 | 66 unreviewed articles as of 1 May 2024
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| Created | Article | Extract | Class | Creator (# edits) | Notes |
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| 2023-09-23 | WISEA J120037.79-784508.3 (Brown dwarf in the constellation Chamaleon) | WISEA J120037.79-784508.3, also called W1200-7845 or 2MASS J12003792-7845082, is a
brown dwarf with a
primordial disk 333.73 ± 3.13
lightyears from
Earth in the 3.7+4.6 −1.4 Myr-old ε Chamaeleontis (ε Cha) association, currently making it the closest known brown dwarf with an associated circumstellar disk. |
B | Gethralkin (149) | |
| 2023-12-03 | TitanAir (Proposed NASA seaplane to fly on Titan) | TitanAir is a proposed seaplane that will fly across Titan, a moon of Saturn. | Stub | Bennett1203 (683) | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-01-01 | List of manned missions to the Moon | This is a list of completed, future and proposed manned missions to the Moon. | Start | Panamitsu (29443) | |
| 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) | |
| 2024-01-30 | 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) | |
| 2024-02-24 | CWISE J1055+5443 (CWISE J1055+5443 is a sub-brown dwarf of spectral type Y0(pec) in the constellation Ursa Major) | CWISE J1055+5443 (CWISE J105512.11+544328.3) is a (sub-)brown dwarf with the spectral type of Y0 (pec). It is around 22 light years distant from earth. | Start | Meli thev (2283) | |
| 2024-02-23 | WISE 0825+2805 (Sub-brown dwarf in the constellation Cancer) | WISE 0825+2805 (WISE J082507.35+280548.5) is a (sub-)brown dwarf with a spectral type of Y0.5. It is about 21.4 light-years away from Earth in the Cancer constellation. | Start | Meli thev (2283) | |
| 2024-02-17 | IAU designated constellations by geographical visibility (List of constellations by geographical visibility) | The International Astronomical Union (IAU) designates 88 constellations. In the table below, they are listed by geographical visibility according to latitude as seen from Earth, as well as the best months for viewing the constellations at 21:00 (9 p.m.). | Start | Newatlascamels (692) | |
| 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 (342) | |
| 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 (683) | |
| 2024-02-23 | S/2023 U 1 (Outer moon of Uranus) | S/2023 U 1 is the smallest and faintest natural satellite of Uranus known, with a diameter of around 8–12 km (5–7 mi). It was discovered on 4 November 2023 by Scott S. Sheppard using the 6.5-meter Magellan–Baade Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile, and later announced on 23 February 2024. | GA | J3 Mângo (28) | |
| 2024-02-23 | S/2002 N 5 (Outer moon of Neptune) | S/2002 N 5 is a prograde irregular satellite of Neptune. It was discovered on 14 August 2002 by Matthew Holman, John J. Kavelaars, Tommy Grav, and Wesley Fraser using the 4.0-meter Víctor M. Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo Observatory, Chile, but it became lost and was not observed again until Scott S. Sheppard rediscovered it on 3 September 2021. | GA | J3 Mângo (28) | |
| 2024-03-21 | IRAS 13208-6020 (Preplanetary nebula in Constellation Centaurus) | IRAS 13208-6020 is a preplanetary nebula in the Constellation Centaurus. These nebulae are formed from material that is shed by a central star. It was first discovered and observed during the IRAS Sky Survey. This is a relatively short-lived phenomenon that gives astronomers an opportunity to watch the early stages of planetary nebula formation, hence the name protoplanetary, or preplanetary nebula. | Stub | MemeGod27 (1623) | |
| 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 (1623) | |
| 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 (32287) | |
| 2024-03-19 | NGC 2523B (Galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis) | NGC 2523B is a spiral galaxy located around 168 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. NGC 2523B was discovered in 1885 by the American astronomer Edward Swift, and is estimated to have dimensions of 1.905′ × 0.275′. NGC 2523B does not have much star formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus. | Stub | MemeGod27 (1623) | |
| 2024-02-21 | Albedo Space (Private American aerospace company) | Albedo Space is an American satellite imaging company founded in 2020. | Stub | Thriley (48189) | |
| 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 (3074) | |
| 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 (3074) | |
| 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 (3074) | |
| 2024-03-28 | Extended emission-line region (Interstellar clouds) | An extended emission-line region (EELR) are giant interstellar clouds ionized by the radiation of an active galactic nucleus (AGN) inside a galaxy or photons produced by the shocks associated with the radio jets. An EELR can appear as a resolved cloud in relative nearby galaxies and as narrow emission lines in more distant galaxies. | GA | Meli thev (2283) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 (9170) | |
