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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Diamonds on Mercury” & Constellations “Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear” Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Colossus of New York” (1958) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Innovative Approaches Advance Search for Ice on the Moon https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423112641.htm Ice Deposits on the Moon https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qqBFPaKZeLWwZ9NekASk5V.jpg.webp Discussion Topic of the Evening. “Diamonds on Mercury” NASA spacecraft finds a layer of diamonds 10-miles thick on planet Mercury “Diamonds are forever” - 10 Miles Deep https://www.earth.com/assets/_next/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcff2.earth.com%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F08%2F19133804%2Fplanet-mercury_10-mile-thick-diamond-layer_1m-1400x850.jpg&w=1200&q=75 Mercury Core-mantle Boundary https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-024-49305-x/MediaObjects/41467_2024_49305_Fig3_HTML.png?as=webp Sturdy magnetic field https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Mercury_Magnetic_Field_NASA.jpg BepiColombo Mission https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RvMAyR8nMT8LaWsJ8Gtq3.jpg.webp Future researchers may also revisit carbon?rich metallic asteroids. https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/1390079/iron-volcanoes-metal-asteroids.webp?w=737&f=4935940d8628d753cea67555f203b1fe Mercury https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2018/densemetalpl.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Brenda WB5OZL/Tom KE5ICX (Alternates Each Week) Space Exploration News April 20 thru 26 Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, have identified huge quantities of chemicals only made by living organisms on Earth. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/html_modules/2025/04_APR/250416_K2-18b/250416_K2-18b-large.jpg China's latest astronaut crew has reached its orbital destination. https://gdb.voanews.com/096e0000-0a00-0242-bf8a-08da473926e5_w1023_r1_s.jpg Space-Related Birthdays Don Pettit April 20, 1955 Expedition 6, STS-126, Expedition 30/31, Expedition 71/72, MS-26 ; KD5MDT On April 20th this week on his 70th birthday, he became NASA’s oldest active-duty astronaut to return from space. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Don_Pettit_2024_%28portrait_crop%29.jpg Yvonne Cagle 24-Apr-1959 No flights https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Yvonne_Cagle.jpg/220px-Yvonne_Cagle.jpg Ellen S. Baker 27-Apr-1953 STS-34, STS-50, STS-71 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Ellen_Louise_Shulman_Baker.jpg/220px-Ellen_Louise_Shulman_Baker.jpg This Week in Space History April 23, 1962 Ranger 4 launch https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Atlas_Agena_B_with_Ranger_4_%28Apr._23%2C_1962%29.png/100px-Atlas_Agena_B_with_Ranger_4_%28Apr._23%2C_1962%29.png April 24, 1967 – Death of Vladimir Koromov https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d2/Vladimir_Mikhailovich_Komarov_photo_portrait.jpg/220px-Vladimir_Mikhailovich_Komarov_photo_portrait.jpg April 25, 1990 - STS-31 Deploys Hubble Space Telescope https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/1990_s31_IMAX_view_of_HST_release.jpg Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellations “Ursa Major, the Big Bear and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear” Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ NET April 27 Alpha ? ‘Message in a Booster’ Launch time: Window opens at 6:37 a.m. PDT (9:37 a.m. EDT, 1337 UTC) Launch site: SLC-2, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California A Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket will launch Lockheed Martin’s LM 400 satellite bus to low Earth orbit. The sixth

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “New Form of Dark Matter Could Solve Decades-old Milky Way Mystery” & Constellations “Crater the Cup and Corvus the Crow” Net Control: Brenda WB5OZL Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “The Underwater City” (1962) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Curiosity Finds Evidence of Carbon Cycle on Mars https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250417144906.htm Carbon Cycle Diagram https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2025/04/carbon-cycle.jpg Discussion Topic of the Evening. New Form of Dark Matter Could Solve Decades-old Milky Way Mystery https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/new-form-of-dark-matter-could-solve-decades-old-milky-way-mystery/ar-AA1D3m8d?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=8fdd7a9b99f4487486fa2b9f32c6d8e7&ei=32 The Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) https://nicokrieger.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CMZ_map.jpg Gamma-ray Glow (Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope) https://nicokrieger.