New episode out now! This week we're learning about the #astronomy and other Cosmic Background of the constellation #Camelopardalis -- the Giraffe. Listen for: -‍️ - - New 1600s multihyphenate guys <🪐> Stars eating planets 🧐 Vague descriptions of shapes Kit persistently struggling to pronounce the name of this constellation Runaway stars 🪦 An ode to WISE And more! : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/camelopardalis-cosmic-background/#podcast #science #space #astrodon

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

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

@nyrath @coreyspowell Moody, yes! I kinda feel like it's relaxing rather than sinister.Considering the low density of objects out there, how likely is a recent impact, though? I dunno, I'm not an astronomer.Could it be rings? I dunno ... I guess rings would be unlikely to produce such a symmetrical profile, or such a narrow transition.

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

The current IAU definition of planet is now 20 years old, and in that time, we've learned a whole lot more about moons and dwarf planets. Here's why they should be planets, toohttps://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/science-pluto-become-planet-again/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark#stem #science #space #astronomy #astrophysics #astrobiology #interesting

Paranal Moonset#nature #space #astrophotography

A New Truss for the International Space StationCredits: STS-110 Shuttle Crew, #NASA#nature #space #astrophotography

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

@jeffzugale Very cool!

Ultraviolet Rings of M31Credits: GALEX, JPL-Caltech, #NASA#nature #space #astrophotography

Two rovers, one planethttps://www.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/mars/nasas-perseverance-curiosity-panoramas-capture-two-sides-of-mars/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark#stem #science #space #cool #NASA #Mars

Doomed Star Eta CarinaeCredits: J. Morse, U. Colorado, U. Minnesota, WFPC2, Hubble Space Telescope, #NASA#nature #space #astrophotography

Almost a month has passed since 3-️-atla5 has improbably entered the Jupiter orbital Hill zone and there is literally ZERO information on the internet on the data gathered about this anomalous object.#space #comet #astronomy

@ScienceDesk @AssociatedPress The open access publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-026-02850-5

ALMA has mapped with unique detail how clouds in another galaxy break into smaller fragments out of which stars will form.The way this happens seems similar to what we see in clouds in our own galaxy. Could this mechanism be universal?More by INAF: http://www.inaf.it/en/inaf-news/alma-witnesses-star-birth-beyond-milky-way A. Traficante et al.#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

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

“We think we’re looking at organic matter that’s been preserved on Mars for 3.5 billion years... if we want to search for evidence of life in the form of preserved organic carbon, this demonstrates it’s possible.” #science #spacehttps://nautil.us/mars-curiosity-rover-makes-a-big-find-on-the-red-planet-1280052?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

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

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