Space Contents Archive

Active supermassive black hole in Messier 87, the first black hole to be directly imaged, captured emitting a powerful jet of material

Composite of images by the GMVA, ALMA, and GLT telescopes. Read more here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05843-w

Wide field of M42 and Bernard 33

Deimos set against Mars in the background (UAE Hope mission)

I can relate..

The Tarantula Nebula from SuperBIT

Space Freighter Released From The Robotic Arm

Chances of getting a job at NASA

Hi! I hold a PhD in planetary science and have experience with lunar dust, petrology, and, geochemistry. I currently am doing a postdoc in geochemistry and I really would like to work for NASA. I’m currently struggling whether I should pursue a private sector job in chemistry or hold off and pursue a NASA job even if it means it would take a lot longer due to my field being more niche. I also have a few publications, combo of main and co-author. I also have a couple of great potential references of two NASA employees. Do you all think I’d have a high chance for a GS-11+ position based on my qualifications? Would all applicants for a lunar science jobs have PhDs in planetary science? Sometimes I feel like if it’s still way too competitive, then I should just go to the private sector even though I will miss planetary science a lot!

NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft extends its interstellar science mission for 3 more years

Anyone used A Classic Tour for the 2024 eclipse?

So last November I signed up to use A Classic Tour (https://aclassictour.com/) to see the upcoming eclipse in Mexico. This included paying a sizable deposit. I'm trying to contact them, ironically because the second payment was due in March, and I didn't hear anything from them. While the website still looks good, the 2 phone numbers (area code 310, and 888) don't work. I'm trying to find out if I fell prey to a scam, or if the company is having some technical troubles. Has anyone else used this company?

Centaurus A : Our nearest radio neighbor rises just 11 degrees above the horizon, so decided to grab it over 3 nights, imaging an hour a night

NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen will be going on his eighth career spacewalk at 9:15 a.m. EDT on Friday to route power cables and retrieve an antenna on the International Space Station’s starboard truss structure. Joining him will be UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi (not pictured) who is going in his first spacewalk. The external hardware work will ready the space station for its next set of roll-out solar arrays due to be installed after their delivery on the next SpaceX Dragon cargo mission. Bowen is pictured here on March 2, 2011, during his seventh spacewalk, when he was conducting hardware maintenance on the outside of the space station. #nasa #astronaut #spacewalk #walk #spacesuit #suit #international #space #station

The Role of Black Holes in Galactic Evolution: How They Shape the Universe

https://thepoetryofstarlight.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-role-of-black-holes-in-galactic.html

M45 : Pleiades from Bortle 6 Backyard

Falcon Heavy delay affects space station manifest

Perseverance Rover wheels and its pet rock

While watching a YouTube video discussing the rock getting stuck in the Perseverance Rover's wheels, I had a conversation about the wheel design. He suggested using a bevel in the inner barrel to prevent rocks and dust from getting stuck, but I argued that this could add unnecessary weight and complexity to the design. I explained that the current design is lightweight, durable, reliable, and energy-efficient. However, he still believes there could be a better way to design the wheel, such as using carbon fiber or accommodating a slight bevel to the barrel while keeping the structural lip on the outer edge to prevent the buildup of dust or rocks. I'm just curious about the potential advantages and disadvantages of incorporating a bevel design in the inner barrel of the wheel.