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CMZ_map.jpg CMZoon Coverage https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/sma/LargeScale/CMZ/images/CMZoom_coverageS.png OSSE 511keV Model Distribution https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/cgro/images/cgro/osse_511map.gif Dark Matter Influence https://www.astronomy.com/uploads/2024/11/dark-matter-graph.png Hydrogen/positronium https://static.techno-science.net/illustrationWebp/Libre/2025/03/11/Capture-d-ecran-2025-03-11-162922.png CMZ Ionization “Tested” https://images.theconversation.com/files/661951/original/file-20250415-74-6hu2pe.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&q=30&auto=format&w=600&h=399&fit=crop&dpr=2 Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News The keys to the International Space Station just changed hands. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R84XN9bUK3reGikjzsLhyG-970-80.jpg.webp Comet Swan Newly-discovered Comet SWAN (C/2025 F2) may be disintegrating as it approaches the sun. https://www.bing.com/th/id/OIF.ebpisQ9Y0MaIntwIOMWo2A?w=173&h=185&c=8&rs=1&qlt=90&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2 Space-Related Birthdays April 14, 1929: William Thornton (STS-8, STS-51-B) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/WilliamThornton.jpg April 15, 1951: Marsha Ivins (STS-32, STS-46, STS-62, STS-81, STS-98); was KC5WKF https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Marsha_Ivins.jpg April 15, 1951: John Phillips (STS-100, Soyuz TMA-6/Exp. 11, STS-119); was KE5DRY https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Johnphillips_v2_%28cropped%29.jpg April 15, 1951: Gregory Harbaugh (STS-39, STS-54, STS-71, STS-82) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Gregory_Jarvis_%28NASA%29_cropped.jpg April 16, 1956: David Brown (STS-107); KC5ZTC SK https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/David_M._Brown%2C_NASA_photo_portrait_in_orange_suit.jpg April 16, 1959: Michael Barratt (Soyuz TMA-14/Exp 19/20; STS-133; SpaceX Crew 8 launched 3/4/2024); KD5MIJ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Mike_Barratt_2023_%28portrait_crop%29.jpg April 20, 1955: Don Pettit (Expedition 6, STS-126, Expedition 30/31); KD5MDT https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Don_Pettit_2024_%28portrait_crop%29.jpg This Week in Space History April 14: 1629: Christiaan Huygens was born in the Netherlands to a wealthy Dutch family. https://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2002/01/christiaan_huygens_1629-1695/9155400-5-eng-GB/Christiaan_Huygens_1629-1695_pillars.jpg 1981: The first space shuttle mission, STS-1 landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California. e. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sts-1_landing.jpg April 16: 1972: Apollo 16 launched from Kennedy Space Center with John Young, Charlie Duke, and Ken Mattingly as the crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52fad97fe4b0b9862063abfb/143

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Move Space Shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston?” & Constellation “Centaurus the Centaur” Net Control: Virginia NV5F Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Welcome to Blood City” (1977) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Recent Astronomical Discoveries Do 'completely dark' dark matter halos exist? | ScienceDaily https://www.lsst.org/sites/default/files/photogallery/Facility_CU-full.jpg Discussion Topic of the Evening. Texas senators: Move space shuttle Discovery from Smithsonian to Houston https://www.space.com/space-exploration/space-shuttle/texas-senators-move-space-shuttle-discovery-from-smithsonian-to-houston Discovery on Display - Smithsonian https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NASM-NASM2013-02525&max_w=900 Shuttle Locations Nationwide https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/google-shuttle-map.png Space Shuttle Discovery https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/TWCNews/Space_Shuttle_Discovery_AP?wid=1250&hei=703&$wide-bg$ Endeavour Moved by Land https://www.aerotechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shuttle1-602x400.jpg Shuttle Enterprise Moved by Barge https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/gl-SGq05oGcr5auzCC4XqaQI7sk=/1200x793/media/img/photo/2012/06/shuttles-sail-to-their-new-homes/s01_45696049/original.jpg Cornyn/Cruz https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/John-Cornyn-and-Ted-Cruz.jpg Space Center Houston https://blooloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Space-Center-Houston.jpg Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News April 6-12 Blue Origin Blue Origin will launch its eleventh crewed flight on April 14, Ring Plane Crossing Saturn is so close to the sun that most astronomers have been missing a big event. The planet's rings have vanished. https://spaceweather.com/images2025/11apr25/saturn1_strip2.jpg Space-Related Birthdays April 6-12 Donald Holmquest Apr 07, 1939 No flights https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Donald_L._Holmquest_portrait_%28S67-35799%29.jpg/220px-Donald_L._Holmquest_portrait_%28S67-35799%29.jpg Timothy Kopra Apr 09, 1963 STS-127/128 (Expedition 20), Soyuz TMA (Expedition 46/47 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/TimotyKorpav2.jpg/220px-TimotyKorpav2.jpg Serena Au?