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This weekend, the International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy.
"By NASA’s count, 290 people from 26 countries have visited the space station. Seven are up there right now, representing the U.S., Russia and Japan."
https://apnews.com/article/international-space-station-nasa-b9d0e23a04c0c047887b3d7eeef65c9f
This weekend, the International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy.
"By NASA’s count, 290 people from 26 countries have visited the space station. Seven are up there right now, representing the U.S., Russia and Japan."
https://apnews.com/article/international-space-station-nasa-b9d0e23a04c0c047887b3d7eeef65c9f
A particularly weird one: The Flying Bat Nebula has the Squid Nebula inside of it.
Is the bat carrying a squid? Did it swallow a squid whole? Somebody needs to work out the mythology here.
Finally, there's this iconic image from JWST. Sure, they can call it the "Pillars of Creation," but this is obviously a giant Monkey's Paw that has already curled two fingers.
https://esawebb.org/images/pillarsofcreation_composite/ #space #science #nature #halloween
Astronomers sure do conjure up a lot of spooky images when they look out into deep space. A short Halloween thread:
Let's start with the Cosmic Bat Nebula (LDN 43).
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241027.html #space #science #art #halloween
Here's some of the X-20 Dyna-Soar material I received to use as reference for the model. I really like the diagrams, the shallow cargo bay was a surprise to me.
Here's some of the X-20 Dyna-Soar material I received to use as reference for the model. I really like the diagrams, the shallow cargo bay was a surprise to me.
Spectacular time-lapse image of Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6), taken by astrophotographer Michael Jäger.
There might have been, um, a few satellites passing by during the long exposure.
https://forum.vdsastro.de/viewtopic.php?t=7600&start=50#p43988 #space #science #astronomy #art
Spectacular time-lapse image of Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6), taken by astrophotographer Michael Jäger.
There might have been, um, a few satellites passing by during the long exposure.
https://forum.vdsastro.de/viewtopic.php?t=7600&start=50#p43988 #space #science #astronomy #art
हिति , in Nepāl Bhāṣā, is the word for a shared community water tap. Even in modern Newar cities, these ancient structures still pour out fresh mountain water piped through ancient underground filters and conduits. They are a place to wash, to talk, to drink, to meet the locals: a nourishing, refreshing social-ecological place.
