All things Space
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UPDATED: Sunday, August 30, 2026 17:23
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China speeds up moon base plan
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3161324/china-speeds-m
oon-base-plan-space-race-against-us
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It is Sunday and what she was worried about has occured without incident.
T
I thought Christmas break was supposed to be relaxing?! Stress levels are still high here but there was three pieces of very good news these past few days we should chat about!
Three BIG updates for the James Webb Space Telescope
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Webb space telescope nearing destination a million miles away
Thirty days outbound from Earth, the James Webb Space Telescope will slip into its parking orbit nearly a million miles away on Monday, an ideal spot to scan the heavens in search of faint infrared light from the first generation of stars and galaxies.
But getting there — and successfully deploying a giant sunshade, mirrors and other appendages along the way — was just half the fun.
Scientists and engineers now have to turn the $10 billion Webb into a functioning telescope, precisely aligning its 18 primary mirror segments so they work together as a single 21.3-foot-wide mirror, by far the largest ever launched
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/webb-space-telescope-nearing
-destination-a-million-miles-away/ar-AAT29Sv?ocid=msedgntp
This shit is too cool.
T
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Mars Ingenuity becomes first aircraft ever grounded on another planet due to weather
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mars-ingenuity-becomes-first
-aircraft-ever-grounded-on-another-planet-due-to-weather/ar-AAT1mSD?ocid=msedgntp
How surreal is this?
T
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Oh NOez!!!
Muh Global Warming is spreading like Muh Omicron!
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Vaccinated People: "You need to get muh vaccination shots that don't work because I got muh vaccination shots that don't work and I'm afraid of people that didn't get muh vaccination shots that don't work because muh vaccination shots that don't work don't work."
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope arrived at its observation post 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe.
On command, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its rocket thrusters for nearly five minutes to go into orbit around the sun at its designated location, and NASA confirmed the operation went as planned.
The mirrors on the $10 billion observatory still must be meticulously aligned, the infrared detectors sufficiently chilled and the scientific instruments calibrated before observations can begin in June.
But flight controllers in Baltimore were euphoric after chalking up another success.
"We’re one step closer to uncovering the mysteries of the universe. And I can’t wait to see Webb’s first new views of the universe this summer!” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement.
The telescope will enable astronomers to peer back further in time than ever before, all the way back to when the first stars and galaxies were forming 13.7 billion years ago. That's a mere 100 million years from the Big Bang, when the universe was created.
Besides making stellar observations, Webb will scan the atmospheres of alien worlds for possible signs of life.
“Webb is officially on station," said Keith Parrish, a manager on the project. “This is just capping off just a remarkable 30 days."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/new-space-telescope-reaches-
final-stop-million-miles-out/ar-AAT68Gv?ocid=msedgntp
Fascinating...
T
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I look forward to seeing what pictures it sends back.
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