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Arp 220 is an ultra-luminous infrared #galaxy (ULIRG) that emits 300 times more light than the #MilkyWay. It also happens to glow brightest in infrared light, Webb's specialty.
Source: #NASA
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Arp 220 is an ultra-luminous infrared #galaxy (ULIRG) that emits 300 times more light than the #MilkyWay. It also happens to glow brightest in infrared light, Webb's specialty.
Source: #NASA
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Arp 220 is an ultra-luminous infrared #galaxy (ULIRG) that emits 300 times more light than the #MilkyWay. It also happens to glow brightest in infrared light, Webb's specialty.
Source: #NASA
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Arp 220 is an ultra-luminous infrared #galaxy (ULIRG) that emits 300 times more light than the #MilkyWay. It also happens to glow brightest in infrared light, Webb's specialty.
Source: #NASA
#astronomy #astronomypictures #astronomypictureoftheday #astronomyisfun #astronomyresearch #astronomyfact #exploreastronomy #universe #ouruniverse #learnastronomy #astronomyatmastodon #universeexploration #JWST #followformore -
Arp 220 is an ultra-luminous infrared #galaxy (ULIRG) that emits 300 times more light than the #MilkyWay. It also happens to glow brightest in infrared light, Webb's specialty.
Source: #NASA
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#DYK it can #rain on the #Sun? #Plasma rain occurs when large globs of super-hot gas called plasma gather in the Sun’s outer #atmosphere. When the globs of plasma become cooler and more dense than the rest of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, they drip back down on to the Sun like rain.
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#DYK it can #rain on the #Sun? #Plasma rain occurs when large globs of super-hot gas called plasma gather in the Sun’s outer #atmosphere. When the globs of plasma become cooler and more dense than the rest of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, they drip back down on to the Sun like rain.
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#DYK it can #rain on the #Sun? #Plasma rain occurs when large globs of super-hot gas called plasma gather in the Sun’s outer #atmosphere. When the globs of plasma become cooler and more dense than the rest of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, they drip back down on to the Sun like rain.
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#DYK it can #rain on the #Sun? #Plasma rain occurs when large globs of super-hot gas called plasma gather in the Sun’s outer #atmosphere. When the globs of plasma become cooler and more dense than the rest of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, they drip back down on to the Sun like rain.
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The Sombrero Galaxy is a peculiar #galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of #Virgo and #Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs from the Milky Way galaxy.
Stars: 100 billion
Coordinates: RA 12h 39m 59s | Dec -11° 37′ 23″
Apparent mass: ~0.0000008 billion M☉
Age: 13.25 billion years
Distance to Earth: 29.35 million light years
Radius: 25,000 light years
Magnitude: 8#astronomy #astronomyfact #astronomypictureoftheday #astronomypictures #astronomyisfun #milkyway
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The Sombrero Galaxy is a peculiar #galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of #Virgo and #Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs from the Milky Way galaxy.
Stars: 100 billion
Coordinates: RA 12h 39m 59s | Dec -11° 37′ 23″
Apparent mass: ~0.0000008 billion M☉
Age: 13.25 billion years
Distance to Earth: 29.35 million light years
Radius: 25,000 light years
Magnitude: 8#astronomy #astronomyfact #astronomypictureoftheday #astronomypictures #astronomyisfun #milkyway
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The Sombrero Galaxy is a peculiar #galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of #Virgo and #Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs from the Milky Way galaxy.
Stars: 100 billion
Coordinates: RA 12h 39m 59s | Dec -11° 37′ 23″
Apparent mass: ~0.0000008 billion M☉
Age: 13.25 billion years
Distance to Earth: 29.35 million light years
Radius: 25,000 light years
Magnitude: 8#astronomy #astronomyfact #astronomypictureoftheday #astronomypictures #astronomyisfun #milkyway
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The Sombrero Galaxy is a peculiar #galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of #Virgo and #Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs from the Milky Way galaxy.
Stars: 100 billion
Coordinates: RA 12h 39m 59s | Dec -11° 37′ 23″
Apparent mass: ~0.0000008 billion M☉
Age: 13.25 billion years
Distance to Earth: 29.35 million light years
Radius: 25,000 light years
Magnitude: 8#astronomy #astronomyfact #astronomypictureoftheday #astronomypictures #astronomyisfun #milkyway
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The Sombrero Galaxy is a peculiar #galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of #Virgo and #Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs from the Milky Way galaxy.
