Slide show 2024

Earth - Meteor

002-hopewell_meteorite.png Crashed through a house on May8 at 1PM, Hopewell NJ. article

004-2024_BX1.jpg 3.3 foot asteroid 2024BX1 fell on Jan. 22 over Germany. Turns out to be a rare very old aubrite type meteor article reference

006-Florida_meteorite.jpg This landed in a Florida roof on March 8th. article

007-ISS-DEBRIS-USE-scaled.jpg Iss replaced 3 tons of Nickle-hydride batteries with Lithium ION. This was part of that pallet.

010-new_iwo_jima.jpg New volcanic island off coast ot Iwo Jima, 10/18/2023 article

Earth - Weather

020-alberta_wild_files.png Alberta wild fires blowing smoke 5/13 article

022-nova_scotia_fires.jpg Quebec wildfire smoke GEOS-16 6/8 article

025-ukraine_dam.jpg Ukraine dam destroyed 6/9 article

027-hurricane_otis.png Hurricane Otis went from a Mag 1 to a Mag 5 in 24 hours, Acapulco Mexico Reference

030-iceberg_a23a.png iceberg A23a, size of London, on its way north. Reference

034-ais_with_velocity_200204-202304_print.jpg West antarctic ice sheet is melting fast GRACE spacecraft Reference

036-emperor_pengwin.png Emperor penguin colony destroyed by melting ice in antartica article

040-ozone_10_2023.png New CFCs and Tonga explosion from last year caused ozone hole to increase size of Brazil Reference

045-temp_graph_feb_2024.jpg For the first time, in mid February 2024 temperatures reached hurricane season (normally mid July) temps. Super El Nino Reference

Earth - Telescopes

050-trident.png Tropical Deep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT) or "Hai ling" (Ocean Bell) china Reference

052-elt_dome.jpg The ELT (Extremely Large Telescope) under construction in Chili Reference

055-defraction_spikes_jwst.png JWST's defraction spikes explained article

Earth - Launches

060-last_atlas.jpg The last Atlas V with Russian RD180 engines ULA Reference

061-ukraine_rocket.png Antares rocket (ISS cargo) first stage manufactured in Ukraine, closing. Reference

065-20240409_D4H_Liftoff.jpg The very last Delta Heavy. Reference

067-vulcan_launch.png First launch of the ULA Vulcan, using Blue Origin Methane engines. Reference

070-dreamchaser.png Dream Chaser DC-101 "Tenacity". Test flight in April, ULA Vulcan article

080-china_smart_dragon.png China's "Smart Dragon" (SD-3), launched from a ship Reference

082-china_sherlong.png China's "Sherlong" space plane deployed 6 objects on it's 3rd flight. Reference

090-japanh1.jpg Japan's H1 booster, finally has a successful launch reference

SpaceX - Elon Musk

100-starlinksinorbit-scaled.jpg SpaceX is planing to lauch one rocket every 2.5 days in 2024 Reference

105-falcon9_20th_n.jpg Landing after B1058's 19th lauch, smashed by high seas. Reference

110-Falcon_heavy_x37B.jpg A falcon heavy now launches the X37B space plane. article

115-Crew_7_Nebula_Seeley-1.jpg Night launch seperation. Top dot is Crew 7, bottom dot is first stage. Reference

120-starship_flight_test_1.jpg After action report on StarShip test flight1.

123-starship2.jpg Starship 2 launched 11/18/2023, This time second stage separated. reference

127-starship3_reentry.png Starship 3 made it into orbit. Second stage reentering article

ISS

140-iss_2024_01_29rgbeedp.jpg ISS from the ground, Damion Peach image

142-cygnus.jpg Cygnus cargo drones, now launched by Falcon9. Reference

143-iss_world_below.jpg The Earth below the ISS.

144-lcrd.png ISS is getting a laser comm via Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Reference Reference

160-china_space_station.png China space station pan taken by Shenzhou 16

162-china_station.jpg China space station, exercise Reference

Orbit

180-Euclid_mission_poster_horizontal.png Euclid space telescope, ESA, due to launch July 1, 2023, looking for dark matter Reference

190-xrism_s2_356.png XRISM Japanese X-ray spectrum telescope, due to launch August 25, 2023 Article

195-autoscale.png 15 year old rocket body by Autoscale probe. Plane is to deorgit space junk Article

Moon

200-earth_moon_neal.jpg The moon

201-Maquette-Luna-Glob-Lander-b-DSC_0075.jpg Luna 25, launched August 10, 2023, first Russian moon probe in 25 years reference

205-Luna_25_Impact_Site.jpg It go splat (LRO image) article

213-chandra_rover.jpg Chandrayaan 3 landed on south pole of moon, releases rover Paragyan. August 23 article

215-chandra_moon_lro.jpg Chandrayaan 3 on the moon, LRO article

220-kplo-hero-image.jpg Danuri, South Korea's first moon mission, made lunar orbit January 2023 article

225-south_korean_moon_probe.jpg South Koria's moon probe, as imaged from the LRO.

