#space — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.ufofeed.com/284695/space-the-billionaires-playground-as-tycoons-like-elon-musk-attempt-to-seize-space-for-profit-the-earth-is-being-trashed-writes-astronomer-lucian-walkowicz/ Space: the billionaires’ playground /// As tycoons like Elon Musk attempt to seize space for profit, the Earth is being trashed, writes astronomer Lucian Walkowicz. #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration

https://www.ufofeed.com/284693/rockets-launch-almost-every-day-in-the-us-heres-why-a-surge-in-the-next-decade-is-expected/ Rockets launch almost every day in the US. Here’s why a surge in the next decade is expected #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration

https://www.ufofeed.com/284689/multilayer-sun-image/ Multilayer Sun image #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

Name: Kepler-1656 c
A giant planet composed mainly of gas.
Distance from Earth: 606 light-years
Year discovered: 2022
Discovered by: W. M. Keck Observatory
Planet mass: 126 Earths
Orbital period: 1919.00 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-1656_c

#space #exoplanets

Name: Kepler-1656 c
A giant planet composed mainly of gas.
Distance from Earth: 606 light-years
Year discovered: 2022
Discovered by: W. M. Keck Observatory
Planet mass: 126 Earths
Orbital period: 1919.00 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/Kepler-1656_c

#space #exoplanets

https://www.ufofeed.com/284681/billionaire-founder-agrees-with-elon-musk-sam-altman-and-jeff-bezos-we-will-work-in-space/ Billionaire founder agrees with Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos: We will work in space #Space #SpaceScience

https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/gif/

#TheSun #space #astronomy #ESA #NASA

What is Hubble observing?

Target: WAVEHITM, WAVELINE, WDFS2317-29
Target Category: Calibration
Research Program: GoldSpec: Absolute Flux Calibration Stars for the Hubble/Webb/Roman Multi-Mission Era

https://spacetelescopelive.org/hubble?obsId=01M004XZ0GT4NJRRCVHP9XRYE9

#hubble #space #astronomy #telescope

A bit of Pluto
#pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

A bit of Pluto
#pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

Bright Galaxy NGC 2903
Credits: R. JayGaBany, Cosmotography.com
#nature #space #astrophotography

Bright Galaxy NGC 2903
Credits: R. JayGaBany, Cosmotography.com
#nature #space #astrophotography

2026 August 18

Perseids from Perseus
* Image Credit & Copyright: Jakub Kuřák
https://www.instagram.com/jakubkurak/

Explanation:
This was a good year for the Perseids meteor shower. A key reason was the Moon was absent from lighting up Earth's night sky so that more meteors were visible than usual. Where was the Moon? It was busy visiting the Sun. Near the Perseids peak, the Moon moved directly in front of the Sun and created a total solar eclipse visible from Greenland and Spain. The Perseids occur when the Earth collides with a stream of Sun-orbiting debris cast off by Comet Swift-Tuttle. Perseid meteors, although typically only the size of a sand grain, tend to be fast and bright because Swift-Tuttle's debris orbits the Sun in a direction partly opposite Earth's orbital motion. In the featured image compilation accumulated over several nights from Jizerka in the Czech Republic, the Perseids meteor streaks can be traced back to a single location on the sky -- its radiant in Perseus.
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/meteors-meteorites/perseids/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220612.html
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/whats-up-august-2026-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240812.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170920.html
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/eclipse-snap/en/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260814.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260813.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240811.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240808.html
https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-is-beach-sand-created/
https://science.nasa.gov/sun/
https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/thumbnails/072/246/507/small/two-playful-puppies-having-fun-in-a-sunny-garden-showcasing-their-energy-and-joy-together-photo.jpeg
https://www.instagram.com/p/DcDiPkTO_me/
https://youtu.be/we1CzbCIdRQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiant_(meteor_shower)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250812.html

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260818.html

#space #perseids #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod

2026 August 18

Perseids from Perseus
* Image Credit & Copyright: Jakub Kuřák
https://www.instagram.com/jakubkurak/

