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🌀 A captivating spiral galaxy 150 million light-years from Earth @NASAHubble's Wide Field Camera 3 captured the images that allow us to see delicate structures of gas and dust within this galaxy in the constellation of Virgo: https://t.co/9O1VuCoZPM https://t.co/quo6Xynypu

On this day in 1999, Space Shuttle Discovery became the first shuttle to dock with the under-construction International Space Station. This photo of the ISS's status was taken by the crew of STS-96. https://t.co/JSxpfZ4dn5

🌀A captivating spiral galaxy 150 million light-years from Earth⁣ ⁣ The Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) on our NASAHubble telescope captured the images that allow us to see delicate structures of gas and dust within this galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. ⁣ ⁣ WFC3 is a very versatile camera, as it can collect ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light, thereby providing a wealth of information about the objects it observes. WFC3 was installed on Hubble by astronauts in 2009, during the telescope’s final Space Shuttle servicing mission. Astro.Megan, now aboard the ISS, operated the shuttle’s robotic arm during the repair spacewalks.⁣ ⁣ Credit: EuropeanSpaceAgency/Hubble & NASA, D. Rosario; Acknowledgment: L. Shatz⁣ ⁣ #Hubble #SpiralGalaxy #Universe #Starlight #SpaceTelescope

The Biden administration’s $24.8 billion 2022 NASA budget request will keep the agency on track to send the the first woman & the next man to the moon as soon as 2024, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said, but he warned that target date is far from certain. https://t.co/Os4RHP2SvT https://t.co/afLtDk5vIR

On this day in 1917, John F. Kennedy was born. President Kennedy set the course to #Apollo11, issuing the challenge in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to Earth "before the decade is out." 📷: JFK with astronaut Alan Shepard https://t.co/EoWsNtwa4x

Abstract Epoxy Resin Nebula pours, completed with multiple layers, OC

Lunar Eclipse multiple exposure on slide film

Super Moon 2021 (OC)

Shooting star or meteor?

Two day ago ( possibly 8-930pm California ) I saw what looked to be a shooting star really close to me . It happened right as I entered my backyard. I live in a 1 story house and next to me are two story apartments . The “star” seemed to dissipate right before potentially hitting a window on the second story . I was able to see about 3 seconds of it and it happened right as I stepped out . It looked like a simple white star with no trail behind it . I just can’t wrap my ahead around how close it was .

"I am a Flight Director — because we are. We as a team, we all sit here together. We all do this mission together." — Pooja Jesrani of @NASA_Johnson. As #AAPIHeritageMonth nears its end, check out the stories of our Faces of NASA: https://t.co/wBuGv88Cgc https://t.co/XDD4nCTEq2

On this day in 1937, the Grumman G-21 Goose completed its first test flight. The G-21 was designed as an "air yacht" for wealthy New York businessmen, so they could commute from their homes on Long Island to their Manhattan offices. https://t.co/Kjnby5Jpmy https://t.co/cj1kGN1mj1

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Question About Distance to the Moon

If there were a city the size of New York built on the moon, would we be able to see it from Earth with the naked eye, or would we need a telescope?

The Space Shuttle (Narrated by William Shatner)

Did someone order 7,300 pounds of science? @SpaceX’s 22nd contracted resupply mission to the @Space_Station is targeted to launch Thurs., June 3. Get the details in the mission overview: https://t.co/kJOQHwj3qD https://t.co/rBjuPfghfe