#alpha-centauri

[spacenutspod]

Astronomy Daily - The Podcast: S03E184 Welcome to Astronomy Daily, your go-to source for the latest and most exciting developments in space and Astronomy. I'm your host, Anna, and today we are embarking on a cosmic journey that promises to expand our understanding of the universe. Highlights: - Giant Magellan Telescope Progress: Exciting advancements in the Giant Magellan Telescope project, set to become the world's largest telescope. The successful installation of its primary mirror into a support system prototype marks a crucial milestone. This mirror, with an area half the size of a basketball court, undergoes a six-month optical testing phase, promising 200 times the power of today's best telescopes. - SpaceX's National Security Contract: SpaceX secures a $733.6 million contract from the US Space Force for national security launches. This deal includes seven launches for the Space Development Agency and at least one mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, reinforcing SpaceX's pivotal role in space-based defense and intelligence capabilities. - Space Waste Management Innovation: Sierra Space plans to launch a trash compactor to the International Space Station in 2026, addressing the growing challenge of garbage disposal in space. This device transforms waste into compact tiles, potentially serving as radiation shielding, and extracts water for recycling, crucial for future moon or Mars missions. Affectionately known as Wall-E. - Interstellar Visitors from Alpha Centauri: New research suggests material ejected from the Alpha Centauri system might be reaching our solar system. This opens up possibilities for studying interstellar material, with a model indicating that a small fraction of expelled objects could be detected near Earth, revealing their origin from our stellar neighbors. - Skyrora's UK Launch Ambitions: Scottish space company Skyrora aims for a suborbital launch from British soil in spring 2025, overcoming regulatory delays. Using the Skylark L rocket, this mission is vital for de-risking their larger Skyrora XL rocket, highlighting the UK's growing role in the global space industry. - Orionid Meteor Shower: Stargazers, mark your calendars for the Orionid meteor shower in 2024. Despite challenges from moonlight interference, this event offers a chance to witness cosmic debris from Halley's comet. Best viewed in pre-dawn hours with patience and dark skies. For more space news, visit our website at astronomydaily.io. There, you can sign up for our free Daily newsletter, catch up on all the latest space and Astronomy news with our constantly updating newsfeed, and listen to all our previous episodes. Don't forget to follow us on social media. Just search for #AstroDailyPod on Facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok. Thank you for tuning in. This is Anna signing off. Until next time, keep looking up and stay curious about the wonders of our universe. Sponsor Links: NordVPN - www.bitesz.com/nordvpn - currently Up to 74% off + 3 extra months Old Glory - www.bitesz.com/oldglory Sport and Entertainment Merch. Over 100,00 items in stock Proton Mail - www.bitesz.com/protonmail Secure email that protects your privacy Malwarebytes - www.bitesz.com/malwarebytes Premium protection for you and all your devices! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/astronomy-daily-the-podcast--5648921/support.

[yourangle-yuordevil]

Good Doggos...omens? ❤️

[arashixyarts]

you can fly away with me tonight 🪽🌌

8 hour yaoi drawing sesh on da plane

[easternbluenovellist]

Ima start with a piece I'm very happy with.

Current Hyperfixation is Good Omens, so my personnal journal has to go through GO themed decoration of course!

I make a page for each month, and here is June.

A bit crowded but I spent a good chunk of time on it (most of it being a full afternoon watching Season 2 in the background)

It's watercolours and colour pencils with gold and white gel pens for the details.

Hopes you like it! ❤️

Edit :

I posted some pics of the sketches for this piece for those interested there.

[beans-in-your-socks]

OK SO OBVI, ALPHA CENTAURI, A, C, AZIRAPHALE+CROWLEY, THE'RE TWO STARS THAT WERE THOUGHT TO BE 1 BY SCIENTISTS FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF HOW CLOSE TOGETHER THEY ARE AND AZIRAPHALE AND CROWLEY USED TO BE ONE CHARACTER BUT WERE THEN SPLIT IN TWO AND ARE LITERAL SOULMATES, BUT WAIT! THERES MORE!!!!

Alpha Centauri A is a class G star, which means that they shine YELLOW to WHITE YELLOW

and Alpha Centauri B is a class K star which means that it is one of the second dimmest classes of stars (the dimmest being brown dwarfs) and they shine YELLOW ORANGE to ORANGE

you can't tell me this was unintentional. you just can't, it's so PERFECT.

[daneecastle]

What did I do?

I'm supposed to be sleeping?

You're welcome ......

I'll color it tomor- ...... when I wake up. Night.

[arrtemos]

*crowley imagines what Alpha centauri looks like*

(My fanart btw)

[demigodofhoolemere]

Rest In Peace Ysanne Churchman, who voiced Alpha Centauri in the Pertwee era of Doctor Who and made a surprise comeback in Capaldi’s Empress of Mars. She passed away earlier this month at 99. 💚

[bl0ndwave]

Just wanna mention here that Alpha Centauri A and B are “stars that orbit so close together that to the naked eye, they appear to be one”. Two stars orbiting closely around each other, a distant pair, destined to stay together for millennia...

Does that remind you of someone?

[tonsillessscum]

[tagerrkix]

[amateur-weatherman]

BONUS:

[kingskingsss]

[variousqueerthings]

Ysanne Churchman (voice of Alpha Centaurii): well i was told "we want the pure voice of a young boy with the mentality of a homosexual civil servant."

[thebootstrap-paradox]

GOOD OMENS S2 SPOILERS

[certified-scoundrel]

I may be going insane- but guys

guys

GUYS

it looks like alpha-fucking-centauri