Hacker News with Generative AI: Space

Weapons of war are launching from Cape Canaveral since 1988 (arstechnica.com)
The US military launched a long-range hypersonic missile Friday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a test flight that, if successful, could pave the way for the weapon's operational deployment later this year.
Military, Weapons, Space, Hypersonic Missiles
8 points by Bender 7 hours ago | 0 comments
Magnetic Collapse: A Spur to Evolution? (centauri-dreams.org)
The sublime, almost fearful nature of deep time sometimes awes me even more than the kind of distances we routinely discuss in these pages.
Evolution, Science, Space, Time
6 points by JPLeRouzic 14 hours ago | 0 comments
Webb brings dying star's energetic display into full focus (phys.org)
Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514 came into complete focus thanks to mid-infrared data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Space, Astronomy, Stars
7 points by wglb 2 days ago | 1 comments
Astronomers confirm the existence of a lone black hole (phys.org)
A team of astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute, working with one colleague from the University of St Andrews' Center for Exoplanet Science and another from the European Southern Observatory, has confirmed the existence of a lone black hole.
Astronomy, Black Holes, Space
238 points by wglb 5 days ago | 170 comments
A satellite ended up as a ghostly apparition on Google Earth (arstechnica.com)
Zoom in over rural North Texas for a spacey surprise.
Space, Google Earth, Satellite Imagery
8 points by PaulHoule 5 days ago | 1 comments
An image of the Australian desert illuminates satellite pollution (thisiscolossal.com)
In January 2021, Joshua Rozells ventured out into the Pinnacles Desert in Western Australia, intending to photograph a star trail. But after shooting for more than three hours and reviewing his images, he realized that the light patterns he captured weren’t what he had hoped for.
Photography, Satellite Pollution, Space, Australia
193 points by surprisetalk 7 days ago | 128 comments
SpaceX pitches subscription model for Trump's Golden Dome (teslarati.com)
SpaceX pitched a subscription model for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome for America.
SpaceX, Donald Trump, Politics, Business, Space
11 points by 5555624 8 days ago | 5 comments
The Entire Universe Could Exist Inside a Black Hole – Here's Why (sciencealert.com)
When you peer out into the depths of the cosmos, a mystery lies there, waiting.
Black Holes, Cosmology, Physics, Space
8 points by chriskanan 12 days ago | 3 comments
Why Microgravity Helps Crystals Grow Better (sparkgravity.com)
Microgravity, Crystallography, Science, Space
8 points by sebg 14 days ago | 2 comments
How many supernova explode every year? (beehiiv.com)
We went from seeing one star explode by February 23, 1987 to well over 3,000 in the same amount of time in 2021.
Astronomy, Supernova, Space, Science
368 points by rbanffy 14 days ago | 187 comments
Microgravity 101 (sparkgravity.com)
Microgravity is the condition where the force of gravity is not zero, but extremely small.
Space, Physics, Science
29 points by sebg 15 days ago | 11 comments
Tracking the international space station with an Arduino (faridrener.com)
Last summer I received the very fun HackPack for my birthday. Every 2 months you get a box of parts and assemble a fun hardware project.
Arduino, Space, DIY Projects, Hardware
67 points by proteusvacuum 21 days ago | 6 comments
NASA doubles odds of Moon hitting near-Earth asteroid (theregister.com)
The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon, during Christmas 2032, has more than doubled.
Space, Asteroids, Moon, NASA
6 points by LinuxBender 21 days ago | 0 comments
Protoplanetary Disks Are Smaller Than Expected (centauri-dreams.org)
These results completely change our view of what a ‘typical’ protoplanetary disc looks like. Only the brightest discs which are the easiest to observe show large-scale gaps, whereas compact discs without such substructures are actually much more common.
