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LoneSage

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Meh. You should have posted the surface of Pluto. Way cooler.
 

lithy

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Do I even need to respond to tell you how something getting posted to Reddit does not make it new?

On the day of the closest New Horizons flyby Pluto was about 3 billion miles from Earth, ~32.25 AU. The probe is now ~52.5 AU from Earth.
 

lithy

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First important image from JWST.

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joe8

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It will be able to see planets in other galaxies- if they have water, for example. Also, the birth of stars.



 
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StevenK

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Holding out for intergalactic upskirting shots
 

Karou

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do blackholes in space get their periods?
#mysognessjok
 

joe8

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Cosmic Cliffs of Carina Nebula
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StevenK

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Considering the complete shit people throw their money away on, I think under $3m on Buzz Aldrin's Apollo 11 mission jacket is an absolute steal. I'd stare at that in awe every day of my life.

 
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Heinz

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Anyone else gonna be watching the Artemis I launch which hopefully takes off tomorrow morning?
 

Heinz

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8:30am florida time, bit early for a whiskey for you guys but it'll be 10:30pm tonight for us.
 
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