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For those who might be interested: here : https://in-the-sky.org/news.php?id=20230517_16_100 or here: https://www.universetoday.com/161362/the-moon-occults-jupiter-wednesday-morning-for-north-america/ or even her: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/0517jupiter.htm ..read more

Repeating radio signal leads astronomers to an Earth-size exoplanet | CNN Astronomers have detected a repeating radio signal from an exoplanet and the star that it orbits, both located 12 light-years away from Earth. The signal suggests that the Earth-size planet may have a magnetic field and perhaps even an atmosphere. edition.cnn.com ..read more

Hello everyone! I am a Sixth Form student and I am writting a programme in Mathematica to calculate the position of bodies of the solar system and other stuff. The problem is that I am not able to understand why the longitude of the ascending node of the Earth's orbit is 348.74 degrees. Why isn't it 0? The ascending node for the Earth is the vernal point, isn't it? And the longitude of the ascending node is the angle between the vernal point and the ascending node. I am very confused and I... Read more ..read more

Hey, so I’m looking for either a 100% free unlimited astrology API or I’m looking to create one myself in PHP. I’ve looked around and all the existing ones I’ve found have limits on the free tier. If anyone knows of a free one let me know so I don’t need to develop this. Otherwise… The main function I’m trying to accomplish is to get get the constellation each planet is in for any given date/time. I’m pretty good dealing with complex orbital equations back when i was developing orbiter... Read more ..read more

I think the title of the paper speaks for itself: [1904.07224] Discovery of a Meteor of Interstellar Origin ..read more

Indians from Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have witnessed a mysterious trail of lights in the night sky. While the astronomer Jonathan McDowell haa said that it is the re-entry of a Chinese rocket stage while others speculated it to be a meteor shower. Read more: Meteor shower or Chinese rocket re-entry? Rare event light up skies of Maharashtra, MP What are your opinions on this event ..read more

Where can I find the orbits for manmade objects in heliocentric orbit? I refer to things like Apollo 12's S-IVB, LM-4 Snoopy, that Tesla, etc. After several hours spent fruitlessly googling, I am pretty much at a dead end. Also, how to convert the data to what would work in Orbiter. Specifically in the case of LM-4, it was initially assigned an asteroid designation, but when it was found to be manmade, the asteroid designation was dropped. Surely the data is still out there ..read more

Since there was a debate on whether Starlink or OneWeb will ruin astronomy on the Planetary Internet: SpaceX vs OneWeb thread, I want to start a poll here. Which one is best? Astronomy or the internet? Feel free to discuss about this matter here. The former thread is preserved for whose internet service is best, as it was supposed to be ..read more

A star has been sent hurtling across the galaxy after undergoing a partial supernova, astronomers say. A supernova is a powerful explosion that occurs when some stars reach the ends of their lives; in this case, the blast was not sufficient to destroy it. Instead, it sent the star hurtling through space at 900,000 km/hr. Click to expand... Pity it couldn't make the Million. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53415294 ..read more