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[mapsontheweb]

Lunar cooperation - Countries that have signed onto the Artemis Accords, as of April, 2024.

#maps #artemis accords #2024

[mindblowingscience]

Another nation has joined the United States' moon-exploration framework. Belgium signed the Artemis Accords on Tuesday (Jan. 23), becoming the 34th country to do so. "Congratulations to Belgium on becoming the newest member of the Artemis Accords family," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement. "It's clear that countries around the world understand the opportunity that space presents. As the 34th signatory of the Artemis Accords, Belgium is showing great leadership in committing to responsible exploration in the 21st century."

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#Science #Space #Astronomy #Space Exploration #Moon #Artemis Accords #Belgium

[without-ado]

Artemis Accords 27

#nasa #artemis #moon mission #space #artemis accords #moon #solar system #planets #galaxy #universe #stars #astronomy #south korea #india #ukraine #korea

[spaceexp]

Today, France becomes the 20th country to sign the Artemis Accords, committing to a peaceful and cooperative exploration of the Moon and beyond.

#space #tw #artemis accords #france

[girlactionfigure]

#Space #Saudi Arabia #Bahrain #Israel #UAE #first woman #Artemis Accords

[jennymanrique]

James Webb is Just the Tip of the Iceberg in Space Exploration

The successful launch of the James Webb telescope in December reinvigorated excitement over the seemingly endless opportunities to expand our understanding of the universe. According to scientists, the next great endeavor is building a base on the moon.

That goal is part of the mission behind the Artemis 1 moon rocket, whose launch was again delayed due to Hurricane Ida now battering Florida’s coast.

“The mission is to make sure that traveling to the moon for humans for many days is safe,” said Alexandra de Castro, science and technology communicator at PASQAL, which designs quantum computing programs.

When it does launch Artemis 1 will carry human-size dummies fixed with detectors to determine the amount of radiation humans might be exposed to over longer periods of time on the moon. According to de Castro, Artemis Two’s launch — scheduled for May 2024 — will take four astronauts including possibly the first female astronaut to walk on the moon.

Castro spoke during a briefing organized by Ethnic Media Services looking at what lies ahead in space exploration.

“China and Russia are also collaborating on a lunar base,” noted de Castro, hinting at the potential for a new space race like the one that defined much of the Cold War following the Soviet Union’s launch of the Sputnik rocket in 1957.

In more recent years Russia had been collaborating with NASA on the International Space Station and was working with both NASA and the European Space Agency on the Gateway project, which aims to establish an orbital station around the moon. Food and other supplies were to be transported to the station using Russian-made modules that would ferry back and forth from Earth.

But Russia severed all cooperation immediately following its invasion of Ukraine, and has since turned to its ally in Beijing, de Castro stressed.

The last manned mission to the moon was Apollo 17 in 1972. The journey back then took 12 days and was fraught with potential danger given how little scientists understood about the risks of space travel.

“We now have a lot of information from the 20 years of experience with the International Space Station,” de Castro said, adding this next phase in humanity’s reach for the stars holds tremendous possibility in fields that extend well beyond space: from health care to communications, transportation, and climate change.

And then there is the question of extraterrestrial life.

Marcio Melendez is with the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSci) in Baltimore, Maryland and was part of the team that worked on Webb’s mirrors. “Three years ago, we only knew of one exoplanet,” planets orbiting stars outside our own solar system. “Now we have 5,000 exoplanets and many of them are earth-like.”

American astronomer Edwin Hubble’s discovery of the Andromeda Galaxy in 1924 dramatically reshaped our understanding of the universe, proving its expanse far beyond our own Milky Way. NASA has since placed over 90 telescopes into orbit hoping to further deepen our view of the cosmos.

That effort has led to the discovery of billions of stars and galaxies and has brought humanity closer than at any other point in history to answer some of our most perplexing and profound questions: where do we come from, how was the universe formed, and is there life outside our solar system?

“We need to think big and there is nothing bigger than the James Webb,” said Melendez. “Think about a telescope that is so sensitive that you can see the heat signature of a bumblebee on the moon.”

That sensitivity is due in part to Webb’s infrared optical technology, which must remain at an otherworldly temperature of below 7 kelvin, or roughly negative 500° Fahrenheit. Maintaining such frigid conditions — even in the vacuum of deep space — requires a massive, origami like sun visor that shields the telescope from the warming rays of the sun.

“Virtually every single image that we take with James Webb is a deep field,” meaning an image that peers into the blackness of space, explained Melendez. Each image, he adds, contains “hundreds of galaxies in the background,” making Webb something akin to a “time machine,” able to see light that has traveled billions of years stretching to the origins of the universe.

The telescope is also able to detect how planets and stars form and how galaxies interact.

“Webb is able to characterize the abundance of different molecules in the atmospheres of exoplanets,” which can help determine the presence of life, said STSci’s Nicole Arulanantham. “Now whether that life is intelligent, we don’t know.”

