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NASA Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of ‘Lighthouse’ Pulsar - NASA Science

For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) to directly measure the magnetic fields of PSR J11

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For the first time, scientists used our IXPE telescope to measure the magnetic field of a pulsar—a spinning neutron star—located in the Lighthouse Nebula. This data helps us understand the structure of these extreme cosmic objects. go.nasa.gov/4wVjsRt

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🌕 🌌 The apparent size of the Moon compared to the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237)

The Moon's apparent angular diameter at its average distance from Earth is 31 arcminutes, while the nebula measures 80.0' × 50.0'.

So why can't we see the nebula? The reason is that the object is very faint!

🔭 You can't compare them with the naked eye, but you can using astrophotography.

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A sandstorm captured in stone.

Curiosity spotted these rocks that formed after ripples of sand climbed over each other during an ancient Martian storm.

Details and full-size image: go.nasa.gov/4fmPkau

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A Galactic Showdown Billions of Years in the Making: Andromeda Is Racing Toward Us! 🌌

The Andromeda Galaxy—our nearest large cosmic neighbor—is hurtling toward the Milky Way at a staggering ~250,000 miles per hour (about 110 km/s relative to our galaxy). This headlong rush was first revealed in 1912 by astronomer Vesto Slipher, who detected a clear blueshift in Andromeda’s light spectrum. That pioneering measurement predated Edwin Hubble’s broader discovery of the expanding universe by more than a decade, marking Andromeda as one of the very first galaxies shown to be in motion relative to the Milky Way.

Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope’s extraordinary precision, astronomers have since tracked the movements of individual stars within Andromeda. These observations confirmed the rapid approach while also pinning down a small sideways (transverse) velocity component. That crucial data allowed scientists to map out the full three-dimensional path of this impending encounter for the first time. While early models strongly favored a direct hit, the transverse motion remains the trickiest variable—recent studies incorporating Gaia and Hubble data now estimate roughly a 50% chance of a full merger within the next 10 billion years, rather than a clean miss.

If they do collide, it won’t be a sudden crash but an epic, drawn-out cosmic dance lasting billions of years:

First close passage — Gravity will stretch and distort both spiral galaxies, flinging stars and gas outward while sparking intense bursts of new star formation as interstellar clouds smash together.

Separation and return — The galaxies will swing apart briefly before falling back for increasingly violent encounters.

Final merger* — Over perhaps 2 billion years of repeated passages, they will fully coalesce into one giant elliptical galaxy, affectionately nicknamed Milkomeda (or Milkdromeda).

Throughout this titanic event, our Sun and its planets will almost certainly survive intact—though the Sun may be hurled into a brand-new orbit far from its current home. From Earth’s perspective (assuming our world still exists), the night sky will transform dramatically: Andromeda will swell from a faint fuzzy patch into a breathtaking spectacle, eventually filling the heavens alongside our own galaxy in a dazzling display of intertwined spirals, starbursts, and glowing gas. The Andromeda Galaxy—our nearest large cosmic neighbor—is hurtling toward the Milky Way at a staggering ~250,000 miles per hour (about 110 km/s relative to our galaxy). This headlong rush was first revealed in 1912 by astronomer Vesto Slipher, who detected a clear blueshift in Andromeda’s light spectrum. That pioneering measurement predated Edwin Hubble’s broader discovery of the expanding universe by more than a decade, marking Andromeda as one of the very first galaxies shown to be in motion relative to the Milky Way.

Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope’s extraordinary precision, astronomers have since tracked the movements of individual stars within Andromeda. These observations confirmed the rapid approach while also pinning down a small sideways (transverse) velocity component. That crucial data allowed scientists to map out the full three-dimensional path of this impending encounter for the first time. While early models strongly favored a direct hit, the transverse motion remains the trickiest variable—recent studies incorporating Gaia and Hubble data now estimate roughly a 50% chance of a full merger within the next 10 billion years, rather than a clean miss.

If they do collide, it won’t be a sudden crash but an epic, drawn-out cosmic dance lasting billions of years:

First close passage — Gravity will stretch and distort both spiral galaxies, flinging stars and gas outward while sparking intense bursts of new star formation as interstellar clouds smash together.

Separation and return — The galaxies will swing apart briefly before falling back for increasingly violent encounters.

Final merger* — Over perhaps 2 billion years of repeated passages, they will fully coalesce into one giant elliptical galaxy, affectionately nicknamed Milkomeda (or Milkdromeda).

Throughout this titanic event, our Sun and its planets will almost certainly survive intact—though the Sun may be hurled into a brand-new orbit far from its current home. From Earth’s perspective (assuming our world still exists), the night sky will transform dramatically: Andromeda will swell from a faint fuzzy patch into a breathtaking spectacle, eventually filling the heavens alongside our own galaxy in a dazzling display of intertwined spirals, starbursts, and glowing gas.

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Last light, Mary Mattingly

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CoryCozy - 𝑖ts the Galaxy and the Sun. -Chant

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A "hole" in the NGC 1999 nebula! 🌌

For a long time, this dark region was thought to be a dense clump of dust blocking visible light.

❕However, it is now believed to be a genuine void—a hole in the nebula likely punched out by jets from young stars.

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Nike Air Foamposite One 'Galaxy' (2025)

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The 2025 edition of the Nike Air Foamposite One 'Galaxy' brings back a coveted colorway originally released during NBA All-Star Weekend in 2012. The retro hoops shoe features a nebular design in blue and violet hues throughout the molded Foamposite upper. Black nubuck detailing is utilized on the collar and eyestay, accented with a tonal embroidered mini-Swoosh on the lateral forefoot. A glow-in-the-dark translucent rubber outsole yields durable traction underfoot.

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"The Mouth of Krishna" (2016) ✦ Albarrán Cabrera — pigments, gampi paper and gold leaf