Stars: 100 billion
Coordinates: RA 12h 39m 59s | Dec -11° 37′ 23″
Apparent mass: ~0.0000008 billion M☉
Age: 13.25 billion years
Distance to Earth: 29.35 million light years
Radius: 25,000 light years
Magnitude: 8#astronomy #astronomyfact #astronomypictureoftheday #astronomypictures #astronomyisfun #milkyway
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This Amazing Video Of #Europa and #Io Orbiting #Jupiter Has Gone Viral, And, It Is 100% Legit
#astronomy #astronomyvideo #realastronomy #amazingastronomy #greatredspot #astronomyoftheday #astronomyfact #astronomyatmastodon #astronomyevent #astronomyisfun #planet #ouruniverse #solarsystem -
This Amazing Video Of #Europa and #Io Orbiting #Jupiter Has Gone Viral, And, It Is 100% Legit
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This Amazing Video Of #Europa and #Io Orbiting #Jupiter Has Gone Viral, And, It Is 100% Legit
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This Amazing Video Of #Europa and #Io Orbiting #Jupiter Has Gone Viral, And, It Is 100% Legit
#astronomy #astronomyvideo #realastronomy #amazingastronomy #greatredspot #astronomyoftheday #astronomyfact #astronomyatmastodon #astronomyevent #astronomyisfun #planet #ouruniverse #solarsystem -
This Amazing Video Of #Europa and #Io Orbiting #Jupiter Has Gone Viral, And, It Is 100% Legit
#astronomy #astronomyvideo #realastronomy #amazingastronomy #greatredspot #astronomyoftheday #astronomyfact #astronomyatmastodon #astronomyevent #astronomyisfun #planet #ouruniverse #solarsystem -
This time-lapse of #Hubble images, spanning 22 years, traces the ongoing aftermath of #Supernova 1987A. Hubble shows a #shockwave from the #stellar explosion hitting a ring of material previously cast off by the dying #star.
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This time-lapse of #Hubble images, spanning 22 years, traces the ongoing aftermath of #Supernova 1987A. Hubble shows a #shockwave from the #stellar explosion hitting a ring of material previously cast off by the dying #star.
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This time-lapse of #Hubble images, spanning 22 years, traces the ongoing aftermath of #Supernova 1987A. Hubble shows a #shockwave from the #stellar explosion hitting a ring of material previously cast off by the dying #star.
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This time-lapse of #Hubble images, spanning 22 years, traces the ongoing aftermath of #Supernova 1987A. Hubble shows a #shockwave from the #stellar explosion hitting a ring of material previously cast off by the dying #star.
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This time-lapse of #Hubble images, spanning 22 years, traces the ongoing aftermath of #Supernova 1987A. Hubble shows a #shockwave from the #stellar explosion hitting a ring of material previously cast off by the dying #star.
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You're looking at the first direct image of another #planetary system located about 300 light-years away around a star like our #Sun.
Captured by #ESO Telescope.#astronomy #astronomyatmastodon #astronomytalk #astronomyfact #astronomyoftheday #astronomysociety #universe
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You're looking at the first direct image of another #planetary system located about 300 light-years away around a star like our #Sun.
Captured by #ESO Telescope.#astronomy #astronomyatmastodon #astronomytalk #astronomyfact #astronomyoftheday #astronomysociety #universe
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You're looking at the first direct image of another #planetary system located about 300 light-years away around a star like our #Sun.
Captured by #ESO Telescope.#astronomy #astronomyatmastodon #astronomytalk #astronomyfact #astronomyoftheday #astronomysociety #universe
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You're looking at the first direct image of another #planetary system located about 300 light-years away around a star like our #Sun.
Captured by #ESO Telescope.#astronomy #astronomyatmastodon #astronomytalk #astronomyfact #astronomyoftheday #astronomysociety #universe
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Jupiter's monster storm, the Great Red Spot, was once so large that three Earths would fit inside it. But new measurements by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the largest storm in our solar system has downsized significantly. The red spot, which has been raging for at least a hundred years, is only the width of one Earth.
The #Hubble images were taken in 1995, 2009, and 2014.