| 2023-10-22 | Soyuz MS-26 (Planned 2024 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS) | Soyuz MS-26 is a planned Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight to launch from Baikonur in September 2024 to the International Space Station. | Stub | Barny22 (1974) | |
| 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 (683) | |
| 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 (601) | |
| 2024-03-27 | ISTSat-1 (Planned Portuguese satellite) | The ISTSat-1 is a Portuguese nanosatellite developed by students and researchers of the Instituto Superior Técnico ( University of Lisbon), that is planned to be launched into orbit in summer 2024, aboard the Ariane 6 maiden flight. The project is part of the European Space Agency's "Fly Your Satellite!" programme. | Stub | GeorgeSeaks (2223) | |
| 2016-07-18 | Henry G. Roe (American astronomer) | Henry G. Roe (born 1975) is an American astronomer who previously worked at the Lowell Observatory. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of the trans-Neptunian object (120347) Salacia made on 22 September 2004 with the collaboration of Kristina M . Barkume and Michael E. Brown. | Stub | Rfassbind (186689) | |
| 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 (3074) | |
| 2024-04-13 | Christiaan Alexander Muller (Dutch radio astronomer (1923–2004)) | Christiaan Alexander "Lex" Muller ( Alkmaar, the Netherlands, 18 April 1923 - Delden, The Netherlands, August 8, 2004) was a Dutch radio engineer, radio astronomer and professor at Leiden University and the University of Twente. As the chief engineer he pioneered Dutch radio astronomy with the radio telescopes of Kootwijk, Dwingeloo ( Dwingeloo Radio Observatory), and Westerbork ( Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope), where he designed the receiver system. | Start | Hansmuller (7449) | |
| 2023-10-24 | Stoke Space Nova | Nova is an under development 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 full reusable launch vehicle with a planned payload capacity of 5T (5,000kg) into LEO. | Stub | AstroVictoria (127) | |
| 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 (49413) | |
| 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 (601) | |
| 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 (322) | |
| 2024-04-20 | IC 3625 (Galaxy in the constellation Virgo) | IC 3625 is a lenticular galaxy, located in the constellation of Virgo, 990 million light-years away from the solar system. With an apparent size of 0.75 by 0.55 arcmin, IC 3625 has an diameter of 200,000 light years, making it twice the size of the Milky Way. | Stub | Galaxybeing (322) | |
| 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 (1093) | |
| 2024-03-08 | Gaganyaan-3 (Indian spaceflight, planned 2024) | Gaganyaan-3 (from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") will be the third uncrewed test flight of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned in 2025. | Stub | Abdullah1099 (3074) | |
| 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 (322) | |
| 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 (1093) | |
| 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) | |
| 2024-04-03 | Coordinated Lunar Time (Proposed standard for time on the Moon) | Coordinated Lunar Time or LTC is a proposed primary lunar time standard for the Moon. In early April 2024, NASA was asked by the White House to work alongside domestic and international agencies for the purpose of establishing a unified standard time for the Moon and other celestial bodies by 2026. | Start | WellThisIsTheReaper (5070) | |
| 2024-04-23 | Dan and Phil Go Outside | Dan and Phil Go Outside is a humorous autobiographical book by Daniel Howell and Phil Lester, released on 3 November 2016 by Ebury Publishing. It is their most recently shared published book. | Stub | Itsirlpidge (190) | |
| 2024-03-22 | IRAS 20068+4051 (Protoplanetary nebula in Constellation Cygnus) | IRAS 20068+4051 is a protoplanetary nebula in the Constellation Cygnus. It has not yet become a complete planetary nebula, and it's still in the short-lived protoplanetary nebula phase. IRAS 20068+4051 has given astronomers insight into how planetary nebulae form and evolve over time. | Stub | MemeGod27 (1623) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 (5194) | Possible vandalism |
| 2024-04-24 | Anglo-German Payments Agreement (Financial agreement between Nazi Germany and Britain) | The Anglo-German Payments Agreement was a bilateral agreement signed on 1 November 1934 between the governments of the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany. The agreement aimed to address the German debt question, particularly in relation to the Dawes and Young reparations agreements, and set a framework for trade relations between the two countries during a period of increasing political tension in Europe. | GA | AbsoluteWissen (1760) | |
| 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 (1623) | |
| 2016-07-18 | Kristina M. Barkume | Kristina M. Barkume is an astronomer American. | Stub | Rfassbind (186689) | |
| 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 (683) | |
