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Snoopy Hitches Ride to Space Aboard Artemis I

By iftttauthorways4eu on Wed Nov 23 2022

Snoopy, the zero-gravity indicator for NASA’s Artemis I flight test, floating in space Nov. 20, 2022, while attached to his tether in the Orion spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/qBEugfZ

Earthset from Orion

By iftttauthorways4eu on Wed Nov 23 2022

Eight billion people are about to disappear in this snapshot from space. Taken on November 21, the sixth day of the Artemis 1 mission, their home world is setting behind the Moon’s bright edge as viewed by an external camera on the outbound Orion spacecraft. The Orion was headed for a powered flyby that took […]

A Double Star Cluster in Perseus

By iftttauthorways4eu on Tue Nov 22 2022

Few star clusters this close to each other. Visible to the unaided eye from dark sky areas, it was cataloged in 130 BC by Greek astronomer Hipparchus. Some 7,000 light-years away, this pair of open star clusters is also an easy binocular target, a striking starfield in the northern constellation of the mythical Greek hero […]

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