230-peregrine.png Astrobotic's Peregrine lander Launched 1/8/2024, on a Vulcan Centaur reference

235-Astrobotic_Peregrine_in_space.jpg Damaged in space and leaking fuel. Renentered 1/18 Reference

240-Japan_smart.png Japan's Smart moon lander Reference

242-japan_moon.jpg It soft landed on the moon December 15, 2023 but quickly ran out of power. References

245-japan_smart_lander.png Landed upside down, was able to eject rover. Reference

250-Odysseus.jpg Odysseus, launched Feb 15 on a Falcon 9. Article

255-odyssy_on_moon.png Odysseus lunar lander, on the moon but tipped over. Reference

280-moon_pole-970-80.png ShadowCam image of the landing site of Artemis 3. Marvin Crater, south pole article

285-artemis2laser.png Artemis 2 will use lasers to talk back to Earth article

287-Giordan_Bruno_crater.jpg Earth has an synchronous asteroid called Kamo'oalewa, which was blaster off the moon from Giordano Bruno crater on the moons back side. article

Sun

290-sun_perseverence.png Sun spot on the far side of the sun, August 20th from Perseverance rover on Mars article

Mercury

300-BepiColombo_at_Mercury_pillars.jpg BepiColombo (ESA) still on its way to Mercury Reference

Venus

320-parker_venus.png Parker Solar probe, looks like Lightening on Venus may be Meteors Reference

325-venus_zoozve.jpg Asteroid 2002 VE68, got named 524522 Zoozve from a little girl who put in on her artwork. reference

Mars

400-image_12031_1e-Mars.jpg Mars in UV from MAVEN article

405-mars-jcwl-jumbo.jpg Using Spirit data, mars has a new silica layer above its core. Reference

410-hirise-mars-crater-ice.jpg Fresh crater, uncovering ice underneath. reference

Mars Surface

420-0952MR0041900150502099E01_DXXX.jpg Curisoity rover still taking images reference

425-mars_book.png Looks like an old book. Curiosity rover article

430-mars_river_pers.jpg Perseverance, formed by a once fast flowing river. article

438-Perseverance_demos_transit.jpg Perseverance watches Demos transit the sun.

442-Inginuity_final.jpg Last landing place of Ingenuity helecoptor, One of the roters broke. reference

445-sunset_mars.jpg Sunset on Mars.

Asteroids

450-BackFromBennu.jpg Back from Asteroid 101955 Bennu, 9/24/2023, OSIRIS-Rex sample. Reference

452-nelson-tagsam-shot-b.jpg Samples contained lots of Carbon and water. Reference

460-PIA24834.jpg Psyche lauched on Falcon Heavy 10/13 to 16 Psyche, metallic asteroid arrive 7/2029 Reference

462-dinkinesh.png Lucy first asteroid, Dinkinesh has a moon. 11/1/2023 Reference

463-dinkinesh_contact.png Turns out that the moon is a contact binary Reference

Jupiter

500-102723_cw_Jupiter-jet-stream_planet_feature-1030x580.jpg JWST notices high speed just stream over Jupiter's equator. Reference

505-jupiter_juno2.jpg Juno probe still in orbit

507-jupiter_juno.jpg Ligtning on the suface of Jupiter article

508-Jupiter_juno_face.png Face on Jupiter article

510-PIA26077.jpg Great blue spot on Jupiter References

520-jupiter_blue-970-80.jpg Blue spot cause by zonal winds on Jupiter References

525-jupiter_winds_jwst.jpg High speed winds in one of the cloud belts of Jupiter, JWST Reference

