Stephen Watson
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Check out the vibrant Orion nebula ... Stephen Montag in Livingston, New Jersey, took this photo of the beautiful #Orionnebula last Friday. Thank you, Brian! 🌌🔭📸
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December 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Check out the vibrant Orion nebula ... Stephen Montag in Livingston, New Jersey, took this photo of the beautiful #Orionnebula last Friday. Thank you, Brian! 🌌🔭📸
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#otd in #space: In 2013 #china launched its first #rover, Yutu, to the #moon! Read more about what inspired the rover's name and its mission goals on our #website
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#spacehistory #onthisdayinspace #onthisday #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts
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#spacehistory #onthisdayinspace #onthisday #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#otd in #space: In 2013 #china launched its first #rover, Yutu, to the #moon! Read more about what inspired the rover's name and its mission goals on our #website
www.space.com/39251-on-thi...
#spacehistory #onthisdayinspace #onthisday #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts
www.space.com/39251-on-thi...
#spacehistory #onthisdayinspace #onthisday #history #science #spacescience #astronomy #astronomyfacts
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Scientists Detect “Switchback” Phenomenon In Earth’s Magnetosphere For The First Time
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Scientists Detect “Switchback” Phenomenon In Earth’s Magnetosphere For The First Time
A probe detected a zigzag-like disturbance in the magnetic frontier between the Earth and the Sun.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Scientists Detect “Switchback” Phenomenon In Earth’s Magnetosphere For The First Time
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Putting a spiral galaxy in your TL just for the sake of it! 🔭
This is the NGC-4569/M90 galaxy as seen by Hubble and processed by me. It is located some 60M light years away from us!
HD: flic.kr/p/2rJqjVV
This is the NGC-4569/M90 galaxy as seen by Hubble and processed by me. It is located some 60M light years away from us!
HD: flic.kr/p/2rJqjVV
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Putting a spiral galaxy in your TL just for the sake of it! 🔭
This is the NGC-4569/M90 galaxy as seen by Hubble and processed by me. It is located some 60M light years away from us!
HD: flic.kr/p/2rJqjVV
This is the NGC-4569/M90 galaxy as seen by Hubble and processed by me. It is located some 60M light years away from us!
HD: flic.kr/p/2rJqjVV
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“Every carbon atom in every living thing on the planet was produced in the heart of a dying star.”
― Brian Cox, Wonders of the Universe
― Brian Cox, Wonders of the Universe
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
“Every carbon atom in every living thing on the planet was produced in the heart of a dying star.”
― Brian Cox, Wonders of the Universe
― Brian Cox, Wonders of the Universe
Reposted by Stephen Watson
Reposted by Stephen Watson
Using tracking data, scientists found African penguins are far more likely to forage near fishing vessels in years when fish are scarce. This intensified overlap, measured by a new “overlap intensity” metric, is linked to steep population declines.
How can we help the penguins? 🐧
How can we help the penguins? 🐧
November 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Using tracking data, scientists found African penguins are far more likely to forage near fishing vessels in years when fish are scarce. This intensified overlap, measured by a new “overlap intensity” metric, is linked to steep population declines.
How can we help the penguins? 🐧
How can we help the penguins? 🐧
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Tonight’s waxing gibbous #Moon features the sunlit scarp of the lunar Jura Mountains on the west side of Sinus Iridum, the Bay of Rainbows, which can look like a detached piece of the #Moon. It is also known as the "Golden Handle." #astronomy
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Tonight’s waxing gibbous #Moon features the sunlit scarp of the lunar Jura Mountains on the west side of Sinus Iridum, the Bay of Rainbows, which can look like a detached piece of the #Moon. It is also known as the "Golden Handle." #astronomy
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Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Rosetta - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/FWXDoV
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko - Rosetta - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/FWXDoV
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Saturn - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/8FBpk9
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Saturn - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/8FBpk9
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A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (18.36340, 0.15248).
51 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (18.36340, 0.15248).
51 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A barred spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (18.36340, 0.15248).
51 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.039 (lookback time 549.7 million years) with coordinates (18.36340, 0.15248).
51 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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A spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (173.18857, 25.04905).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (173.18857, 25.04905).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
November 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A spiral galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (173.18857, 25.04905).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (173.18857, 25.04905).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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A barred spiral galaxy with a ring, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (235.09312, 7.28323).
38 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (235.09312, 7.28323).
38 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A barred spiral galaxy with a ring, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (235.09312, 7.28323).
38 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (235.09312, 7.28323).
38 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
Reposted by Stephen Watson
Reposted by Stephen Watson
'Echoes from the Edge'
Light from a sudden outburst echoes across pre-existing dust shells around V838 Mon, progressively illuminating ever more distant regions.