| 2024-02-11 | EagleCam (CubeSat camera system to capture Odysseus landing) | EagleCam is a deployable CubeSat camera system designed to capture the lunar landing of the Nova-C Odysseus lander on the Moon. Designed and manufactured by staff and students working in the Space Technologies Laboratory at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, it was intended to deploy from Odysseus and take the first photographs of a spacecraft landing on the moon from a third-person perspective. | GA | Lighthumormonger (2085) | |
| 2024-03-18 | WorldView Legion (Communications satellite system) | WorldView Legion is an
Earth observation satellite constellation currently under construction. The first two satellites are planned to launch in May 2024. WorldView
Legion is owned and operated by Maxar Technologies. |
Stub | Abdullah1099 (3074) | |
| 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 (36) | |
| 2024-04-30 | IC 1166 (Pair of galaxies in Corona Borealis) | IC 1166 are a pair of galaxies in Corona Borealis constellation comprising of IC 1166 NED01 and IC NED02. They are located 977 million light-years from the solar system and were discovered on July 28, 1892, by Stephane Javelle. | Start | Galaxybeing (322) | |
| 2024-04-30 | IC 1182 (galaxy) | IC 1182 is a type S0-a lenticular galaxy located in Hercules. It is located 464 million light-years away from the solar system and was discovered on August 11, 1892, by Stephane Javelle. IC 1198 is a member of the Hercules Cluster, which is a part of the CfA 2 Great Wall. | Start | Galaxybeing (322) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 (51067) | |
| 2024-04-30 | NGC 3758 (galaxy) | NGC 3758 known as the Owl Galaxy, is a type Sb spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. It is located 447 million light-years from the solar system and an approximate diameter of 70,000 thousand light-years. NGC 3758 was discovered by Ralph Copeland on March 18, 1874, but also independently discovered by Edouard Stephan ten years later. | Start | Galaxybeing (322) | |
| 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) | |
| 2015-09-09 | Fejokoo (crater) (Crater on Ceres) | Fejokoo Crater is a crater on the dwarf planet Ceres. Like all craters on Ceres, it is named after an agricultural deity; the crater is named for the Igbo deity who provided yams. The name was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in July 2015, shortly after Dawn had entered Ceres orbit. | Stub | DN-boards1 (1949) | Past AfD |
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| 66 unreviewed articles as of 1 May 2024
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| Created | Article | Extract | Class | Creator (# edits) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-23 | WISEA J120037.79-784508.3 (Brown dwarf in the constellation Chamaleon) | WISEA J120037.79-784508.3, also called W1200-7845 or 2MASS J12003792-7845082, is a
brown dwarf with a
primordial disk 333.73 ± 3.13
lightyears from
Earth in the 3.7+4.6 −1.4 Myr-old ε Chamaeleontis (ε Cha) association, currently making it the closest known brown dwarf with an associated circumstellar disk. |
B | Gethralkin (149) | |
| 2023-12-03 | TitanAir (Proposed NASA seaplane to fly on Titan) | TitanAir is a proposed seaplane that will fly across Titan, a moon of Saturn. | Stub | Bennett1203 (683) | |
| 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 | |
| 2024-01-01 | List of manned missions to the Moon | This is a list of completed, future and proposed manned missions to the Moon. | Start | Panamitsu (29443) | |
| 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) | |
| 2024-01-30 | 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) | |
| 2024-02-24 | CWISE J1055+5443 (CWISE J1055+5443 is a sub-brown dwarf of spectral type Y0(pec) in the constellation Ursa Major) | CWISE J1055+5443 (CWISE J105512.11+544328.3) is a (sub-)brown dwarf with the spectral type of Y0 (pec). It is around 22 light years distant from earth. | Start | Meli thev (2283) | |
| 2024-02-23 | WISE 0825+2805 (Sub-brown dwarf in the constellation Cancer) | WISE 0825+2805 (WISE J082507.35+280548.5) is a (sub-)brown dwarf with a spectral type of Y0.5. It is about 21.4 light-years away from Earth in the Cancer constellation. | Start | Meli thev (2283) | |
| 2024-02-17 | IAU designated constellations by geographical visibility (List of constellations by geographical visibility) | The International Astronomical Union (IAU) designates 88 constellations. In the table below, they are listed by geographical visibility according to latitude as seen from Earth, as well as the best months for viewing the constellations at 21:00 (9 p.m.). | Start | Newatlascamels (692) | |
| 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 (342) | |
| 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 (683) | |
| 2024-02-23 | S/2023 U 1 (Outer moon of Uranus) | S/2023 U 1 is the smallest and faintest natural satellite of Uranus known, with a diameter of around 8–12 km (5–7 mi). It was discovered on 4 November 2023 by Scott S. Sheppard using the 6.5-meter Magellan–Baade Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory, Chile, and later announced on 23 February 2024. | GA | J3 Mângo (28) | |
