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Full moon ultra high res

Russia attacks in Starlink help them become better

Cone Nebula / NGC 2264

Really strong northern lights this evening, middle of Sweden.

The Sun Today!

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The Sun Today (with 2x Barlow)

Moon through the clouds

Russian gov't-controlled RIA Novosti @rianru posted a video on Telegram made by @Roscosmos where cosmonauts say goodbye to Mark Vande Hei on #ISS, depart, and then the Russian segment detaches from the rest of ISS. @Rogozin is clearly threatening the ISS program. #NASA #Ukraine https://t.co/fj2coK1xR1

IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula

Close-up of the summit of Mons Hadley, taken by Dave Scott in 1971

#TDIH in 1936: The Supermarine Spitfire prototype K5054 made its maiden flight. More on the Spitfire: https://t.co/ddGn91c2Ya #AirSpacePhoto https://t.co/0IlfkznB5g

Coronal Loops Might Not Be Loops At All - Universe Today https://t.co/aF8In2WTmq https://t.co/5NNLhSX1o3

What happened to Amelia Earhart? In the latest episode of @STEMin30, we take a look at Amelia's achievements, her disappearance, the continuing efforts to find her, and the women she has inspired. Watch now: https://t.co/Qvrw233rSf https://t.co/v1djcLsQHK

Elastomer Whipple shields

How effective would Whipple shields be if they were made of impact resistant elastomers? There are some studies conducted on science direct https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359835X21000154 The positives would be that there'd be a homogenous material that with its high specific heat can prevent the extreme amounts of heat that normally occurs on impact during high velocity impacts formed by meteorites. The problems I see with this that might make it useless. Weak tensile strength results in snapping during a single impact. Large scale tearing during the impact. Erosion due to exposure, could be lessened with a coating, there are ways to reduce some of the negatives involved but whether it's worth it, I do not know.