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Wir wollen die Faszination für die Erforschung ferner Welten und des Weltraums bei Lernenden und Lehrenden sowie der breiten Öffentlichkeit wecken.

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taramurphy.bsky.social
Join us @sydney.edu.au for our 2025 Stibbs Lecture:

"Reflections on the Discovery of Pulsars: An Evening with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell"

Date: Thursday 16 October 2025
Time: 6pm - 7:15 pm
Venue: University of Sydney

Registration is free: www.sydney.edu.au/science/news...

⚛️ 🔭 🧪

#RadioAstronomy
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September 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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alastairwilliams.bsky.social
Mars may have once hosted life. In 2024, Perseverance found minerals that, on Earth, would be clear biosignatures. A big discovery—but not yet proof of life beyond Earth. Plus: TRAPPIST-1e, a folly of a new Moon race, and the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

#space #astronomy #science
The Week in Space and Physics: Was There Life on Mars?
On a discovery on Mars, the folly of a new Moon race, Trappist 1e, and the approach of an interstellar comet
www.thequantumcat.space
September 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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minimillian.bsky.social
Join us for a SPECIAL JWebbinar this Thursday, September 18 at 1:00 EDT where we'll host a community forum with members of the JWST Users Committee (JSTUC)! The committee members will introduce themselves and what they do, as well as answer questions and listen to feedback from attendees.

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Special JWebbinar - JSTUC Community Forum
www.stsci.edu
September 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
exoplanetdiversity.bsky.social
Which kind of planet have we found the most of? Super-Earths and mini-Neptunes are unknown from our own Solar System, but around other stars they are very common. Learn more about this strange type of planet in our article:
outreach.spp1992-exoplanetdiversity.de/super-earth/ (Image: P. Baumeister)
September 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
exoplanetdiversity.bsky.social
Welche Art Planet haben wir bisher am meisten gefunden? Supererden und Mini-Neptune kennen wir aus unserem eigenen Sonnensystem nicht, doch um andere Sterne sind sie zahlreich. Erfahren Sie mehr über diese fremdartige Sorte Planet hier:
outreach.spp1992-exoplanetdiversity.de/de/super-erde/
September 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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davidbflower.bsky.social
A new kind of satellite could damage your eyes. Serious this. Sky & Telescope article. 🔭 🧪 skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
A New Kind of Satellite Could Damage Your Eyes
Reflect Orbital's gigantic satellites could harm our eyes, alter sleep patterns, and block out the starry sky.
skyandtelescope.org
September 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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skycalpro.com
Tomorrow the Moon will pass right over the Pleiades occulting several stars on the way.
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SkyCalPro - Calculate your own Sky Calendar
Rocket Launches-Planets-Satellites-Meteor Showers-Sun and Moon...and more!
skycalpro.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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ligo.org
What a difference a decade makes! Announcing the clearest #GravitationalWave detection ever #GW250114

youtu.be/2XmZ8-XQ9jU

📓: doi.org/10.1103/kw5g...

🔭🧪⚛️☄️ #O4IsHere
GW250114 – The Clearest of Chirps
YouTube video by LIGO Virgo KAGRA
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September 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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sjastronomy.bsky.social
PUBLIC TALK: October 4, 2025, 7:30 pm

Our October meeting is for you to share your unique telescope builds, tell the story behind your favorite astro-photos, pass on image processing tips, or share brief astro-travelogues. 🔭 🧪 #BayArea

Sign up at our Meetup: www.meetup.com/sj-astronomy...
SJAA 70th anniversary logo. Text: Public talk. The Talk: Member show and tell. Share your unique telescope builds, tell the story of your favorite astro-photos, pass on image processing tips, or brief astro-travelogues. October 4, 2025, Houge Park, San Jose, 7:30 pm. Inset images: (top left) A telescope in front of a blue sky. (top right) Photo of the night sky over trees with light pollution at the horizon. (bottom) Composite image of a telescope in front of the night sky, featuring the detailed band of the Milky Way over trees.
September 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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astrobites.bsky.social
Today’s guest post from Sophie Bergstrom presents an investigation of HE0450-2958 — a quasar with a “missing” host galaxy. 🔭✨☄️
astrobites.org/2025/09/11/u...
“Undressing” a Naked Quasar: HE0450-2958
Today’s guest post presents an investigation of HE0450-2958—a quasar with a “missing” host galaxy.
astrobites.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
exoplanetdiversity.bsky.social
How do we find planets around other stars? The most successful method so far is the transit method, which has discovered over 4000 exoplanets so far. Learn all about the transit method, its challenges and possibilities, with our article:
outreach.spp1992-exoplanetdiversity.de/transit-meth...
September 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
exoplanetdiversity.bsky.social
Wie finden wir Planeten um andere Sterne? Die erfolgreichste Methode bisher ist die Transitmethode, mit der bisher über 4000 Exoplaneten entdeckt wurden. Erfahren Sie alles über Transits mit unserem Artikel:
outreach.spp1992-exoplanetdiversity.de/de/transitve...
September 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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science.esa.int
Welcome, Plato! 🤗

On 1 September, the spacecraft arrived in the Netherlands by boat from Germany via the Rhine River.