ón-Chancellor Apr 09, 1976 Soyuz MS-09 (Expedition 56/57) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Serena_M._Aunon%2C_NASA_astronaut_candidate_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Serena_M._Aunon%2C_NASA_astronaut_candidate_%28cropped%29.jpg Kenneth Cockrell Apr 09, 1950 STS-56, STS-69, STS-80, STS-98, STS-111 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Ken_Cockrell.jpg/220px-Ken_Cockrell.jpg Piers Sellers 1955 Apr 11, 1963 STS-112, STS-121, STS-132 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Piers_sellers_v1.jpg/220px-Piers_sellers_v1.jpg Frederick Hauck Apr 11, 1941 STS-7, STS-51-A, STS-26 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Hauck-fh.jpg/220px-Hauck-fh.jpg This Week in Space History April 6-12 April 9, 1959: NASA introduced its very first astronaut class, known as the Mercury 7. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KeXqmmtgDPzvnmPkBfoJfm-650-80.jpg.webp April 9, 2024 Delta IV Heavy rocket launch https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XGboxYaB6bt97drHsQbsX9-650-80.jpg.webp April 11, 1970: Launch of Apollo 13 https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/0101247orig-1.jpg April 11, 1960: 'Project Ozma' begins search for alien life https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/03/96_S_04_01FrankDrakeandhisequation.jpg April 12, 1961: Yuri Gagarin, launched by the Soviet Union, became the first human to venture into space. https://th.bing.com/th?id=OSK.dn9Wt6p2POqOMWCpZggsIQHaHa&w=200&h=200&c=7&rs=1&o=6&pid=SANGAM Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Space La

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “JWST’s Next Year of Amazing Science Revealed—As Funding Worries Loom Large” & Constellations “Sextans the Sextant” and “Hydra the Water Snake” Net Control: Bill (N5BB) Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Orion’s Loop” (1980) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Discussion Topic of the Evening. Enter Topic Here Enter NCS Name and Call Here Recent Astronomical Discoveries Solar cells made of moon dust could power future space exploration https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250403122628.htm Solar Cells on the Moon https://www.thebrighterside.news/uploads/2025/04/solar-panels-on-the-moon.webp?format=auto&optimize=high&width=1920 Discussion Topic of the Evening. “JWST’s Next Year of Amazing Science Revealed—As Funding Worries Loom Large” JWST Artist’s Concept https://static.scientificamerican.com/dam/m/7b2a83b24c5c533e/original/2RNRD1F_WEB.jpg?m=1718372452.582&w=1350 STScI https://stsci-opo.org/STScI-01EVTAJ05EX4DGZT8406VZAXH2.jpg Cycle 3 Hours https://www.stsci.edu/files/live/sites/www/files/home/jwst/news-events/news/2023/_images/cycle3-hours.jpg “Small Objects” https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/stsci-01gqqpmmf1zczptf7n1t7nqe92-lowres.png JWST Infrared Imaging https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/webb-stsci-01hcx1bznyyekx2wf7kagqvmg2.jpg Side-by-side Comparison - Southern Ring Nebula https://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220712southernring.jpg Little Red Dots (LRDs) https://bigthink.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/LRDs.png?lb=1024,576 Cold Brown Dwarf Stars https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2022/new-faint-distant-and.jpg LTT 1445Ab - Planet Transit Chart https://astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/An-HST-Transmission-Spectrum-of-the-Closest.png HR 8799 Gas Giants Photographed https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1202837924544915&set=a.416661013162614&__cft__[0]=AZWg4x4GlLC4UJrhjJxUxdofo8CO1UfrTguf_GqK7mlzepRwumMlaDHzQW-Ydev6WNns5bBKieV9JEIPgqyc7cdCBU7_blOZrH_XScSKb2Y23b_OtZIFQa8cHvP1hFETuxbfq0zkF6nj3fjqBhhG7CIgrw08M0VGw__MFx3BTlPFIw&__tn__=EH-R JWST https://webbtelescope.org/files/live/sites/webb/files/home/about/_images/Webb-About-Us-Infographic%402x.jpg?t=tn2400 Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News SpaceX's private Fram2 astronauts splash down on Earth, ending historic polar orbit expedition https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AyNw94VVtKA6kVucLQYGPZ-970-80.jpg.webp JWST finds spiral galaxy about 5 times more massive than Milky Way — scientists call it 'Big Wheel' https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GJGTgGJuJGRAFj64QGFpu3-650-80.jpg.webp Space-Related Birthdays March 31, 2957: Patrick Forrester (STS-105, STS-117, STS-128) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Patrick_Forrester.jpg April 1, 1946: William Fisher (STS-51-I) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/William_Frederick_Fisher_%28Astronaut%29.jpg April 3, 1926: Gus Grissom (Mercury-Redstone 4, Gemini 3, Apollo 1) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Virgil_I._%28Gus%29_Grissom_portrait.jpg April 5, 1949: Judith Resnik (STS-41-D, STS-51-L) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Judith_A._Resnik%2C_official_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg April 5, 1950: Franklin Chang Diaz (STS-61-C, STS-34, STS-46, STS-60, STS-75, STS-91, STS-111) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Changdiaz.jpg This Week in Space History April 1: 1960 The first experimental weather satellite launched. