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...t 16 : 30 UTC, in 2 hours time, the ISS will be passing over 7JC6XVG8+8R5, 18.975762810931,64.867104235135
#ISS

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International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over 899CF5FR+Q84

Latitude 37.474387192776
Longitude -31.809170081751

Orbiting at 17,156.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 480.42km

At 15 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over 4328233J+92G, -49.996558658875,-153.91992099561

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...s harmonic resonance capabilities, showed them how spacetime could be navigated not by force, but by understanding its inherent frequencies. She explained that the Lumina offered a way to connect all worlds, to share resources and knowledge harmoniously, thereby strengthening the very fabric o...

Short space sci-fi

Series: Echoes of the Lumina

Echoes of the Lumina
Episode 12: The arrival at Kepler-186f was met with surprise by the isolated colony. Their sensors detected no warp signatures, yet the 'Odyssey V' had appeared as if from nowhere. Commander Rostova, demonstrating the Lumina'...

...asing the sample capsule, began its extended mission, now named OSIRIS-APEX, to study the asteroid Apophis.

The OSIRIS-REx mission successfully collected a sample from the asteroid Bennu and returned it to Earth in September 2023. This marked a significant achievement in asteroid sample return, providing scientists with pristine material from the early solar system for study. The spacecraft, after rele...

...could also be produced by molten rock interiors, challenging the "ocean world" hypothesis for K2-18b and similar planets. Therefore, while K2-18b remains a compelling candidate for habitability studies, definitive conclusions about its potential to host life are still pending further investiga

...de (DMS), a potential biosignature, but this finding is not yet confirmed and is subject to ongoing debate and further observation.

While some studies suggest K2-18b's atmospheric composition strongly indicates a water ocean world, recent research proposes that similar atmospheric signatures ...

K2-18b, located 124 light-years away, is considered a potential "Hycean" planet, characterized by a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and a water ocean. The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor, methane, and carbon dioxide in its atmosphere. There was a tentative detection of dimethyl sulfi...

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Source: ESA/Hubble

... 1994 by the European Space Agency's Faint Object Camera. The bottom image was taken in 2002-2003 by the Advanced Camera for Surveys. The dark band at the bottom of each map is the region that was hidden from view at the time the data were taken.

Credit: NASA, ESA and M. Buie (Southwest Resea...

... rock but a dynamic world that undergoes dramatic atmospheric changes. These atmospheric changes are driven by seasonal changes that are as much propelled by the planet's 248-year elliptical orbit as its axial tilt, unlike Earth where the tilt alone drives seasons.
The top picture was taken in...

... and 2003. The northern pole is brighter and the southern hemisphere is darker. Summer is approaching Pluto's north pole, and this may cause surface ices to melt and refreeze in the colder shadowed portion of the planet.
The Hubble pictures underscore that Pluto is not simply a ball of ice and...

...and variegated world with white and charcoal-black terrain. The white areas are surface frost, and the dark areas are a carbon-rich residue caused by sunlight breaking up methane that is present on Pluto's surface.
A comparison of the maps shows that Pluto's brightness has changed between 1994...

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Hubble maps Pluto's changing surface
Image date: 4 February 2010, 19:00


These are two Hubble photo maps of the dwarf planet Pluto, as seen in 1994 and 2002-2003. Hubble's view isn't sharp enough to see craters or mountains, if they exist on the surface, but Hubble does reveal a complex-looking ...

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At 14 : 50 UTC, in 2 hours time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 7QHP997W+JRF, 21.36405057,134.39704738
#Tiangong

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Chinese Tiangong Space Station Tracking

The Tiangong Space Station is currently over 4JF9VCPF+MG4

Latitude -40.11336983
Longitude 67.42383593

Orbiting at 15,640.64 miles/hour
Altitude of 396.26 km

At 13 : 50 UTC, in 1 hour time, the Tiangong spacestation will be passing over 7759VCMG+JV6, 13...

...: 30 UTC, in 2 hours time, the ISS will be passing over 899CG772+X38, 37.514919899219,-31.749802939645
#ISS

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International Space Station Tracking
The ISS is currently over 47G28QGQ+FH4

Latitude -39.673858720392
Longitude -79.211036545884

Orbiting at 17,114.00 miles/hour
Altitude of 500.37km

At 13 : 30 UTC, in 1 hour time, the ISS will be passing over Indonesia, 1.170875455128,125.38845476583

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... controlled spacetime folds. Captain Rostova felt the Lumina's presence, a vast, silent awareness, guiding her steps towards universal harmony. The Lumina's teachings were not merely about travel, but about understanding the interconnectedness of all existence.

Short space sci-fi

Series: Echoes of the Lumina

Episode 11: The 'Odyssey V,' now equipped with Lumina-derived harmonic resonance technology, embarked on a mission to the distant Kepler-186f system. The journey, which would have taken months via conventional warp, was completed in hours through...

...Earth Orbit
Mission
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.

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Rocket Launch
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-101
On 2026-01-30 at 04:00:00 UTC | 2 days, 15 hours, 44 mins
By SpaceX
Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40, located at Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Orbit: Low ...

...- Rain, Overcast
18:00:00 - Overcast
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Today's weather in Courcelles, Wallonie, Belgique is Cloudy skies throughout the day with rain.

Temperature: 4˚C, 39.4˚F
Minimum temperature: 2˚C, 35.5˚F
Maximum temperature: 5˚C, 41.8˚F
Sunrise at 08:24:32 and sunset at 17:26:40

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06:00:00 - Overcast
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... suggests that the processes of star formation and nucleosynthesis were occurring much more rapidly and efficiently in the early universe than current cosmological models predict, challenging our understanding of how the first galaxies evolved and enriched the cosmos.

In mid-2025, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provided the most detailed infrared spectrum of a distant galaxy's core to date, revealing an unexpected abundance of heavy elements such as iron and nickel in a galaxy that existed when the universe was only a few hundred million years old. This...

...il, which always points directly away from the Sun. This tail can stretch for millions of kilometers across space. The more intense the solar wind, the longer and brighter the ion tail appears.

The solar wind, a stream of charged particles from the Sun, has a fascinating effect on comets. As a comet approaches the Sun, it heats up, releasing gases and dust to form a coma and tails. The solar wind then interacts with these materials, stripping away gas and dust to form the comet's ion ta...