bigger picture of the universe we will have in a decade, or 2 or 3. The returns on this investment will be exponential.

totally won't result in a discovery so powerful it must be hidden by christian bale batman because humans would just destroy themselves

https://www.salon.com/2021/09/05/scientists-say-a-telescope-on-the-moon-could-advance-physics-and-theyre-hoping-to-build-one/

  On 9/6/2021 at 6:28 PM, Rubin Farr said:

 

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We saw this yesterday-evening:
Might be the same one.

South Pole of Jupiter from Juno probe

https://www.bollyinside.com/news/gravitational-lensing-has-revealed-the-black-holes-of-the-early-universe

Neutron Stars

SpaceX Inspiration4: first low-earth-orbital spaceflight with only private citizens / non-scientist crew.

Specs:
- Altitude: 585 km = 364 miles high
 - Duration: 3 days
 - Period: 96.2 minutes per orbit
 - Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
 - Ship: Crew Dragon Resilience

Question:
So, any watmmers here going to buy a ticket for the next flight?

Idea:
Also, I think we should open a bar / club in low-earth-orbit.
Maybe a copy of the Flux Nightclub or Chora's Den from the Citadel from Mass Effect 1.

  On 9/16/2021 at 8:47 PM, MaartenVC said:

So, any watmmers here going to buy a ticket for the next flight?

we could kickstart it

On October 12 Blue Origin is going to launch 2 more rich people into space.

https://www.blueorigin.com/news/next-human-flight-on-october-12

NASA testing its new DART system for redirecting an incoming asteroid/object:

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-launch-of-double-asteroid-redirection-test

they're shooting 90 year old Shatner up in that dildo ship:

https://www.blueorigin.com/news/shatner-powers-announced-ns18

Earth as seen from Saturn