Space and Astronomy Megathread (MERGED) - Part 1

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[XtremelyBaneful]

Breathtaking

MSN

 

[Brutikus]

M51: Tidal Streams and H-alpha Cliffs
Image Credit & Copyright: The Deep Sky Collective

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Binary star system found near the Milky Way's black hole: An 'amazing' discovery, astrophysicists say

Scientists have uncovered the existence of a binary star system close to the black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

abcnews.go.com

 

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Near to the Heart Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Horne & Drew Evans

 

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'Stranded' NASA astronauts' return to Earth delayed until at least 'late March' 2025 due to SpaceX capsule issues, NASA reveals

Due to a delay with SpaceX's Dragon capsule, NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were meant to spend 10 days in space in June 2024, will now not return to Earth until late March 2025 at the earliest, NASA announced.

www.livescience.com

 

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Vast signs agreement with SpaceX for private astronaut missions to the ISS

Commercial space station developer Vast Space signed a deal with SpaceX for two private astronaut missions to the ISS, pending NASA approval.

spacenews.com

 

[Brutikus]

Our solar system vs TON 618, one of the largest black holes ever discovered:

TON 618 is a supermassive black hole estimated to be around 40 billion times the mass of our Sun.

And it is *significantly* larger than our solar system. With a diameter roughly 30-40 times that of the solar system's furthest reaches, our entire solar system, from the Sun to the distant Oort Cloud, would vanish within TON 618’s gravitational grasp.

Image: NASA

 

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The Shells and Jets of Galaxy Centaurus A

Image Credit: Rolf Olsen

 

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'Mathematically perfect' star system discovered 105 light-years from Earth may still be in its infancy. Could that change its prospects for life?

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 billion years old, new research suggests.

www.livescience.com

 

[Brutikus]

The Local Fluff
Illustration Credit: NASA, SVS, Adler, U. Chicago, Wesleyan

 

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Christmas Tree Aurora
Image Credit & Copyright: Jingyi Zhang

 

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Fox Fur, Cone, and Christmas Tree
Image Credit & Copyright: Tim White

 

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Grand Spiral NGC 5643
Image Credit: ESA / Hubble & NASA

 

[Aesop Rocks]

I took this long exposure of the Aurora when it last came through my part of the country.

 

[Brutikus]

^^^


very cool !!











The Twisted Disk of NGC 4753
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing: Alexander Reinartz

 

[Aesop Rocks]

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I figured it was space related!!

 

[Brutikus]

Alpha Centauri: The Closest Star System
Image Credit & Copyright: Telescope Live, Heaven's Mirror Observatory; Processing: Chris Cantrell

 

[Morg]

Astronomers find alcohol cloud spanning 288 billion miles

 

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Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273
Image Credit & Copyright: Dave Doctor

 

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Young Stars, Dark Nebulae
Image Credit & Copyright: Long Xin

 

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