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Arp Bot 馃
@ArpBot@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Image of Arp 274, also known as NGC 5679, from the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies by Halton Arp (1966).

In the original catalog, it was in the category: Double and multiple galaxies - Connected arms. NGC 5679 is a system of three interacting galaxies, the two large, overlapping spiral galaxies at center, and a smaller companion galaxy at the top.

Source: https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/Arp69.html

#ArpGalaxy#Galaxy#Space#Astronony

A grainy, black and white image of three overlapping galaxies. In the center are two large spiral galaxies. The larger one has a bright core. At the edge of the core, two spiral arms emerge. Star clusters dot the outer portion of the arm. The second spiral galaxy is below the first. It has a bright center, and a well-defined bar and two spiral arms. Together, the bar and arms form a sideways S-shape. The final galaxy in the triplet appears at the top of the frame. It is much smaller than its companions and has a blobby, irregular appearance. A few stars appear on the black background of space, including two large foreground stars, which appear to the left of the bottom galaxy.
A grainy, black and white image of three overlapping galaxies. In the center are two large spiral galaxies. The larger one has a bright core. At the edge of the core, two spiral arms emerge. Star clusters dot the outer portion of the arm. The second spiral galaxy is below the first. It has a bright center, and a well-defined bar and two spiral arms. Together, the bar and arms form a sideways S-shape. The final galaxy in the triplet appears at the top of the frame. It is much smaller than its companions and has a blobby, irregular appearance. A few stars appear on the black background of space, including two large foreground stars, which appear to the left of the bottom galaxy.
A grainy, black and white image of three overlapping galaxies. In the center are two large spiral galaxies. The larger one has a bright core. At the edge of the core, two spiral arms emerge. Star clusters dot the outer portion of the arm. The second spiral galaxy is below the first. It has a bright center, and a well-defined bar and two spiral arms. Together, the bar and arms form a sideways S-shape. The final galaxy in the triplet appears at the top of the frame. It is much smaller than its companions and has a blobby, irregular appearance. A few stars appear on the black background of space, including two large foreground stars, which appear to the left of the bottom galaxy.
Arp Bot 馃
@ArpBot@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Image of Arp 274, also known as NGC 5679, from the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies by Halton Arp (1966).

In the original catalog, it was in the category: Double and multiple galaxies - Connected arms. NGC 5679 is a system of three interacting galaxies, the two large, overlapping spiral galaxies at center, and a smaller companion galaxy at the top.

Source: https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Arp/Arp69.html

#ArpGalaxy#Galaxy#Space#Astronony

A grainy, black and white image of three overlapping galaxies. In the center are two large spiral galaxies. The larger one has a bright core. At the edge of the core, two spiral arms emerge. Star clusters dot the outer portion of the arm. The second spiral galaxy is below the first. It has a bright center, and a well-defined bar and two spiral arms. Together, the bar and arms form a sideways S-shape. The final galaxy in the triplet appears at the top of the frame. It is much smaller than its companions and has a blobby, irregular appearance. A few stars appear on the black background of space, including two large foreground stars, which appear to the left of the bottom galaxy.
A grainy, black and white image of three overlapping galaxies. In the center are two large spiral galaxies. The larger one has a bright core. At the edge of the core, two spiral arms emerge. Star clusters dot the outer portion of the arm. The second spiral galaxy is below the first. It has a bright center, and a well-defined bar and two spiral arms. Together, the bar and arms form a sideways S-shape. The final galaxy in the triplet appears at the top of the frame. It is much smaller than its companions and has a blobby, irregular appearance. A few stars appear on the black background of space, including two large foreground stars, which appear to the left of the bottom galaxy.
A grainy, black and white image of three overlapping galaxies. In the center are two large spiral galaxies. The larger one has a bright core. At the edge of the core, two spiral arms emerge. Star clusters dot the outer portion of the arm. The second spiral galaxy is below the first. It has a bright center, and a well-defined bar and two spiral arms. Together, the bar and arms form a sideways S-shape. The final galaxy in the triplet appears at the top of the frame. It is much smaller than its companions and has a blobby, irregular appearance. A few stars appear on the black background of space, including two large foreground stars, which appear to the left of the bottom galaxy.
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SETI Institute
@setiinstitute@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 3 days ago

A new paper led by Dr. Thomas Sandnes, Durham University, and co-authored by an international team of scientists, including SETI Institute Affiliate, Dr. Jacob Kegerreis, challenges a proposed explanation for what produced Jupiter's dilute core, which gradually transitions into the envelope, with a smoothly changing mixture of the heavy core materials and the hydrogen and helium.

