2 posts tagged ‘astronomy’
Supposedly Dead ‘Tasmanian Devil’ Star Unexpectedly Whirls Back to Life
Gizmodo,
On September 7, 2022, the Zwicky Transient Facility detected a new transient object in deep space, about one billion light-years from Earth. The object was very bright, and now, a team of astronomers believes it’s a star that’s come back from the dead. Read more...
Astronaut accidentally dropped a tool bag into orbit and you can see it with binoculars (video)
Boing Boing,
Last week, NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara were on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station when Moghbeli dropped a bag of tools. Video below! The bag is now in orbit and, incredibly, you may be able to see it with a pair of good binoculars. — Read the rest