Explanation:
This was a good year for the Perseids meteor shower. A key reason was the Moon was absent from lighting up Earth's night sky so that more meteors were visible than usual. Where was the Moon? It was busy visiting the Sun. Near the Perseids peak, the Moon moved directly in front of the Sun and created a total solar eclipse visible from Greenland and Spain. The Perseids occur when the Earth collides with a stream of Sun-orbiting debris cast off by Comet Swift-Tuttle. Perseid meteors, although typically only the size of a sand grain, tend to be fast and bright because Swift-Tuttle's debris orbits the Sun in a direction partly opposite Earth's orbital motion. In the featured image compilation accumulated over several nights from Jizerka in the Czech Republic, the Perseids meteor streaks can be traced back to a single location on the sky -- its radiant in Perseus.
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/meteors-meteorites/perseids/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220612.html
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/whats-up-august-2026-skywatching-tips-from-nasa/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240812.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170920.html
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/eclipse-snap/en/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260814.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260813.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240811.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240808.html
https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-facts/how-is-beach-sand-created/
https://science.nasa.gov/sun/
https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/thumbnails/072/246/507/small/two-playful-puppies-having-fun-in-a-sunny-garden-showcasing-their-energy-and-joy-together-photo.jpeg
https://www.instagram.com/p/DcDiPkTO_me/
https://youtu.be/we1CzbCIdRQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiant_(meteor_shower)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250812.html

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260818.html

#space #perseids #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod

https://www.ufofeed.com/284669/08-15-2026-dumbbell-nebula/ 08/15/2026 Dumbbell Nebula #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

If you are interested in such things: there will be a spacewalk tomorrow, Tuesday 18 August (ESA's Sophie Adenot and NASA's Anil Menon) and ESA will have a livestream directly from the ISS:

▶️ https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Watch_Sophie_Adenot_s_spacewalk_live

Airlock exit expected at 12:35 GMT/14:35, the stream will start earlier.

[edit: Sorry, mistake - it's tomorrow! Originally said "today", now corrected.]

#ESA #Space #ISS

If you are interested in such things: there will be a spacewalk tomorrow, Tuesday 18 August (ESA's Sophie Adenot and NASA's Anil Menon) and ESA will have a livestream directly from the ISS:

▶️ https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Watch_Sophie_Adenot_s_spacewalk_live

Airlock exit expected at 12:35 GMT/14:35, the stream will start earlier.

[edit: Sorry, mistake - it's tomorrow! Originally said "today", now corrected.]

#ESA #Space #ISS

https://www.ufofeed.com/284659/why-uganda-and-africa-must-excel-in-space-science/ Why Uganda and Africa must excel in space science #Space #SpaceScience

Live feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3HKLzjvKPc
Current location: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.8430&mlon=83.1101&zoom=2

#iss #space #earth #live #nasa #esa #jaxa #csa

Live feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3HKLzjvKPc
Current location: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.8430&mlon=83.1101&zoom=2

#iss #space #earth #live #nasa #esa #jaxa #csa

https://www.ufofeed.com/284653/deep-universe-n-1-mixed-media-on-paper-oc/ Deep Universe n.1, Mixed media on paper, OC #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

🦢 🦅 AND ANOTHER THING …

… I imaged overnight is this mosaic. It stretches from the sagittarius star cloud at the top to Sharpless 54 (in Serpens) at the bottom.

The in-between bit is what it was about; the nebulae birds. The one on top is the Swan (or Omega) nebula (messier 17) and the one at the bottom is the Eagle nebula (messier 16).

Both are star forming regions, where hot young things irradiate their environment, making it glow pink.

This mosaic is a combination of 380 x 30 second exposures, processed on the :seestar_s30:

#space #astrophotography #Astrodon #seestar

🦢 🦅 AND ANOTHER THING …

… I imaged overnight is this mosaic. It stretches from the sagittarius star cloud at the top to Sharpless 54 (in Serpens) at the bottom.

The in-between bit is what it was about; the nebulae birds. The one on top is the Swan (or Omega) nebula (messier 17) and the one at the bottom is the Eagle nebula (messier 16).

Both are star forming regions, where hot young things irradiate their environment, making it glow pink.

This mosaic is a combination of 380 x 30 second exposures, processed on the :seestar_s30:

#space #astrophotography #Astrodon #seestar

↗️ NEXT LAUNCH:

🛰️ Mission: Flight 2
🚀 Launcher: Zhuque-3
🕒 Scheduled for: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:35:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: LandSpace → [3 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Launch Area 96B at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📡 Mission Description:
Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket. Payload identities are TBD.

#space #launch #spacelaunch

↗️ NEXT LAUNCH:

🛰️ Mission: Flight 2
🚀 Launcher: Zhuque-3
🕒 Scheduled for: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:35:00 UTC 
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🏗️ Launch Provider: LandSpace → [3 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Launch Area 96B at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📡 Mission Description:
Second test launch of LandSpace’s ZQ-3 rocket. Payload identities are TBD.

