Ring Nebula as seen by JWST Space Telescope

Full size & more info: https://flic.kr/p/2qW1yL1
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck CC BY

Target: Ring Nebula, NGC6720
Distance: 2,300 light-years
Date: 2022-08-04 / 2022-08-08
Instruments: NIRCam, MIRI
Filters: F770W, F560W, F335M, F300M, F212N, F162M
Colours Assigned: B/W, Red, Orange, Green, Cyan, Blue
PI: Michael Barlow
PI Institution: University College London
Proposal ID: 1558

I suppose an argument could be made that I have enough images of M44, the Beehive Cluster. But that would spoil a lot of fun.
#space #astronomy #astrodon

Sungrazer
Credits: LASCO, SOHO Consortium, NRL, ESA, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

A bit of Pluto
#pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

I created my 2nd Manim animation in #Python to teach briefly some #space #science concepts. Today: Kepler's Second Law:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CXtIAzzDg9c

Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/05/space-probe-to-map-carbon-content-of-worlds-remotest-tropical-forests #EuropeanSpaceAgency #Treesandforests #Climatecrisis #Deforestation #Biodiversity #Conservation #Science #Airbus #Europe #UKnews #Space

There once was a probe that set out,
To map forests, without a doubt,
In the depths of the trees,
It scanned with great ease,
Carbon content it's all about.

#GuardianLimerick #Space #Biodiversity #Airbus #Conservation #Science #Europe #Deforestation

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/05/space-probe-to-map-carbon-content-of-worlds-remotest-tropical-forests

Earth Bacteria Could Survive on the Moon for Decades https://www.universetoday.com/articles/lunar-polar-regions-could-have-microbes #Exoplanet #Exoplanets #AlienWorlds #AlienLife #Extraterrestrials #Space #Science #SolarSystem

Ring Scan
Credits: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, #JPL, ESA, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

Phobos: Moon over Mars
Credits: #NASA, ESA, STScI, ASU, SSI
#nature #space #astrophotography

A bit of Pluto
#pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

#kleptocracy & #corruption on full display:

Exclusive: #SpaceX, #ULA to clinch multibillion-dollar #Pentagon launch contract

#ElonMusk's SpaceX & United Launch Alliance are expected to each win a #US #SpaceForce rocket launch contract on Friday worth billions of dollars over the next several years to send some of the Pentagon's most sensitive #satellites into #space, acc/to 2 people familiar w/the procurement decision.

#law #Trump #broligarchy #plutocracy #USpol
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spacex-ula-expected-clinch-multibillion-dollar-contract-key-pentagon-launch-2025-04-04/

A bit of Pluto
#pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

Dawn Launch Mosaic
#nature #space #astrophotography

Honda is sending its hydrogen tech to space

The test is part of Honda’s vision to support life on the Moon and elsewhere in space using regenerative fuel cell technology that continuously produces hydrogen, oxygen, and electricity.

https://www.theverge.com/news/642905/honda-moon-hydrogen-electrolysis-oxygen-iss

Der Olympus Mons auf dem Planeten Mars ist der größte Vulkan unseres Sonnensystems. Er ist 22 km hoch und hat einen Durchmesser von fast 600 km.

#Vulkan #Berg #Mars #Planet #Sonnensystem #Space #Weltraum #Geologie

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympus_Mons

Andromeda Island Universe
Credits: Yuzhe Xiao
#nature #space #astrophotography

Watch for auroras tonight.

#space #astronomy #atmosphere #solar
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/science/space/speedy-solar-wind-brings-chance-of-auroras-to-prairies-northern?utm_medium=weathernetwork&utm_source=bluesky