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Reflective Layer

Radio Science

Published 3rd February 2019 & 31st August 2020

Radio waves are used to communicated with spacecraft. We use them to send commands to the spacecraft and download data from them. But in many cases we can use the radio wave itself as a measuring instrument or sensor. In this episode of Celestial Sphere we look at few examples where radio waves are used as part of the sensors suite on a spacecraft. This is a two part series. Part 2 will focus on the use of radio waves to make scientific observations and take measurements.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=MauuL531fRY

Radio science modules have become standard scientific instruments on many deep space missions. they provide a cost effective way to gather information such as mass, atmospheric temperature and pressure of a celestial object. This is the second haft and more detailed look of how radio science works.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ruz8TToIA2Y

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Asteroid Station



Asteroid 465824 (2010 FR)

Published 29th August 2020

Asteroid 465824 (2010 FR) Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Passing Earth On Read A Book Day, September 6, 2020. It is classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid and expected not to hit Earth On. It measures around 900 Feet and it will be close to 4.6 Million miles away during its close approach.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ffZQOz9vcts

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Seeker

This Upcoming NASA Mission Could Discover How Our Solar System Began

Published 29th August 2020



NASA's latest mission is heading to the Trojan asteroids to help us answer some of the biggest questions about the origin of our solar system.

As of August 2020, NASA officially approved the construction of its asteroid hunting spacecraft named Lucy.

Lucy will be the first space mission in history to be launched to so many different destinations in independent orbits around our sun. The spacecraft will complete a 12-year journey visiting eight different asteroids in two large asteroid clouds near Jupiter known as the Trojan asteroids.

Although Lucy won’t be landing on any of the asteroids, the spacecraft will be mapping their surface geology, color, composition, densities, and it will even be keeping a look out for surprising mini satellites or rings that the asteroids could be pulling in.

Using an extensive suite of advanced instruments, Lucy will revolutionize our knowledge of planetary origins and the formation of the solar system.

Find out more about asteroid hunting Lucy in this Countdown to Launch.

Read More:
SwRI-LED LUCY MISSION ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE TROJAN ASTEROIDS
https://www.swri.org/press-release/l...assembly-phase
"NASA’s Lucy mission, led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), has achieved an important milestone by passing its System Integration Review and clearing the way for spacecraft assembly."

Lucy: The First Mission to the Trojan Asteroids
https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/lucy-overview
"Time capsules from the birth of our Solar System more than 4 billion years ago, the swarms of Trojan asteroids associated with Jupiter are thought to be remnants of the primordial material that formed the outer planets."

Lucy: Surveying the Diversity of the Trojan Asteroids
http://lucy.swri.edu//
"Lucy will be the first space mission to explore a population of small bodies known as the

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7GBksgcgm_I

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Nemesis Maturity

Our Solar System Is Traveling Through The Debris Of Ancient Supernovae

Published 29th August 2020

We are all travelling through a cloud of ancient radioactive debris left behind by supernova explosions, according to a team of researchers looking in the ocean. By examining deep-sea sediments, experts from the Australian National University have been uncovering the mystery surrounding the space around our solar system.

The team examined sediment known to date back 33,000 years using a sensitive mass spectrometer and found traces of the isotope iron-60 formed when stars die. For the last few thousand years the solar system has been moving through a denser cloud of gas and dust and the team believe this is depositing iron-60 in our oceans.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GoaQACmzsUc

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The Sun Just Unleashed A Monster Eruption

Published 31st August 2020

The sun unleashed a monster eruption of super-hot plasma Monday (Aug. 31) captured on camera by a NASA spacecraft. The giant sun eruption, called a solar prominence, occurred at 0100 UTC. The prominence was so large, it expanded beyond the camera view of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).

A colossal loop of glowing red plasma erupts from the higher left of the sun arcing up and out
of frame as it blasts away from the star. The red-glowing looped material is plasma, a hot gas
made of electrically charged hydrogen and helium.

The solar eruption is not headed straight for Earth, but it could deliver a glancing blow to our planet on Friday (Sep. 4).