In the coming weeks, engineers will add the sunshield & solar arrays and carry out tests to confirm Plato is ready for launch 🚀
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

🔭 #Exoplanets
A large cargo ship named VAARWEL, painted in blue and white, is sailing through a canal. The ship has a flag at its front and is passing under an open drawbridge in the background. The canal is lined with trees on both sides, and the sky above is bright blue with scattered white clouds. A few people are visible on the bridge and near the water’s edge. In the foreground, at the bottom right, a small boat with a single person inside floats near the ship. A large green truck from Kübler Spedition is transporting a massive container wrapped in a protective tarp. The container displays several logos and text, including the logo of the European Space Agency (ESA), indicating it is part of a specialised transport operation. In the background, there is an industrial building with large metal silos under a blue sky. In a cleanroom environment, two individuals wearing blue lab coats and hairnets are working around a large spacecraft. The spacecraft is covered in protective plastic sheeting and mounted on a white transport platform labelled with technical instructions. In a cleanroom environment, a group of engineers wearing protective coats, gloves, and face masks are working on a large spacecraft component. The component is mounted on a white wheeled platform. The top of the spacecraft carries 26 cylindrical cameras. The workspace is surrounded by structural supports and white fabric walls, creating a clean and controlled environment.
September 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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science.esa.int
The TRAPPIST-1 d exoplanet may be Earth-sized 🌍 but it has no Earth-like atmosphere.

Webb’s #NIRSpec has found no traces of molecules that are common in Earth’s atmosphere.

Read more 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭 🧪
Illustration of a planet silhouetted in front of a star. The star shows a large eruption on one side and more wisps of red coming from its southern hemisphere. Two more planets appear in the background.
August 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
exoplanetdiversity.bsky.social
Sie suchen Bücher rundum das Thema Exoplaneten, Weltall und unser Sonnensystem? Schauen Sie doch gerne mal in unsere umfassende Büchersammlung:
outreach.spp1992-exoplanetdiversity.de/de/bibliothek/
August 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
exoplanetdiversity.bsky.social
Are you looking for books on exoplanets, space and our solar system? Take a look at our comprehensive book collection:
outreach.spp1992-exoplanetdiversity.de/library/
August 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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science.esa.int
#ESAAriel will study no less than 1000 exoplanets in our galaxy.

Its observations will tell us more about:

✅ the ingredients of exoplanets' atmospheres
✅ the presence of clouds
✅ weather conditions changes

Discover more at esa.int/ariel 🔭
Illustration of the Ariel spacecraft in space, created in hues of red. The graphic reads: Science & Exploration. Ariel. Analysing exoplanet atmospheres
August 15, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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astrobiology.bsky.social
Evidence For Ultra-water-rich Ammonia Hydrates Stabilized In Icy Exoplanetary Mantles
astrobiology.com/2025/08/evid... #astrobiology #astrogeology #exoplanet
Evidence For Ultra-water-rich Ammonia Hydrates Stabilized In Icy Exoplanetary Mantles - Astrobiology
Understanding the behavior of the water-ammonia system at high pressure-high temperature conditions is important for modeling the internal dynamics of exoplanet icy mantles.
astrobiology.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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dipriya.bsky.social
Most Habitable Exoplanet Beyond Earth: A Glimpse into Alien Paradise.
Read More : shorturl.at/w79cE
August 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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setiinstitute.bsky.social
If confirmed, this would mark a major milestone in exoplanet science, as the new planet – though likely a gas giant – would be the closest to orbit in the habitable zone of its star.

Learn more: www.seti.org/news/closest...
Closest Exoplanet Yet? JWST Reveals Neighboring Planet Candidate
www.seti.org
August 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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aas.org
Emily Pass (MIT) chats about her latest article on the population of exoplanets with and without atmospheres: youtu.be/r1WAea9sVvE

This conversation is part of the AAS Journal Author Series, where authors reflect on their work, their stories & how they connect with the #astronomy community. 🔭
AAS Journal Author Series: Emily Pass on 2025ApJ...986L...3P
YouTube video by AAS
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August 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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astrosociety.org
🕟 Panel 3: Adapting Starts at 4:30p ET

How do we adapt to the changing skies?🧪🔭

Dr Dara Norman (@aas.org)
Dr Meredith Rawls (@merrdiff@bsky.social)
Dr Ann Zabludoff (@stewardobservatory.bsky.social)

You can access all ASP2025 sessions on-demand:
🔗 bit.ly/ASP2025SYMP
#ASP2025 #Satellites #SciComm
August 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
exoplanetdiversity.bsky.social
Wir sind stolz, unsere Outreachwebseite “Exoplanet Diversity” zu präsentieren, eine zentrale Anlaufstelle für Menschen, die sich für Exoplaneten interessieren. Sie ist ein Vermächtnis des DFG-SPP 1992.
Erfahren Sie mehr über die Welt der Exoplaneten: outreach.spp1992-exoplanetdiversity.de/de
exoplanet diversity — SPP 1992 | Outreach - Exoplanet Diversity
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July 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
exoplanetdiversity.bsky.social
We are proud to present our outreach webpage Exoplanet Diversity, a one-stop hub of material for people interested in exoplanets, a legacy project of the DFG-SPP 1992. Thanks to everyone who made it possible.
Learn about the world of exoplanets by visiting outreach.spp1992-exoplanetdiversity.de
exoplanet diversity — SPP 1992 | Outreach - Exoplanet Diversity
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July 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM