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Dec 31, 2018
When you look up, how far back in time do you see?
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
So when you look up, remember you aren’t seeing things as they are now; you’re seeing things as they were.
Without really trying, you can see years into the past. And with the aid of a telescope you can see millions or even billions of years into the past with your very own eyes. – The Conversation | Rappler.com
The Conversation
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Dec 31, 2018
New Horizons mission experts are gathering at JHU Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) ahead of tonight’s historic flyby of #UltimaThule
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
Join them live at 8 p.m. EST as they talk about this icy world located ~1 billion miles past Pluto and how it will give us insight into the early solar system. Watch: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive
Dec 31, 2018
Unprecedented China Moon Landing Rivals Ultima Thule for Biggest NYE Event
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
Dec 31, 2018
New Horizons NASA space probe closes in for historic New Year’s Day flyby of Ultima Thule in Kuiper Belt
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
NASA’s New Horizons probe is racing toward the most distant space object ever explored, 4.1 billion miles from Earth.
Dec 31, 2018
How long will the International Space Station be habitable?
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: space
With each module having a planned lifetime of about 10 years and a continual programme of maintenance, the ISS is likely to be habitable for awhile.
Dec 31, 2018
Our New Horizons spacecraft is making its final approach to #UltimaThule, an icy object located ~1 billion miles past Pluto!
Posted by Michael Lance in category: space
Our New Horizons spacecraft is making its final approach to #UltimaThule, an icy object located ~1 billion miles past Pluto! Get the latest updates and find out where and when to watch the most distant planetary flyby ever this #NewYearsEve : http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/
#UltimaThule is an icy rock located ~1 billion miles past Pluto in the Kuiper Belt. On #NewYearsEve, our New Horizons spacecraft will fly within 2,220 miles of this object, providing the first close-up look at such a pristine building block of the solar system. Get the latest update:
Dec 30, 2018
How Can Galaxies Travel Faster Than Light?
Posted by Sidney Clouston in categories: media & arts, space
Get Astronomy tweets here http://twitter.com/DeepAstronomy
Probably my biggest regret when I made the Hubble Deep Field in 3D video is saying the phrase “these galaxies are racing away from us, in some cases faster than light”.
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