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=lfg1qJG4YWg

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Mathisen Corollary

Exploring The Tychos: Simon Shack, Tycho Brahe, Retrograde Mars & The Vital Importance Of The Moon

Published 30th August 2020

If someone told you that evidence suggests that the sun may not be the center of the solar system, and that while earth is not stationary it is possible that earth does not revolve around the sun, would you immediately reject that possibility and call them names because you are so convinced that the heliocentric model is correct that you will not entertain any challenges to that model?

What if you learned that the astronomer most famous for presenting the deciding arguments showing that the planetary data support the heliocentric model, Johannes Kepler, was in recent decades found to have falsified his data (data collected by the rigorous observations of his own mentor, who had died mysteriously), falsified in particular to try to force the heliocentric model to accommodate the motions of the planet Mars, whose motions are so difficult to explain that Kepler referred to his research on that planet as his "war on Mars" and ominously declared that: "By the study of the orbits of Mars, we must either arrive at the secrets of astronomy, or remain forever in ignorance of them" -- would the information of Kepler's apparently deliberate falsification (discovered in 1988 by a professor of the history of astronomy) make you any more open to examining evidence that Kepler's theory might not actually explain all of the evidence we have available to us regarding our own solar system?

This video is not supporting the flat earth theory, which I have examined and found to be hopelessly out of line with available research, nor is it supporting the concept of "geocentrism," which continues to be maintained by some individuals to this day (often in conjunction with a literalist interpretation of ancient scriptures).

Instead, this video explores some aspects of the important arguments of researcher Simon Shack, author of the "Tychos" model, which argues that the data and evidence we have available may best be explained by the hypothesis that our sun is part of a binary system -- as in fact over 80% of the stars we can examine appear to be as well (if not binary, then some other multiple and not solo, according to modern astronomy).

Simon's work suggests that Tycho Brahe, to whom Kepler acted as assistant and student, formulated a more accurate model of the heavens, but that after Brahe's untimely death, Kepler "flipped it on its head" and instead argued for a heliocentric solar system, despite data which contradicted Kepler's assertions -- and that if we update Tycho's analysis to include some of what we've discovered about binary systems, we can explain some evidence which poses serious problems for the heliocentric theory and which suggests that the heliocentric model may be gravely flawed and in need of radical revision.

You can see more about Simon's work and his Tychos model at tychos.info. This video cannot possibly explore all the evidence that Simon discusses: the interested viewer is also urged to check out Simon's 2018 book presenting a wealth of evidence and analysis.

I myself am open to exploring all the evidence and have not "made up my mind" about the mechanics of our solar system -- but I am keenly aware of other evidence which shows that we have been misled about a number of extremely important subjects including aspects of humanity's ancient history, and as discussed in this video, the subject of the motions of the heavenly bodies and the cycles of the heavens is closely related to my own area of research regarding the suppression of humanity's ancient wisdom and the undeniable existence of a world-wide system linking the ancient myths and the stars.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=iyrNmOmJbEE

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Suspicious Observers | Space News | 1st September 2020 | Quakes Rising, What It Will Take From The Sun

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dW_TUljLlp0

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National Solar Observatory

Solar Storms Of The 21st Century

Published 1st September 2020



The @NSF Inouye Solar Telescope will study magnetic fields on the Sun, where solar events, like the Carrington Event of 1859.

Read all about it here: http://ow.ly/eYz250Beo0A

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=a7HkM0mgibM

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Weather Events

Worldwide Wild Weather

Okinawa, Japan - Typhoon Maysak

Recorded 31st August & Published 1st September 2020

Typhoon Maysak sideswiped the Japanese island of Okinawa on Monday, with wind gusts as high as 101 mph, and is forecast to intensify into the equivalent of a Category 4 storm as it moves toward eventual landfall in South Korea. Maysak is currently the equivalent of a strong Category 3 hurricane, and is traversing warm ocean waters in an environment that is favorable for further intensification, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC).

The storm is the second tropical system to head toward the Korean peninsula in a week, after Typhoon Bavi struck North Korea on Aug. 26. However, Maysak is expected to be more intense than Bavi was.

