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Over a thirty-year span, regional seasonal changes on Saturn are meticulously documented through high-resolution imaging. This long-term sequence, captured from 1993 to 2022, illustrates the gradual shift in the tilt of the planet's rings and the atmospheric evolutions occurring across its northern and southern hemispheres. Observing these cycles allows astronomers to better understand the complex meteorological dynamics and orbital characteristics of gas giants within our solar system.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
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Sharp Focus on Mimas
This amazing perspective view captures battered Mimas against the hazy limb of Saturn. It is obvious in such close-up images that Mimas has been badly scarred by impacts over the eons. Its wide crater, Herschel, lies in the darkness at right
More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA08172
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute#mimas #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics
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Scientists Find ‘Once In A Century’ New Crater https://www.byteseu.com/2373885/ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297333/its-so-wild-and-wonderful-that-this-robot-has-been-wandering-around-mars-for-fourteen-years-and-we-get-to-watch-it-trundle-about-and-poke-rocks-and-send-home-postcards-curiosity-postcard-celebrates/ It’s so wild and wonderful that this robot has been wandering around Mars for FOURTEEN YEARS and we get to watch it trundle about and poke rocks and send home postcards. Curiosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars. #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297333/its-so-wild-and-wonderful-that-this-robot-has-been-wandering-around-mars-for-fourteen-years-and-we-get-to-watch-it-trundle-about-and-poke-rocks-and-send-home-postcards-curiosity-postcard-celebrates/ It’s so wild and wonderful that this robot has been wandering around Mars for FOURTEEN YEARS and we get to watch it trundle about and poke rocks and send home postcards. Curiosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars. #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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https://www.bytesde.com/2029398/ Wissenschaftler finden „einmal im Jahrhundert“ einen neuen Krater #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology #Weltraum #Weltraumtechnik #Weltraumtechnologie #Weltraumtechnologien
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297319/mars-isnt-always-red-new-images-from-mars-express-reveal-striking-purple-swirls-near-the-planets-south-pole/ Mars isn’t always red. New images from Mars Express reveal striking purple swirls near the planet’s south pole. #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297319/mars-isnt-always-red-new-images-from-mars-express-reveal-striking-purple-swirls-near-the-planets-south-pole/ Mars isn’t always red. New images from Mars Express reveal striking purple swirls near the planet’s south pole. #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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Ammonia Clouds on Jupiter
In this movie, put together from false-color images taken by the New Horizons Ralph instrument as the spacecraft flew past Jupiter in early 2007, show ammonia clouds appearing as bright blue areas as they form and disperse.
More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA09922
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute#jupiter #newhorizons #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics
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Open Cosmos Raises €300 Million as Investors Back Europe’s Space Push https://www.byteseu.com/2373572/ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297307/scientists-find-once-in-a-century-new-crater/ Scientists Find ‘Once In A Century’ New Crater #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297307/scientists-find-once-in-a-century-new-crater/ Scientists Find ‘Once In A Century’ New Crater #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297305/open-cosmos-raises-e300-million-as-investors-back-europes-space-push/ Open Cosmos Raises €300 Million as Investors Back Europe’s Space Push #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297305/open-cosmos-raises-e300-million-as-investors-back-europes-space-push/ Open Cosmos Raises €300 Million as Investors Back Europe’s Space Push #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration
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The Cocoon Nebula, cataloged as IC 5146, serves as a profound example of a stellar nursery located approximately 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This deep field view captures the striking interplay between emission, reflection, and absorption nebulae, highlighting the complex processes of star formation. The central hot star provides the ultraviolet energy required to ionize surrounding hydrogen gas, creating the characteristic red glow, while the trailing dust lanes of Barnard 168 illustrate the dense molecular clouds from which these new stars emerge. Studying such celestial structures allows astronomers to better understand the evolutionary lifecycle of high-mass stars and the dynamics of the interstellar medium.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
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The Cocoon Nebula, cataloged as IC 5146, serves as a profound example of a stellar nursery located approximately 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This deep field view captures the striking interplay between emission, reflection, and absorption nebulae, highlighting the complex processes of star formation. The central hot star provides the ultraviolet energy required to ionize surrounding hydrogen gas, creating the characteristic red glow, while the trailing dust lanes of Barnard 168 illustrate the dense molecular clouds from which these new stars emerge. Studying such celestial structures allows astronomers to better understand the evolutionary lifecycle of high-mass stars and the dynamics of the interstellar medium.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