Learn more: https://www.seti.org/news/new-clues-about-jupiter-s-mysterious-core/

#space #science
SETI Institute
@setiinstitute@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 3 days ago

A new paper led by Dr. Thomas Sandnes, Durham University, and co-authored by an international team of scientists, including SETI Institute Affiliate, Dr. Jacob Kegerreis, challenges a proposed explanation for what produced Jupiter's dilute core, which gradually transitions into the envelope, with a smoothly changing mixture of the heavy core materials and the hydrogen and helium.

Learn more: https://www.seti.org/news/new-clues-about-jupiter-s-mysterious-core/

#space #science

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Corey S Powell
@coreyspowell@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 3 days ago

I'm looking away from our world for a moment.

I'm looking at the little dot in this image.

It's a newborn planet, 5 times the mass of Jupiter, carving a path through the disk of dust around its star. This is the first time we've seen the process clearly.

We are watching a new planet come into the cosmos.

https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2534a/ #space #science #nature

What appears to be a ripple in space, is today鈥檚 Picture of the Week depicting a newborn planet eating its way through its dusty cradle as it orbits its host star. This image, taken with ESO鈥檚 Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, is the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings. These so-called protoplanetary discs surround young stars and appear as disc-shaped structures of gas and dust, often with rings like the one in this image. They are the birthplace of planets, and the rings are thought to indicate the presence of (hungry) planets in the disc. Initially, little particles in the spinning disc begin to accumulate and grow as gravity takes over, stealing more material from the native disc until they evolve into embryo planets.
What appears to be a ripple in space, is today鈥檚 Picture of the Week depicting a newborn planet eating its way through its dusty cradle as it orbits its host star. This image, taken with ESO鈥檚 Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, is the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings. These so-called protoplanetary discs surround young stars and appear as disc-shaped structures of gas and dust, often with rings like the one in this image. They are the birthplace of planets, and the rings are thought to indicate the presence of (hungry) planets in the disc. Initially, little particles in the spinning disc begin to accumulate and grow as gravity takes over, stealing more material from the native disc until they evolve into embryo planets.
What appears to be a ripple in space, is today鈥檚 Picture of the Week depicting a newborn planet eating its way through its dusty cradle as it orbits its host star. This image, taken with ESO鈥檚 Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, is the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings. These so-called protoplanetary discs surround young stars and appear as disc-shaped structures of gas and dust, often with rings like the one in this image. They are the birthplace of planets, and the rings are thought to indicate the presence of (hungry) planets in the disc. Initially, little particles in the spinning disc begin to accumulate and grow as gravity takes over, stealing more material from the native disc until they evolve into embryo planets.
Corey S Powell
@coreyspowell@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 3 days ago

I'm looking away from our world for a moment.

I'm looking at the little dot in this image.

It's a newborn planet, 5 times the mass of Jupiter, carving a path through the disk of dust around its star. This is the first time we've seen the process clearly.

We are watching a new planet come into the cosmos.

https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2534a/ #space #science #nature

What appears to be a ripple in space, is today鈥檚 Picture of the Week depicting a newborn planet eating its way through its dusty cradle as it orbits its host star. This image, taken with ESO鈥檚 Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, is the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings. These so-called protoplanetary discs surround young stars and appear as disc-shaped structures of gas and dust, often with rings like the one in this image. They are the birthplace of planets, and the rings are thought to indicate the presence of (hungry) planets in the disc. Initially, little particles in the spinning disc begin to accumulate and grow as gravity takes over, stealing more material from the native disc until they evolve into embryo planets.
What appears to be a ripple in space, is today鈥檚 Picture of the Week depicting a newborn planet eating its way through its dusty cradle as it orbits its host star. This image, taken with ESO鈥檚 Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, is the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings. These so-called protoplanetary discs surround young stars and appear as disc-shaped structures of gas and dust, often with rings like the one in this image. They are the birthplace of planets, and the rings are thought to indicate the presence of (hungry) planets in the disc. Initially, little particles in the spinning disc begin to accumulate and grow as gravity takes over, stealing more material from the native disc until they evolve into embryo planets.
What appears to be a ripple in space, is today鈥檚 Picture of the Week depicting a newborn planet eating its way through its dusty cradle as it orbits its host star. This image, taken with ESO鈥檚 Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, is the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings. These so-called protoplanetary discs surround young stars and appear as disc-shaped structures of gas and dust, often with rings like the one in this image. They are the birthplace of planets, and the rings are thought to indicate the presence of (hungry) planets in the disc. Initially, little particles in the spinning disc begin to accumulate and grow as gravity takes over, stealing more material from the native disc until they evolve into embryo planets.
Alan Boyle
@alanboyle@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 3 days ago