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Jupiter's monster storm, the Great Red Spot, was once so large that three Earths would fit inside it. But new measurements by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the largest storm in our solar system has downsized significantly. The red spot, which has been raging for at least a hundred years, is only the width of one Earth.
The #Hubble images were taken in 1995, 2009, and 2014.
#jupiter #thegreatredspot #nasa #astronomy #astronomyatmastodon #astronomyfact #astronomysociety -
Jupiter's monster storm, the Great Red Spot, was once so large that three Earths would fit inside it. But new measurements by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the largest storm in our solar system has downsized significantly. The red spot, which has been raging for at least a hundred years, is only the width of one Earth.
The #Hubble images were taken in 1995, 2009, and 2014.
#jupiter #thegreatredspot #nasa #astronomy #astronomyatmastodon #astronomyfact #astronomysociety -
Jupiter's monster storm, the Great Red Spot, was once so large that three Earths would fit inside it. But new measurements by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the largest storm in our solar system has downsized significantly. The red spot, which has been raging for at least a hundred years, is only the width of one Earth.
The #Hubble images were taken in 1995, 2009, and 2014.
#jupiter #thegreatredspot #nasa #astronomy #astronomyatmastodon #astronomyfact #astronomysociety -
Jupiter's monster storm, the Great Red Spot, was once so large that three Earths would fit inside it. But new measurements by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal that the largest storm in our solar system has downsized significantly. The red spot, which has been raging for at least a hundred years, is only the width of one Earth.
The #Hubble images were taken in 1995, 2009, and 2014.
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How the solar system travels through the galaxy!
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How the solar system travels through the galaxy!
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How the solar system travels through the galaxy!
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This is how Jupiter has protected earth for billions of years. The gravity of Jupiter keeps most asteroids and space rocks away from Earth. Without it earth would most likely be uninhabitable for humans. Mad respect for Jupiter.
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This is how Jupiter has protected earth for billions of years. The gravity of Jupiter keeps most asteroids and space rocks away from Earth. Without it earth would most likely be uninhabitable for humans. Mad respect for Jupiter.
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This is how Jupiter has protected earth for billions of years. The gravity of Jupiter keeps most asteroids and space rocks away from Earth. Without it earth would most likely be uninhabitable for humans. Mad respect for Jupiter.
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This is how Jupiter has protected earth for billions of years. The gravity of Jupiter keeps most asteroids and space rocks away from Earth. Without it earth would most likely be uninhabitable for humans. Mad respect for Jupiter.
#astronomy #astronomyatmastodon #astronomyoftheday #astronomyfact #astronomysociety #earth #jupiter #gravity #asteroids #human #respect -
This is how Jupiter has protected earth for billions of years. The gravity of Jupiter keeps most asteroids and space rocks away from Earth. Without it earth would most likely be uninhabitable for humans. Mad respect for Jupiter.
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Dance of Earth and Venus forms a stunning pattern in space.
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Dance of Earth and Venus forms a stunning pattern in space.
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Dance of Earth and Venus forms a stunning pattern in space.
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Dance of Earth and Venus forms a stunning pattern in space.
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Dance of Earth and Venus forms a stunning pattern in space.
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One of the new high-resolution simulations of the dark matter enveloping the Milky Way and its neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy. The new study shows that earlier, failed attempts to find counterparts of the plane of satellites that surrounds the Milky Way in dark matter simulations was due to a lack of resolution. Credit: Till Sawala/Sibelius collaboration
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Jupiter’s largest moon has a salty ocean that contains more water than on Earth
Forget holidays in the Mediterranean. If you want vast ocean views, Jupiter’s biggest moon Ganymede is the place to be. The moon is larger than Mercury and would be classed as a planet if it were orbiting the Sun rather than Jupiter.
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💢 You can't stand on Uranus
If we ever manage to travel to the gas planets, you might be in for a bit of a shock when you step off the spaceship. That’s because Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune don’t have solid surfaces - they have a rocky core, but are mainly big balls of hydrogen and helium.
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Saturn's rings are 90% water
Saturn is home to the Solar System’s most epic ice rink. Being so far from the Sun, the water in its rings is frozen into ice. It is one of four planets that have rings around them - the other gas planets do too. However, the rest were undiscovered until the 1970s when probes went to explore them. Saturn’s were the first rings seen through telescopes from Earth.
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