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2023-08-23 CoRoT-8 (Star in Aquila) CoRoT-8 is a star in the constellation Aquila at a distance of about 1239 light-years from us. At least one planet revolves around the star. Start 112.120.56.203
2024-01-30 NanoACE (CubeSat technology demonstration) NanoACE is a technology demonstration CubeSat by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems to validate their communications, navigation, guidance, and software technology. NanoACE was launched onboard a Soyuz-2.1a Fregat-M, on July 14, 2017, along with Russian Earth imaging satellite Kanopus-V-IK and 71 other CubeSats. Stub DapperPotato (248)
2023-08-09 Gary Ferland (American astrophysicist) Gary Joseph Ferland (born May 10, 1951, in Washington D.C.) is an American astrophysicist.

He is a professor of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Kentucky.

He is best known for developing the astrophysical simulation code Cloudy, for his work on physical 

processes in ionized plasmas, and investigations of the chemical evolution of the cosmos.

C AGNrule (87)
2023-08-02 S/2007 S 8 (Moon of Saturn) S/2007 S 8 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman, Jean-Marc Petit and Mike Alexandersen on May 10, 2023 from observations taken between January 5, 2005 and July 9, 2021. Stub FilipinoGuy0995 (249)
2023-08-04 S/2004 S 52 (moon of Saturn) S/2004 S 52 is a natural satellite of Saturn. Its discovery was announced by Scott S. Sheppard, David C. Jewitt, Jan Kleyna, Edward Ashton, Brett J. Gladman and Mike Alexandersen on May 15, 2023 from observations taken between December 12, 2004 and July 24, 2020. Stub FilipinoGuy0995 (249)
2024-02-20 ESASky ESASky is a web-based tool developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) to provide access to astronomical data. It aims to offer a user-friendly interface for exploring various datasets, including images, catalogues, and spectra, collected from ESA missions like Planck, Herschel, Gaia, HST, XMM-Newton, and INTEGRAL, among others. Stub Sansari (85)
2023-08-07 Immo Appenzeller (German astronomer) Immo Appenzeller (born May 13, 1940 in Urach, Württemberg) is a German astronomer. Start Lja2248 (86)
2024-03-13 Geespace (Satellite technology company) Geespace is a satellite technology company established in 2018 by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group as part of its Geely Technology Group division. The company focuses on developing, launching, and operating low-orbit satellites to provide high-precision positioning and connectivity services. Start Sakuav (346)
2024-03-16 Fifth Gas Giant (Hypothetical gas giant that was flung out of the Solar System) The Fifth Gas Giant, also called as the Fifth Giant, is a hypothetical planet that existed 4 billion years ago. The planet was theorized in 2011. Start Bennett1203 (757)
2024-03-26 Kepler orrery (Group of exoplanet visualization animations) The Kepler Orrery is a group of animations created by Daniel Fabrycky and Ethan Kruse, which show exoplanets and stars discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope. 1,815 exoplanets and 726 planetary systems are in the animation. Start MemeGod27 (1844)
2023-06-09 Kinetica 1 (Orbital launch vehicle by CAS Space) Kinetica 1 (Chinese: 力箭一号; pinyin: Lìjiàn yī hào; lit. 'Powerful Rocket-1', LJ-2) is a Chinese small-lift orbital launch vehicle developed by CAS Space. It is currently the second largest solid-fueled rocket in China after Orienspace's Gravity-1 rocket. C Rod57 (32296)
2024-03-05 Gaganyaan-4 (Indian spaceflight, planned 2024) Gaganyaan-4 (from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") will be the first crewed test flight of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned for 2025. C Abdullah1099 (3198)
2024-03-08 Gaganyaan-2 (Indian spaceflight, planned 2024) Gaganyaan-2 (from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") will be the second uncrewed test flight of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned in 2025. Stub Abdullah1099 (3198)
2024-03-08 Gaganyaan-5 (Indian spaceflight, planned 2024) Gaganyaan-5 (from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") will be the second crewed test flight of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned in 2025. Second Crewed Gaganyaan mission. The full details will be announced after Gaganyaan-4 Success. Stub Abdullah1099 (3198)
2024-03-25 NGC 4014 (Lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices) NGC 4014 is a lenticular galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. NGC 4014 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres at certain times of the year. Stub Tangjai1234 (120)
2024-04-04 NGC 1258 (Spiral galaxy in the constellation Eridanus) NGC 1258 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the Eridanus Cluster. NGC 1258's distance from Earth is 83.1 Mly (25.5 Mpc). Stub Tangjai1234 (120)
2024-04-14 Annecy Lacus (Lake on Titan) Annecy Lacus is one of a number of hydrocarbon lakes found on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. Stub Bennett1203 (757)
2024-03-15 Lunar Panoramic Photography - Apollo 11 (Panoramic Photography is a standard technique for capturing the full context of a location. This entry applies to those panoramas taken during NASA's Apollo 11 mission to the Moon.) Despite its historic nature, the primary focus of Apollo 11 was simply to achieve a landing and safe return. Consequently, the Extravehicular Activity/EVA on the surface was kept to the barest minimum of placing a few experimental devices, grabbing a few rocks, and taking a few photographs. B Usedtoknoweverything (663)
