Space Contents Archive

When black holes collide, they could cause nearby material to radiate with light. A 2020 study made the first-ever observation of a flare that may have been produced when two smaller black holes merged to form a new, larger black hole: https://t.co/ign9NtsXc2 #BlackHoleFriday https://t.co/lRmUEe4bBB

It wouldn't be #NebulaNovember without the iconic Pillars of Creation! 🤩 In this sonification, sounds represent visible (Hubble) and X-ray light (@chandraxray). Moving from left to right, the vertical position of the recorded light controls the pitch: https://t.co/bqeniE09jJ https://t.co/CHBzU93fYG

Gift Suggestions… Ever search for meaning in a cold, unfeeling universe? Raised in a non-science tradition, trying to reconcile your world views? You’re not alone. More than 100 heartfelt conversations with real people. “Letters From an Astrophysicist” https://t.co/ReZmrLH7oa https://t.co/XJ8pbcOu66

Thanks to the @Space_Station mounted NICER telescope, scientists are learning more about black holes! Researchers recently used NICER data to calculate the spin and mass of a black hole first spotted in 2018 by JAXA’s MAXI telescope. #BlackHoleFriday https://t.co/0efadJ7COI https://t.co/mqYYPQ7MQo

Russia’s Prichal docking module linked up with the International Space Station Friday, adding the final planned piece of the Russian segment of the outpost to provide a new connection for future crew and cargo ships. 📷: @roscosmos Full story: https://t.co/VwOg5qAm3B https://t.co/ADuS5L85Uh

In a nearby galaxy, a supermassive black hole spews spectacular jets of material into space well beyond the galaxy’s limits. What's going on? ➡️ @NASAWebb will deliver high-resolution, infrared data to help find out! Learn how on #BlackHoleFriday: https://t.co/Vssn0E3Aex https://t.co/vLqRjV8ufO

Last round of Gift Suggestions… Do you enjoy stupefied wonder as you peer into the unknown? Here's a video series on just those themes. THE INEXPLICABLE UNIVERSE: Unsolved Mysteries https://t.co/DlLo1uwcxj https://t.co/Ei2VSLSXmj

It's been 10 Curiosity-filled years! #OTD in 2011, @MarsCuriosity launched! Curiosity landed in August 2012 for its mission to study the ancient habitability and the potential for life on the Red Planet. Learn more about Curiosity's adventures! https://t.co/IWu5iVWB9W https://t.co/aLh0o44iOn

Russia's Prichal docking module arrives at the International Space Station https://t.co/yaC86Pkl6E https://t.co/6yW9cXIR8K

It's been 10 years since the @MarsCuriosity rover launched on board a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on its 8 month journey to the Red Planet. A model of Curiosity in our collection helps us tell the rover's story: https://t.co/GYtfUa2Qi4 https://t.co/lunTzC0mFQ

🤔 What is a black hole? How do we study them when we can’t see them? Celebrate #BlackHoleFriday with a chat about the latest research between Astrophysicist Jeremy Schnittman and Chief Scientist Jim Green in this episode of our #GravityAssist podcast: https://t.co/FDNBh1gZCp https://t.co/7pNYh7mHLL

🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 🐎 + ✈️ = 🇨🇮⏩🇺🇸 Today's random aviation fact: On November 26, 1946, six horses were transported from Ireland to the United States by airplane, completing the first transatlantic flight of thoroughbreds.

Elephant’s Trunk Nebula / IC 1396

@roscosmos Prichal’s docking came two days after launch on a Soyuz rocket. “Today, we can state ... that the formation of the Russian segment of the International Space Station has been completed,” said Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia’s space agency. 📷: @roscosmos https://t.co/VwOg5qAm3B https://t.co/RgSfR9tvHX

[RPT] Great Refractor and Lunar Eclipse: https://t.co/GzhJmlUKVO