Space Contents Archive

A Jupiter-Like Rogue Planet Wanders Alone in Space

Soul Nebula / IC 1848 from backyard

“We are breaking records. We're visiting eight asteroids. No other mission has done that before.” Take a listen to #LucyMission Principal Investigator Hal Levison ahead of next week’s launch on this episode of Gravity Assist: https://t.co/GYLkuVTRF0 https://t.co/mwlGZHxSPk

One last time. 🎶 On this day in 1999, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird flew for the last time. It remains one of the most popular aircraft of all time. You can see a Blackbird at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center: https://t.co/Vv6aGlEUP6 https://t.co/5Poo40VHbM

start them young. (my daughter) taken on my mobile phone

Heart of the mists

M31 - Andromeda

Can I be sure that the details written here are absolutely accurate?

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/jupiterfact.html

STS-51J landed at Edwards Air Force Base this week in 1985. This was the first flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. For more about the STS-51J mission: https://t.co/SXn3QzmDeU https://t.co/5US5Mq0kB6

Moon and Venus. Just after sunset. Batumi, Georgia. Oct. 9, 2021. Shot with OnePlus 7

Hubble Views a Galaxy with More than Meets the Eye. Source: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/multimedia/index.html

Jupiter and Saturn. Captured using mobile (Nokia 7.2 using Gcam, Astrophotography settings) zoom in to see Jupiter's Moons and slight Saturn's Rings.

Our solar system’s biggest planet is a captivating sight. Learn how to see Jupiter with your binoculars or telescope. #Jupiter https://t.co/DQiQJEh19p https://t.co/vPSHqZGLFS

ISS spotting

Hey I am making this post asking how you could spot the ISS in orbit through a telescope. I think it would be really astonishing and would actually like to have a picture in the future. How do you do it though. Has anyone here done it?

You've seen images of our lasers at the Very Large Telescope, which we use to correct atmospheric turbulence. But how about flying through them? This drone video allows you to do that safely! Credit: G. Hüdepohl / @ESO https://t.co/TI6dXCBtsj