Changing view of Saturn from Earth between 2020 and 2050

Posted on 2021/11/16 by Carl

Marvelous animation by @tylermorganwall shows our changing view of Saturn from Earth between 2020 and 2050. Source: https://t.co/fyhttcNi7d pic.twitter.com/3T9m9ot8aw
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) November 13, 2021

There are over 300 ways that the new James Webb Space Telescope could fail, NASA says

Posted on 2021/11/04 by Carl

There are over 300 ways that the new James Webb Space Telescope could fail, NASA says

There are over 300 ways that the new James Webb Space Telescope could fail, NASA says https://t.co/pfPVGZLcvi pic.twitter.com/cJYN49ns85
— SPACE.com (@SPACEdotcom) November 3, 2021

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Extends Deep into the Gas Giant

Posted on 2021/11/04 by Carl

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Extends Deep into the Gas Giant

Ever since I was a kid I’ve loved Jupiter and its Great Red Spot. A colorful cyclone that persists for centuries! Now we’ve learned it’s deeper than we had thought. https://t.co/CDGMaMaTJV
— Sean Carroll (@seanmcarroll) October 28, 2021

Chandra Sees Evidence for Possible Planet in Another Galaxy

Posted on 2021/11/04 by Carl

Chandra Sees Evidence for Possible Planet in Another Galaxy

A whole new world…

For the first time, scientists discovered a possible planet orbiting a star outside of our galaxy!

This exoplanet candidate is located within the Whirlpool Galaxy, imaged here by Hubble and @chandraxray. Learn more about this news: https://t.co/zSyGbeqoIG pic.twitter.com/qBBErDK4UI
— Hubble (@NASAHubble) October 27, 2021

NASA Mission Helps Solve a Mystery: Why Are Some Asteroid Surfaces Rocky?

Posted on 2021/11/04 by Carl

NASA Mission Helps Solve a Mystery: Why Are Some Asteroid Surfaces Rocky?

Before #OSIRISREx arrived at asteroid Bennu, scientists thought it would be like a sandy beach. Instead they found a surface covered in boulders. But why? Scientists have solved the mystery: https://t.co/nGzAVivnyh pic.twitter.com/GAHqEmfE6F
— NASA (@NASA) October 22, 2021

APOD: Lucy Launches to Eight Asteroids

Posted on 2021/11/04 by Carl

Lucy Launches to Eight Asteroids

Darkness continues to advance southward. Winter is coming!

Posted on 2021/11/04 by Carl

Darkness continues to advance southward. Winter is coming!

[Satellite imagery from @NASAEarthData at https://t.co/PRBKI82hBT] pic.twitter.com/rFtSuqAgvS
— Zack Labe (@ZLabe) October 20, 2021

Rocher Percé et aurores boréales

Posted on 2021/10/15 by Carl

Dans la nuit de lundi à mardi, des aurores boréales se sont manifestées dans plusieurs régions du Québec, où elles sont normalement rarissimes, en raison de l’intensité de l’activité magnétique. Voici l’époustouflant Rocher Percé capté par le photographe Patrice Labbé #gaspesie pic.twitter.com/X1SE8k8A0A
— Marie-Eve Blanchard (@Mawoui) October 13, 2021

How The James Webb Space Telescope Works

Posted on 2021/10/01 by Carl

Stunning high quality image of Mars

Posted on 2021/10/01 by Carl

Stunning high quality image of Mars. Credits: ESA pic.twitter.com/4k1rlWnZ0z
— Space Porn (@redditSpacePorn) September 28, 2021

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Changing view of Saturn from Earth between 2020 and 2050

There are over 300 ways that the new James Webb Space Telescope could fail, NASA says

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Extends Deep into the Gas Giant

Chandra Sees Evidence for Possible Planet in Another Galaxy

NASA Mission Helps Solve a Mystery: Why Are Some Asteroid Surfaces Rocky?

APOD: Lucy Launches to Eight Asteroids

Darkness continues to advance southward. Winter is coming!

Rocher Percé et aurores boréales

How The James Webb Space Telescope Works

Stunning high quality image of Mars