220 days in space: Nasa's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
> It was the fourth spaceflight for US astronaut Don Pettit, who has logged more than 18 months in orbit throughout his career.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2296022.html #NASA #space
Welcome home, NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, and happy 70th birthday!
Yes, 70!
This marks the end of MS-26 with 220 days in space and 93.3 million statute miles in travelled in space.
Massive Star formation G339.88-1.26 - NASA/ESA JWST Space Telescope 
#astronomy #esa #jwst #nasa #space #starformation
1 new picture from @andrealuck https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Massive_Star_formation_G339_88-1_26_-_NASA-ESA_JWST_Space_Telescope_%2854461687302%29.jpg
US-Amerikaner und Russen nach ISS-Mission auf Erde gelandet
Trotz politischer Spannungen arbeiten die USA und Russland in der Raumfahrt weiter zusammen. Die drei Raumfahrer verbrachten 220 Tage im All.
Kosmonauten und NASA-Astronaut sicher auf Erde gelandet
Sie waren seit September auf der Internationale Raumstation - nun sind zwei russische Kosmonauten und ein amerikanischer Astronaut wohlbehalten zur Erde zurückgekehrt. Ihre Sojus-Kapsel landete in Kasachstan.
Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars
Credits: VikingProject, #JPL, #NASA, NSSDC
#nature #space #astrophotography
We talked about Cassiopeia A (Cas A) during our #Astronomy episode on #cassiopeia here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cassiopeia-cosmic-background/
And, gotta say, this 3D rendering does not disappoint!!!
#AstroDon #Space #Science #Chandra #Supernova #Astro #JWST #Webb #NASA
Who couldn’t use a smile these days? A triple conjunction between two planets and a crescent moon are forecast to create the appearance of a smiley face in the early hours of April 25. @LiveScience has more:
Small #ocean swirls may have an outsized affect on #climate, #NASA #satellite shows
Surface Water and Ocean Topography (#SWOT) satellite lets scientists observe small-scale #eddies and waves for the first time. Its Ka-band Radar Interferometer scans 120-km-wide swaths of sea surface height, delivering two-dimensional measurements with far greater resolution and lower noise than earlier altimeters. The satellite's 21-day orbit enables repeated global coverage.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/17/small_ocean_currents_climate_impact/
Synology schränkt bei neuen Plus-NAS Wahl der Festplatten ein
Wenn in einem 2025 neu vorgestellten NAS der Plus-Serie von Synology nicht zertifizierte Laufwerke stecken, verliert das Gerät einige wichtige Funktionen.
Neuer Blick auf Sonnenwinde: "Punch"-Mission der NASA liefert erste Aufnahmen
Vier kleine Satelliten der NASA sollen neue Erkenntnisse über Sonnenwinde liefern. Erste Bilder sind vielversprechend.
Painting with Jupiter
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2504/PIA21983JupiterLundh1024.jpg
In digital brush strokes, Jupiter's signature atmospheric bands and vortices were used to form this interplanetary post-impressionist work of art. The creative image from citizen scientist Rick Lundh uses data from the Juno spacecraft's JunoCam. To paint on the digital canvas, a JunoCam image with contrasting light and dark tones was chosen for processing and an oil-painting software filter applied. The image data was captured during perijove 10. That was Juno's December 16, 2017 close encounter with the solar system's ruling gas giant. At the time the spacecraft was cruising about 13,000 kilometers above northern Jovian cloud tops. Now in an extended mission, Juno has explored Jupiter and its moons since entering orbit around Jupiter in July of 2016.
Attribution:
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Trifid Pillars and Jets
Credits: J. Hester, Arizona St. U, WFPC2, HST, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography
Apollo 15's Home on the Moon
Credits: #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography
Concept Demonstration of Directed Energy Propulsion with Metasurface Lightsails https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/space-tech-research-grants/ecf/concept-demonstration-of-directed-energy-propulsion-with-metasurface-lightsails/ #NASA #EarlyCareerFacultyECF #SpaceTechnologyResearchGrants
Perseverance in Jezero Crater s Delta
Credits: #NASA, JPL-Caltech, MSSS, ASU
#nature #space #astrophotography
Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2504/C2025_F2SWAN_20250414_DEBartlett1024.jpg
In late March, the comet now designated C/2025 F2 SWAN was found independently by citizen scientists Vladimir Bezugly, Michael Mattiazzo, and Rob Matson while examining publicly available image data from the Solar Wind ANisotropies (SWAN) camera on the sun-staring SOHO spacecraft. Comet SWAN's coma, its greenish color a signature of diatomic carbon molecules fluorescing in sunlight, is at lower left in this telescopic image. SWAN's faint ion tail extends nearly two degrees toward the upper right across the field of view. The interplanetary scene was captured in clear but moonlit skies from June Lake, California on April 14. Seen against background of stars toward the constellation Andromeda, the comet was then some 10 light-minutes from our fair planet. Now a target for binoculars and small telescopes in northern hemisphere morning skies this comet SWAN is headed for a perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun, on May 1. That will bring this visitor from the distant Oort cloud almost as close to the Sun as the orbit of inner planet Mercury.
Attribution: Dan Bartlett
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