Space and Astronomy Megathread (MERGED) - Part 1

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NGC 6072: A Complex Planetary Nebula from Webb
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, JWST

 

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Interstellar Interloper 3I/ATLAS from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA) et al. - Processing; Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

 

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Perseids from Perseus
Image Credit & Copyright: Marcin Rosadziński

 

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Coronal Loops on the Sun
Image Credit & Copyright: Andrea Vanoni

 

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I tried to image the Veil Nebula but accidentally got an 'Alien' Xenomorph (photo)

As 'Alien: Earth' hits screens, the night sky delivers a cameo from the franchise's iconic villain.

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NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft fuels up and moves closer to launch

Orion could launch as early as February 2026, but that is in the most optimistic of scenarios.

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Trapezium: In the Heart of Orion
Image Credit: Data: Hubble Legacy Archive, Processing: Robert Gendler

 

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Six planets are hanging out in early morning skies this month. Here's how to spot them

 

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M13: The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
Image Credit & Copyright: R. Jay Gabany

 

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Artemis 2 astronauts practice photographing the moon | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2025

To gear up for photographing the moon up close, the astronauts used an inflatable moon and a mockup Orion capsule.

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A Cool GIF of a 2025 Perseid
Image Credit & Copyright: Renaud & Olivier Coppe

 

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New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus Using NASA’s Webb Telescope - NASA Science

 

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Giant Galaxies in Pavo
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block

 

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NASA's TOMEX+ rockets to study turbulence in Earth's mesosphere - UPI.com

NASA is planning to launch TOMEX+ rocket mission to study the turbulence where Earth's atmosphere ends and outer space begins sometime over the next two weeks.

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SpinLaunch raises $30 million for work on Meridian Space constellation

SpinLaunch announced $30 million in new funding for the company to support its development of a broadband constellation.

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Giant Galaxies in Pavo
Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block

 

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Eclipse experts' best travel tips for the total solar eclipse 2027

Find expert weather insights and travel advice in this essential guide to the 2027 total solar eclipse in Spain, Egypt and North Africa.

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