What’s happening at the center of our galaxy? It’s hard to tell with optical telescopes since visible light is blocked by intervening interstellar dust. In other bands of light, though, […]

Saturn never shows a crescent phase — from Earth. But when viewed from beyond, the majestic giant planet can show an unfamiliar diminutive sliver. This image of crescent Saturn in […]

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The total phase of the July 2nd solar eclipse lasted about 4 minutes and 30 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse. On the surface of planet Earth, that was […]

James Webb Space Telescope inches closer to launch After successfully testing its ability to withstand extreme temperature swings and the vacuum of space, the James Webb Space Telescope is now […]

Hubble Captures Stunning Fireworks of Exploding Star The supermassive star first erupted in the 1840s. More info @ https://ift.tt/2ROAz4W Automated post from Ford Amateur Astronomy Club – https://ift.tt/2LlUt65 July 05, […]

The road to the high mountaintop La Silla Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert also led in to the path of July 2nd’s total solar eclipse. Recorded at regular intervals […]

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LightSail 2 Sends Back 1st Signals from Its Solar-Surfing Test Flight The little craft launched atop SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket late last month. More info @ https://ift.tt/2Xnpi1K Automated post from […]

Luckey Hello and welcome It’s #Luckey from #NASA #Goddard Space Center Greenbelt Maryland, From #American Soil… Some of NASA inside Launch Photo of #Ascent Abort-2 test vehicle is secured on […]