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An enormous explosion has occurred in deep space – and scientists caught it within minutes of the detonation — BBC Sky at Night Magazine A 'game-changer' for observations of gamma-ray bursts July 1, 2026 Scientists have detected and observed one of the brightest, most powerful explosions in the Universe, within minutes of the explosion occurring. The phenomenon in question was a gamma-ray burst, which are the brightest explosions in....

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Japanese probe set for super-close flyby on July 5: 'We're going to discover another beast to put in the zoo of asteroids' — Space Having already delivered samples of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth, Hayabusa2 will soon attempt one of the closest, riskiest space-rock flybys in spaceflight history.

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A body on the edge of our Solar System has an atmosphere – and scientists still aren't sure how that's possible — BBC Sky at Night Magazine The object lies in the Kuiper Belt and is 500km wide. And astronomers found an atmosphere round it. June 20, 2026 Astronomers have discovered signs of a thin atmosphere surrounding an icy body beyond the orbit of Neptune – despite the object being far too small to theoretically retain one. The fin...

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has posted a new item, 'Next Meeting : Confirmation of Date 29th June'

Apologies!!!!!!!
It would seem that I made a mistake counting Mondays in June. Fortunately my error has been pointed out by a number of people.
Philip has contacted the Hen & Chicks and changed the booking date to the 29th.
So, to confirm:-

The next meeting will be on : “MONDAY 29TH JUNE AT 7:30PM”

Hopefully that will not cause to much disruption.

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Next Meeting : Confirmation of Date 29th June – AbergavennyAS.org.uk Next Meeting : Confirmation of Date 29th June June 20, 2026 Kevin Apologies!!!!!!!It would seem that I made a mistake counting Mondays in June. Fortunately my error has been pointed out by a number of people.Philip has contacted the Hen & Chicks and changed the booking date to the 29th.So, to confir...

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This large moon has the most battered surface in the Solar System – and NASA could put a base on it. Amazing facts about Jupiter's moon Callisto — BBC Sky at Night Magazine Facts about Jupiter's moon Callisto, the third largest moon in the Solar System and the most heavily-cratered object. June 16, 2026 The outermost of Jupiter’s four giant Galilean satellites, Callisto is a fascinating world of ice, rock and mystery. Discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610, this massi...

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Next meeting Monday 29th June'

The usual time and place, 7:30pm upstairs in the Hen & Chicks, Abergavenny NP7 5EG

Philip Howell will be leading our discussion this month on the subject of

“Cosmic Rays : Messengers from the Extreme Universe”

Cosmic Rays Arriving at Earth

Cosmic rays are high‑energy particles from space that travel at nearly the speed of light. Although [...]

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Next meeting Monday 29th June – AbergavennyAS.org.uk Next meeting Monday 29th June June 15, 2026 Kevin The usual time and place, 7:30pm upstairs in the Hen & Chicks, Abergavenny NP7 5EG Philip Howell will be leading our discussion this month on the subject of “Cosmic Rays : Messengers from the Extreme Universe” Cosmic Rays Arriving at Earth Cosmic...

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Gravitational-Wave Detections Surge with Latest Release Astronomers have released the newest list of gravitational-wave detections, almost doubling the number of known signals from colliding black holes.

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Clear skies on Mars – NASA rover captures one of the sharpest panoramas of the Red Planet ever taken — BBC Sky at Night Magazine Region could be some of oldest terrain the rover has ever explored June 2, 2026 It comes from NASA's Perseverance rover and gives us a real glimpse of what it might be like to walk across the surface of the Red Planet. The image is a composite image, stitched together using a total of 96 different i...

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NASA's Voyager 1 probe is about to reach a distance of 1 light-day from Earth. Here's why this cosmic milestone is so huge — BBC Sky at Night Magazine Voyager 1 is about to reach a huge milestone May 25, 2026 Since February 1998 – when it surpassed the previous record-holder, NASA’s outer-planet explorer Pioneer 10 – Voyager 1 has been the farthest human-made object in existence. Even now, more than 48 years since launch, the probe is still ...

Next meeting Monday 18th May'

A week earlier than usual, due to the Bank Holiday, this Monday Bob will introduce the subject entitled:-
“The Risk to Low Earth Orbit from Satellite Mega-constellations”
Usual time & place:-
7:30pm, upper room in the Hen & Chicks, Abergavenny

I look forward to meeting up.See you Monday evening – ALL ARE WELCOME!