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The Cocoon Nebula, cataloged as IC 5146, serves as a profound example of a stellar nursery located approximately 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This deep field view captures the striking interplay between emission, reflection, and absorption nebulae, highlighting the complex processes of star formation. The central hot star provides the ultraviolet energy required to ionize surrounding hydrogen gas, creating the characteristic red glow, while the trailing dust lanes of Barnard 168 illustrate the dense molecular clouds from which these new stars emerge. Studying such celestial structures allows astronomers to better understand the evolutionary lifecycle of high-mass stars and the dynamics of the interstellar medium.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy -
The Cocoon Nebula, cataloged as IC 5146, serves as a profound example of a stellar nursery located approximately 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This deep field view captures the striking interplay between emission, reflection, and absorption nebulae, highlighting the complex processes of star formation. The central hot star provides the ultraviolet energy required to ionize surrounding hydrogen gas, creating the characteristic red glow, while the trailing dust lanes of Barnard 168 illustrate the dense molecular clouds from which these new stars emerge. Studying such celestial structures allows astronomers to better understand the evolutionary lifecycle of high-mass stars and the dynamics of the interstellar medium.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy -
The Cocoon Nebula, cataloged as IC 5146, serves as a profound example of a stellar nursery located approximately 4,000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. This deep field view captures the striking interplay between emission, reflection, and absorption nebulae, highlighting the complex processes of star formation. The central hot star provides the ultraviolet energy required to ionize surrounding hydrogen gas, creating the characteristic red glow, while the trailing dust lanes of Barnard 168 illustrate the dense molecular clouds from which these new stars emerge. Studying such celestial structures allows astronomers to better understand the evolutionary lifecycle of high-mass stars and the dynamics of the interstellar medium.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
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The Whirlpool Galaxy, or M51, serves as a prime example of a grand-design spiral galaxy. Located approximately 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici, its distinct structure is the result of a gravitational interaction with its smaller companion, NGC 5195. This celestial encounter triggers density waves throughout the galactic disk, compressing interstellar gas and initiating bursts of star formation within its prominent spiral arms. Observations across multiple wavelengths allow astronomers to study the complex dynamics of galactic evolution and the life cycles of massive stars.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
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The Whirlpool Galaxy, or M51, serves as a prime example of a grand-design spiral galaxy. Located approximately 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici, its distinct structure is the result of a gravitational interaction with its smaller companion, NGC 5195. This celestial encounter triggers density waves throughout the galactic disk, compressing interstellar gas and initiating bursts of star formation within its prominent spiral arms. Observations across multiple wavelengths allow astronomers to study the complex dynamics of galactic evolution and the life cycles of massive stars.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy -
The Whirlpool Galaxy, or M51, serves as a prime example of a grand-design spiral galaxy. Located approximately 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici, its distinct structure is the result of a gravitational interaction with its smaller companion, NGC 5195. This celestial encounter triggers density waves throughout the galactic disk, compressing interstellar gas and initiating bursts of star formation within its prominent spiral arms. Observations across multiple wavelengths allow astronomers to study the complex dynamics of galactic evolution and the life cycles of massive stars.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy -
The Whirlpool Galaxy, or M51, serves as a prime example of a grand-design spiral galaxy. Located approximately 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici, its distinct structure is the result of a gravitational interaction with its smaller companion, NGC 5195. This celestial encounter triggers density waves throughout the galactic disk, compressing interstellar gas and initiating bursts of star formation within its prominent spiral arms. Observations across multiple wavelengths allow astronomers to study the complex dynamics of galactic evolution and the life cycles of massive stars.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy -
The Whirlpool Galaxy, or M51, serves as a prime example of a grand-design spiral galaxy. Located approximately 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici, its distinct structure is the result of a gravitational interaction with its smaller companion, NGC 5195. This celestial encounter triggers density waves throughout the galactic disk, compressing interstellar gas and initiating bursts of star formation within its prominent spiral arms. Observations across multiple wavelengths allow astronomers to study the complex dynamics of galactic evolution and the life cycles of massive stars.
