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cafuego 🔭🤦🏼‍♂️As we’re heading into autumn, Orion starts to set earlier every day and the center of the Milky Way doesn’t rise until the early hours. Carina and Vela are high in the sky and the southern cross is getting up there too.We’re past best for the Magellanic Clouds, but other circumpolar objects are now moving into prime position. There are vast clouds of dark dust in the constellations of Chamaeleon and Musca.The former is on my todo list, but I managed to sneak in a few hours on the Dark Doodad in Musca a week ago, despite some intermittent high cloud. This dense snake is actually shaped more like a sheet, which we’re seeing edge-on. It blocks out the light from more distant stars.The fuzz-ball on the right is a globular cluster, which sits 16,000 light years beyond everything else in this image.<a href="https://misanthrope.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astrophotography</a> <a href="https://misanthrope.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://misanthrope.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://misanthrope.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astrodon</a>

PomarančSaturn captured in broad daylight light🪐 📸 Tom Williams<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a>

LinknationIn 1984, astronaut <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DaleGardner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DaleGardner</a> performed a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spacewalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spacewalk</a> without physical contact with the ship to capture the Westar VI satellite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westar" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westar</a><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spacewalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spacewalk</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cosmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cosmos</a>

Paul HammondCuriosity's latest workspace imaged on mission sol 4493 (March 27, 2025). This composite image is assembled from 15 overlapping Bayer reconstructed L-MastCam sub-frame images. Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mars</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Curiosity</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSL</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarsRover</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Exploration</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Solarocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solarocks</a>

Corey S PowellI look at a lot of space images, but this one made my eyes bug out like a cartoon character. What you see here isn't a spiral galaxy, exactly. It's a spiral galaxy whose image was bent into a circle by the gravity of an elliptical galaxy visible at the center. Warped space, right before your eyes!<a href="https://esawebb.org/images/potm2503a/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://esawebb.org/images/potm2503a/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nasa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/esa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#esa</a>

Stanley Nerdlinger III emailed Neil Tyson Degrasse asking him if lasagna crosses the event horizon of a black hole does it become spaghetti?<a href="https://beige.party/tags/nerlingersjokes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nerlingersjokes</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/deepthoughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deepthoughts</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/blackholes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackholes</a>

PomarančA Celestial Spectacle CapturedAstrophotographer Andrew McCarthy scaled the heights of Mauna Kea, reaching 4,207 meters above sea level, to witness a rare cosmic event: Saturn passing behind the Moon. From this pristine vantage point, he captured a stunning image that showcases the beauty and wonder of the universe. This incredible photograph brings the cosmos closer to us, inspiring awe and curiosity.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astrophotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MaunaKea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaunaKea</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Space</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Astronomy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CosmicEvent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CosmicEvent</a>

Ricard Torres📖 Book ReviewA Grimm Sacrifice (Grimm’s War, #4) ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Just finished the 4th book of this series. It might start slow but picks up with action packed chapters towards the end. I was not expecting to rate it this high but won me over at the end.I already bought the 5th book and it's loaded on my Kindle 😁 ➡️ <a href="https://ricard.blog/books/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://ricard.blog/books/</a><a href="https://ricard.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="https://ricard.social/tags/Reviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Reviews</a> <a href="https://ricard.social/tags/SpaceOpera" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SpaceOpera</a> <a href="https://ricard.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Space</a>

Paul HammondElsewhere on Mars. A close-up of "Milly’s Foot Path". A small rock crushed by the wheels of Curiosity rover. Acquired using the Mars Hand Lens Imager on Sol 4355. The MAHLI camera standoff was ~10 centimeters. For scale, the scene width is ~5 centimeters. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mars</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Curiosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Curiosity</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/MarsRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarsRover</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/exploration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#exploration</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/solarrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solarrocks</a>

Paul Hammond3 years since Ingenuity's first flight....NASA has made this poster available for download<a href="https://science.nasa.gov/resource/ingenuity-72-pathbreaking-flights-poster/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://science.nasa.gov/resource/ingenuity-72-pathbreaking-flights-poster/</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nasa</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mars</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ingenuity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ingenuity</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mars2020" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mars2020</a>

PomarančIf you thought the aurora was beautiful on Earth, check out this incredible time-lapse of the recent aurora from International Space Station. 🛰️<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aurora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aurora</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#earth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iss</a>

Lady RabahberOh to be a gene-spliced bunny girl from earth, hauling space cargo through the local bubble.This is a redo of a piece I made in 2019.<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastoart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/neon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a>

Ricard Torres"NASA’s Artemis I Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean ""NASA’s Orion spacecraft safely splashed into the Pacific Ocean on December 11th, marking the end of the agency’s historic Artemis I mission."➡️ <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/11/23503957/nasa-artemis-i-mission-orion-splashdown" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/11/23503957/nasa-artemis-i-mission-orion-splashdown</a><a href="https://ricard.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="https://ricard.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NASA</a> <a href="https://ricard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="https://ricard.social/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Artemis</a>

Ricard Torres"Nasa’s rocket launch to the moon next week aims to close 50-year-long gap"<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/13/nasa-artemis-1-rocket-moon-launch-next-week" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/13/nasa-artemis-1-rocket-moon-launch-next-week</a><a href="https://ricard.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="https://ricard.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NASA</a> <a href="https://ricard.social/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Artemis</a>

AkaSci 🛰️Short <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a> - my area of research is Satellite based communications. Industry-based, not SpaceX. I also follow space missions and astronomy. I like to teach and write about - <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scicomm</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#satellites</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#communications</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/InternetProtocols" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternetProtocols</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/JWST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JWST</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Hubble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hubble</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HST</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mars</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PerseveranceRover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PerseveranceRover</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Artemis</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ESA</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Climate</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a>

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