#space #launch #spacelaunch

https://www.ufofeed.com/284643/starwatch-vega-the-bright-star-will-light-the-way-to-the-constellation-of-lyra-science/ Starwatch: Vega the bright star will light the way to the constellation of Lyra | Science #Space #SpaceScience

SPACE · SpaceX launches two rockets 38 minutes apart, a record

One rocket lifted off from Florida, the next from California, beating SpaceX's own record by 27 minutes.

Read the rest at: https://thedailyfathom.com/space/2026-08-17/

#Space #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Globalstar #TheDailyFathom

SPACE · SpaceX launches two rockets 38 minutes apart, a record

One rocket lifted off from Florida, the next from California, beating SpaceX's own record by 27 minutes.

Read the rest at: https://thedailyfathom.com/space/2026-08-17/

#Space #SpaceX #Falcon9 #Globalstar #TheDailyFathom

A giant made of many 📡

These are just a few of the 66 antennas that make up the international observatory ALMA, in which ESO is a partner.

They work together rather than as separate telescopes, allowing astronomers to study some of the coldest material in the Universe — including clouds of gas and dust where stars are born and discs where planets take shape — in great detail.

Find out how: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2633a/

📷 A. Russell/ESO

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

A giant made of many 📡

These are just a few of the 66 antennas that make up the international observatory ALMA, in which ESO is a partner.

They work together rather than as separate telescopes, allowing astronomers to study some of the coldest material in the Universe — including clouds of gas and dust where stars are born and discs where planets take shape — in great detail.

Find out how: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2633a/

📷 A. Russell/ESO

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

WHERE IS MAJOR TOM?
34/2026

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
- Crew: 7
- Docked vehicles: 5
-- Harmony zenith: Crew Dragon Freedom
-- Unity nadir: Cygnus CRS NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)
-- Poisk zenith: Progress MS-33
-- Zvezda aft: Progress MS-34
-- Prichal nadir: Soyuz MS-29

TIANGONG SPACE STATION
- Crew: 3
- Docked vehicles: 2
-- Tianhe nadir: Shenzhou 23
-- Tianhe aft: Tianzhou-10

🖼️ NASA

#Space #SpaceStation

WHERE IS MAJOR TOM?
34/2026

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
- Crew: 7
- Docked vehicles: 5
-- Harmony zenith: Crew Dragon Freedom
-- Unity nadir: Cygnus CRS NG-24 (S.S. Steven R. Nagel)
-- Poisk zenith: Progress MS-33
-- Zvezda aft: Progress MS-34
-- Prichal nadir: Soyuz MS-29

TIANGONG SPACE STATION
- Crew: 3
- Docked vehicles: 2
-- Tianhe nadir: Shenzhou 23
-- Tianhe aft: Tianzhou-10

🖼️ NASA

#Space #SpaceStation

A bit of Pluto
#pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

A bit of Pluto
#pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

https://www.ufofeed.com/284631/2026-total-solar-eclipse-by-alan-dyer/ 2026 Total Solar Eclipse by Alan Dyer #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

https://www.ufofeed.com/284621/rare-solar-eclipse-is-a-dramatic-celestial-spectacle-for-millions-across-europe-in-photos/ Rare solar eclipse is a dramatic celestial spectacle for millions across Europe, in photos #Space #SpaceScience

https://www.ufofeed.com/284611/a-sunspot/ A Sunspot #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpacePorn

Mercury and Crescent Moon Set
Credits: Miguel Claro, TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva
#nature #space #astrophotography

Mercury and Crescent Moon Set
Credits: Miguel Claro, TWAN, Dark Sky Alqueva
#nature #space #astrophotography

2026-08-17 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-16)

☄️161P/HARTLEY-IRAS
- Barycentric speed: 28.99 km/s (+0.08 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 102 days
- Brightness (Mag): 16.26 (-0.07)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Medium telescope | Dark sky
- Constellation: Eridanus

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Closest approach in: 45 days
- Distance (km): 205,204,188.53 km (-3,762,776.98 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.37 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 11 min 24.49 s (-12.55 s)

#161P #HartleyIRAS #Comet #Space

2026-08-17 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-16)

☄️161P/HARTLEY-IRAS
- Barycentric speed: 28.99 km/s (+0.08 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 102 days
- Brightness (Mag): 16.26 (-0.07)
- Visibility: Both hemispheres | Medium telescope | Dark sky
- Constellation: Eridanus

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Closest approach in: 45 days
- Distance (km): 205,204,188.53 km (-3,762,776.98 km)
- Distance (AU): 1.37 (-0.03)
- Light travel time: 11 min 24.49 s (-12.55 s)

