The Astronomy Thread

[Tron]

Lazy, uneducated, hunch based skepticism is an obsession for about 25% of America.

 

[Boner_18]

Hope it's clear tomorrow eve. Gonna see me some Jupiter and his 4 galilean moons as well as a little Saturn (no rings without a telescope).

 

[Boner_18]

Thursday- Perseverance (hopefully) landing on Mars. Whose watching?

 

[Tron]

Thursday- Perseverance (hopefully) landing on Mars. Whose watching?

She launched on July 30th, 2020

 

[Boner_18]

 

[Boner_18]

20m off the surface being dropped by jetpack with sky crane maneuver. FUCK YES.

 

[Matty]

Can't wait for the video, going to look sick.

 

[Boner_18]

This shit is mind blowing.

 

[Matty]

It amazes me how late they fired up the landing engines/rockets... if there's any sort of malfunction or even a slight delay, your expensive robot goes splat.

 

[reno cool]

call me when they find the alien that abducted my neighbor

 

[Blitty]

Fake news including the moon landing etc

 

[Boner_18]

Meanwhile Hayabusa2 data is starting to flow - seems like asteroids/sample return missions already confirm organic life in deep space but just not as sexy as Mars.

 

[Matty]

SN11 is already being rolled out to the launch pad. Launch should happen this month.

When will SN11 Launch? | Live Updates | Everyday Astronaut

LIVE UPDATES for the testing and launch of Starship SN11. SpaceX will be attempting to launch its next prototype on a test flight from pad B.

everydayastronaut.com

 

[Boner_18]

A crewed mission to Mars by 2024 is lol. But they're going to advance space travel 20 years in the 5 thats for sure.

 

[Matty]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[Matty]

"wE DiDn'T gO To tEh M0oN "

 

[Matty]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1373520044404129792