Though the storm’s center was passing about 50 miles west of the island, Okinawa experienced hurricane force wind gusts on Monday. At 10 a.m., Naha Airport recorded sustained winds of 47 mph, with a gust to 82 mph. Kadena Air Base observed sustained winds of 49 mph, with a gust to 77 mph.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QFVwrVJIuf8

Satellite imagery courtesy of Force Thirteen

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cJ9MlAvwpRM

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Ouarzazate, Morocco - Severe Flooding

Recorded 31 August & 1st September 2020

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ch0DzNY9LRI

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Mallorca, Spain - Extensive Storm Damage

Recorded 31 August & 1st September 2020

A waterspout, or tornado forming over water, left a scene of devastation in the Serra de Tramuntana mountains after bringing down or tearing the tops off thousands of trees.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RlVXCbnaVu4

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Dr. Jose M. Madiedo

Impact On The Moon

Published 1st September 2020

These images correspond to a lunar impact flash spotted by the telescopes operating in the framework of the MIDAS survey on 22 Aug. 2020, at 19:46:12 universal time. The impact took place on the nocturnal region of the lunar disk. The flash was produced by a rock (a meteoroid) that hit the lunar ground. Footage was recorded by means of a very high-sensitivity camera.

The MIDAS Survey is being conducted by the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC).

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IXBCmJHcZgk

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Povozcar

The Toyota Lunar Cruiser

Published 1st September 2020



The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have announced today that they have named their manned pressurised rover the Lunar Cruiser. This follows a period of research into developing a lunar rover that uses fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technologies.

The name Lunar Cruiser was chosen because of the long-held familiarity with Land Cruiser among consumers and development team members alike. The decision was made based on the quality, durability and reliability expected of the pressurised lunar rover – matching those values long held sacrosanct by Toyota for its unrivalled, all-wheel drive utility vehicle.

JAXA and Toyota signed a joint research agreement to work on a manned pressurised lunar rover last year, with an expected launch date in the latter half of the 2020s. The work involves the use of simulations to confirm power and heat dissipation performance while driving, the manufacture and assessment of prototype tyres and the use of virtual reality and full-scale models to consider the cabin layout for equipment.

Part of their focus has been working with a variety of industries to create new partners under the title of “Team Japan”, based on the theme of a lunar society pioneered by the manned pressurised rover. The meetings focus on how the manned pressurised rover becomes the starting point of a vision of a future lunar surface-based society, while discussing the challenges associated with this concept.

JAXA and Toyota will gather the knowledge, experience and technological capabilities of enterprises from across a variety of industries in their attempt to realise their vision of sustaining continuous activities on the surface of the moon as “Team Japan” moving forward.

Read all about it here: https://blog.toyota.co.uk/toyota-lunar-cruiser

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vEwlEE6g9ws

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ECNS.cn

Chinese Lunar Probe's 600 Days On Moon's Far Side

Published 1st September 2020



China's Chang'e-4 probe has survived more than 600 Earth days on the far side of the moon while conducting scientific explorations.

With a variety of scientific gear on board, the Chinese lunar probe observed and measured the exotic land, offering unprecedented views and understanding of the far side of the moon and beyond.

Read all about it here: http://www.ecns.cn/news/sci-tech/202...u2686072.shtml

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Phys.org

Can The Moon Be A Person? As Lunar Mining Looms, A Change Of Perspective Could Protect Earth's Ancient Companion

Published 27th August 2020

Everyone is planning to return to the moon. At least 10 missions by half a dozen nations are scheduled before the end of 2021, and that's only the beginning.

Even though there are international treaties governing outer space, ambiguity remains about how individuals, nations and corporations can use lunar resources.

In all of this, the moon is seen as an inert object with no value in its own right.

But should we treat this celestial object, which has been part of the culture of every hominin for millions of years, as just another resource?

Read all about it here: https://phys.org/news/2020-08-moon-p...rspective.html

The Moon Village Association public forum on August 18 debated whether the Moon should have legal personhood:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8SB_ZwVgGOs

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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

What's Up: September 2020

Published 1st September 2020

What are some skywatching highlights in September 2020? Spot the Moon together with Mars and Venus, along with the flickering star Fomalhaut, which had itself a planet...until it didn't!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GjqvXVUWvEQ

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PBS Space Time

How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of?

