Astronomy-Astronautics-Astrophysics and some Physics

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  Juan Francisco Puerta Ibarra

  

  ASIAIR: The Little Box That's Changed Astrophotography Big-Time

  fstoppers.com - by Scott Donschikowski

  Astrophotography can be divided into two camps: terrestrial and deep space. Both can be equally challenging for different reasons. But recent …

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  Juan Francisco Puerta Ibarra

  

  Radical new “Flying-V plane” aims to transform flight

  bigthink.com - Kristin Houser

  One of the biggest aerospace companies in the world is co-developing the “Flying-V,” a radical-looking airplane that could make aviation less …

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  Juan Francisco Puerta Ibarra

  

  Why landing a spaceship on the moon is still so challenging

  Mashable - Mark Kaufman

  "It's literally a one-shot thing." At only some 1,600 feet above the moon's surface, Neil Armstrong grabbed control of the Apollo moon lander. The spacecraft's computer had guided the crew to a boulder-strewn field, so the legendary pilot had to quickly steer away. Meanwhile, errant alarms sounded …

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  Juan Francisco Puerta Ibarra

  

  With just 5.4 grams of asteroid Ryugu, space scientists make 2 huge discoveries

  Inverse - Jon Kelvey

  This time last year, scientists got their hands on some very rare space rocks — specifically, 5.4 grams of material from the near-Earth asteroid …

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  Juan Francisco Puerta Ibarra

  

  Stunning views of the James Webb telescope before it's blasted into space

  Mashable - Mark Kaufman

  It'll observe far-off cosmic objects other telescopes can't see One of the most momentous rocket launches in history looms large. The colossal James Webb Space Telescope — intended to peer into the deepest realms of the universe — is now perched atop a rocket in French Guiana. As of Dec. 17, NASA …

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  Juan Francisco Puerta Ibarra

  

  Colossal 'Fossil' Structures Have Been Detected Lurking on The Outskirts of Our Galaxy

  ScienceAlert - Michelle Starr

  From Earth's vantage point in one of the Milky Way's spiral arms, the structure of our galaxy is pretty difficult to reconstruct. That's because …