| 2024-02-23 | S/2002 N 5 (Outer moon of Neptune) | S/2002 N 5 is a prograde irregular satellite of Neptune. It was discovered on 14 August 2002 by Matthew Holman, John J. Kavelaars, Tommy Grav, and Wesley Fraser using the 4.0-meter Víctor M. Blanco Telescope at Cerro Tololo Observatory, Chile, but it became lost and was not observed again until Scott S. Sheppard rediscovered it on 3 September 2021. | GA | J3 Mângo (28) | |
| 2024-03-21 | IRAS 13208-6020 (Preplanetary nebula in Constellation Centaurus) | IRAS 13208-6020 is a preplanetary nebula in the Constellation Centaurus. These nebulae are formed from material that is shed by a central star. It was first discovered and observed during the IRAS Sky Survey. This is a relatively short-lived phenomenon that gives astronomers an opportunity to watch the early stages of planetary nebula formation, hence the name protoplanetary, or preplanetary nebula. | Stub | MemeGod27 (1623) | |
| 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 (1623) | |
| 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 (32287) | |
| 2024-03-19 | NGC 2523B (Galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis) | NGC 2523B is a spiral galaxy located around 168 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis. NGC 2523B was discovered in 1885 by the American astronomer Edward Swift, and is estimated to have dimensions of 1.905′ × 0.275′. NGC 2523B does not have much star formation, and it does not have an active galactic nucleus. | Stub | MemeGod27 (1623) | |
| 2024-02-21 | Albedo Space (Private American aerospace company) | Albedo Space is an American satellite imaging company founded in 2020. | Stub | Thriley (48189) | |
| 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 (3074) | |
| 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 (3074) | |
| 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 (3074) | |
| 2024-03-28 | Extended emission-line region (Interstellar clouds) | An extended emission-line region (EELR) are giant interstellar clouds ionized by the radiation of an active galactic nucleus (AGN) inside a galaxy or photons produced by the shocks associated with the radio jets. An EELR can appear as a resolved cloud in relative nearby galaxies and as narrow emission lines in more distant galaxies. | GA | Meli thev (2283) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 (9170) | |
| 2023-10-22 | Soyuz MS-26 (Planned 2024 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS) | Soyuz MS-26 is a planned Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight to launch from Baikonur in September 2024 to the International Space Station. | Stub | Barny22 (1974) | |
| 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 (683) | |
| 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 (601) | |
| 2024-03-27 | ISTSat-1 (Planned Portuguese satellite) | The ISTSat-1 is a Portuguese nanosatellite developed by students and researchers of the Instituto Superior Técnico ( University of Lisbon), that is planned to be launched into orbit in summer 2024, aboard the Ariane 6 maiden flight. The project is part of the European Space Agency's "Fly Your Satellite!" programme. | Stub | GeorgeSeaks (2223) | |
| 2016-07-18 | Henry G. Roe (American astronomer) | Henry G. Roe (born 1975) is an American astronomer who previously worked at the Lowell Observatory. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of the trans-Neptunian object (120347) Salacia made on 22 September 2004 with the collaboration of Kristina M . Barkume and Michael E. Brown. | Stub | Rfassbind (186689) | |
| 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 (3074) | |
| 2024-04-13 | Christiaan Alexander Muller (Dutch radio astronomer (1923–2004)) | Christiaan Alexander "Lex" Muller ( Alkmaar, the Netherlands, 18 April 1923 - Delden, The Netherlands, August 8, 2004) was a Dutch radio engineer, radio astronomer and professor at Leiden University and the University of Twente. As the chief engineer he pioneered Dutch radio astronomy with the radio telescopes of Kootwijk, Dwingeloo ( Dwingeloo Radio Observatory), and Westerbork ( Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope), where he designed the receiver system. | Start | Hansmuller (7449) | |
| 2023-10-24 | Stoke Space Nova | Nova is an under development 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 full reusable launch vehicle with a planned payload capacity of 5T (5,000kg) into LEO. | Stub | AstroVictoria (127) | |
| 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 (49413) | |
| 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 (601) | |
| 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 (322) | |
| 2024-04-20 | IC 3625 (Galaxy in the constellation Virgo) | IC 3625 is a lenticular galaxy, located in the constellation of Virgo, 990 million light-years away from the solar system. With an apparent size of 0.75 by 0.55 arcmin, IC 3625 has an diameter of 200,000 light years, making it twice the size of the Milky Way. | Stub | Galaxybeing (322) | |
