Comments on: December 3, 2025 Quick space links

By: Jeff Wright

Jeff Wright — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 18:30:03 +0000

A bevy of blazars ;)

A write up on the space shuttle
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-12-space-shuttle-lessons-backtracks-breakthroughs.html
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048733325001428?via%3Dihub

By: Dave Walden

Dave Walden — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:32:33 +0000

Has a certain ring to it! A “clutch of Quasars.”

By: Blair Ivey

Blair Ivey — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:56:12 +0000

Re: “Scientists discover 53 quasars shooting out jets . . . ”

From the article, we now know that the collective noun for quasars, is ‘clutch’.

By: Robert Zimmerman

Robert Zimmerman — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:31:46 +0000

In reply to Ronaldus Magnus. Ronaldus Magnus: A minor unimportant correction: Hubble was launched on April 24, 1990, not on this day in 1993. The quick link refers to the launch of the first servicing mission.

By: Ronaldus Magnus

Ronaldus Magnus — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:20:46 +0000

Hubble Space Telescope launched this day in history.

Say what you will about the overall Space Shuttle Program, and there is plenty to say, the Hubble repair and upgrade missions were glorious. The last upgrade mission had 5 straight days of space walk, upgrade work.

I remember watching with amazement. I probably still have VHS recordings of the live repair / upgrade broadcast.

And yes, we still have a functional VCR. It is not as old as the Voyagers, but it works.