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/338885main_tiros-full.jpg April 2: 1958 President Eisenhower proposed the creation of what is now NASA in an article of draft legislation sent to Congress. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Dwight_D._Eisenhower%2C_offic

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Why is Easter on April 20th?” & Constellations “Pyxis the Compass” and “Antlia the Pump” Net Control: Chaz KF5JHA Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: "Idaho Transfer" (1973) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Organic molecules of unprecedented size discovered on Mars https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250324152436.htm Molecule Life Cycle https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/14-330a.jpg Discussion Topic of the Evening. “Why is Easter on April 20th?” Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Mar 23 - Mar29 NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Team Wins 2024 Collier Trophy https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/missions/psp/Parker%20Solar%20Probe%20in%20solar%20wind.png?w=2327&h=1311&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint Airbus wins contract for ExoMars lander platform https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/airbus-exomars-lander.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675&quality=89&ssl=1 Space-Related Birthdays Scott J. Horowitz Mar 24, 1957 STS-75, STS-82, STS-101, STS-105 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Scott_J_Horowitz.jpg/220px-Scott_J_Horowitz.jpg Lodewijk van den Berg Mar 24, 1932 STS-51-B https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Lodewijk_van_den_Berg.jpg/220px-Lodewijk_van_den_Berg.jpg Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. Mar 24, 1951 STS-48, STS-60 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Kenneth_Reightler.jpg/220px-Kenneth_Reightler.jpg Jim Lovell Mar 25, 1928 (He's 96.) Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/James_Lovell.jpg/220px-James_Lovell.jpg William Oefelein Mar 29, 1965 STS-116 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/William_Oefelein.jpg/220px-William_Oefelein.jpg Michael Foreman Mar 29, 1957 STS-123, STS-129 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Michael_Foreman.jpg/220px-Michael_Foreman.jpg This Week in Space History March 23, 1965 Gus Grissom and John Young launched aboard Gemini III in the first US spaceflight crewed by more than one astronaut https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/s64-25295/s64-25295~large.jpg?w=1552&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint March 24, 1979 Columbia Unveiled https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_lands_following_STS-62_on_18_March_1994._%28cropped%29.jpg/260px-Space_Shuttle_Columbia_lands_following_STS-62_on_18_March_1994._%28cropped%29.jpg March 27, 1968, Yuri Gagarin Dies https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Mig_15_%2827698953650%29.jpg/220px-Mig_15_%2827698953650%29.jpg March 29, 1974, Mariner 10 First Flyby of Mercury https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/434384256_726697359659021_6668046778831996485_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s600x600&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=eeqRA9p0xgwAX-WlpIo&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfBbuvVvcdbj7RtM3-MDDh0H7wh5LCOsnqBj9iejmozdLg&oe=660D2B1E Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellations “Pyxis the Compass” and “Antlia the Pump” Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now Launch Schedule https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ March 30 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 6-80 Launch time: Window opens at 2:16 p.m. EDT (1916 UTC) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit. A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster will target a landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean Updated: March 27 March 30/31 Falcon 9 ? Starlink 11-13 Launch time: Window opens at 5:23 p.m. PDT (8:23 p.m. EDT, 0023 UTC) Launch site: SLC-4E, Van