Astronomy, Space, Protoplanetary Disks
28 points by JPLeRouzic 21 days ago | 3 comments
SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin win $13.7B in US Military launch contracts through 2029 (spacenews.com)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a combined $13.7 billion in launch service contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin, marking the first time three companies will share responsibility for launching high-priority military and intelligence payloads.
Space, Government Contracts, Military, Aerospace, Space Exploration
3 points by TMWNN 21 days ago | 0 comments
Chance of asteroid hitting Moon increases slightly (bbc.com)
A large asteroid whose chances of hitting Earth have been all but ruled out is now slightly more likely to hit the Moon than previously thought, Nasa says.
Space, Astronomy, Asteroids, Moon
5 points by speckx 22 days ago | 0 comments
Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit moon (phys.org)
A huge asteroid that was briefly feared to strike Earth now has a nearly 4% chance of smashing into the moon, according to new data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Space, Astronomy, Asteroids, Moon
50 points by pseudolus 22 days ago | 58 comments
Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit (space.com)
Space, Russia, Military, Satellites
9 points by andrewfromx 22 days ago | 0 comments
Space Debris: Is It a Crisis? (esa.int)
Space, Space Exploration, Environment, Science
61 points by defrost 23 days ago | 67 comments
A dramatic Einstein ring seen by Webb (phys.org)
One of the first verified predictions of general relativity is the gravitational deflection of starlight.
Space, Astronomy, Physics, General Relativity
122 points by programd 24 days ago | 28 comments
Parcae Ocean Surveillance Satellites (thespacereview.com)
On April 30, 1976, an Atlas F rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base carrying a new type of satellite into space.
Space, Satellites, History
12 points by mandevil 25 days ago | 0 comments
What Did Hubble See on Your Birthday? (nasa.gov)
Hubble explores the universe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That means it has observed some fascinating cosmic wonder every day of the year, including on your birthday.
Space, Astronomy, NASA, Hubble Telescope, Birthday
7 points by throw0101b 27 days ago | 2 comments
Does all intelligent life face a Great Filter? (arstechnica.com)
“Where is everybody!?”
Artificial Intelligence, Science, Philosophy, Space
8 points by xweb 31 days ago | 7 comments
Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn (theguardian.com)
Astronomers have discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, giving it an insurmountable lead in the running tally of moons in the solar system.
Astronomy, Space, Saturn, Solar System
6 points by mooreds 34 days ago | 0 comments
China is testing experimental 'dogfighting' satellites in space, US general says (businessinsider.com)
China is testing experimental satellites capable of performing complex coordinated space maneuvers, a US Space Force general said this week.
Space, China, Military, Satellites
4 points by bentobean 34 days ago | 1 comments
Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend (apnews.com)
Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what’s called an inferior conjunction.
Astronomy, Space, Venus
9 points by tocs3 35 days ago | 7 comments
Five Chinese satellites practiced 'dogfighting' in space, Space Force says (breakingdefense.com)
US “near peer” adversaries are “practicing dogfighting” in space to simulate orbital combat in yet another step up their wide-ranging effort to develop capabilities to deny, disrupt, degrade and/or destroy US space capabilities, the Space Force’s second in command warned today.
Space, Military, China, Satellites, Space Force
11 points by Ozarkian 36 days ago | 1 comments
EmptyEpsilon open source spaceship bridge simulator (daid.github.io)
EmptyEpsilon is a spaceship bridge simulator game. It's fully open source, so it can be modified in any way people wish.
Open Source, Game Development, Simulation, Space, Gaming
161 points by mmooss 37 days ago | 20 comments
Oxygen atoms discovered in most distant known galaxy (eso.org)
Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0.
Astronomy, Space, Galaxies, Oxygen
228 points by sohkamyung 37 days ago | 173 comments
US Space Force warns Chinese satellites are 'dogfighting' in space (theregister.com)
China has practiced co-ordinated satellite maneuvers in space that resemble aerial combat, according to a US Space Force General.
Space, Military, China, Satellites
11 points by rntn 37 days ago | 0 comments