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🎒 A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/a-private-space-company-has-a-radical-new-plan-to-bag-an-asteroid/

A private space company has a radical new plan to bag an asteroid
Company has previously tested its technology on the International Space Station.

While there was no #Starship launch the #SpaceX webcast contained two unexpected segments, one about a vague plan of a space tourist flight - #Starlink Stargaze system described in https://starlink.com/updates/stargaze and https://breakingdefense.com/2026/01/spacex-unveils-stargaze-space-tracking-system/ and https://smallsatnews.com/2026/02/18/spacex-unveils-stargaze-system-to-revolutionize-space-traffic-management/: apparently there are numerous unlisted satellites in LEO which come so close to the Starlinks that cameras on the latter see them as bright objects. How could those objects have been missed by all space surveillance from the ground?

Ending the Tuesday of IETF 125 with the SPACE Research Group… looking at all things related to the #Internet in #space !
#IETF

A rubbish challenge: how do we dump space junk? Modern life depends on space-based infrastructure, but there’s a lot of junk orbiting alongside working spacecraft. Katherine Courtney and Alice Gorman talk to Margaret Harris about the danger of #SpaceDebris – and what we need to do about it: https://physicsworld.com/a/a-rubbish-challenge-how-do-we-dump-space-junk/ (looong).

OMG. People are starting to compare the SpaceX IPO document to the WeWork IPO document.
#spaceX

Lenticular post-starburst galaxy NGC 1266 captured by Hubble has no discernable spiral arms #space

Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition
This Hubble image of lenticular galaxy NGC 1266 reveals its bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure.

Space waste - an update of the anthropogenic matter injection into Earth’s atmosphere: #SpaceDebris

Anyone made the phonetic alphabet but out of space missions haha? Sounds like a fun afternoon
#space

The Hubble space telescope turned 36 recently, and requested Earth send up some ibuprofen and a foot massager.
#space #Hubble #astronomy

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Space:
🎵 Female of the Species
#Space
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https://open.spotify.com/track/5beiMMlsINDI5fxRdF0D42

The idea that the shape of our solar system is rare is very interesting.
#space

Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a global treasure. Watching his interview with the CBC in relation first to the significance of the Canadian on the Artemis II and on the mission in general is really a delight.
A truly masterful communicator.
His section starts at 4:35
#Canada #Space #ArtemisII

Don't call us, we'll call you.
#artemis2 #nasa #space

This is now my new favorite #NASA photograph! 🌏🌙
#space

#Artemistracker #space
https://artemistracker.com/

Artemis II Mission Tracker
🚀 2 days until Artemis II launch window opens! Track NASA's mission to the Moon in real-time 3D. Launch: Apr 1, 2026.

SpaceX: We believe we have identified the largest TAM in human history.
The TAM:
#SpaceX #IPO #AI #speculation

It started with a headline in the Guardian, some old memory of Minitel made me click. I stopped reading after I read about Félicette. A cat that went into space and came back alive.
#cats #space #forgottenheroes

People are gonna fly by the moon!
Scheduled to launch on April Fool's day 😆
#space

Artemis II: NASA’s First Crewed Lunar Flyby in 50 Years - NASA
Meet the Artemis II crew and learn how NASA’s 10-day lunar flyby mission will test deep space systems and pave the way for future Moon landings.

Artemis II reminded me what spaceflight used to feel like—uncertain, human, and a little terrifying.
Not just “cool.” Something more. 🚀
#Artemis #Space

The Moment Spaceflight Felt New Again – Bob Mueller
Artemis II rekindles the wonder of human spaceflight, blending nostalgia, risk, and hope as we take our first steps back toward the Moon.

Holy shit you guys we just watched #Artemis go from the plane
(Edit: I posted video in the replies, if that's of interest❤️)
#space #nasa

Let's go #Artemis2 🚀 Anyone else watching?
#nasa #space

Explaining the Most Important Artemis II Photos by Hank Green
#space

Extremely active Sun from 1190 to 1220 in the Medieval Period - intercomparison of historical records and tree-ring carbon-14: #SpaceWeather: https://www.oist.jp/news-center/news/2026/4/10/medieval-japanese-poetry-and-buried-trees-help-elucidate-volatile-space-weather - combining carbon-14 measurements taken at the highest level of precision with historical literature lays a new foundation for studying unpredictable and hazardous solar proton events.