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “The Laniakea Supercluster” & “Leo, the Lion” and “Leo Minor, the Small Lion.” Electronic Check Ins: https://forms.gle/bQRA8tiyjfrqmhmf8 Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Star Trek: Into Darkness” (2013) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Violent Supernova May Have Triggered Two Earth Extinction Events https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250313130822.htm Supernova - Cassiopeia A https://th.bing.com/th?id=OIP.7nPIBBb95rkxorPgsJj-GAHaH4&w=200&h=200&c=10&r=0&o=6&pid=Spaced Discussion Topic of the Evening. The Laniakea Supercluster https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1409/laniakea_nrao_1200.jpg Laniakea Supercluster in the Local Group https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/07-Laniakea_%28LofE07240%29.png/1399px-07-Laniakea_%28LofE07240%29.png 3D Map with Laniakea Highlighted https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laniakea_Supercluster#/media/File%3ALaniakea.gif Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Back on Earth After Science Mission https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nhq202503180003.jpg?resize=2000,1333 NASA Achieves Historic First Radio Telescope Observations on the Moon https://images.newscientist.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/21132627/SEI_244648100.jpg?width=837 Space-Related Birthdays Walter Cunningham March 16 1932: Apollo 7 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Walter_Cunningham.jpg/220px-Walter_Cunningham.jpg Michael J. Bloomfield March 16, 1959: STS-86, STS-97, STS-110 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Michael_Bloomfield.jpg/220px-Michael_Bloomfield.jpg James Irwin March 17, 1930: Apollo 15 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Jim_Irwin_Apollo_15_LMP.jpg Ken Mattingly March 17, 1936: Apollo 16, STS-4, STS-51-C https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Astronaut_Thomas_K._%28Ken%29_Mattingly.jpg Kalpana Chawla March 17, 1962: STS-87, STS-107; UTA https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Kalpana_Chawla%2C_NASA_photo_portrait_in_orange_suit.jpg James Reilly March 18, 1954: STS-89, STS-104, STS-117 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Jim_Reilly_official_photo.jpg This Week in Space History March 16: 1966 First successful space docking https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Gemini_8_docking.jpg/220px-Gemini_8_docking.jpg March 18:1965 The Soviet Union's Voskhod 2 launched carrying two crew members: Pavel Belyayev and Alexei Leonov. https://www.russianspaceweb.com/images/spacecraft/manned/voskhod/voskhod1/flight_1.jpg March 19: 2008 A gamma ray burst that occurred 7.5 billion light years away from Earth (halfway across the visible universe) was detected by NASA’s Swift satellite. https://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/multiwavelength-astronomy/images/gamma-ray/tools/main_swift-burst_m.jpg March 20: 1962 Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev responded to President John F. Kennedy’s March 7th letter suggesting teamwork in space exploration. https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/250734/nikita-khrushchev.webp?w=737&f=eed92f430e30c1a3e25ffad007c8e91d March 21: 1965 NASA launched the Ranger 9 lunar probe. https://moonregistry.forallmoonkind.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ranger9-launch-801x1024.jpg March 22: 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp made its closest approach to the Earth. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Comet_Hale-Bopp_1995O1.jpg 2010 After five successful years of operating on Mars, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit sent its last transmission to Earth. https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/solar/2023/07/rover2-1.jpg?w=1280&h=960&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint Miss Carolyn’s Constella

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Why Some Physicists Think We Are Living Inside A Black Hole” & Constellations “Lynx, the Wild Cat and Cancer, the Crab” Net Control: Tom KE5ICX Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Battle in Outer Space” (1959) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries 4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard's Star, one of the sun's nearest neighbors https://www.reuters.com/resizer/v2/OBYQ52QP7RO6JJ6LAJZGZSABDI.jpg?auth=97f21d691a7c1ab5399186fea27382a964789860d54c9cde2fbaed2c8b345937&width=1200&quality=80 Discussion Topic of the Evening. Why Some Physicists Think We Are Living Inside A Black Hole https://assets.iflscience.com/assets/articleNo/74111/aImg/76056/astronaut-in-a-black-hole-m.webp Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News 3-14 Rocket Lab launches Japanese SAR satellite https://synspective.