2024-04-20 Julius Berkowski (daguerreotypist and first known photographer of a solar eclipse) Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski was a Prussian photographer notable for taking the first known photograph of a solar eclipse and the solar corona. The pioneering image was captured during the total solar eclipse on July 28, 1851, at the Royal Observatory in Königsberg, Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). Start Fuzheado (49418)
2024-03-12 Lunar Panoramic Photography - Apollo 12 NASA's Apollo Lunar Surface Journal (ALSJ) records the details of each mission's time on the lunar surface as a timeline of the activities undertaken, the dialogue between the crew and Mission Control, and the relevant documentary records. Each photograph taken on the mission is catalogued there and each photographic sequence is also recorded. B Usedtoknoweverything (663)
2024-04-19 LEDA 2073461 (galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major) LEDA 2073461 is a spiral galaxy located 950 million light-years away in the Ursa Major constellation. It seems to be interacting with another galaxy, SDSS J115331. But in reality, SDSS J115331 is merely a background galaxy which its alignment happens to overlap with LEDA 2073461. Stub Galaxybeing (404)
2024-03-14 Agnibaan SOrTeD (Indian sub-orbital sounding rocket, developed by Agnikul Cosmos) Agnibaan SOrTeD (short form of SubOrbital Technological Demonstrator) is a planned suborbital test-flight of the Agnibaan launch vehicle, manufactured by Indian space startup Agnikul Cosmos. C 4-RAZOR 01 (1099)
2024-04-19 IRAS 14348-1447 (Galaxy in the constellation Libra) IRAS 14348-1447 known as PGC 52270, are a pair of spiral galaxies located 1 billion light-years away in the constellation of Libra. The galaxy IRAS 14348-1447NE, is in the early process of merging with IRAS 14348-1447SW, causing gravity to pull stars from both galaxies and forming tidal tails. Stub Galaxybeing (404)
2024-03-23 TRISHNA (Planned joint Indo-French weather satellite) TRISHNA or (Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural resource Assessment) is a planned cooperative joint satellite mission between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) of India and Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) of France. Start 4-RAZOR 01 (1099)
2024-03-23 Tiandu (Chinese space satellites) Tiandu satellites are a pair of Chinese Lunar Exploration Program's lunar navigation and communications test satellites based on Queqiao-2 relay satellite technology. Start RIP B1058 (5380) Possible vandalism
2024-04-19 Hickson 40 (Galaxy cluster in the constellation Hydra) Hickson 40 is a galaxy cluster in the constellation Hydra. It consists of 6 separate members and is in the stage of merging. Member galaxies of Hickson 40 interacted in the early stages of their formation to create a crowded galaxy sampler. Hickson 40 is so dense that it could exist within a region close to the diameter of the Milky Way's galactic disk. Start MemeGod27 (1844)
2024-04-03 NGC 1819 (Lenticular galaxy in the Orion constellation) NGC 1819 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Orion. It was discovered on December 26, 1885, by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift. This galaxy is located at a distance of 197.4 million light-years (60.53 Mpc) from the Milky Way, and is receding with a heliocentric radial velocity of 4,483 km/s. C Tangjai1234 (120)
2023-11-17 Gravity-1 (Type of Chinese launch vehicle) Gravity-1 (Chinese: 引力一号) is a solid-propellant medium-lift launch vehicle designed, manufactured and launched by Chinese aerospace company Orienspace. It can carry a payload of up to 6.5 tonnes (14,000 lb) to LEO or 4.2 tonnes (9,300 lb) to SSO, enabling the deployment of large-scale satellite constellations. Start PM3 (636)
2024-04-28 Valery Aliev (Russian spacecraft engineer) Valery Geidarovich Aliev (Russian: Валерий Гейдарович Алиев, IPA: [vaɭʲˈerʲij ɡʲijdarˈovʲit͡ʃʲ aɭʲˈijif]; 9 February 1941, Kharkiv, USSR) is a prominent Soviet and Russian scientist, spacecraft engineer and innovator, member of the Tsiolkovsky Space Academy and the International Academy of Astronautics. Start Sphaeral (51)
2024-03-26 Nikolai Bryukhanov (engineer) Nikolai Albertovich Bryukhanov (Russian: Николай Альбертович Брюханов, IPA: [nʲikʌɭˈɑj aɭbʲˈertʌvʲit͡ʃʲ brʲu"xˈɑnʌf]; 13 December 1957, Moscow, a prominent Soviet and Russian spacecraft engineer. Start Sphaeral (51)
2023-10-10 HD 54475 (B-type main-sequence star in the constellation Puppis) D Puppis, also known as HD 54475, is a B-type star and a pulsating variable in the constellation of Puppis. It has an apparent magnitude of 5.783, which is enough to be visible to the unaided eye. The distance to D Puppis, based on a parallax of 4.2±0.2 mas from the Hipparcos satellite, is 776 light-years.\right)</math>.}} Start 117daveawesome (2207)
2024-01-04 Advisory Committee for Earth Observation The Advisory Committee for Earth Observation (ACEO) is the senior advisory body to the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Director of Earth Observation (EO) Programmes. The Advisory Committee acts as the representative of the Director General of the European Space Agency on all matters concerning Earth observation-based Earth Sciences in the Earth Observation Programmes of ESA. Start Climatereflex (78)
2024-04-27 Spacecraft retirement (The retiring or discontinuation of a space probe) The retirement of a spacecraft refers to the discontinuation of a spacecraft from active service. This can involve deorbiting the spacecraft, discontinuing of the probes operations, passivating it, or loss of contact with it. One notable example of spacecraft retirement is Cassini's retirement in 2017. C Bennett1203 (757)
2024-03-18 WorldView Legion (Earth observation satellite system) WorldView Legion is an Earth observation satellite constellation currently under development and launch by Maxar. The first two satellites were launched on May 2nd, 2024. WorldView