535-iooctober162023a.png Io from the Juno probe 10/16 pass Article

537_Io_lava_lake.png Loki Patera, a lava lake on Io Reference

550-Europa_juno.png Juno probe image of Europa article

555-Europa_surface.png Ice 20km think

560-europa_jwst.png Europa from JWST NIRCam, showing carbon dioxide. Reference

575-juice-spacecraft-image.jpg Jupiter Ice moon (JUICE) launched 2023/05/12, Stuck Antenna freed on JUICE spacecraft Reference

580-Europa_Clipper_Solar_Panels.jpg NASA Europa Clipper due to launch in October 2024 reference

Saturn

600-saturn_jwst.jpg Saturn from JWST article

602-titan_floating_islands.jpg Hydrocarbons cause floating islands on the lakes of Titan. article

604_dragonfly.png Dragonfly - A Titan lander and flyer got funded! reference

606-saturn-970-80.jpg Astronomers have discovered 62 new moons orbiting Saturn, 145 total now HST image of saturn from 2020 article

Uranus and Neptune

622-Uranus_jswt.jpg New JWST image of Uranus article

624-uranus-cyclone_feat-1030x580.jpg Cyclone spotted by radar over Uranus's north pole article

Pluto, minor planets

Galaxy

710-STSCI_FomalhautDisk.png JWST Fomalhaut disk 25 ly away article

715-fomalhaut-1030x580.jpg Fomalhaut has asteroid belts and is forming planet Dragon. article

720-pds17.png Star PDS 17 in Centaurus. Planets PDS 70b and 70c are trojan Jupiter size planets article

725-star_system_jwst_n.jpg Multi planet system around TYC 8998-760-1 Reference

730-Orion_Nebula_in_NIRCam_short-wavelength_channel_pillars.png JWST Orion, NIRCam, short wavelengths Reference

732-Orion_Nebula_in_NIRCam_long-wavelength_channel_pillars.png JWST Orion NIRCam, long wavelengths Reference

734-orion_ring.jpg JWST image of Orion nebula, Orion bar, young stars reference

736-Jumbos_orion_jwst.png JuMBOs: Jupiter Mass Binary Object in Orion, JWST References

738-Euclid_s_view_of_the_Horsehead_Nebula.jpg Horse head nebula from the Euclid space telescope. Reference

738-horse_head_3.png Horse head, Euclid, Hubble, and Webb Reference

739-horse_head_jwst.png JWST Horse head, This part of the "Mane" is 0.8 Light years wide Reference

740-ring_jwst.png M57 Ring nebula, NIRCam JWST Reference

742-ring2_jwst.png M57 Ring nebula, MIRI JWST reference

750-hh46_47.jpg HH 46/47, star forming region JWST reference

755-rho_oph.png Rho Ophiuchi, JWST NIRCam star forming region reference

790-sn1987a_jwst.png JWST image of supernova 1987A reference

794-saga_polarized_light.jpg Black hold in the center of our galaxy, 3/27/2024, polarized light ESO article

795-galaxy_warp_16x9.jpg Our galaxy is warped. Dark matter Reference

Deep Space

810-Hoag_HubbleBlanco_3000.jpg Hoag's object, ring galaxy, HST, reporcessed by AI Reference

812-Arp142_HubbleChakrabarti_2627.jpg The hummingbird galaxy NGC 2936, HST Reference

815-firworks_galaxy_jwst.png JWST imgae of NGC 6946, galaxy with most supernova. reference

820-Perseus_Euclid_4400.jpg Perseus cluster, Euclid Reference

825-Ngc1566_HubbleWebb_2125.jpg NGC 1566 HST on left, Webb on right Reference

900-sunrise_arc_jwst.png Sunrise arc. Earendel, JWST version of HST image. reference

910-el_gordo.png Galactic clister El Gordo (the fat one). Note fishhook galaxy reference

920-jwst_goods.png GOODS south, JWST version reference

999-question_mark_jwst.png A Question mark in space article

Movies

Meteorite lands in back yard 6 years ago 1:26

Planet Earth at Night II 1:21

Laser commnuications 2:51

Annular eclipse from space 1:11

StarShip launch animation 20:00

Starship 3 reentry video 8:07

ELT under construction

Psyche launch 1:48

combo Mercury flyby

Chaos Casma on mars 2:56

Dust devil on Mars 1:06

Dust devil on Mars color 0.05

Osirus Rex animation

Moons of Jupiter from Cassini

Juno Io flyby 0:47

Juno Io flyover 1:11

HST Jupiter and Uranus 1:35

S2 star around black hole in cener of galaxy

Dumbbell Nebula zoom 0:30

Zoom in on the horsehead 2:00