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SARsatellite_StriX1.jpg 3-14 NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Launches to International Space Station https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/crew10-liftoff1.jpeg?w=2000&quality=89&ssl=1 3-15 SpaceX launches Transporter-13 rideshare mission https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/T13-Stack-crop.jpg Space-Related Birthdays 3-9 thru 3-15 Laurel Clark 10-Mar-1961 STS-107 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Laurel_Clark%2C_NASA_photo_portrait_in_blue_suit.jpg/220px-Laurel_Clark%2C_NASA_photo_portrait_in_blue_suit.jpg Curtis Brown 11-Mar-1956 STS-47, STS-66, STS-77, STS-85, STS-95, STS-103 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Curtis_Brown.jpg/220px-Curtis_Brown.jpg Patricia Robertson 12-Mar-1963 No flights (died in a plane crash) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Patricia_Robertson.jpg/220px-Patricia_Robertson.jpg Wally Schirra 12-Mar-1923 Mercury-Atlas 8, Gemini 6A, Apollo 7 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Schirra_walter_3.jpg/220px-Schirra_walter_3.jpg Gene Cernan 14-Mar-1934 Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Astronaut_Eugene_A._Cernan.jpg/220px-Astronaut_Eugene_A._Cernan.jpg Frank Borman 14-Mar-1928 Gemini 7, Apollo 8 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Astronaut_Frank_Borman.jpg/220px-Astronaut_Frank_Borman.jpg Michael Fincke 14-Mar-1967 Soyuz TMA-4 (Expedition 9), Soyuz TMA-13 (Expedition 18), STS-134, Boeing Starliner-1 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Edward_Michael_Fincke.jpg/220px-Edward_Michael_Fincke.jpg William B. Lenoir 14-Mar-1939 STS-5 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/WilliamBLenoir.jpg/220px-WilliamBLenoir.jpg Alan Bean 15-Mar-1932 Apollo 12, Skylab 3 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Alan_Bean_NASA_portrait_%28S69-38859%29.jpg/220px-Alan_Bean_NASA_portrait_%28S69-38859%29.jpg This Week in Space History March 9: 2011: Space shuttle Discovery completed her final mission https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8bCdodXayWkLHCmQEQD2ce-1200-80.jpg March 10: 2006 The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) entered orbit around Mars. https://www.astronomy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/mro_artwork_495.jpg March 11: 1960: Pioneer 5 was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to begin research on the space between Earth and Venus. https://i0.wp.com/www.drewexmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pioneer_V_feature.jpg?fit=890%2C501&ssl=1 March 12: 2015: NASA's four identical Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral. https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/mms_background_smaller.jpg 1969 March 13: Apollo 9 splashed down 55 years ago after completing one of the program's most underrated te

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “End-run Around Radiation – The Saga and Surprise Vulnerabilities of Europa Clipper” & Constellation “Puppis, the Poop Deck” Net Control: Virginia NV5F Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: The Terminal Man (1974) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Small and large planets have significantly different upbringings https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250305164627.htm How Planets Are Born https://astrobiology.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Small-And-Large-Planets1.png Discussion Topic of the Evening. End-run around radiation – The saga and surprise vulnerabilities of Europa Clipper https://spacenews.com/end-run-around-radiation-the-saga-and-surprise-vulnerabilities-of-europa-clipper/ Europa Clipper https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Europa_Clipper_spacecraft_model.png Artist’s Conception - Europa Clipper Flyby https://lasp.colorado.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/EuropaClipper_1080x1080.png Europa Clipper Modules Assembly https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2022/nasa-begins-assembly-o.jpg MOSFET Construction https://cdn1.byjus.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mosfet-circuit.png Europa Electronics Call-out https://media.springernature.com/lw685/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1007%2Fs11214-023-01003-8/MediaObjects/11214_2023_1003_Fig7_HTML.jpg?as=webp Europa Clipper Integration - Kennedy Space Center https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NDgDS4Ebivgn68ancGeLcJ-1920-80.jpg.webp Radiation Hazard Schematic https://www.ansto.gov.au/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_image/public/2024-09/46_iceewelcome_550.jpg?itok=EOmPrxpz Typical MOSFET https://img.militaryaerospace.com/files/base/ebm/mae/image/2023/11/65671299cfc8b1001db34756-magnachip_30_nov_2023.png?auto=format,compress&fit=max&q=45 Mission Concept PP https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x881_crop_center-center_82_line/20160127_europa-mission-concept.jpg.webp Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Space X Starship Explodes in Flight https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2203702536.