#space #astronomy #astrophysics
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #space #science #nasa #astronomy -
https://www.bytesde.com/2029239/ 2029 wird das „perfekte“ Jahr für eine Mission nach Sedna sein – aber 2034 ist auch nicht schlecht. #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology #Weltraum #Weltraumtechnik #Weltraumtechnologie #Weltraumtechnologien
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297261/imagine-if-the-night-sky-looked-like-this-in-minecraft/ Imagine if the night sky looked like this in Minecraft #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297261/imagine-if-the-night-sky-looked-like-this-in-minecraft/ Imagine if the night sky looked like this in Minecraft #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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Jupiter North Equatorial Belt
This image returned NASA Voyager 2 shows one of the long dark clouds observed in the North Equatorial Belt of Jupiter. A high, white cloud is seen moving over the darker cloud, providing an indication of the structure of the cloud layers. At right, blue areas, free of high clouds, are seen. This photo was taken on July 6 from a distance o...
More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00458
Credit: NASA/JPL#jupiter #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics
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2029 will be the “perfect” year for a mission to Sedna – but 2034 is not bad, either. https://www.byteseu.com/2372948/ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297217/2029-will-be-the-perfect-year-for-a-mission-to-sedna-but-2034-is-not-bad-either/ 2029 will be the “perfect” year for a mission to Sedna – but 2034 is not bad, either. #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297217/2029-will-be-the-perfect-year-for-a-mission-to-sedna-but-2034-is-not-bad-either/ 2029 will be the “perfect” year for a mission to Sedna – but 2034 is not bad, either. #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration
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https://www.bytesde.com/2029048/ Europa wird die Venus-Mission alleine durchführen, nachdem die NASA das Radarinstrument abgezogen hat #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology #Weltraum #Weltraumtechnik #Weltraumtechnologie #Weltraumtechnologien
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297215/celestial-butterflies-launching-into-the-heavens-%e2%9c%a8%ef%b8%8f/ Celestial butterflies launching into the heavens ✨️ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297215/celestial-butterflies-launching-into-the-heavens-%e2%9c%a8%ef%b8%8f/ Celestial butterflies launching into the heavens ✨️ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297197/giant-new-impact-crater-spotted-on-the-moon/ Giant new impact crater spotted on the Moon! #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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https://www.ufofeed.com/297197/giant-new-impact-crater-spotted-on-the-moon/ Giant new impact crater spotted on the Moon! #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn
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Speck of Enceladus
Nearly invisible upon first glance, Saturn moon Enceladus is a small bright dot beyond the planet rings in this image taken by NASA Cassini spacecraft.
More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA12658
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute#enceladus #cassini #cassinihuygens #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics
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Friends!
I've got a very neat new science paper out and will post an article about it tomorrow!
It's the second paper from my PhD and something we've never seen before (a discovery of sorts!)
Watch this space tomorrow for the #SpaceAustralia feature article
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Friends!
I've got a very neat new science paper out and will post an article about it tomorrow!
It's the second paper from my PhD and something we've never seen before (a discovery of sorts!)
Watch this space tomorrow for the #SpaceAustralia feature article
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Friends!
I've got a very neat new science paper out and will post an article about it tomorrow!
It's the second paper from my PhD and something we've never seen before (a discovery of sorts!)
Watch this space tomorrow for the #SpaceAustralia feature article
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Friends!
I've got a very neat new science paper out and will post an article about it tomorrow!
It's the second paper from my PhD and something we've never seen before (a discovery of sorts!)
Watch this space tomorrow for the #SpaceAustralia feature article
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Friends!
I've got a very neat new science paper out and will post an article about it tomorrow!
It's the second paper from my PhD and something we've never seen before (a discovery of sorts!)
Watch this space tomorrow for the #SpaceAustralia feature article
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🕳️ oddquark // Black Hole Watch — 2026-09-17
Simulations just showed 'little red dots' naturally spawn overmassive black holes in the infant universe—no fine-tuning needed! JWST's weirdest objects might just be baby quasars caught mid-gorge 🤯
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🕳️ oddquark // Black Hole Watch — 2026-09-17
Simulations just showed 'little red dots' naturally spawn overmassive black holes in the infant universe—no fine-tuning needed! JWST's weirdest objects might just be baby quasars caught mid-gorge 🤯
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🕳️ oddquark // Black Hole Watch — 2026-09-17
Simulations just showed 'little red dots' naturally spawn overmassive black holes in the infant universe—no fine-tuning needed! JWST's weirdest objects might just be baby quasars caught mid-gorge 🤯