| 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 (1093) | |
| 2024-03-08 | Gaganyaan-3 (Indian spaceflight, planned 2024) | Gaganyaan-3 (from Sanskrit: gagana, "celestial" and yāna, "craft, vehicle") will be the third uncrewed test flight of the Gaganyaan programme, with launch planned in 2025. | Stub | Abdullah1099 (3074) | |
| 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 (322) | |
| 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 (1093) | |
| 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) | |
| 2024-04-03 | Coordinated Lunar Time (Proposed standard for time on the Moon) | Coordinated Lunar Time or LTC is a proposed primary lunar time standard for the Moon. In early April 2024, NASA was asked by the White House to work alongside domestic and international agencies for the purpose of establishing a unified standard time for the Moon and other celestial bodies by 2026. | Start | WellThisIsTheReaper (5070) | |
| 2024-04-23 | Dan and Phil Go Outside | Dan and Phil Go Outside is a humorous autobiographical book by Daniel Howell and Phil Lester, released on 3 November 2016 by Ebury Publishing. It is their most recently shared published book. | Stub | Itsirlpidge (190) | |
| 2024-03-22 | IRAS 20068+4051 (Protoplanetary nebula in Constellation Cygnus) | IRAS 20068+4051 is a protoplanetary nebula in the Constellation Cygnus. It has not yet become a complete planetary nebula, and it's still in the short-lived protoplanetary nebula phase. IRAS 20068+4051 has given astronomers insight into how planetary nebulae form and evolve over time. | Stub | MemeGod27 (1623) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 (5194) | Possible vandalism |
| 2024-04-24 | Anglo-German Payments Agreement (Financial agreement between Nazi Germany and Britain) | The Anglo-German Payments Agreement was a bilateral agreement signed on 1 November 1934 between the governments of the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany. The agreement aimed to address the German debt question, particularly in relation to the Dawes and Young reparations agreements, and set a framework for trade relations between the two countries during a period of increasing political tension in Europe. | GA | AbsoluteWissen (1760) | |
| 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 (1623) | |
| 2016-07-18 | Kristina M. Barkume | Kristina M. Barkume is an astronomer American. | Stub | Rfassbind (186689) | |
| 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 (683) | |
| 2024-02-11 | EagleCam (CubeSat camera system to capture Odysseus landing) | EagleCam is a deployable CubeSat camera system designed to capture the lunar landing of the Nova-C Odysseus lander on the Moon. Designed and manufactured by staff and students working in the Space Technologies Laboratory at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, it was intended to deploy from Odysseus and take the first photographs of a spacecraft landing on the moon from a third-person perspective. | GA | Lighthumormonger (2085) | |
| 2024-03-18 | WorldView Legion (Communications satellite system) | WorldView Legion is an
Earth observation satellite constellation currently under construction. The first two satellites are planned to launch in May 2024. WorldView
Legion is owned and operated by Maxar Technologies. |
Stub | Abdullah1099 (3074) | |
| 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 (36) | |
| 2024-04-30 | IC 1166 (Pair of galaxies in Corona Borealis) | IC 1166 are a pair of galaxies in Corona Borealis constellation comprising of IC 1166 NED01 and IC NED02. They are located 977 million light-years from the solar system and were discovered on July 28, 1892, by Stephane Javelle. | Start | Galaxybeing (322) | |
| 2024-04-30 | IC 1182 (galaxy) | IC 1182 is a type S0-a lenticular galaxy located in Hercules. It is located 464 million light-years away from the solar system and was discovered on August 11, 1892, by Stephane Javelle. IC 1198 is a member of the Hercules Cluster, which is a part of the CfA 2 Great Wall. | Start | Galaxybeing (322) | |
| 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) | |
| 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 (51067) | |
| 2024-04-30 | NGC 3758 (galaxy) | NGC 3758 known as the Owl Galaxy, is a type Sb spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo. It is located 447 million light-years from the solar system and an approximate diameter of 70,000 thousand light-years. NGC 3758 was discovered by Ralph Copeland on March 18, 1874, but also independently discovered by Edouard Stephan ten years later. | Start | Galaxybeing (322) | |
| 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) | |
| 2015-09-09 | Fejokoo (crater) (Crater on Ceres) | Fejokoo Crater is a crater on the dwarf planet Ceres. Like all craters on Ceres, it is named after an agricultural deity; the crater is named for the Igbo deity who provided yams. The name was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in July 2015, shortly after Dawn had entered Ceres orbit. | Stub | DN-boards1 (1949) | Past AfD |
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