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill/f_webp NASA Seeking Designs for Zero Gravity Indicator https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.KFL6Nlf0YMsVg9U7c6OnzgHaHa?w=167&h=180&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Space-Related Birthdays James Adamson March 3, 1946: STS-28, STS-43 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/James_Adamson.jpg Bonnie Dunbar March 3, 1949: STS-61-A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71, STS-89 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Bonnie_J._Dunbar.jpg James Voss March 3, 1949: STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, STS-102/STS-105 part of Exp 2 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/James_Voss.jpg Robert Curbeam March 5, 1962: STS-85, STS-98, STS-116 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Robert_Curbeam.jpg Gordon Cooper March 6, 1927: Mercury-Atlas 9, Gemini 5 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Gordon_Cooper_2.jpg Loren Acton March 7, 1936: STS-51-F https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Loren_Acton.jpg This Week in Space History March 3: 1915: Congress authorized the creation of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) to "supervise and direct the scientific study of the problems of flight." https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/naca-founding-1-first-meeting-of-the-naca-apr-23-1915-gpn-2000-001571-nasa.jpg?resize=2000,1460 March 5: 1998: Scientists announced that the Lunar Prospector spacecraft had found evidence of hydrogen at both poles of the Moon, suggesting the existence of water ice. https://space.skyrocket.de/img_sat/lunar_prospector__1.jpg March 6: 2015: Dawn spacecraft went into orbit around Ceres, a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt. https

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “Space Launches on Feb 26th” & Constellation “Gemini, the Twins” Net Control: Bill N5BB Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “Mission Backup Earth” (2023) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Adsorptive regolith on Mars soaks up water, researchers reveal https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226142434.htm Mars Absorption Process https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2025/adsorptive-regolith-on.jpg Discussion Topic of the Evening. Space Launches on Feb 26: Lunar lander, lunar orbiter, geostationary transfer spacecraft, asteroid mining research spacecraft Nova-C Lander https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/intuitive_machines_1.jpg Lunar Trailblazer https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Lunar_trailblazer_artist%27s_view.jpg Chimera Geo 1 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkRtWGTWAAAm1T4?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Odin https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkRtWGTWAAAm1T4?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Blue Ghost Targets Landing on Sunday https://www.bing.com/th?id=OIF.cgCb5hIHDtYRK0IJnO7erA&w=187&h=185&c=8p&rs=1&qlt=90&o=6&pid=3.1&rm=2 Rocket Lab Neutron Rocket Launch Update https://i0.wp.com/spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/54354873471_ec7d545a4a_k.jpg?resize=1200%2C830&quality=89&ssl=1 Space-Related Birthdays Clayton Anderson Feb 23, 1959 STS-117, Exp 15/16, STS-120, STS-131 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Clayton_C._Anderson_%28cropped%29_2.jpg Susan Helms Feb 26, 1958 STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, STS-101, Expedition 2 (STS-102/STS-105) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Helms_sj4.jpg/220px-Helms_sj4.jpg Anatoly Filipchenko (RKA) Feb 26, 1928, Russia - Soyuz 7 and 16 http://www.collectspace.com/images/news-080822a.jpg Susan J. Helms, Feb 26, 1958 STS-54, STS-64, STS-78, STS-101, Expedition 2 (STS-102 / STS-105) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Helms_sj4.jpg Jack Lousma Feb 29, 1936 Skylab-3, STS-3 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Lousma.jpg 1924 Deke Slayton, Mar 1, 1924 - Apollo–Soyuz Test Project https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Slayton.jpg This Week in Space History February 23: 1987 Astronomers first spotted the supernova they would go on to call Supernova 1987A. https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/stsci-h-p1708g-m-2000x1037-1.png February 24: 1969 Mariner 6 launched to Mars https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Mariner_6-7.png 2011 Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on her final mission https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/STS-133_Official_Crew_Photo.jpg February 28: 1990 Launch of STS-35 for Astronomy Mission https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Onboard_Photo_-_Astro-1_Ultraviolet_Telescope_in_Cargo_Bay.jpg February 29: 1959 Launch of Discoverer 1 into Polar Orbit https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Discoverer-1.jpg/290px-Discoverer-1.jpg 1966 First Saturn 1B launch https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/427894051_702790275383063_5597151762573055617_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=jioUHFa_QFcAX9AK7ic&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfB4wuahxODtk1Ekx2q_ueF_2UPFH-g3QY_oau095Z2lyQ&oe=65E4E36A February 25 1969 Launch of Mariner 6 to Mars https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/427927653_702785915383499_4493689697180607815_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=DGs2dozF30EAX-otJPQ&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&oh=00_AfBFumjqEForBlYuSX3JP8GdeGF9ukd_TvLxzWCi4Qe32Q&oe=65E4540B Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week Constellation “Gemini, the Twins” Space Launches For This Week Space Flight Now

