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[theofficialastronomy101]

This is one of the strongest solar storms in ages. View from ISS is incredible.

[spacetelescopescience]

When galaxies collide, the result can be unexpectedly calm. NGC 3256, seen by the James Webb Space Telescope, is the aftermath of a collision that occurred around 500 million years ago.

As the space between stars within galaxies is vast, much of the collision actually takes place between clouds of dust and gas. Those collisions compress those clouds and create the perfect conditions for new stars to form. Many of the stars pass each other and scatter about after the collision, appearing here as a smoky haze around the galaxy, which is in the midst of transformation.

Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, L. Armus, A. Evans.

[elixir]

Mercury by NASA, A global map of Mercury's surface created from images obtained by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft. The colors are not what the eye would see, but are related to compositional variations on the surface.

[wearepeace]

“Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.” ― Neil Armstrong

[discovercosmos]

2026 January 27

Orion's Treasures over Snowy Mountains

Image Credit & Copyright: Włodzimierz Bubak; Text: Ogetay Kayali (MTU)

Explanation: Rising over a frozen valley in the Tatra Mountains, the familiar stars and nebulas of Orion dominate this wide-field nightscape. The featured deep photo was taken in southern Poland's highest mountain range last month, where dark skies and alpine terrain combined to reveal both Earth's rugged beauty and the structure of our galaxy. Above the snowy mountains, Orion's bright belt stars anchor a region of glowing interstellar clouds. The Great Orion Nebula, a vast stellar nursery visible even to the unaided eye, shines near the center of the scene. Surrounding it is the enormous arc of Barnard's Loop, a faint shell of ionized hydrogen gas spanning much of the constellation. To the left, the round Rosette Nebula glows softly, while the grayish Witch Head Nebula hovers to the right, illuminated by nearby starlight. Near the top, the orange supergiant Betelgeuse marks the hunter's shoulder.

Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)

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A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

[hollow-ish]

thinking about space cat making biscuits into little baby stars

[animapunkocchidipeterpan]

Nasa, nasahubble on IG

[deltawebsistem]

Pluto, 3.7 billion miles away from the Sun.