Astronomers using the South African radio telescope array MeerKAT have detected a clear radio-frequency signal from the interstellar object #3I/ATLAS, bringing strong support to the idea that it is a natural comet rather than an artificial object. 1/ #news #science #astronomy

The @VRubinObs has already unveiled a stunning discovery: in its very first test image the giant telescope captured the well-known galaxy Messier 61 (M61), located in the Virgo cluster, ... 1/ #science #news #astronomy 👉 arxiv.org/pdf/2510.24836

The object known as #3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar visitor to our Solar System, appears to have undergone a subtle but telling transformation following its closest approach to the Sun. 1/

The recently discovered object known as C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) has become an unexpected attraction. Found in May by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), this comet initially drew little attention, ...1/ 👉 www.astronomerstelegram.org?read=17362 Image credit: Dan Bartlett

Researchers have developed a promising new method to probe whether all black holes conform to the predictions of Albert Einstein’s general relativity or might instead reflect alternative theories of gravity. 1/5 #Astronomy #Science #News #Astrophysics 👉 share.google/SwwI91BsEYY1...

The interstellar object #3I/ATLAS has sparked fascination bc, as it approached the Sun, it behaved in unexpected ways, brightening & showing a bluish tint instead of reddening. But none of this requires a non-natural explanation. As the object nears the Sun, its surface ices begin to vaporize. 1/7

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), discovered in January by the Mount Lemmon Survey in Arizona, is now approaching its best visibility as it sweeps through the inner Solar System for the first time in over a thousand years. 1/ #Astronomy #Science #Comet #News #Cosmos #Astrophotography

The horizon melts into veils of green, violet & gold that don’t quite belong to this world, but to a dream the cosmos lets fall upon the Earth. For a moment, the cold turns warm, as if the air itself were holding an ancient promise. And u realize there’s beauty that can’t be explained, only lived.

NASA’s Voyager spacecraft revealed a remarkable discovery at the edge of our solar system: a vast region of superheated plasma, reaching temperatures between 30,000 and 50,000 Kelvin. 1/

Primordial black holes, thought to have formed just fractions of a second after the Big Bang, might have played a crucial role in shaping the early universe by helping the first stars ignite. 1/ 👉 arxiv.org/pdf/2506.06171 #Astronomy #Cosmology #Science

🌝 #Moon #Fullmoon #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Science

Meteor shower captured during the Perseids peak over Polonony Dark Sky Park, Slovakia. #Astronomy #Science #Cosmos #Physics #News 👉 petrhoralek.com

Astronomers using the #JWST have uncovered compelling evidence of a giant exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, one of the stars in our nearest stellar system just 4 light‑years from Earth. 1/ 👉 esawebb.org/media/archiv... #Science #Astronomy #News

Moon phases August 2025. #Astronomy #Moon #Science

Primordial black holes, thought to have formed just fractions of a second after the Big Bang, might have played a crucial role in shaping the early universe by helping the first stars ignite. 1/ 👉 arxiv.org/pdf/2506.06171 #Astronomy #Science #News #Astrophysics

IC 405 / Caldwell 31 Camera: Sony A7III astromodified. Telescope: Skywatcher Quattro 150/600. Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ5 Pro GoTo. 178 light frames stacked & processed in PixInsight. Exposure: 60 seconds per frame, ISO 10000 (2 hours 58 minutes total exposure). #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Solar System thermometer 🌡️ #Science #Astronomy #Physics (Yes, Venus is hotter than Mercury, even though Mercury is closer to the Sun. Its thick carbon dioxide atmosphere traps heat through a strong greenhouse effect, while Mercury lacks an atmosphere to retain heat.)

4 billion years ago vs now. #Astronomy #Science #Physics

Naked eye vs. telescope. #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Science #Telescope🔭

ISS orbit time on each planet based on their real sizes. #Astronomy #Science

Distances from Earth. #SolarSystem #Astronomy #Science

Mars sometimes appears to move backward in the night sky due to retrograde motion, an optical illusion. This happens when faster-orbiting Earth overtakes Mars. As Earth passes, Mars seems to slow, stop, and move westward, although it's still moving forward in space. 1/3 #Mars #Science #Astronomy

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Mark your calendar ✔️ #astronomy #space #telescope #cosmos

Jupiter. Image taken by @NASAJuno #JunoCam PJ40 and processed by myself. #NASA #Astrophotography #Science 👉 www.missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/proc...