Mehr Weltraumcontent:
https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/Y3JpZDovL21kci5kZS9zZW5kdW5nLzI4MTA2MC8yMDI2MDEyNjIyMjAvcmVwb3J0YWdlLWRva3UtaW0tZXJzdGVuLTQwNg

Artemis 2 - Zurück zum Mond - hier anschauen
Zum ersten Mal seit den legendären Apollo-Missionen starten wieder Menschen Richtung Mond. Die NASA-Mission 'Artemis 2' eröffnet eine neue Ära der Raumfahrt und Deutschland spielt dabei eine Schlüsselrolle. Die Dokumentation begleitet die vier Astronaut:innen bei ihren Vorbereitungen und zeigt exklusive Einblicke in das Orion-Raumschiff. Die deutschen Astronauten Alexander Gerst und Matthias Maurer erklären zusammen mit anderen Raumfahrt-Experten, wie die Mission abläuft und warum sie �…

🗺️ New 'Mars GPS' lets Perseverance pinpoint its location within 25 centimeters
#space

New 'Mars GPS' lets Perseverance pinpoint its location within 25 centimeters
Imagine you're all alone, driving along in a rocky, unforgiving desert with no roads, no map, no GPS, and no more than one phone call a day for someone to inform you exactly where you are. That's what NASA's Perseverance rover has been experiencing since landing on Mars five years ago. Though it carries time-tested tools for determining its general location, the rover has needed operators on Earth to tell it precisely where it is—until now.

If China was a democratic country then perhaps you could say the roles of the cold war had somehow reversed, with China being the obvious technological leader in the world, while the USA tries desperately to hold on to its empire, and relevance through naked aggression.
But going to an english-language chinese news site and seeing talk of spacewalks and space stations really drives home how history has kind of flipped.
#usa #China #space #war #IranIsraelWar
http://www.china.org.cn/2026-03/17/content_118386265.shtml

It's taking so long, the astronauts are gonna get seasick. 🤢
#artemis2 #nasa #space

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Space Ghost:
🎵 Deep (Not Even Noticed Remix)
#SpaceGhost
https://open.spotify.com/track/6A9tMVmtUhjWewDbn7tcFE

Characterizing solar cycle influence on long-term orbital deterioration of low-earth orbiting #SpaceDebris: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/astronomy-and-space-sciences/articles/10.3389/fspas.2026.1797886/full -> Space junk falls to Earth faster when sunspots peak, and this can help prevent collisions with satellites: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1126476

What’s the DIFFERENCE?! Artemis II vs Apollo’s EARTHRISE Moon Photos (2026 vs 1968) by Jared Polin
#space

What an image!
#space

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #DreamTime
Space Ghost:
🎵 Forest Dub
#SpaceGhost
https://space-ghost.bandcamp.com/track/forest-dub
https://open.spotify.com/track/0nMfiQn1r0dYoWbZznBp6q

We are here in the mission.
#space

Apollo 8, Artemis 1 & 2 Orbit Comparison by The Overview Effekt
#space

🌚 Lunar Dust Protection Technology and Evaluation: A Review
#moon #space

Watch: Artemis II astronauts take questions on their way toward the moon
#space

The Artemis II mission also set a record for "most accomplishment with least attention".
Thanks Mr. President. We couldn't do it without you. 🙄
#Artemis #space #history #sarcasm #distraction

It is legitimately exciting that 4 humans might start on a journey around the Moon today!
Godspeed to all of them but especially The Big Unit* Canadian Jeremy Hansen!!
(*my unofficial nickname. the dude is huge, how does he even fit in the capsule!)
#NASA #ArtemisII #Space #Moon #Canada

AH. here is the mission tracker
#artemis #space

Feels good to watch a serious person in charge of NASA. Possibly the only one in this government.
Jared Isaacman breaks down NASA’s Moon-to-Mars plan by POLITICO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtBaioBCFZ4

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PacificNotions
Space Ghost:
🎵 Afterglow (Remastered)
#SpaceGhost
#newRelease 🆕 album
https://open.spotify.com/track/1fnummTnWegfvSSA8UtxXt