After three test flights that fell short of the mark, #SpaceX put its #Starship super-rocket through a successful test mission that featured a first-of-its-kind payload deployment. Now I have this strange desire for a Pez candy dispenser. https://cosmiclog.com/2025/08/26/spacexs-starship-goes-the-distance-in-10th-test-flight/#Space

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SETI Institute
@setiinstitute@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#PPOD: JWST has now captured images of all four gas giants in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These images are the first of their kind, and they offer a new and unprecedented view of these distant worlds.

The JWST's image of Jupiter is particularly stunning. The telescope's infrared vision allows us to see through Jupiter's thick clouds, revealing the planet's swirling atmosphere and its Great Red Spot. The planet's haze and auroras steal the show.

#space #science

Four images from JWST. Upper left: Jupiter in infrared, showing thick and thin cloud bands in white and blue. The Great Red Spot is white and near the four o'clock position. Upper right: Saturn in infrared, with bright rings and a dim planet. Lower left: Uranus in infrared, showing the bright rings and blue planet with a white glow in the middle. Lower right: Neptune in infrared, with faint bands, several tiny moons, and a gray-white planet with several bright spots that are storms.
Four images from JWST. Upper left: Jupiter in infrared, showing thick and thin cloud bands in white and blue. The Great Red Spot is white and near the four o'clock position. Upper right: Saturn in infrared, with bright rings and a dim planet. Lower left: Uranus in infrared, showing the bright rings and blue planet with a white glow in the middle. Lower right: Neptune in infrared, with faint bands, several tiny moons, and a gray-white planet with several bright spots that are storms.
Four images from JWST. Upper left: Jupiter in infrared, showing thick and thin cloud bands in white and blue. The Great Red Spot is white and near the four o'clock position. Upper right: Saturn in infrared, with bright rings and a dim planet. Lower left: Uranus in infrared, showing the bright rings and blue planet with a white glow in the middle. Lower right: Neptune in infrared, with faint bands, several tiny moons, and a gray-white planet with several bright spots that are storms.
ESO
@esoastronomy@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 4 days ago

A very hungry planet! 馃獝

That little dot is WISPIT 2b, a newborn exoplanet. About 5 times the mass of Jupiter, the planet is eating its way through its dusty cradle as it orbits the host star, a younger version of our Sun 馃尀

Taken with ESO鈥檚 Very Large Telescope (VLT) in #Chile, this image is the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings.

Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2534a/

馃摲 ESO/R. F. van Capelleveen et al.

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science
SETI Institute
@setiinstitute@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 4 days ago
#PPOD: JWST has now captured images of all four gas giants in our solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. These images are the first of their kind, and they offer a new and unprecedented view of these distant worlds.

The JWST's image of Jupiter is particularly stunning. The telescope's infrared vision allows us to see through Jupiter's thick clouds, revealing the planet's swirling atmosphere and its Great Red Spot. The planet's haze and auroras steal the show.

