Space Contents Archive

Time to take in some #StarrySights! Over the next couple weeks, we'll be exploring Hubble views of different types of star clusters. Find out more: https://t.co/L6mKg5Iqbl Here's a quick guide for star cluster categories ⬇️ https://t.co/6zf55CCw3w

What is a moon halo? https://t.co/Q2t8ScSIUI https://t.co/eha3f3gKlb

#OTD in 1964, Mariner 4 was successfully launched on an 8-month journey to Mars. As the spacecraft flew by the Red Planet, it captured and returned the first close-up photos of the Martian surface and the first images of a planet returned from deep space. https://t.co/o3ngf69ivK

1/ #ESO60Years What discoveries do we expect to enable in the next decades? 1⃣4⃣ Finding more exoplanets using astrometry and the VLTI https://t.co/5GRnjXm0e9

SpaceX launches new cargo Dragon spacecraft to space station https://t.co/xTayz77plu

Orion Nebula AI

Embedded Clusters: These are like a "prequel" to open and globular clusters. As the youngest type of star cluster, they contain newly born and forming stars surrounded by cosmic gas and dust. https://t.co/xMp0OQEo5P

Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning intergalactic bridge of stars in new image https://t.co/jBW31ZeOW7 https://t.co/X2phjWxYBZ

The moon through Dobsonian 10 inch telescope

2/ We will also be able to detect and study planets using astrometry. When @ESAGaia finds planet candidates from the wobble they induce in their host star, we'll be able to confirm and follow them up with the VLTI, determining their orbits and obtaining spectra. https://t.co/zniUOV7g0p

This #CyberMonday, get them a #gift that will #lastallyear with a #subscription to Sky & Telescope. Each month, they’ll find the latest #astronomynews, groundbreaking #research, #observing resources, and reviews of #astronomyequipment. https://t.co/YU4tverFka https://t.co/St1anHYW7l

Millennium Space’s missile-warning satellite clears design review https://t.co/DqAdtbHQTF

Globular Clusters: These are roughly spherical groups of stars bound together by their mutual gravitational attraction. They contain several thousand to millions of stars all formed from the same cloud of gas and dust. https://t.co/zf729WVwel

The moon was ready for its close up! https://t.co/6x8stNoO07 https://t.co/zaoQYVokln

India’s PSLV rocket launches nine satellites in final mission of 2022 https://t.co/6SCvnPV4lg