(Credit: NASA, ESA)
Light from a sudden outburst echoes across pre-existing dust shells around V838 Mon, progressively illuminating ever more distant regions.
(Credit: NASA, ESA)
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
'Echoes from the Edge'
Light from a sudden outburst echoes across pre-existing dust shells around V838 Mon, progressively illuminating ever more distant regions.
(Credit: NASA, ESA)
Light from a sudden outburst echoes across pre-existing dust shells around V838 Mon, progressively illuminating ever more distant regions.
(Credit: NASA, ESA)
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Aayan Shaikh in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India, captured this image of the #Orion constellation. Thank you, Aayan!
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November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Aayan Shaikh in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India, captured this image of the #Orion constellation. Thank you, Aayan!
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Have a photo of your own to share? Submit it here!
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Dr. Souvik Bose focuses on unravelling the dynamics of the solar atmosphere with coordinated high-resolution ground- and space-based observations, using instruments on NASA’s IRIS, SDO and NASA-JAXA’s Hinode missions, among others.
#SETI #NotJustAliens 🧪 🔭
#SETI #NotJustAliens 🧪 🔭
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Dr. Souvik Bose focuses on unravelling the dynamics of the solar atmosphere with coordinated high-resolution ground- and space-based observations, using instruments on NASA’s IRIS, SDO and NASA-JAXA’s Hinode missions, among others.
#SETI #NotJustAliens 🧪 🔭
#SETI #NotJustAliens 🧪 🔭
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Hey! Check out my latest Substack post, commemorating our fabulous Cassini discoveries at Enceladus on this day, November 27, 20 years ago.
Check it out! It was the day we realized the geophysical significance of what Cassini's instruments had been seeing & detecting since Jan 2005. 📰🔭🚀#planetsci
Check it out! It was the day we realized the geophysical significance of what Cassini's instruments had been seeing & detecting since Jan 2005. 📰🔭🚀#planetsci
Remembering Cassini: The Geysering Basin of Enceladus
November 27, 2025
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November 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Hey! Check out my latest Substack post, commemorating our fabulous Cassini discoveries at Enceladus on this day, November 27, 20 years ago.
Check it out! It was the day we realized the geophysical significance of what Cassini's instruments had been seeing & detecting since Jan 2005. 📰🔭🚀#planetsci
Check it out! It was the day we realized the geophysical significance of what Cassini's instruments had been seeing & detecting since Jan 2005. 📰🔭🚀#planetsci
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The #moon, very early in its waxing #gibbous phase, will float near the steady golden light of Saturn this evening, November 29. They’ll set around midnight.
For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide at: buff.ly/vX1n5Cm
For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide at: buff.ly/vX1n5Cm
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The #moon, very early in its waxing #gibbous phase, will float near the steady golden light of Saturn this evening, November 29. They’ll set around midnight.
For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide at: buff.ly/vX1n5Cm
For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide at: buff.ly/vX1n5Cm
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Happy #thanksgiving to all who celebrate! What's for #lunch on the #iss? #astronaut Jonny Kim shows some of the many #spacefood options aboard the International #space #station. Read more on our website.
#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science
#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Happy #thanksgiving to all who celebrate! What's for #lunch on the #iss? #astronaut Jonny Kim shows some of the many #spacefood options aboard the International #space #station. Read more on our website.
#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science
#image #picoftheday #photo #astronomy #nasa #spacephotos #spacephoto #science
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The team behind Google’s tool for predicting how proteins “fold” won a 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Here's the state of that tech and how it’s being used in health research today. ⬇️
How Alphafold Has Changed Biology Research, 5 Years On
Google's tool for predicting how proteins “fold” turns 5 this year. How is it fitting into biological research—and where is it going?
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November 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The team behind Google’s tool for predicting how proteins “fold” won a 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry. Here's the state of that tech and how it’s being used in health research today. ⬇️
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Hubble Servicing Missi#256F - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/2cjpYhs
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hubble Servicing Missi#256F - From Goddard Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/2cjpYhs
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A smooth galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (241.37263, 17.92862).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (241.37263, 17.92862).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A smooth galaxy, observed with the Apache Point 2.5m Telescope in the SDSS survey.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (241.37263, 17.92862).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
It is at redshift 0.028 (lookback time 397.0 million years) with coordinates (241.37263, 17.92862).
37 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo 2.
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Spectacular: the spiral arm of galaxy NGC 772, created by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbour!
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA - Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA - Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin
November 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Spectacular: the spiral arm of galaxy NGC 772, created by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbour!
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA - Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA - Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin
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A clear and chilly night. (Hoping this head cold passes quickly.)
November 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A clear and chilly night. (Hoping this head cold passes quickly.)