Legion is owned and operated by Maxar Technologies.

Stub Abdullah1099 (3198)
2023-10-24 Stoke Space Nova Nova is a fully reusable medium-lift launch vehicle being developed by Stoke Space that was announced in mid 2021. It is planned to be a two-stage fully reusable launch vehicle with a planned payload capacity of 5T (5,000kg) into LEO. It will use seven engines consuming LNG/LOX for the first stage and a hydrolox (Liquid Hydrogen and Liquid Oxygen) engine with 30 thrust chambers arranged in a ring around a [[Regenera ... Stub AstroVictoria (129)
2024-01-20 Habitable zone for complex life A Habitable Zone for Complex Life (HZCL) is a range of distances from a star suitable for complex aerobic life. Different types of limitations preventing complex life give rise to different zones. Conventional habitable zones are based on compatibility with water. FA Telecineguy (51130)
2024-02-17 Astrobee (robot) (Free-flying robotic system) Astrobee is a robotic system developed by the US space agency NASA to assist astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Astrobee consists of three 12.5-inch cube-shaped robots named Honey, Queen, and Bumble, along with software and a docking station for recharging. C BrianFennell (352)
2023-05-14 82 Virginis (Star in the constellation Virgo) 82 Virginis, also known as m Virginis, is a star in the constellation Virgo. It is located 160 pc (520 light-years) from Earth based on a parallax of 6.249±0.2611 mas from Gaia DR2. It is a red giant, based on its spectral type of M1III. Start InterstellarGamer12321 (28964)
2023-11-18 TOI-4603 b (Exoplanet orbiting the star HD 245134) TOI-4603 b is a gas giant exoplanet orbiting HD 245134, a F-type subgiant star located 731 light-years away, in the constellation of Taurus. It orbits its host star at a distance of 0.0888 astronomical units (13,280,000 km), completing one orbit every 7 days around it. C Kepler-1229b (9275)
2024-03-14 SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (Fourth launch of SpaceX Starship) SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4) is the fourth and upcoming integrated flight test of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. SpaceX is expected to perform the flight test in May 2024. The flight aims for the Super Heavy booster to land in the Ocean, and for Starship to relight its Raptor engines in space as well as survive peak heating during atmospheric re-entry. Start ChekhovsGunman (596)
2024-04-09 Soyuz MS-29 (Planned 2024 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS) Soyuz MS-29 is a planned Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight to launch from Baikonur in March 2026 to the International Space Station. Stub Abdullah1099 (3198)
2024-05-08 Saturn Electrostatic Discharges Saturn Electrostatic Discharges (also referred to as SEDs) are atmospheric lightning events in convective weather storms on Saturn that produce high frequency (HF) radio emissions (1-40 MHz). Terrestrial lighting events on Earth in comparison occur in the very low frequency (VLF) radio band, between 3 Hz and 30 kHz. Start Wyatt J Thompson (14)
2023-12-26 Comparison of retired orbital launch systems (R-36-O) B Puck1737172 (188)

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