European Commission looks to transform the bloc’s defence fund https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/european-commission-looks-to-transform-the-blocs-defence-fund/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cyber #EDF #EUdefence #EuropeanDefenceFund #Space

Saturn through a backyard telescope when conditions are perfect. #Space

via Brian Roemmele from Twitter

The one and only visit of Comet Leonard. #Space

via Brian Roemmele from Twitter

"It's the equivalent of throwing a dart across the length of a basketball court and hitting the bulls-eye," said Rich Burns, NASA's project manager.

#NASA's dropping off a #space package from 63,000 miles high https://mashable.com/article/osiris-rex-asteroid-sample-return-date

Asteroid hit by NASA spacecraft is behaving unexpectedly

When NASA crashed its DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos, the goal was to shorten the space rock's orbit around its parent asteroid. The mission succeeded - but Dimorphos' orbit has continued to shrink and it isn't clear why
#AureFreePress #News #Space #Astronomy #NASA #JWST

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2391083-asteroid-hit-by-nasa-spacecraft-is-behaving-unexpectedly/

Here's an unclassified version of Space Warfighting Architecture. I bet the classified version includes Solar Warden, Radiant Guardian, Lunar Operations Command, The Hub, etc.
https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/3329960/space-warfighting-architecture

Space Operations Command (SpOC) (https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/3329960/space-warfighting-architecture)
Space Warfighting Architecture
#space #spaceforce #spacescience

Didn't take long for #Bethesda to officially answer this one for #Starfield. Lol
https://kotaku.com/starfield-ground-vehicles-todd-howard-bethesda-xbox-pc-1850813842

#VideoGames #RPG #Space

And last, but not least, another gorgeous photo of space! 🚀

APOD: Comet Nishimura Grows
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230909.html

#astronomy #comet #photography #space #science #astrophysics #solar #universe

The Case for a Small Universe
#AureFreePress #Space #Astronomy #NASA #JWST

https://www.universetoday.com/163112/the-case-for-a-small-universe/

Vous connaissez Idéfix ?🐶

Idéfix 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇯🇵 c'est un petit rover qui a pour mission de rouler sur Phobos, une des deux lunes de Mars.

Le gros problème sur Phobos c'est que la gravité est 2000 fois moins forte que sur Terre. Ce qui peut poser problème. Genre rebondir pendant l'atterrissage ou dès qu'il y a un caillou ! Lancement en 2024 normalement !
#space #espace #idefix

Absolutely incredible set. I knew the model and the Saturn V were big, but the scale is staggering. This was a joy to build.

#Lego #NASA #Space

#KnowledgeByte: Human #Space missions to #Moon.

Which human space missions landed on Moon? Who are the explorers to walk on the Moon? Which were the landing sites?

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/63636e195f7aa3685f2b1e72

‘Bubble’ of galaxies discovery may revolutionise cosmology

An international team of astronomers discovered a giant ‘bubble’ of galaxies, measuring one billion light-years across, in the nearby universe.
#AureFreePress #Space #Astronomy

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2023/09/bubble%E2%80%99-of-galaxies-discovery-may-revolutionise-cosmology

> #India’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft recently took some remarkable pictures of Earth and the #Moon from #space while it was on its way to a special place called Lagrange Point 1. In addition to these pictures, the spacecraft even shared a selfie.

> Right now, it’s making its way to a spot known as the Sun-Earth L1 point. This location in space is quite unique because it’s where the gravitational forces of the Sun and Earth balance out perfectly.
https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/watch-aditya-l1-shares-an-epic-selfie-with-the-earth-moon-from-its-journey-to-the-sun-13090232.html #AdityaL1 #isroindia #isro

This is nice. A little repetitive in places, but thankfully the solar panels are printed rather than stickers

#Lego #NASA #Space

tom cardy dropped a new track ^_^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuRjmzz6qL0

Space space wanna go to space yes please space. Space space. Go to space.

#music #space #pluto #DwarfPlanet

Why Chandrayaan-3 is a great step forward for Indian space programme

> After four decades of orbiter missions, lunar exploration gathered steam again in 2019, as three missions attempted soft landing. Chang’e 4 of China landed successfully on the far side of the moon along with the Yutu-2 rover. Beresheet is notable for being the first Israeli and the first privately funded lunar landing attempt, but it crashed
https://www.theweek.in/theweek/cover/2023/08/26/chandrayaan-3-indian-space-programme-success-story.html #Chandrayaan3 #India #Moon #Space

Whose responsibility is it to clean up the Moon, where nearly 100 bags of human waste sit, not to mention 50 crashed spacecraft?

Treaties meant to ensure sustainability in space don’t currently regulate private companies, and not every country has signed on to an agreement for sustainable space exploration
https://theconversation.com/space-junk-in-earth-orbit-and-on-the-moon-will-increase-with-future-missions-but-nobodys-in-charge-of-cleaning-it-up-212421
#space #sustainability

Lots of new people on this account, so it's time for a (new) little introduction!

Geopolitician, map and dataviz creator and enthusiast. Post a lot of map (imaginary or not), as well as my personal creations. You can also find various inspirations, discoveries, experiments, etc.

Main themes : #map #dataviz #geopolitics #cartography #space #art

Sept. 5 1977: Voyager 1 launches to the outer solar system

#space