A Star-Studded Affair: Unraveling the Wonders of NGC 300
Have you ever felt like you’re in a crowded room but can’t quite see all the faces in the audience?
Have you ever felt like you’re in a crowded room but can’t quite see all the faces in the audience?
Ever stared into the night sky and wondered, “What color would this infinite wonder be if I could just smear it across a canvas?”
# When Winter and Summer Play Tag: A Twilight Dance at Col du Galibier
If you’ve ever gazed up at the night sky and tried to pick out stars to wish on, you might want to reconsider your targets. Sure, we’ve all heard about wishing on that bright star (you know the one) but right next door, hiding in plain sight, is Messier 4—a cosmic gem that would make […]
Hey there, space enthusiasts! 🌌 Today, let’s take a virtual trip to the Andromeda Galaxy, or as the cool kids call it, M31.
### Floating in Space: John B. Herrington’s Out-of-This-World Spacewalk
Have you ever paused to wonder about the fascinating worlds of comets and meteors?
Hey there, space enthusiasts! 🚀 Last Friday, November 8, 2024, something pretty awesome went down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
This floating ring is the size of a galaxy. In fact, it is a galaxy — or at least part of one: the photogenic Sombrero Galaxy is one of the largest galaxies in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. The dark band of dust that obscures the mid-section of the Sombrero Galaxy in visible light […]
This robot prototype was built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to demonstrate the feasibility of a mission concept called SWIM, short for Sensing With Independent Micro-swimmers. SWIM envisions a swarm of dozens of self-propelled, cellphone-size robots exploring the waters of icy moons like Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus. via NASA https://ift.tt/b6iP8oG