Published 1st September 2020

Pin-pricks in the celestial sphere, through which shines the light of heaven? Or gods and heroes looking down from their constellations? Or lights kindled above middle earth by Varda Elbereth and brightened with the dew of the trees of Valinor? Science has long pondered the mysteries of the stars. This is how we finally figured them out.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=hp2Ek1cA1LE

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Phys.org

Astronomers Identify Eighteen Metal-Poor Stars In The Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy

Published 1st September 2020



Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) astronomers have detected 18 very metal-poor stars in the Sagittarius dwarf galaxy. They found that one of the stars from the sample has an extremely low metallicity, slightly below -3.0. The study was reported in a paper published August 22 on the arXiv preprint repository.

Read all about it here: https://phys.org/news/2020-09-astron...ius-dwarf.html

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A Disc Of Gas Would Explain Mysterious Light Changes Observed In Sagittarius Constellation

Published 2nd September 2020



The enigmatic variations of light in a binary system, located in Sagittarius constellation, could be explained by the presence of a variable gas disc around a hot star that revolves around a cooler star. These are the conclusions of researchers from Chile, Serbia and Poland, and published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

Read all about it here: https://phys.org/news/2020-09-disc-g...tellation.html

Source Paper: https://www.aanda.org/component/arti...6361/202038110

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DeepSkyVideos

M14 - Cluster Destruction

Published 2nd September 2020

Dr Becky Smethurst discusses Messier 14 and the demise of globular clusters.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Olgk9czbTes

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Learn The Sky

Cygnus

Published 1st September 2020

Cygnus the Swan Constellation, also sometimes called the Northern Cross (as an asterism), is a beautiful star pattern to find in the summer months. It is part of the summer triangle asterism. The bright star Deneb, along with Vega and Altair, are the three stars the make up the summer triangle. If you can identify these stars, you can find Cygnus this way. Cygnus also sits within the Milky Way Galaxy. Be sure to look for this brilliant constellation in the summer sky.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1pqeDo0kwng

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Back To Space

August 2020 Space News Recap

Published 31st August 2020

We look back at everything that happened in the space world in August 2020!

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vqcb0ABrvQE

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SciShow Space

Mars's Surface Is Messed Up | The Martian Dichotomy

Published 1st September 2020

Most rocky planets have pretty consistent surface features, with a fairly even mix of mountains and basins in each hemisphere. This is NOT the case on Mars! What do scientists know about this mystery?

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=KU26NgRf8ss

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Nemesis Maturity

Close Encounter With Mars - We Are Fast Approaching The Red Planet

Published 1st September 2020

Earth and Mars are converging for a close encounter this Fall, one of the best since 2003, and their separation is rapidly shrinking–negative 9 km/s as of Sep. 1st. You are literally approaching the Red Planet.

Just a few days ago the brightness of Mars surpassed that of Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. Suddenly, Mars is almost bright enough to see in daylight and an easy target for backyard telescopes.

The best is yet to come. By the night of closest approach on Oct. 6th (0.4149 AU), Mars will more than double in brightness again, outshining everything in the night sky except Venus and the Moon. Throughout this apparition, the south pole will remain tilted toward Earth, giving observers a good view of the breakup of the ice cap as Martian spring turns into summer.

Can’t wait? Right now, a good time to look is just before daybreak when Mars is high in the southern sky. Keep watching as twilight creeps up the sky. The planet’s burnt orange hue looks beautiful when surrounded by the day’s first hint of morning blue.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=-0y7sSHxMyk

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A Spectacular Full Moon Will Light Up Night Skies Tonight

Published 2nd September 2020

Tonight presents the third and final Full Moon for Northern Hemisphere summer (or Southern Hemisphere winter). It’s the third of three Full Moons to fall between the June 20 solstice and September 22 equinox.

The Moon will be completely full at 05:22 UTC (1:22 a.m. EDT) on Monday (September 2).

An amazing Full Moon will light up the skies tonight. Just go outside and enjoy the spectacle. If you happen to miss the Moon at its fullest, don't worry, it'll appear pretty much full on September 3 as well.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=PLiv_aq1UbA

Related musical interlude

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7iTEshldveg

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