Future astronaut, @Unistellar ambassador, exoplanet explorer, KBO co-discoverer, wannabe rocket scientist, occasional palaeontologist β boldly fighting entropy
In orbit around a G2V star
Joined December 2010
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Never miss a launch with #GoogleCalendar for worldwide space launches! Reminders & #webcast links included.
bit.ly/SpaceLaunchCalendar
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Close-up drone shot of the pervious LJ-2 Y2's launch. via v.douyin.com/9XTBabcWLaE/
Launch of @SpaceX #Falcon9 Block 5 rocket on #USSF432 classified mission & 1st stage droneship landing imminent. Watch live!
teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/1kKzDPYrZβ¦
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Auroras pulsing intensely through this orbital timelapse. Natural light shows! If you look closely, wisps of the higher altitude red auroras briefly appear within the sea of green before fading away, like sprites from a thunderstorm. Watching them never gets old!
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.@Astro_Kutryk and @Astro_Anil completed their spacewalk at 3:35 p.m. EST today after installing the eighth and final roll-out solar array. This completes the upgrade of the International Space Station's power generation system. More... go.nasa.gov/4sG21Dq
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The European Space Agencyβs Hera mission for planetary defence has acquired its first close-up of the Didymos binary asteroid system! π°οΈπͺ¨πͺ¨
esa.int/articles/about-us/diβ¦
ALT Main Didymos asteroid in space with largely shaded Dimorphos asteroid around it
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LIVE: Watch as @astro_anil and Joshua Kutryk of @csa_asc install the final roll-out solar array on the @space_station during a spacewalk that will last about seven hours. The solar arrays will boost power to the orbital lab. teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/2qVjWBPJdβ¦
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NASAβs Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory plummeted back into Earthβs atmosphere Wednesday over Western Indonesia, ending nearly 22 years in orbit for the gamma-ray burst hunter after a failed attempt to rescue it. spaceflightnow.com/2026/11/0β¦
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Space Force reports SWIFT reentered at 1239 UTC Nov 4 over 99 deg E, 3 deg N over Northern Sumatra
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Get ready: Trans-Mars Injection incoming.
Our two spacecraft - Blue & Gold - will slingshot Earth and shoot for Mars in four days.
The @escapade_mars mission for @NASA & @ucbssl is preparing for TMI β a critical maneuver in this epic interplanetary mission.
Blueβs engine burn scheduled: Saturday 7th November
Goldβs engine burn scheduled: Monday 9th November
Learn more about ESCAPADE here: rocketlabcorp.com/missions/eβ¦
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Update: obj. 28485 SWIFT decay prediction: November 04, 2026 UTC 09:57 Β± 6h
Launch of @RocketLab #Electron rocket with @QPS_Inc QPS-SAR 20 satellite imminent. Watch live! #TheSeaGodSurveys
teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/2onApoMWPβ¦
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Update: obj. 28485 SWIFT decay prediction: November 04, 2026 UTC 05:31 Β± 12h
The October 31 G2 geomagnetic storm increased atmospheric drag, significantly advancing the re-entry date.
Great article from @AstronomyMag about planetary ring systems and how Martian moon #Phobos eventually will turn into one. πͺ
astronomy.com/science/mars-mβ¦
