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Europa casting a shadow onto Jupiter's Great Red Spot. This is a multiple composite made from real image data acquired by NASA's Galileo spacecraft on May 22, 2000 and Sept. 19, 1997, and Cassini on Dec. 29, 2000

For reasons unknown, star V838 Mon's outer surface suddenly greatly expanded with the result that it became the brightest star in the entire Milky Way Galaxy in January 2002. Then, just as suddenly, it faded. This phenomenon is now known as a "light echo".

Over the next two weeks, @NASAWebb must complete major milestones to mark the successful completion of its deployment process. 📺 Join us for LIVE updates from mission experts on NASA TV regarding its journey to #UnfoldTheUniverse. Details: https://t.co/8SFpR5kMaz https://t.co/dF8Pa8Yb0U

Elephants Trunk Nebula

It’s almost that time of year… MERRY PERIHELION (Janaury 4, 2022) Conceived & designed by fans. Approved by me. After fees to the artist, proceeds go to educational organizations. Apparel https://t.co/MsUGiBVdpl Pop Socket https://t.co/jXgGI57NVt https://t.co/WCLaZd8oEE

New Year, New Moon. 🌑 Kick off 2022 with some great nights for stargazing. The Quadrantid meteors will peak after midnight on Jan. 3, and catch close pairings of the Moon with Jupiter, Mars, and Venus during the rest of the month. More skywatching tips: https://t.co/oJXJ4YgB6z https://t.co/o3JSQOSuGt

90 years ago today, Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" retired. It made 4,765 flights, carried 5,355 passengers, flown a total of 2,880 hours, and covered 95,000 miles. More on the airship: https://t.co/kKZeArrlhC https://t.co/7k3feJ79EW

Skywatcher spots James Webb Space Telescope from Earth in telescope photos https://t.co/6UXQnuwnwZ https://t.co/K8aMNd7IP8

#TDIH in 1924: Astronomer Edwin Hubble announced that the spiral nebula Andromeda is a distant galaxy, and not part of the Milky Way galaxy. More on the discovery: https://t.co/EixK9nnpuL https://t.co/gYGCdYHHcN

James Webb Space Telescope uncovers massive sunshield in next step of risky deployment https://t.co/XJgCLQZ5JT https://t.co/XsSlij0AKD

Space exploration in 2021 did not mess around. Remember when three missions arrived at Mars? That was less than a year ago! We're reviewing a year of accomplishments this week on @PlanRad. Listen or read our new episode at: https://t.co/MZQJ5yIQzj https://t.co/shiYXYw4UU

Realistic simulations of star/solar system creation?

I have been trying to find some kind of simulated visual of the creation of either a star or a/our solar system. Something like google maps, but with the ability to scroll back and forth chronologically. Something like this from Cal Academy of Sciences (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yXq1i3HlumA) but in an immersive form, like either a web app or a desktop based simulator. Does this exist?

Want Updates on JWST? NASA's Site Will Bury you in Data: Distance, Temperatures, Deployment Stats... Everything https://t.co/5t41byLUg4 By @Nancy_A https://t.co/RrdtO5rYcX

On this #ThrowbackThursday we throw it way back to the holiday season of 1976—the inaugural year of our D.C. building! Apparently we had trees in our Milestones of Flight Hall 🤷‍♀️ https://t.co/MEFHT1aaXI

What space exploration moment in 2021 feels like it happened way more than a year ago?