#161P #HartleyIRAS #Comet #Space

https://www.ufofeed.com/284603/rocket-lab-satellite-platforms-built-for-mda-space/ Rocket Lab Satellite Platforms Built for MDA Space #Space #SpaceScience

2026-08-17 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-16)

☄️169P/NEAT
- Barycentric speed: 40.78 km/s (+0.34 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 35 days
- Brightness (Mag): 14.00 (+1.00)
- Visibility: Northern hemisphere | Small telescope | Dark sky
- Constellation: Canes Venatici

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Closest approach - occurred
- Distance (km): 26,648,411.18 km (+553,542.01 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.18 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 1 min 28.89 s (+1.85 s)

#169P #NEAT #Comet #Space

2026-08-17 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-16)

☄️169P/NEAT
- Barycentric speed: 40.78 km/s (+0.34 km/s)
- Perihelion in: 35 days
- Brightness (Mag): 14.00 (+1.00)
- Visibility: Northern hemisphere | Small telescope | Dark sky
- Constellation: Canes Venatici

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Closest approach - occurred
- Distance (km): 26,648,411.18 km (+553,542.01 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.18 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 1 min 28.89 s (+1.85 s)

#169P #NEAT #Comet #Space

https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/gif/

#TheSun #space #astronomy #ESA #NASA

What is Hubble observing?

Target: PG1322+659
Target Category: Supermassive Black Holes And Active Galaxies
Research Program: Improving BH Scaling Relations in High-Mass AGNs: Insights from HST Imaging and Dynamical Modeling

https://spacetelescopelive.org/hubble?obsId=01M004XZY6XZVH47EHT9N5NV45

#hubble #space #astronomy #telescope

Name: DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b
A giant planet composed mainly of gas.
Distance from Earth: 68 light-years
Year discovered: 2013
Discovered by: Paranal Observatory
Planet mass: 9,058 Earths
Orbital period: 246.36 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/DENIS-P_J082303.1-491201_b

#space #exoplanets

Name: DENIS-P J082303.1-491201 b
A giant planet composed mainly of gas.
Distance from Earth: 68 light-years
Year discovered: 2013
Discovered by: Paranal Observatory
Planet mass: 9,058 Earths
Orbital period: 246.36 day(s)

https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/exo/#/planet/DENIS-P_J082303.1-491201_b

#space #exoplanets

Voyager 1 is 25.61 billion km/15.91 billion miles away from Earth and will reach 1 light-day from Earth in 93 days, 6 hours: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_voyager_1/distance?to=earth

Voyager 2 is 21.42 billion km/13.31 billion miles away from Earth: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_voyager_2/distance?to=earth

#Voyager1 #Voyager2 #voyager #nasa #space

2026-08-17 04:00:00 UTC (Delta: 2026-08-16)

☄️10P/TEMPEL 2
- Barycentric speed: 30.90 km/s (-0.02 km/s)
- Perihelion - occured
- Brightness (Mag): 12.70 (+0.01)
- Visibility: Southern hemisphere | Small telescope | Suburban sky
- Constellation: Piscis Austrinus

🌎 Relative to Earth
- Closest approach - occurred
- Distance (km): 64,159,858.83 km (+309,049.96 km)
- Distance (AU): 0.43 (+0.00)
- Light travel time: 3 min 34.01 s (+1.03 s)

#10P #Tempel2 #Tempel #Comet #Space

Live feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3HKLzjvKPc
Current location: http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-29.5333&mlon=-54.9842&zoom=2

#iss #space #earth #live #nasa #esa #jaxa #csa

A bit of Pluto
#pluto #nasa #space #astronomy #science #plutopics

Movement of celestial bodies is so cool. Here you can see #Moon and #Venus movement in just one day comparison. Yesterday versus today. #Space

⏮️ JUST LAUNCHED: Go for Launch

🛰️ Mission: Unknown Payload [Unknown]
🕒 Launched on: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 3:00:00 UTC 
☄️ Status: Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
🚀 Launcher: Long March 2C
🏗️ Launch Provider: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation → [41 launches this year]
🌍 Launch Site: Launch Complex 9 at Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China 🇨🇳

📡 Mission Description:
Details TBD.

#space #launch #spacelaunch

🇨🇦 🚀 🥗

Growing food for astronauts in space starts with Inuit in Nunavut

Nunavummiut already face daily challenges that astronauts will contend with on long-distance space flights

#Nunavut #Space #Food

https://nunavutnews.com/2026/08/15/growing-food-for-astronauts-in-space-starts-with-inuit-in-nunavut/