Space Contents Archive

IC 1805 - The Heart Nebula in SHO - 11.5 Hours

Major Robert H. Lawrence Jr. was the first African American selected as an astronaut, chosen for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program. But due to his untimely death in a crash and the secrecy of the program, he remained largely unknown for years. https://t.co/CqYyH0mUnx #BHM https://t.co/LJZIpk3BRA

A THIRD Planet Found Orbiting Nearby Proxima Centauri - Universe Today https://t.co/VcM8TTcSFK @universetoday @storybywill https://t.co/2WeM6PFsPb

James Webb's First Pictures are Out! But it's a Work in Progress - https://t.co/ZTwdLr15xp By @Nancy_A https://t.co/znvv8fSONw

Centaurus A: The Hamburger Galaxy

Eugene Cernan, John Young and Thomas Stafford, Apollo 10

For those that are professional and/or career Astronomers, what is a normal day at your job like?

Is it repetitive, or inconsistent? Is it slow paced, with little time spent on the telescope (in spite of what pop culture suggests)? I just want to know; what is a usual day on the job like; if it is slow and repetitive, I would love the idea even more.

The clearest picture that was ever taken of the surface of Venus...

The James Webb Space Telescope took a selfie with its Near Infrared Camera as Webb continues to align its 18 hexagonal mirror segments

Bode's galaxy region M81/82

Milky Way core shining bright on the Oregon Coast

Shuttle from ISS. You folks seemed to like that photo I posted yesterday. This is the next photo from that series. You can see this is discovery.

Mark your calendars! On Sat, Feb. 19, @NorthropGrumman’s Cygnus spacecraft is set to launch. Watch live on your device as science (and snacks) blast off to the @Space_Station. Live broadcast begins at 12:15pm ET (5:15 UTC): https://t.co/QtEmcYEKe1 https://t.co/qUB2YDJd8s

M81 / M82 galaxies from my backyard

The Great Orion Nebula, February 2, 2022.