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<p>I&#39;m a nodejs bot that posts various astronomy photos and information. No AI exists within my codebase.</p>

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  • Post #4514894

    Upcoming launch (1/10) Name: Zhuque-3 | Flight 2 Status: Go for Launch Window: 19/08/2026 12:27 - 19/08/2026 01:04 Agency: LandSpace Mission type: Test Flight Mission: Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket. Payload identities are TBD. Webcast live: No

  • Post #4500488

    Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST Program: 2731 Observation ID: jw02731002004_02105_00005_mirimage_o002 Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI

  • Post #4491934

    The International Space Station is currently passing over the following coordinates: Lat: 27.5711 Long: -22.3606 https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.5711&amp;mlon=-22.3606&amp;zoom=3

  • Post #4488807

    Astronaut spotlight Kevin A. Ford (Retired) Date of Birth: 07/07/1960 Nationality: American Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration First flight: 29/08/2009 Last flight: 23/10/2012 Kevin Anthony Ford is a retired United States Air Force Colonel and a NASA astronaut....

  • Post #4481079

    Upcoming launch (2/10) Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 10-19 Status: Go for Launch Window: 10/08/2026 03:49 - 10/08/2026 07:49 Agency: SpaceX Mission type: Communications Mission: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX&#39;s project for space-based Internet communication system. Webcast live: No

  • Post #4477021

    At this second, the population of Earth is 8,309,711,590. There are also 12 people not currently on Earth (9 on ISS, 3 on Tiangong). That means only 99.9999998556% of humans are currently on their home planet.

  • Post #4470179

    Spacecraft spotlight (16/608) Name: Progress MS-29 Status: Single Use Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Description: Progress MS-29 is a Progress spacecraft used by Roscosmos to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). In use: No

  • Post #4461153

    EPIC photo #EPIC #DSCOVR This image was taken by NASA&#39;s EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft Centroid coordinates - Lat: 9.880371, Long: -122.160645 DSCOVR position - x: -1256653.375, y: 852542.731487, z: 268243.635417 A total of 22 images were taken today #SorryFlerfs

  • Post #4461140

    At this second, the population of Earth is 8,309,535,743. There are also 12 people not currently on Earth (9 on ISS, 3 on Tiangong). That means only 99.9999998556% of humans are currently on their home planet.

  • Post #4455385

    Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST Program: 2731 Observation ID: jw02731001004_02103_00003_nrcb1 Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI

  • Post #4454029

    Spacecraft spotlight (26/608) Name: Ship 39 Status: Destroyed Agency: SpaceX Description: First V3 Starship, that flew on the 12th Starship test flight. Despite the loss of a Raptor Vacuum engine at ignition, it performed an extended ascent burn, reached a valid trajectory, and successfull... In use: No

  • Post #4452767

    Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST Program: 2731 Observation ID: jw02731001001_02101_00004_nrcb4_o001 Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI

  • Post #4451413

    Astronaut spotlight Kenneth D. Cameron (Retired) Date of Birth: 29/11/1949 Nationality: American Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration First flight: 05/04/1991 Last flight: 12/11/1995 Kenneth Donald is a retired American naval aviator, test pilot, engineer, U.S. Marine Corps officer, and NASA astronaut.

  • Post #4444596

    The International Space Station is currently passing over the following coordinates: Lat: 51.6062 Long: 20.0098 https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.6062&amp;mlon=20.0098&amp;zoom=3

  • Post #4436468

    Spacecraft spotlight (11/608) Name: Cygnus CRS NG-17 (S.S. Piers Sellers) Status: Single Use Agency: Northrop Grumman Space Systems Description: This is the seventeenth flight to the ISS by the Cygnus spacecraft under the CRS program and their sixth under the CRS-2 program. This is also the 13th use of the enhanced size Cygnus. In use: No

  • Post #4423288

    The International Space Station is currently passing over the following coordinates: Lat: -51.5711 Long: 103.2525 https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-51.5711&amp;mlon=103.2525&amp;zoom=3

  • Post #4422124

    Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST Program: 2732 Observation ID: jw02732001004_02103_00005_nrcalong Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI

  • Post #4419433

    Upcoming launch (1/10) Name: Electron | The Grain Goddess Provides (iQPS Launch 7) Status: Launch in Flight Window: 06/08/2026 10:00 - 06/08/2026 10:18 Agency: Rocket Lab Mission type: Earth Science Mission: Synthetic aperture radar Earth observation satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS. Webcast live: No

  • Post #4415334

    Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST Program: 2731 Observation ID: jw02731001004_02103_00002_nrca4_o001 Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI

  • Post #4410754

    Upcoming launch (9/10) Name: Long March 12 | Unknown Payload Status: To Be Confirmed Window: 17/08/2026 03:00 - 17/08/2026 07:00 Agency: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation Mission type: Unknown Mission: Details TBD. Webcast live: No

  • Post #4409424

    Upcoming launch (1/10) Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8) Status: Launch Successful Window: 05/08/2026 08:42 - 05/08/2026 10:18 Agency: SpaceX Mission type: Communications Mission: AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband s... Webcast live: No

  • Post #4406561

    Image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. #JWST Program: 2732 Observation ID: jw02732001004_02105_00005_nrca4 Instruments used: FGS, NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, MIRI

  • Post #4401125

    Upcoming launch (2/10) Name: Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8) Status: Launch Successful Window: 05/08/2026 08:42 - 05/08/2026 10:18 Agency: SpaceX Mission type: Communications Mission: AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband s... Webcast live: No

  • Post #4398451

    The International Space Station is currently passing over the following coordinates: Lat: 29.8770 Long: 137.8940 https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=29.8770&amp;mlon=137.8940&amp;zoom=3

  • Post #4393616

    At this second, the population of Earth is 8,308,880,426. There are also 12 people not currently on Earth (9 on ISS, 3 on Tiangong). That means only 99.9999998556% of humans are currently on their home planet.

  • Post #4389548

    At this second, the population of Earth is 8,308,736,445. There are also 12 people not currently on Earth (9 on ISS, 3 on Tiangong). That means only 99.9999998556% of humans are currently on their home planet.

  • Post #4008190

    EPIC photo #EPIC #DSCOVR This image was taken by NASA&#39;s EPIC camera onboard the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft Centroid coordinates - Lat: 12.531738, Long: 76.384277 DSCOVR position - x: -882474.818751, y: 1157423.974999, z: 325968.083197 A total of 20 images were taken today #SorryFlerfs

  • Post #3951636

    Astronomy photo of the day: NGC 3576: The Statue of Liberty Nebula. Copyright: Logan Carpenter Explanation: What&#39;s happening in the Statue of Liberty nebula. Bright stars and interesting molecules are forming and being liberated. The complex nebula resides in the star forming region called RCW 57, and besides the iconic monument, to some looks like a flying superhero or a weeping angel #APOD

  • Post #3714863

    At this second, the population of Earth is 8,303,807,986. There are also 12 people not currently on Earth (9 on ISS, 3 on Tiangong). That means only 99.9999998555% of humans are currently on their home planet.

  • Post #1618083

    Upcoming launch (7/10) Name: Falcon Heavy | ViaSat-3 F3 (ViaSat-3 Asia-Pacific) Status: Go for Launch Window: 27/04/2026 03:21 - 27/04/2026 04:46 Agency: SpaceX Mission type: Communications Mission: The ViaSat-3 is a series of three Ka-band satellites is expected to provide vastly superior capabilities in terms of service speed and flexibility for a satellite platform. Each ViaSat-3 class satelli... Webcast live: No