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The production of heavy elements inside stellar furnaces is a necessary but not sufficient condition for life to arise. For this to happen, other phenomena must also occur at the same time, which are also necessary but not sufficient, such as the diffusion of these elements into interstellar space.

No spatial distances via C-domain via #CTPcraft. C-domain can be described (in a way) as a non-quantum 'slipstream' in which #CTPcraft travel through to get here. (https://lnkd.in/eveiPr9c) We understand the CTPSci Sciences 'how' this works. #newscience #future #futurespace #futurespacetravel #space #travel #CTPSpace

"NASA's Next Big Thing: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Ori Fox, Space Telescope Science Institute. NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is readying for launch in late 2026. Roman will be able to survey the sky 1,000 times faster than Hubble. It will collect near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic data with Hubble-quality resolution and sensitivity over fields of view 200 times greater than Hubble. Roman's data will enrich all areas of astrophysics by enabling studies of nearly every class of astronomical object, phenomenon, and environment across the observable universe. Dr. Fox will discuss the details of the Roman mission, with a focus on its scientific goals. These exciting studies include the discovery of thousands of new planets and pinpointing the source of a mysterious force called dark energy that permeates our universe." Recorded live on Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Planet Saturn: 18-hours of Moon Motion Observations: August 2024 | Hubble. This is a time-lapse video of a Hubble Space Telescope set of images taken of planet Saturn in August 2024. In the 18 hours of observations several small icy moons are visible in every frame speeding around like race cars: Dione, Enceladus, Janus, Mimas, and Tethys. Their orbits are co-planar with Saturn's magnificent rings. Dusty "spokes" in the rings can also be seen rotating around the planet in this movie. These images were taken under a Hubble program called Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL). ٓ Credits: Science: NASA, European Space Agency, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael H. Wong (University of California) Video: Joseph DePasquale/Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Duration: 11 seconds.

Webb meets a web 🕸️ Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, researchers identified new galaxies in the developing galaxy known as Spiderweb, using Webb's infrared capabilities, which can peer through cosmic dust more easily than using visible light. https://lnkd.in/e27q4Wrs

For anyone interested in learning how scientists are identifying potentially habitable exoplanets using the James Webb space telescope, this is a really great post from NASA. It explains what transit and spectroscopy are and how they are used when attempting to identify characteristics of known exoplanets. It also discusses challenges specific to Webb and how combining it's observations with data from the upcoming Roman space telescope mission will lay the foundation for discovery with the future Habitable Worlds observatory. https://lnkd.in/e3GEHm9K

Simple yet complicated ✨ Dwarf irregular galaxy NGC 5238’s blob-like appearance may appear lackluster at first glance, but with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, researchers can look for signs of whether NGC 5238 devoured a smaller satellite galaxy as recently as a billion years ago. A dwarf irregular galaxy like NGC 5238 merging with a smaller companion is the type of event that might have started the process of galaxy assembly in the early universe. Hubble’s observations can help test some of our most fundamental ideas of how the universe evolves! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eyVC7HCM

To explore deep space, we'll need better clocks. Here's why There are hundreds of atomic clocks in orbit right now, perched on satellites all over Earth. We depend on them for GPS location, Internet timing, stock trading ... and space navigation? Today on the show, hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber learn how to build a better clock. In order to do that, they ask: How do atomic clocks really work, anyway? What makes a clock precise? And how could that process be improved for even greater accuracy? For more about Holly's Optical Atomic Strontium Ion Clock, check out the OASIC project on NASA's website. For more about the Longitude Problem, check out Dava Sobel's book, Longitude. Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave. Have questions or story ideas? Let us know by emailing shortwave@npr.org! Technology Read more on NPR https://ift.tt/ncV6bBO

New Post: NASA Funds Study of Proposals to Investigate Space Weather Systems - https://lnkd.in/dkXa2C46 has selected three proposals for concept studies of missions to investigate the complex system of space weather that surrounds our planet and how it’s connected to Earth’s atmosphere. The three concepts propose how to enact the DYNAMIC (Dynamical Neutral Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling) mission, which was recommended by the 2013 Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics. The DYNAMIC mission is designed to study how changes in Earth’s lower atmosphere influence our planet’s upper atmosphere, where space weather like auroras and satellite disruptions are manifested. This knowledge will benefit humanity by helping us understand how space weather can interfere with crucial […]