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Meteor above South Africa

Unknown satelite fragments in Nylstroom South Afrika

Perseids from the top of Crest Mountain on Vancouver Island

Why don't astronauts wear antimicrobial clothing?

I'm given to understand that astronauts simply jettison dirty clothes to burn up in the atmosphere. But there are clothes made from antimicrobial fibres that can go months without being washed if necessary. Wouldn't it make more sense to give each astronauts at most a few sets of clothes that were designed to not need frequent washing, rather than to have to ship months worth of clothes into orbit only to burn them up? I do realize that the extra cost of shipping clothes to space is negligible in terms of the overall budget, but isn't storage space at a premium on the ISS? Don't months worth of clothes for six astronauts take up valuable space that they could use for something else?

I took a picture of the moon a few days ago

North American and pelican nebula in one shot

Milky-Way Reflections, 5 shot Pano [OC]

One Year Out: NASA’s Psyche Asteroid Mission Moves Closer to Launch

Am I missing a piece to connect the finder scope?

Crews have powered on NASA's #Artemis I rocket for a critical systems test. Inside the @NASA_SLS core stage are flight computers and avionics systems that will guide the rocket during its launch and ascent to space. #SpaceSymposium More about SLS: https://t.co/jifM5GUYhP https://t.co/6G9YMClKBR

Interstellar objects outnumber Solar system objects in the Oort cloud. These special objects can give scientists a glimpse into the compositions of other star systems without ever leaving our own, helping astronomers understand just how unique — or mundane — our own star and its planets may be.

The Moon (August 1, 2015 @ 11:24pm). Seen a few people who have posted pictures of the moon they have shot. I have taken many over the years, but this one was my favorite. Seemed to come out the best. Was shot on my Nikon D5200, with an 55-200mm lens at 200mm, 1/1000, ISO-100, f/5.6.

The definition of planet is still a sore point – especially among Pluto fans

Elon Musk says SpaceX could launch a Starship to the moon 'probably sooner' than 2024: report https://t.co/N2ndB4qzHF https://t.co/PoNNxFqaGG