Prototypical active galaxy Arakelian 120 observed by Swift
http://phys.org/news/2016-10-prototypical-galaxy-arakelian-swift.html

Astronomers using NASA's Swift space observatory, have conducted a long-term monitoring campaign of a prototypical active galaxy,
designated Arakelian 120 (Ark 120 for short). These observations reveal crucial information about the galaxy's variability, giving
a hint about its true nature. The findings are presented in a paper published Oct. 13 on the arXiv pre-print server.

NASA’s Juno Team to Discuss Jupiter Mission Status, Latest Science Results
http://www.nasa.gov/...ase/nasa-s-juno-team-to-discuss-jupiter-mission-status-latest-science-results

Team members of NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter will discuss the latest science results, an amateur imaging processing campaign,
and the recent decision to postpone a scheduled burn of its main engine, during a media briefing at 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 19.
The briefing will air live on NASA Television and stream on the agency’s website.

SKA - Great news! On 7 October ASKAP - one of two Australian SKA precursor telescopes - formally began early science operations using 12 of its 36 antennas.

NASA's MAVEN Mission Gives Unprecedented Ultraviolet View of Mars
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2016/maven-uv-mars

New global images of Mars from the MAVEN mission show the ultraviolet glow from the Martian atmosphere in unprecedented detail, revealing dynamic,
previously invisible behavior. They include the first images of "nightglow" that can be used to show how winds circulate at high altitudes.
Additionally, dayside ultraviolet imagery from the spacecraft shows how ozone amounts change over the seasons and how afternoon clouds form over giant
Martian volcanoes. The images were taken by the Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph (IUVS) on the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission (MAVEN).

Ultraviolet Mars Reveals Cloud Formation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvLInn4bGxg

Dobyvatelé sluneční soustavy a velcí "selfie" fanoušci... :)

Western University captures footage of Ottawa-Gatineau meteor on October 17, 2016
Western University Captures Footage of Ottawa-Gatineau Meteor (Oct. 17, 2016)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHDUHkgllbs

http://www.forbes.com/...johnfarrell/2016/10/16/did-copernicus-invent-the-solar-system/#14e5b62225bd

ptolemy's model of the universe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpSy0Lkm3zM

Wayward Field Lines Challenge Solar Radiation Models
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/wayward-field-lines-challenge-solar-radiation-models

In addition to the constant emission of warmth and light, our sun sends out occasional bursts of solar radiation that propel
high-energy particles toward Earth. These solar energetic particles, or SEPs, can impact astronauts or satellites. To fully
understand these particles, scientists must look to their source: the bursts of solar radiation.

Wayward Field Lines Challenge Solar Radiation Models
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXECwlnJWSo

European Mars lander released from ExoMars mothership – Spaceflight Now
http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/10/17/european-mars-lander-released-from-exomars-mothership/

A saucer-shaped entry, descent and landing demonstrator separated from Europe’s ExoMars orbiter Sunday,
beginning a three-day approach aiming to become the first European-built craft to set down on the red planet and return data.

Named for Giovanni Schiaparelli, the Italian astronomer who charted the first rudimentary maps of Mars in the 19th century,
the landing probe is heading for a target in Meridiani Planum, an expansive plain near the Martian equator.

Schiaparelli deployed from a pod on its carrier craft, an instrument-laden satellite heading into orbit around Mars,
as scheduled at 1442 GMT (10:42 a.m. EDT) Sunday, and each spacecraft is heading off on separate missions.

Both elements — built by Thales Alenia Space — are part of the European Space Agency’s ExoMars program in partnership with Russia,
which was responsible for launching the mission. The next phase of the ExoMars mission will come in 2020 with the launch of
a European-built rover on another Russian rocket.

Pár infografik o EHT:
10 Fascinating Facts About the World's Most Powerful Telescope | Perimeter Institute
http://perimeterinstitute.ca/node/102583

This image taken in August at The University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab shows the progress on GMT Segment 2
with the edging and beveling operations. "Polishing" will come later, as this is the diamond machining phase.

The Stage Is Set For Tuesday’s Thirty Meter Telescope Hearing (Civil Beat) | Sacred Mauna Kea
https://sacredmaunakea.wordpress.com/...-set-for-tuesdays-thirty-meter-telescope-hearing-civil-beat/

NASA's 'Large Strategic' Science Missions Under the Microscope | American Institute of Physics
https://www.aip.org/fyi/2016/nasas-large-strategic-science-missions-under-microscope
On Oct. 5 and 6, a National Academies committee studying NASA’s large strategic science missions held a meeting at which NASA officials
and current and former congressional staff members presented. Committee members and presenters confronted pressing questions concerning
what role the missions play in accomplishing the agency’s science goals and in sustaining broader scientific communities.