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🇨🇳 #China's #DeepSpace program

• 2028: #Tianwen3 to collect samples of #Mars 🔴, return them to Earth
• 2029: #Tianwen4 to explore #Jupiter 🪐 and its moon #Callisto
• 2030: Habitat to simulate long-duration human #spaceflight
• 2033: #Venus atmosphere sample return
• 2038: Mars 🔴 research station to study #ISRU ⚒️
• 2039: Triton, #Neptune's largest moon, subsurface explorer for its ocean 🌊

#NASA, for the first time since the 1960s, has a credible challenger.
arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/

Ars Technica · As NASA faces cuts, China reveals ambitious plans for planetary explorationBy Eric Berger

Finally got around to doing all the processing from the images I shot over the last couple of weeks - about 17 hours in total exposure time went into this image of M63, the Sunflower Galaxy, from my back garden telescope (a 200mm Newtonian - full details of my hardware and capture setup here talkunafraid.co.uk/astro/equip ). Processed in #pixinsight. Quite happy with how it turned out - post-processing is always a learning experience! #astrophotography #deepspace

Last Friday i tried to capture the Whirlpool Galaxy M51📸

🌌The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is a spiral galaxy located about 23 million light-years away in Canes Venatici. It spans approximately 60,000 light-years and features prominent spiral arms with active star formation. M51 is interacting with the smaller galaxy NGC 5195, creating stunning tidal features that enhance its visual appeal.

#Astrophotography #GalaxyPhotography #WhirlpoolGalaxy #NightSky #Stargazing #SpacePhotography #CosmicWonder #AstronomyLovers #CelestialBeauty #DeepSpace #Deepsky #AstroPic #SkyWatchers

As #NASA faces cuts, #China reveals ambitious plans for planetary exploration
As NASA faces potential budget cuts, China is unveiling an ambitious series of #deepspace missions -- including Mars sample returns, outer planet exploration, and a future #Mars base. While some of China's plans are aspirational, their track record of successful missions lends credibility to their expanding role in #space.
arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/

Ars Technica · As NASA faces cuts, China reveals ambitious plans for planetary explorationBy Eric Berger

Gestern Abend war der Himmel wieder ziemlich klar, so dass ich spontan nachgeschaut habe, von welchem Deep-Space-Objekt ich mal eine Aufnahme versuchen könnte. Bei meiner Recherche bin ich auf den Rosettennebel (Caldwell 49) gestoßen, in dessen Zentrum sich der offene Sternhaufen NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) befindet.

spacetaxi.de/blog/rosettennebe

spacetaxi.deRosettennebel (Caldwell 49)Gestern Abend war der Himmel wieder ziemlich klar, so dass ich spontan…