A new comet is on its way- and it could be a bright one. earthsky.org/space/new-su... #astronomy

Editor's choice: Neights et al. have observed a gamma-ray burst that lasted 7 hours. They argue it arose from a black hole merging with a helium star. ☄️🔭 #highenergyastro #stellarastro www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

March 3rd, 2026 will be the last total lunar eclipse anywhere on Earth until New Year's Eve 2028. It will appear as a “blood moon” and is expected to be viewed in totality for about 58 minutes. The entire eclipse — including the penumbral and partial phases — will last 5 hours and 38 minutes. 🌕

Dark matter may interact with neutrinos #space #astronomy www.space.com/astronomy/da...

After a three-and-a-half-month journey, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe IMAP has finally reached its destinationwhere it will begin its groundbreaking mission to study the edge of our solar system and advance our knowledge of space weather on Feb. 1: www.jhuapl.edu/news/news-re...

It's happening!!! Pandora is going to space in just over 16 hours (if all goes well). Pandora is going to help us study exoplanet atmospheres, even when their host stars are misbehaving. I am headed up to Vandenberg to watch the launch shortly, and will make a thread about the mission/launch here!

First ‘Superkilonova’ may have been spotted #astronomy www.forbes.com/sites/jamiec...

Selections from 2025: Researchers explored the reaches of humanity’s technological signatures to determine if intelligent life like that on Earth could detect Earth. 🔭🧪 aasnova.org/2025/12/30/s...

Jersey Skies: New space telescope set for possible Fall 2026 launch www.jerseysbest.com/community/je... #astronomy 🔭

Astronomers made a truly mind-boggling discovery using the JWST: A runaway super-massive black hole, rocketing through space at a staggering 1,000 km/s, leaving a 200,000 light-year-long tail in its wake in which gas is accumulating and triggering star formation. 🧪 www.space.com/astronomy/bl...

From Annelia Anderson @astroannelia.bsky.social : Today’s paper argues that a little red dot with a massive Balmer break could be a black hole star. ⚛️🔭☄🧪 astrobites.org/2025/12/29/b...

👀 Our scientists used Gaia's data to craft the most accurate 3D map of star-forming regions in the Milky Way! 🌌 🧪🔭 🔗 esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Gaia/Fly_through_Gaia_s_3D_map_of_stellar_nurseries

Large Spider-Like Blob on Europa futurism.com/space/spider...

In an unprecedented celestial event, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) captured the dramatic aftermath of colliding space rocks within a nearby planetary system. 🌌🔭🦛

JWST finds evidence of 'dinosaur-like' stars #astronomy www.space.com/astronomy/ja...

#PPOD: These polar dunes on Mars show both carbon dioxide frost (the white colored areas) along with darker material that’s been exposed due to sublimation, and is blown by the wind to form these dark spots. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona 🧪 🔭

The third interstellar object to enter our solar system, 3I/ATLAS, is without a doubt one of the most fascinating astronomical discoveries of this year. aasnova.org/2025/12/15/s... 🔭🧪

Scientists Detect Huge Rotating Structure in Space

The peak of the #Geminids meteor shower occurs this evening into tomorrow morning. You could see 30 to 40 meteors per hour from a dark location. The Moon doesn't rise until around 03:00 UT so won't interfere for most of the night. Wishing you clear skies for meteor spotting! #Astronomy #Space