Hubble Observes a Not-So-Close Encounter Posted on 2022/03/15 by Carl Robitaille Reply Hubble Observes a Not-So-Close Encounter Twin galaxies? Look again 👀From the perspective of our orbiting @NASAHubble telescope, these two galaxies in the Virgo constellation appear side-by-side… but they're actually more than 150 million light-years apart: https://t.co/0VfGwYiHvF pic.twitter.com/OMoDwbjaaa— NASA (@NASA) March 4, 2022
Comet67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from a distance of 102.6 km Posted on 2022/03/11 by Carl Robitaille Reply #OTD 28 February 2015, this pic of #Comet67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ☄️ was taken by @ESA_Rosetta's #NAVCAM from a distance of 102.6 km. The image has been processed to show the details of the comet's activity @esascience 👉 https://t.co/IyEa8iY7Ji pic.twitter.com/ZM3l3YFJth— ESA space history (@ESA_History) February 28, 2022
Since its 1930 discovery, Pluto has traveled only a third of the way around the Sun. But Sedna takes 11,000 years Posted on 2022/03/11 by Carl Robitaille Reply Since its 1930 discovery, Pluto has traveled only a third of the way around the Sun. But Sedna takes 11,000 years. pic.twitter.com/gmAUwQRqGN— Andrew Rader (@marsrader) February 28, 2022
APOD: Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered Posted on 2022/03/11 by Carl Robitaille Reply APOD: Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered [RPT] Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered: https://t.co/6qR0sM48ni by @NASA, Apollo 8 Crew, Bill Anders;sProcessing and License: Jim Weigang pic.twitter.com/i8IZu436ab— Astronomy Picture Of The Day (@apod) February 27, 2022
Will the Big Bang repeat? Posted on 2022/03/11 by Carl Robitaille Reply Will the Big Bang repeat? https://t.co/yrafmvW1ux— La_Maudite (@La_Maudite) February 26, 2022
Jupiter Looking Like Abstract Art… Posted on 2022/03/10 by Carl Robitaille Reply Jupiter Looking Like Abstract Art… pic.twitter.com/LdpdqsUBT2— Space Porn (@redditSpacePorn) February 26, 2022
Webb Mirror Alignment Continues Successfully Posted on 2022/03/10 by Carl Robitaille Reply Webb Mirror Alignment Continues Successfully Then, each of those 18 dots was stacked to produce one unified image. Up next: fine-tuning this single dot of starlight to make it progressively sharper. Read more on our blog: https://t.co/XglDvEdD0Y #UnfoldTheUniverse pic.twitter.com/WZBWkGbOKN— NASA Webb Telescope (@NASAWebb) February 25, 2022
These pieces of rock are from the asteroid Ryugu Posted on 2022/02/23 by Carl Robitaille Reply These pieces of rock are from the asteroid Ryugu, and were returned to Earth by the @haya2e_jaxa mission in late 2020.And here's something I find incredible.They're the building blocks of the Solar System.This is basically the stuff that we come from.(📷: JAXA) pic.twitter.com/Ym2YS7luZH— Paul Byrne (@ThePlanetaryGuy) February 21, 2022
Webb’s Fine Guidance Sensor Is Guiding! Posted on 2022/02/21 by Carl Robitaille Reply Webb’s Fine Guidance Sensor Is Guiding! This is how the James Webb telescope points so accurately – checks a star 16 times per second to update mirror steering. Could see an eye blink 500 km away. Made in Canada! Details: https://t.co/tiNHhEE2iv @csa_asc @COMDEV_Intl pic.twitter.com/dryJ9MinSB— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) February 20, 2022
