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jupiter ~ he/they ~ a blog for all things space related

[aspaceinthecosmos]

hi everyone! 

my name is jupiter, and this is my blog for all things space! 

a little about me: 

my pronouns are he/they

i’m autistic and space is my biggest special interest! 

i love anything related to space, but i have a passion for the moons in our solar system (particularly io and titan) and the formation of early galaxies in our universe

i’m willing to (scratch that, i’d LOVE to) explain anything space related! just send in an ask and i’ll do my best to break it down :)

i'm studying astronomy and physics in uni right now, and doing research on galaxies of redshift 4-7 using jwst data :)

[jbthegift]

Pioneers 😭🚀 🌙

[kosmogrl]

this is so cool!!

[kosmogrl]

[aspaceinthecosmos]

genuinely can’t believe that one of the “founding mothers” of infrared astronomy and astronomy microcelebrity with 6000+ citations said my research was cool and useful??!?!? like????!? i WILL be riding this high through finals and probably for the rest of my life idc what anyone else says

[madeleineengland]

Suprise! After all the Moon isn’t really gray 🌒🎨

We’ve been looking at it wrong this whole time.

With the right filters, it lights up with:

🔵 titanium blues

🟠 volcanic oranges

⚫ iron-rich terrain

These shots from Artemis II proves it.

[wastrelwoods]

[imjustexistingtbh]

Hi! these are gorgeous images, but they're not from artemis ii. I've been seeing these images shared all day saying they are, but they're from photographer Ildar Ibatullin (instagram), who does a lot of post processing and uses filters and high saturation to enhance the colors.

The artemis ii astronauts were describing faint colors on the moon (specifically brown and green if i remember correctly), but the colors don't show up in images.

There are plenty of beautiful images from the artemis ii flyby, we don't need to spread misinfo!

every official artemis ii photo will be posted on the nasa multimedia gallery, so you can run your own fact-checking. if it's not in the gallery, it's not from artemis ii. simple as that. it may be ai generated or just a previous photo of the moon from a photographer on earth, but the bottom line is, only photos from the gallery are from artemis ii

[nasa]

Welcome to the Far Side of the Moon

A crescent Earth sets behind the Moon.

On April 6, 2026, the Artemis II astronauts flew around the Moon, observing the far side – which we never see on Earth thanks to tidal locking – with their own eyes and with cameras.

See more of the Moon:

A crescent Earth setting behind the Moon’s horizon.

Earth setting behind the Moon as seen by the Artemis II crew. Over half the left side of the image is filled by the gray lunar surface, pocked with craters.

A close view of the Moon. Jagged circles of craters dot the gray surface, fading to dark on the left side of the image.

A close view of the edge of the Moon. Jagged circles of craters dot the dark gray lunar surface, which arcs across the image.

A close-up view of the Moon, filling most of the frame. Along the left side of the image, the terminator divides the illuminated and darkened sides of the Moon.

A close-up view of the Moon, filling most of the frame. Along the left side of the image, the terminator divides the illuminated and darkened sides of the Moon.

Earth just as it set behind the Moon, as seen by the Artemis II crew. The dark gray surface of the Moon, pocked with craters, arcs from the bottom left corner of the image to the top right.

Check out more photos from the lunar flyby, including astronaut selfies and the solar eclipse only they experienced.

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space!

[aspaceinthecosmos]

lunar flyby photos just dropped! here’s my favorites!

you can see all the mission photos, plus nasa’s explanations of them on their website!

[aspaceinthecosmos]

eclipse from the pov of the artemis crew happening in 40min at 8:35PM EDT! watch here!

[imjustexistingtbh]

some of the parts of the moon they're seeing have never been seen by another human before btw... if you even care <3

[oldschoolvillageidiot]

Reid Wiseman tearing up as he asks NASA to name a crater after his late wife, Carroll, and the rest of the crew floating into a group hug.

[infectiouspiss]

shes beautiful btw

[aspaceinthecosmos]

official moon observation starts in 10 minutes! you can watch it live here!

[aspaceinthecosmos]

watch the artemis ii flyby of the moon!!

as of two minutes ago, at 1:56PM EDT, the artemis ii crew officially surpassed the record for the furthest humans have been from Earth! Lunar flyby will be ongoing for the next 6-ish hours, and you can watch it here!

[nasa]

That's us, together.

While we're looking up at the Artemis II astronauts journeying to the Moon, they're looking back home at us. 

In this image, Earth peeks through the capsule window, reminding us that a view like this relies on the ingenuity and hard work of countless people back home.

In the second image, we see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere.

Follow the Artemis II astronauts on their journey to the Moon:

[aspaceinthecosmos]

weather-wise, artemis ii is up to a 90% go! they’re troubleshooting an issue with some batteries, but will keep everyone updated :)

[gemini-enthusiast]

Find out where to watch the launch and continued mission coverage here!

[infectiouspiss]

i would die for this thing

[infectiouspiss]

he's called Rise (like earth rise, the best fucking space picture ever) and he's the ZGI (zero gravity indicator) for this launch

which basically means they have a plushie free floating in the shuttle and when it starts floating around they know they're in zero gravity :3