Arulanantham’s main area of research is the formation of stars and planets. With the Hubble Space Telescope, she and her team have been looking at how young stars use ultraviolet light in the process of planet formation. “This tells us how quickly the stars are growing,” she said.

With Webb, she and her team will now be able to determine the role that water plays in that process, explaining that molecules like hydrogen cyanide, an important carrier of hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen, essential to forming life on earth, can be seen with the telescope.

For de Castro, one of the greatest achievements in space exploration is right here on earth. The Artemis Accords are a series of bi-lateral agreements between nations participating in the Artemis program, bringing together scientists from around the globe as part of an effort to return humans to the moon.

“This is how science is done today,” she said. “It teaches us how to deal with one another.”

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#English #space exploration #moon landing #Artemis Accords #Hubble Telescope #james webb telescope #intelligent life #NASA #Moon Rocket #China #Russia #Andromeda Galaxy

[t-jfh]

Maybe in Your Lifetime, People Will Live on the Moon and Then Mars

Through partnerships and 3-D printing, NASA is plotting how to build houses on the moon by 2040.

By Debra Kamin

Reporting from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

The New York Times - October 1, 2023

#Science #Astronomy #Space science #Earth & Moon & Mars #Space exploration research & development #Interplanetary travel & settlement #NASA #Spacecraft #Robotics systems #AI #ICON technology & construction #SEArch+ (Space Exploration Architecture) #Lavacrete #Bjarke Ingels Group #3-D printing #International cooperation #Artemis Accords

[spaceflight-insider]

India launches its Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing mission

India’s LVM3 rocket launches the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Credit: ISRO India’s much-anticipated Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully lifted off from the country’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre. It includes the country’s second attempt to land a spacecraft on the Moon. Continue reading Untitled

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#Artemis Accords #Chandrayaan-3 #ISRO #Lead Stories #Moon #NASA

[rodspurethoughts]

NASA Welcomes Ecuador as 26th Artemis Accords Signatory

From left to right, Ecuador Minster of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments and Fisheries Julio José Prado, Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States Ivonne A-Baki, Ecuador Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility Gustavo Manrique Miranda, U.S. Department of State Director of the Office of Space Affairs Valda Vikmanis Keller, and NASA Associate Administrator for International and…

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#Artemis Accords #NASA

[don-lichterman]

Science News Roundup: Tiny meteoroid bops $10 billion Webb space telescope; NASA to launch rockets from Australia's north for scientific studies and more

Science News Roundup: Tiny meteoroid bops $10 billion Webb space telescope; NASA to launch rockets from Australia’s north for scientific studies and more

Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Tiny meteoroid bops $10 billion Webb space telescope A tiny meteoroid struck the newly deployed James Webb Space Telescope in May, knocking one of its gold-plated mirrors out of alignment but not changing the orbiting observatory’s scheduled to become fully operational shortly, NASA said on Wednesday. The little space rock hit the $10…

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#anthony albanese #Artemis Accords #Australia #Australian #Australias #Billion #bops #China #France #James webb space telescope #Launch #meteoroid #Milky Way #NASA #News #North #rockets #Roundup #Science #scientific #Space #Studies #telescope #Tiny #United #Washington #Webb

[sarafangirlart]

yes I know what Apollo and Artemis did to Niobe was wrong but the sculpture Latona and Her Children, Apollo and Diana by William Henry Rinehart is so cute that I have to forgive them for what have they done 🥹

How I sleep after murdering my mom’s ex friend’s children:

#at least according to Sappho #who said that Leto and Niobe were friends #greek mythology #ancient greek mythology #greek pantheon #Apollo #apollo greek mythology #apollo greek god #apollo god #apollo art #apollon #Artemis #artemis greek mythology #artemis goddess #Leto #leto greek mythology #sculpture #William Henry Rinehart

[mindblowingscience]

Greece is the latest country to sign up to the United States' club for guiding principles of space exploration. Greece's foreign minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of his country at the U.S. State Department on Feb. 9, during a wider U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue meeting. "Congratulations to Greece on becoming the 35th country to join the Artemis Accords family," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said at the ceremony, according to a NASA statement.

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#Science #Space #Astronomy #Space Exploration #Artemis Accords #Moon #NASA #National Aeronautics and Space Administration #Greece

[little-mouse-adventures]

The Artemis Fowl series isn’t actually about a boy learning how to make friends and save the world with the help of fairies, it’s actually about a boy learning to become a fully-fledged necromancer.

