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There are currently 5 women in space, from 4 nations, and somehow 2 are named Jessica. This ties with a prior record. ISS Crew: Sophie Adenot (France) Jessica Ulrika Meir (USA) Jessica Andrea Watkins (USA) Anna Yurevna Kikina (Russia) Chinese Space Station Crew: Lai Ka-ying (China)

Aurora are being seen as far South as Corsica in the Mediterranean. GO LOOK UP IRL if weather allows (results may vary, check your local space weather forecasts, yada yada yada). I'm totally going to point a seestar north tonight and just see what I can see from starfront.space tonight.

With the safe return to Earth of Crew 12, space is a bit less flushable. There are now only 9 toilets in space. International Space Station: 4 Crew Dragon Docked at ISS: 1 Soyuz Docked at ISS: 1 Tiangong Space Station: 2 Shenzhou Docked at TSS: 1 Total: nine (9) toilets in space

The Sun went FLARE!!!! And all those particles are headed this way. This means there is the potential to see both meteors and Northern Lights this weekend. If you have been thinking of camping, especially if you're in the northern latitudes, this is when you should go camping.

From fiction, to theory, our understanding that worlds collide has continued to advance, so that now we're observing post-collision debris disks around other stars and getting a statistical handle of just how common this kind of violent interaction may be. patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/when-w...

With the successful launch of Crew-14 on this morning's Falcon-9 launch, there are now 10 toilets in space. Where you'll find Space Toilets: International Space Station: 4 Crew Dragon Docked at or traveling to ISS: 2 Soyuz Docked at ISS: 1 Tiangong Space Station: 2 Shenzhou Docked at TSS: 1

While Superman can speed around the world and catch up to the day, he can never catch up to the light beam that eradicated the night. As he tries, all that will happen is his time will slow so that light always appears to fly the same rate. patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/newsle...

Are you a Lunar Mapper? Have you seen weird indents ending in boulders? Scattered through the images are boulder trails - places where boulders rolled across the landscape smushing things as they went. Geology gets weird sometimes! Map: mappers.psi.edu Support: patreon.cosmoquest.org

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All was going well when I started the stream early so we could share the quiet interaction of the Moon and Clouds. Then, as if clouds can read clocks, just as the official start time approached, the roof came for us, like a wave of sheet metal, engulfing the telescope in disappointment and darkness.

THERE IS A LOT GOING ON AROUND COSMOQUEST. And I had caps lock on, but you know, that was an fitting cry for your attention. COME LOOK AT ALL THE STUFFS. Oh, and Pamela wrote a rambling intro about choosing science and why she hates economic drivers. patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/newsle...

Happy International Observe the Moon Night day to all who celebrate (& you should be celebrating). Don't have plans? We got you! We're doing a live stream with Moon views and mapping (we may go live early, so notifications on!) Join us on Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX & youtube.com/live/s9VbMlJ...

9 away... Can we do this tonight? Pamela is observing with the teacup telescope and will stay up late we remain hopeful we will see 800 podcasts, 20 years, and 1000 patrons all come together in one glorious week.

Sometimes the name of an astronomical object can trigger paradolia to strike. This image is the Western Veil Nebula, and I can't help but see a ghostly bride, a face clinging veil draped over her face and her piled up hair, as she stares into void. patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/c-34-w...

Preview of coming attractions: Ally weighs in on Trump's proposed Starship Troopers-inspired Space Force Uniforms. A little light rage bait, as a treat.

Tonight! Join us on YouTube and Twitch for a virtual star party starring a teacup telescope. We will be joined by the Galactic Center, Nebula, Andromeda, some top-notch stars, and even a comet. Exposures start at 11pm Eastern / 10pm Central / 8pm Pacific youtube.com/live/qduj_-F...

Weather willing, @starstryder.space is going to drag herself out of bed for the launch of Roman Space Telescope far too early tomorrow morning. Join her for a Watch Party starting at 7am Eastern / 4am Pacific. Join her on twitcht.tv/cosmoquestx

Going Live on Twitch and YouTube with Dr. Kirby Runyon to talk about our Lunar Melt related Citizen Science Programs. Come check it out. YouTube: youtube.com/live/fqrcqF_...

In the most "Blame Pamela's Cloud Attraction" feat of bad luck, the dark clear site where our remote telescope is located as a spectacularly unfriendly weather situation. We're going to Moon map at mappers.psi.edu for a bit and see what happens.

