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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 20d

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2m

...4684,116.14385343

At 00 : 50 UTC, in 2 hours time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 7945H9W2+J4M, 12.59658357,-36.64970964
#Tiangong

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2m

Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 45CG93GH+5GF

Latitude -41.62455957
Longitude -109.92121155

Orbiting at 15,646.56 miles/hour
Altitude of 393.21 km

At 23 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over China, 22.6043...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 22m

...30 UTC, in 2 hours time, the ISS will be passing over 455Q2M93+C6M, -46.981400450437,-104.34696291888
#ISS

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 22m

International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over 73V5XVRM+Q75

Latitude 27.991899301894
Longitude -156.11676640954

Orbiting at 17,134.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 486.82km

At 23 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over Djibouti, 12.44214183193,43.374164542632

At 00 : ...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 24m

...etabolic state change.' The hope was tenuous, but it was there: a potential way to starve the monster.

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 24m

...'t increase indefinitely. There appears to be a theoretical limit to the energy it can process before undergoing a metabolic shift. This shift might be a point of vulnerability.' Hanson corroborated, 'The repeating structure from the lattice... it correlates with the energy required for this m...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 24m

Short space sci-fi

Series: Chronicles of the Expanse

Episode 21: Jax's analysis revealed that the Void Maw's energy consumption followed an exponential curve, but with a subtle plateau observed during its brief interaction with the Pioneer. 'Commander,' Jax reported, 'its absorption rate doesn...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 52m

...r system, offering a unique opportunity for scientific study. The Hubble Space Telescope has also been instrumental in observing 3I/Atlas, providing valuable data on its size and composition.

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 52m

The Perseverance rover on Mars has captured images of the interstellar comet 3I/Atlas. This comet, the third interstellar object ever detected, is currently making its way through our solar system. Its high speed of approximately 61 kilometers per second signifies its origin from outside our sola...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 56m

Hubble exploded view
Image date: 1 January 2010

Hubble Exploded View

Credit: NASA, ESA
Source: ESA/Hubble

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 1h

Jupiter's atmosphere is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, much like the Sun.

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

...Libya, 22.91438994,23.09393912

At 22 : 50 UTC, in 2 hours time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 45CF9PFX+G8P, -41.62615472,-110.25168284
#Tiangong

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 7V4Q5WR7+23F

Latitude 12.19006314
Longitude 175.91265929

Orbiting at 15,658.57 miles/hour
Altitude of 384.74 km

At 21 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over Kufra District, ...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

...ts without assistance from ground. It was powered by KTDU-66 thrusters. Instrumentation

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

...nd roll was 2 X 20 N. The electric System produced an average of 2.00 kW of power. It had 2,000 kg of scientific equipment alongside two sets of three solar panels each and was equipped with the Delta Navigation System which was a new autonomous navigation system that calculates orbital elemen...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

...witched to three large solar panels mounted on the forward module rather than its predecessor's four small panels on the docking module and engine compartment, presumably to generate more power. It had an interior floor area of 34.8 sq. The pitch of the station was 2 X 59 N, yaw was 2 X 59 N a...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

The Salyut 4 space station
Launched to space on Thu Dec 26 1974
De-Orbited on Thu Feb 3 1977
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Owned by
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Salyut 4 represented the second phase of DOS civilian space station. Although the basic design of Salyut 1 was retained, it s...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

...781843969807,-24.853036382802

At 22 : 30 UTC, in 2 hours time, the ISS will be passing over 73V5XVRM+Q75, 27.991899301894,-156.11676640954
#ISS

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over Fushun County, Sichuan, Zigong, Sichuan, China

Latitude 29.19409136637
Longitude 105.20883904681

Orbiting at 17,141.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 483.79km

At 21 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over 39WQ649W+7Q8, -51....

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

...erhaps there's a limit. A saturation point. Jax, analyze the energy densities of known stellar phenomena. Lena, focus on that repeating structure from the lattice. We need to find a way to contain it, or destroy it, before it consumes us all.'

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

Short space sci-fi

Series: Chronicles of the Expanse

Episode 20: Commander Thorne convened his crew. The Void Maw was loose, a predator that fed on existence itself. 'We can't outrun it,' he stated grimly. 'We need to understand its fundamental nature. If it's truly consuming energy to grow, p...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

...ck Buchli is a retired United States Marine aviator and former NASA astronaut who flew on four Space Shuttle missions.

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

Astronaut James Buchli
Retired
Nationality: American
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Born on Wed Jun 20 1945, 80 years old
4 flights and 0 spacewalks
First flight was on Thu Jan 24 1985, 41 years ago and the last flight was on Thu Sep 12 1991, 34 years ago

James Frederi...

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

...ected to deliver more than 1-Terabit per second of network capacity, and to leverage high levels of flexibility to dynamically direct capacity to where customers are located.

Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 2h

..., located at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Orbit: Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Mission
The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satellite is exp...