#Artemis fowl #Book 1 he learns fairy healings can pull someone back from the brink of death #When Holly saves Butler after the troll fight #Then book 3 tests the limits of revival using magic and even “long term” death can be fixed #As long as there is a body present #And bodies can be made easily according to book 4 #But by Book 5 Artemis learns he can steal magic and transfer it around even without a physical form #Book 6 shows more of the same as well as immortality apparently being in reach if Opal is close to achieving it #And then book 8 has Artemis learning about time spells and maintaining the spirit #So he combines all his knowledge and uses magic to suspend his own life force and use a new body to house his soul = necromancy #he probably adds like...“NEC” onto his business cards #and most people don't notice it in the deluge of other acronyms and initials and whatnot but those that DO think it's just a weird flex #to specifically point out that you have certificates and honors that are Not Elsewhere Classified #anyways vampire artemis is all well and good but let's see some absolutely unhinged grave robbing behaviour #eventually butler dies and his will and standing orders are very clear that the DNR clause stands for both #'do not resuscitate' AND 'do not resurrect - yes artemis this means you and no i don't care about your reasons'

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

Mar'i Grayson canon via Adams calling multiversal shenanigans would honestly be incredible

Honestly though he's insane enough to do it. This is the guy who made a Blue Beetle/Booster Gold love child and set her loose in the timeline.

At first, when it was the West kids and Baker I was like "Okay, so he's using pre-existing kids that he has control over. Obviously as the Flash writer he has say over the twins and Baker isn't 'big' enough for editorial to care"

Then he threw Garth's son into the mix and I was like "HOLY SHIT! That'd be so cute. I guess Garth isn't really in much right now so he must be up for grabs. Plus his son's death wasn't really talked about much so it wouldn't be a major retcon to bring him back. You could easily say that he was actually kidnapped or something."

AND THEN HE INCLUDED DONNA'S SON.

And now I'm fairly certain he's playing Pokemon and tryna catch em all.

In which case, he just needs Lian and a Grayson kid. Which you could count Damian but there's no way editorial would allow that. Adams has hinted that editorial has said no to him using Damian in the past. So you're left with a new kid or multiversal Mar'i Grayson. Or just no Grayson kid.

He could also get creative and use Maps or Carrie or Cullen or something as well. Adams is big into Gotham lore so I'm sure he has ideas.

I think it'd be really awesome if we just got multiversal Mar'i Grayson though.

#also sidenote: it's fucking hilarious that Wally is the one supervising this little nightmare of a team #hes the one training them #according to the interview #and that is EXTREMELY funny #also if they do get a multiversal kid then they have to stay with someone. probably Wally cause editorial wouldn't let that fly. #or another flash fam member #which uhhhhhhhhhh #thats fucking hilarious #Dick: *pointing to the small Tamaranian child* Watcha got there Wally? #Wally: A smoothie #numbers wise i think Adams is going for 5-8 kids because thats TT animated to YJ S1 numbers and Adams wrote for/likes those shows #already we have three so its Irey Jai Maxine Cerdian Bobby #or its Irey Jai Maxine Cerdian Bobby Lian Mar'i + [insert additional child here] #im thinking one or both of the Kent kids #Adams is real big on 'write what you know' #REAL BIG #so to compare to YJ S1 (because god damn hes already put so many references in already): #im thinking the obvs is Irey = Wally. Cerdian = Kaldur. Bobby = Conner. Lian = Artemis. Mar'i = Mgann. Maxine = Zatanna. Jai = Dick. #then maybe we get an 8th character as well for Rocket/Red Arrow #My thinking on that is that Adams changed Jai's powerset to explosions. took away his speed. has put him on stealth missions #and has him obsessed with spy stuff. plus theres the whole tidbit of future Jai being 'extremely good looking and a bit of a player' #also future jai is apparently a stealth time traveler #the Irey to Wally parallel is obvious. as is Cerdian to Kaldur. Bobby is a blank slate with super strength. #Mar'i is an alien girl. Maxine is a superpowerful magic wielder. #then Lian to Artemis is also pretty obvious #High key though. Adams references and pulls stuff from YJa all the time. pretty sure season 1 is his template for a team #you could also go the other way and say Mar'i = Star and Maxine = Gar too but idk. Adams doesn't seem super into NTT (show or comics)

[girlactionfigure]

Saudi Arabia is the newest Artemis Accords signatory, affirming its commitment to sustainable space exploration guided by a common set of principles that promote the beneficial use of space for all of humanity. 

Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi, CEO of the Saudi Space Commission, signed the Accords on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a ceremony held July 14 in Jeddah. Saudia Arabia is the 21st country to sign the Artemis Accords.

"Today Saudi Arabia adds its voice to a diverse and growing set of nations. Together we can ensure that humanity’s rapid expansion into space, toward the Moon and destinations beyond, will be done peaceably, safely, and in full accordance with international law,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, who participated in the ceremony remotely.

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[lesenbyan]

small domino "13yo me names an OC Cynthia", largest domino "Aki's Apollo back in the days of the Ancients"

#jay plays ffxiv; #ffxiv spoilers; #could I make the meme? sure #but that's a lot of effort for a like 3 note post and I'm tired #I'm just riding the high of how many things that just accidentally WORK with Eve and the twins #but Cynthia was an epithet for Artemis according to BtN who is of course twin to Apollo #Apollo the god of truth and medicine (among other things) #Artemis the goddess of the hunt #like god fuck me why does that work #the only thing that might throw me off is Apollo's gender given the girls are expressions of feminity for me #but then maybe I'll just make him femme or trans we'll see given this is 1) new and 2) I never do anything with anything from Back Then