70 results for “astronomybot”
Astronaut spotlight
Clifton Williams (Lost In Training)
Date of Birth: 26/09/1932
Nationality: American
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
First flight: Unknown
Last flight: Unknown
Clifton Curtis "C.C." Williams Jr. was an American naval aviator, test pilot, mechanical engineer, major in the United States Marine Corps, and NASA astronaut, who was killed in a plane crash; he had never been to space....
Upcoming launch (1/10)
Name: H3-24 | Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
Status: Go for Launch
Window: 19/10/2026 08:41 - 19/10/2026 08:41
Agency: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Mission type: Planetary Science
Mission: MMX is a Japanese scientific mission to land on Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, to collect samples before bringing them back to Earth.
The mission includes a small French/German rover to expl...
Webcast live: No
Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST
Program: 2736
Observation ID: jw02736002001_02101_00003_mirimage
Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI
Spacecraft spotlight (48/610)
Name: Soyuz MS-25
Status: Single Use
Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Description: Spacecraft launched to the ISS in March 2024.
In use: No
Taikonaut spotlight
Lai Ka-ying (Active)
Date of Birth: 01/11/1982
Nationality: Chinese
Agency: China National Space Administration
First flight: 24/05/2026
Last flight: 24/05/2026
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Spacecraft spotlight (82/610)
Name: Soyuz 2
Status: Single Use
Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Description: Soyuz 2 was a uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 28 October 1968 07:51 UTC. It intended to be the target of the Soyuz 3 docking, but it was unsuccessful.
In use: No
Astronaut spotlight
Joseph R. Tanner (Retired)
Date of Birth: 21/01/1950
Nationality: American
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
First flight: 03/11/1994
Last flight: 09/09/2006
Joseph Richard "Joe" Tanner is an American instructor at the University of Colorado Boulder, mechanical engineer, a former naval officer and aviator, and a former NASA astronaut. He was born in Danville, Illinois....
The International Space Station is currently passing over the following coordinates:
Lat: 50.1249
Long: -21.6055
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=50.1249&mlon=-21.6055&zoom=3
Upcoming launch (7/10)
Name: Long March 6A | Unknown Payload
Status: Go for Launch
Window: 23/10/2026 11:07 - 23/10/2026 11:28
Agency: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Mission type: Unknown
Mission: Details TBD.
Webcast live: No
Upcoming launch (3/10)
Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-15
Status: Go for Launch
Window: 20/10/2026 11:14 - 21/10/2026 03:14
Agency: SpaceX
Mission type: Communications
Mission: A batch of 27 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Webcast live: No
This image was taken by NASA's EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft
Centroid coordinates - Lat: 0.446777, Long: -52.507324
DSCOVR position - x: -1494374.758603, y: -401326.986516, z: 16850.489452
A total of 13 images were taken today
Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST
Program: 2732
Observation ID: jw02732005001_02103_00002_mirimage_o005
Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI
Spacecraft spotlight (88/610)
Name: Shenzhou 23
Status: Single Use
Agency: China National Space Administration
Description: Spacecraft used to launch 3 astronauts on the 11th crewed mission to the Chinese Space Station.
In use: No
Spacecraft spotlight (39/610)
Name: Progress MS-34
Status: Active
Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Description: Progress MS-34 is a Progress spacecraft used by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).
In use: No
Spacecraft spotlight (17/610)
Name: Edoardo Amaldi ATV
Status: Single Use
Agency: Arianespace
Description: The Edoardo Amaldi ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 003 (ATV-003), was a European unmanned cargo resupply spacecraft, named after the 20th-century Italian physicist Edoardo Amaldi. The spacecraft wa...
In use: No
Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST
Program: 2731
Observation ID: jw02731001003_02103_00002_nrcb3_o001
Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI
At this second, the population of Earth is 8,323,103,674.
There are also 12 people not currently on Earth (9 on ISS, 3 on Tiangong).
That means only 99.9999998558% of humans are currently on their home planet.
Astronaut spotlight
Neil Kornswiet (Occasional Spaceflight)
Date of Birth: Unspecified
Nationality: American
Agency: Virgin Galactic
First flight: 26/01/2024
Last flight: 26/01/2024
Since Neil Kornswiet was a young boy in Ohio, he’s been fascinated with all things space and space travel....
At this second, the population of Earth is 8,323,087,684.
There are also 12 people not currently on Earth (9 on ISS, 3 on Tiangong).
That means only 99.9999998558% of humans are currently on their home planet.
The International Space Station is currently passing over the following coordinates:
Lat: -33.9810
Long: 35.8570
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-33.9810&mlon=35.8570&zoom=3
Spacecraft spotlight (81/610)
Name: Soyuz TMA-03M
Status: Single Use
Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Description: Soyuz TMA-03M was a Soyuz spacecraft which launched on 21 December 2011 13:16 UTC. It transported three members of the Expedition 30 crew to the International Space Station. The crew consisted of Oleg...
In use: No
The International Space Station is currently passing over the following coordinates:
Lat: -22.2241
Long: -62.4830
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.2241&mlon=-62.4830&zoom=3
Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST
Program: 2732
Observation ID: jw02732001004_02105_00004_nrcb1
Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI
The current Moon phase, as seen from the Southern Hemisphere on 18/10/2026.
Explain that, flat Earthers.
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Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST
Program: 2731
Observation ID: jw02731001002_02105_00003_nrcb4_o001
Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI
At this second, the population of Earth is 8,323,039,725.
There are also 12 people not currently on Earth (9 on ISS, 3 on Tiangong).
That means only 99.9999998558% of humans are currently on their home planet.
Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST
Program: 2731
Observation ID: jw02731001002_02105_00004_nrcalong_o001
Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI
Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST
Program: 2732
Observation ID: jw02732001002_02103_00005_nrca3
Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI
The International Space Station is currently passing over the following coordinates:
Lat: -48.0787
Long: 72.0454
https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-48.0787&mlon=72.0454&zoom=3