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 Hey, Space Placers! A new study suggests our sun might be a migrant from a more central region of our home galaxy, the  Milky Way . It suggests our sun joined a migration of other stars, which moved outward from the inner part of the galaxy some 4 to 6 billion years ago. Image via NAOJ/  EurekaAlert . New research on our star. Sky Guy Underway in the South Pacific Ocean

 Hey, Space Placers! A NASA illustration of a lunar base. (Image credit: NASA) VERY INTERESTING ARTICLE! Sky Guy underway in the South Pacific

Hey, Space Placers! ARTEMIS II STACK JANUARY 17, 2026 GREG REDFERN MY NOTES FROM TODAY'S NASA ARTEMIS II PRESS CONFERENCE : THE ARTEMIS II CREW PARTICIPATED VIRTUALLY IN THE TWO DAY FLIGHT READINESS REVIEW, WHICH CONCLUDED ARTEMIS II IS GO FOR LAUNCH.  NET APRIL 1, 2026 AT 6:24 PM.  NASA HAS ADDED AN EXTRA DAY 4/2, SO 4/1-4/6 WITH MAYBE 4 LAUNCH OPPORTUNITIES DURING THAT TIMEFRAME. ROLL OUT TO THE LAUNCH PAD IS PLANNED FOR 3/19/26. BEFORE ROLL OUT MORE WORK TO BE DONE AT THE VAB AND THE PAD. NOT A LOT OF WORK AT THE VAB LEFT. IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO NASA HAD TO DO A ROLL BACK AFTER A VERY SUCCESSFUL WET DRESS REHEARSAL. FIXED THE HELIUM LEAK TO THE UPPER STAGE, CAME UP WITH A DESIGN FIX WHICH HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM IS BEING UPDATED IN THE VAB.  QUICKEST TURN AROUND OF A ROLL BACK TO VAB AND BACK TO THE PAD IN THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM IN 22 DAYS. CREW IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE AND READY TO FLY. THEY WILL START QUARANTINE ON THE 19TH. NASA IS TOTALLY FOCUSED ON...

 Hey, Space Placers! An artist's impression of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with methanol (blue) flowing from both its nucleus and icy grains in the coma, while hydrogen cyanide (orange) is released mainly from the nucleus. (Image credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss) "Observing 3I/ATLAS is like taking a fingerprint from another solar system." Full story here. Sky Guy in the Stormy South Pacific - ROCK N'    ROLL!!

 Hey, Space Placers!                                                                                 ARTEMIS II STACK Greg Redfern A 100 years ago Robert Goddard launched the first liquid fueled rocket, Nell. How far we have come......how far we can go....... Read more. Sky Guy in VA

 Hey, Space Placers! Online, users can follow AROW to see where Orion and the Artemis II crew are in relation to the Earth and the Moon and follow Orion’s path during the mission. Credit: NASA Once NASA launches Artemis II - I expect we'll get a launch window announcement soon - you can track the mission in real time.  This website will set you up to follow Artemis II in real time online.  I will track Artemis II with my Unistellar Odyssey Pro telescope like I did Artemis I. LIGHT.THAT.CANDLE! Sky Guy in the SOUTH PACIFIC (Wrong Ocean yesterday!)