Astronomers have detected unusual X-ray emissions from the white dwarf star at the center of the Helix Nebula, known as WD 2226-210. 1/ #Science #News #Astronomy #Astrophysics 👉 chandra.harvard.edu/press/25_rel...

Sunrise on the Moon. Taken by Blue Ghost Lunar Lander. #Astrophotography #Moon #Science

The #JWST has revealed that brightness variations in SIMP 0136, a free-floating planetary-mass object, result from a complex interplay of atmospheric factors beyond just clouds. 1/ #Science #Astronomy 👉 esawebb.org/news/weic250...

Sweet love 💕 #CuteAnimals #Nature

The Blue Ghost lunar lander successfully landed on the Moon this morning and is already transmitting images from Mare Crisium. One image captures Earth overlooking the landing site, with Blue Ghost's shadow pointing home. 1/ #Moon #Space #Science #News

The #JWST's latest Picture of the Month features NGC 2283, a barred spiral galaxy ~45 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. 1/ #Space #Science 👉 esawebb.org/images/potm2...

From Messy Lines to Magic. What looks like messy scribbles transforms into a stunning pattern when rooted in a mathematical function. This pattern is generated using the equation seen on the screen. 1/2 #ILoveMath #Math #Science

I have been diagnosed with astrophilia. A rare love & obsession with planets, stars & outer space. 🥰 #Astrophilia #Sick #Science #Astronomy

A recent computational study has unveiled a surprising spiral structure within the inner Oort Cloud, the distant region of icy bodies surrounding our Solar System. 1/ #Astrophysics #Science 👉 arxiv.org/pdf/2502.11252

Recent observations have significantly reduced the likelihood of #Asteroid2024YR4 impacting Earth in December 2032. Initially, the asteroid, measuring between 40 and 90 meters in diameter, was considered a potential threat with a collision probability exceeding 3%. 1/

A recent study presents new findings on Martian atmospheric phenomena observed by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover. 1/ #Mars #NASA #Science 👉 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope #JWST is facing a potential 20% budget cut, which could significantly impact its operations. 😠 The cuts would affect all aspects of the telescope’s work, managed by the Space Telescope Science Institute stsci in Maryland. 1/ #Worried #NASA

The Crab Nebula (Messier 1, M1) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula located in the constellation Taurus, about 6,523 light-years from Earth. It was formed by the explosion of a massive star in 1054 AD, an event recorded by Chinese and Middle Eastern astronomers. 1/ #Astrophotography

Astronomers have reported a potential first-time observation of a 'strange star' formation. Strange stars are theoretical compact stars so dense that they break down neutrons into their constituent quarks, including rare 'strange' quarks. 1/ 👉 arxiv.org/pdf/2502.11511

NASA's latest observations of asteroid 2024 YR4 have refined its predicted trajectory, lowering its impact probability with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, from 3.1% to 1.5%. 1/ #PlanetaryDefense #Asteroid2024YR4 👉 blogs.nasa.gov/planetarydef...

The lake still sleeps, beneath the frost, But whispers rise, at day's soft cost. A stirring deep, a gentle sigh, As winter's grip begins to die. #Nature #NaturePhotography

Recent research has strengthened the case for a subsurface ocean on moon Callisto. By reanalyzing magnetic data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft, scientists found that Callisto's ionosphere alone cannot account for observed magnetic signatures. 1/ 👉 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Life is beautiful. Sometimes... #LiveAndLetLive #Landscape #Nature #Photography #Peace

Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 2.6% chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, up from 2.4% a week ago, and only 1% when it was first discovered late last year. Reminder: There's still a 97.4% chance of a miss. #Asteroid2024YR4

A tiny black hole passing through your body could cause local damage due to tidal forces, but it might not be fatal unless it affected the brain. #Science #Astronomy 👉 arxiv.org/pdf/2502.09734

Researchers at the University of Surrey found that opposing arrows of time can theoretically emerge from quantum systems. By examining open quantum systems, they showed that time could move forward or backward, challenging .... 1/ 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I needed this... #Nature #NorthernLights #Aurora

Here's the serotonin boost I needed. 😌 #Nature #Earth #Photography #Landscape

The ESA_Euclid space telescope has captured a remarkable image of an Einstein ring surrounding the galaxy NGC 6505, located ~ 590 million light-years from Earth. 1/ #News #Science @esa.int 👉 www.aanda.org/articles/aa/...

May The Power Of Love Be With You. ❤️ Treat yourself ❤️ #HappyValentines