TONIGHT: Partial Lunar Eclipse for Europe, Africa, Americas. Have bad weather? Not a fan of the outside? We got you. We'll be streaming on Twitch: twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX YouTube: youtube.com/live/RgVChgL... Starting 9pm EST / 6pm PST / 1am GMT / 11am+1d AEST

Pssst - Pamela is going live with a teacup telescope and citizen science at twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX

Today, the number rocket failures in 2026 ticks over from 6 to 7, reminding us space is hard. patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/space-...

#OTD in 2002, Neptune's moon Halimede was discovered. This (and its companion small moons) may be the remains of a disrupted larger body. patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/166318...

Sometimes the trash takes itself out. An empty Falcon 9 stage that is just a piece of drifting space debris at the moment is about to become part of a brand new crater on the Moon. patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/falcon...

With the landing of Soyuz MS-28 in Kazakhstan, the total number of toilets in space has dropped to 9.

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Who decided it's Grabby Satellite Summer? This is a theme we were not prepared for. With India's Cosmoserve Space launching the Embrace mission, Katalyst Space launching the LINK Swift Reboost Mission, & SpaceLogistics/Northrop Grumman launching the Mission Robotic Vehicle-1, orbit is grabby grabby

It is International Moon Day and we're celebrating! @starstryder.space is live on Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX and patreon.cosmoquest.org/events/16437... with Lunar Goodness. Come hangout?

Thing we learned this week: If your house get's hit by a meteorite, your first priority is to put on medical gloves and use foil and mason jars to collect the space rocks. Then call your insurance company. www.seti.org/news/alien-w...

Join us for a StarShip 13 watch party on Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX. Launch is scheduled for 5:45 pm and we will go live about 30 minutes before with Moon Mapping and more.

With the launch of Soyuz MS-29 carrying crew to the ISS, the total number of toilets in space has incremented up to 10! International Space Station: 4 Crew Dragon Docked at ISS: 1 Soyuz Docked at / on way to ISS: 2 Tiangong Space Station: 2 Shenzhou Docked at TSS: 1 Total: ten toilets in space

It happened! It finally happened! Tianwen-2 shared a picture of Earth’s tiny quasi moon. Orbiting the Sun at our side, this space rock could be a chip off the Moon or a near earth asteroid. #space #asteroid #tianwen2 #kamooalewa youtube.com/shorts/as-MK...

Asteroids come in a lot of varied shapes, but some shapes are more common than others, such as "weird looking peanut." Lucy discovered the Asteroid DonaldJohanson is a weird looking peanut shape. patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/lucy-i...

Just like we expect certain plants in certain climates, we expect to find certain astronomical objects in certain settings. This star cluster made all of us ask, "How did you get there?" This object looks like a globular cluster but is in the galactic bulge! patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/mispla...

It's double trouble among the stars! For the first time, researchers have found evidence of both stars in a binary system exploding as supernovae. patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/double...

22 episodes later, we're wrapping up Season 4 of EVSN. patreon.cosmoquest.org/posts/22-epi...

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Gonna be real for a moment: Our financial reserves are completely exhausted. We expect this to happen in September, at the end of our fiscal year. Bad days came early; donations have been, ah, shit, in 2026, so we need to ask for your help now. If you have extra, please donate: cqx-fy26.org

Going live in moments. And seriously, there is a lot to cover. This book inspired so many ideas and we hope it will inspire you too.

In today's After Hours, Pamela is joined by @chanda.blacksky.app, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, to discuss her new book, The Edge of Space Time. It's AMAZING & generated a paper storm of notes on Pamela's desk. Join us at 2pm Boston / 7pm London twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX or www.youtube.com/live/bLxzNK-...

Thinking about the SpaceX IPO? Read our deep dive into the related mission fundamentals first. Did you know they plan to launch as much mass in Data Centers as US Farmers grow in soybeans? patreon.cosmoquest.org/CosmoQuestX/...

Let's look at the SpaceX IPO's numbers as they relate to science. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIEJ...

At the top of the hour (2pm Eastern / 7pm London) we're going live with this week's CosmoQuest After Hours. Join us as we discuss exploring physics thru space flight with guest Trisha Muro, author of It's (Just) Rocket Science. Twitch.tv/CosmoQuestX