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SKYNET!!!! 9PM CT - 10:30 PM CT Saturday’s Topic: “TON 618 - Tons of Fun!” & Constellations “Canis Minor, the Little Dog, and Monoceros, the Unicorn” Net Control: Billye KF5PDS Afterglow Movie 10:30PM: “King Dinosaur” (1955) 2-Meter Repeater W5FC: 146.880MHz, PL 110.9, - Echolink: W5FC-R, node 37247. Youtube.com Search “DARC Skynet” Facebook.com Search “DARC Skynet” Direct Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag IO Group: /g/DARCskynet/topics Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/306498286059167/ Saturday’s DARC SkyNet is at 9PM CT. Recent Astronomical Discoveries Flickers and flares: Milky Way's central black hole constantly bubbles with light https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250218113650.htm Artist’s Concept - Black Hole https://th.bing.com/th?id=OVFT.aHyUlE1oh0L8cACuAC1xZC&pid=News&w=300&h=186&c=14&rs=2&qlt=90 Discussion Topic of the Evening. TON 618 of Fun! The Universe's Largest Black Hole https://c02.purpledshub.com/uploads/sites/48/2024/04/most-distant-object-telescope-quasar-social.jpg?w=1880&webp=1 Ton 618 Compared with Earth’s Orbit https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/C5622AQEshf3d0Q6U9Q/feedshare-shrink_800/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1579147525639?e=1743033600&v=beta&t=qFTugULyC55zP3_XlXLJeOY1mnIEM486Y6OL4nQkc4M TON 618 Compared With Our Solar System https://64.media.tumblr.com/546f6db09ce61f76555add9df6737f12/ce11dc8b6edef7aa-bc/s1280x1920/16489057227eefb833d56ded9d6e19ee977e1649.pnj Sky and Telescope https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/ton-618 NASA.gov https://www.nasa.gov/universe/nasa-animation-sizes-up-the-universes-biggest-black-holes/ Wikipedia TON 618 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TON_618 Waz Up Space Exploration and Space History Space Exploration News Water ice has officially been found on Mars. https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/480301300_1166651614915706_7284684518879754886_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p526x296_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=WpNjD34sKxwQ7kNvgFgJsJE&_nc_oc=Adh8uikGeNofomz-46N_acolnhcfEQ1SjenWjeSujJEKO20ubMEkGQPlv-F64a29EQUJB7ZvQbDWpy7IaVm0sRI3&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&_nc_gid=A8DJSt7mTrbpMAwBaNDaXHu&oh=00_AYCsAO85nKV6fgEmhuJU0BHPnWjkEdMdQQWW6G3zbs-5Rw&oe=67BDCC7B Earth is now surrounded by a radiation belt that has never been observed before! https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/480477633_1181650696941863_6540545376725233254_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640_tt6&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=ose2OllEO2wQ7kNvgGnlBzN&_nc_oc=Adi7xzDjq1A7SBjk7yydOlcPE3ZJBCtCop9LySYJIXfU0FvaZVcIpZiSmG6jHyjqg849Fc-l6wjKUF233Wf6_2WX&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.xx&_nc_gid=AgOzVMzS6HyDenJPbbgCvfJ&oh=00_AYAoal5DGVFkKDM8-YKhsSDrLBd9NquamveHWMJhxLCuYQ&oe=67BDC98A Space-Related Birthdays February 16, 1953: Michael Ray Mantz (Scheduled for STS-62A but mission cancelled) http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/portraits2/astronauts/mantz_michael.jpg February 19, 1932: Joseph Kerwin (Skylab 2) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Astronaut_Joseph_Kerwin_portrait.jpg February 19, 1948: Byron Lichtenberg (STS-9, STS-45) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Byron_Lichtenberg.jpg February 19, 1956: G. David Low (STS-32, STS-43, STS-57) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Low_David.jpg February 20, 1921: Joseph Walker (X-15 Flights 77, 90 and 91) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Joseph_%28Joe%29_A._Walker_%287584804534%29_%28cropped%29.jpg February 21, 1964: Mark Kelly (STS-108, STS-121, STS-124, STS-134) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Mark_Kelly%2C_Official_Portrait_117th.jpg February 21, 1964: Scott Kelly (STS-103, STS-118, Exp. 25/26, Exp 43/44/45/46) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Scott_Kelly%2C_Johnson_Space_Center_portrait%2C_2019_%28cropped%29_2.tif/lossy-page1-1280px-Scott_Kelly%2C_Johnson_Space_Center_portrait%2C_2019_%28cropped%29_2.tif.jpg February 22, 1952: James P. Bagian (STS-29, STS-40) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/James_Philipp_Bagian.jpg February 23

Reminder: DARC Skynet! 9PM CT When: Saturday, February 22, 2025 12:00am to 9:00pm (UTC-06:00) America/Belize Where: W5FC Repeater 9PM CT 146.880 MHz PL 110.9 - Also live here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag Organizer: THOMAS GENERAL View Event Description: A live video link is provided here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCishlh8WmW7OXy9Q6sxsaag