#space #science

Four images from JWST. Upper left: Jupiter in infrared, showing thick and thin cloud bands in white and blue. The Great Red Spot is white and near the four o'clock position. Upper right: Saturn in infrared, with bright rings and a dim planet. Lower left: Uranus in infrared, showing the bright rings and blue planet with a white glow in the middle. Lower right: Neptune in infrared, with faint bands, several tiny moons, and a gray-white planet with several bright spots that are storms.
Four images from JWST. Upper left: Jupiter in infrared, showing thick and thin cloud bands in white and blue. The Great Red Spot is white and near the four o'clock position. Upper right: Saturn in infrared, with bright rings and a dim planet. Lower left: Uranus in infrared, showing the bright rings and blue planet with a white glow in the middle. Lower right: Neptune in infrared, with faint bands, several tiny moons, and a gray-white planet with several bright spots that are storms.
Four images from JWST. Upper left: Jupiter in infrared, showing thick and thin cloud bands in white and blue. The Great Red Spot is white and near the four o'clock position. Upper right: Saturn in infrared, with bright rings and a dim planet. Lower left: Uranus in infrared, showing the bright rings and blue planet with a white glow in the middle. Lower right: Neptune in infrared, with faint bands, several tiny moons, and a gray-white planet with several bright spots that are storms.
Paolo Amoroso
@amoroso@oldbytes.space  路  activity timestamp 4 days ago

A crippling and subtle timing bug in the onboard software of the Jupiter bound JUICE spacecraft. It takes the right stuff to troubleshoot such an issue with the running system 200 million km away.

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/Juice_team_resolves_anomaly_on_approach_to_Venus

#JUICE #space #debugging
ESO
@esoastronomy@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 4 days ago

A very hungry planet! 馃獝

That little dot is WISPIT 2b, a newborn exoplanet. About 5 times the mass of Jupiter, the planet is eating its way through its dusty cradle as it orbits the host star, a younger version of our Sun 馃尀

Taken with ESO鈥檚 Very Large Telescope (VLT) in #Chile, this image is the first clear detection of a baby planet in a disc with multiple rings.

Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2534a/

馃摲 ESO/R. F. van Capelleveen et al.

#astrodon #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science
Reymond Aguinaldo
@mondinspace@mastodon.social  路  activity timestamp 5 days ago

Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is humanity鈥檚 farthest emissary, over 15 billion miles (24.8 billion km) from Earth, racing at 38,000 mph (17 km/s). It still carries the Golden Record, a time capsule of Earth鈥檚 culture, into the uncharted depths of the cosmos.

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#Voyager1#Voyager#GoldenRecord#Science #Astrodon#Space#Universe#Physics#Astrophysics#NASA#MilkyWay#Galaxy

A diagram of the Milky Way galaxy showing its spiral structure and major features, with a specific red line indicating the distance Voyager 1 is projected to travel in one million years. The title text at the top left reads: "The red line shows how far Voyager 1 will travel in 1 million years." The main graphic is a top-down view of the Milky Way. Concentric circles are marked with distances from the center in light-years (ly). The galactic center is marked. Galactic Longitude is indicated around the circumference, starting at the top, increasing counter-clockwise. Several major spiral arms are labeled, and other features shown. The red line, originating near the Sun's location, represents Voyager 1's one-million-year travel distance. It extends only a very short, almost imperceptible distance, visually emphasizing the immensity of the Milky Way compared to the probe's travel over that timeframe.
A diagram of the Milky Way galaxy showing its spiral structure and major features, with a specific red line indicating the distance Voyager 1 is projected to travel in one million years. The title text at the top left reads: "The red line shows how far Voyager 1 will travel in 1 million years." The main graphic is a top-down view of the Milky Way. Concentric circles are marked with distances from the center in light-years (ly). The galactic center is marked. Galactic Longitude is indicated around the circumference, starting at the top, increasing counter-clockwise. Several major spiral arms are labeled, and other features shown. The red line, originating near the Sun's location, represents Voyager 1's one-million-year travel distance. It extends only a very short, almost imperceptible distance, visually emphasizing the immensity of the Milky Way compared to the probe's travel over that timeframe.
A diagram of the Milky Way galaxy showing its spiral structure and major features, with a specific red line indicating the distance Voyager 1 is projected to travel in one million years. The title text at the top left reads: "The red line shows how far Voyager 1 will travel in 1 million years." The main graphic is a top-down view of the Milky Way. Concentric circles are marked with distances from the center in light-years (ly). The galactic center is marked. Galactic Longitude is indicated around the circumference, starting at the top, increasing counter-clockwise. Several major spiral arms are labeled, and other features shown. The red line, originating near the Sun's location, represents Voyager 1's one-million-year travel distance. It extends only a very short, almost imperceptible distance, visually emphasizing the immensity of the Milky Way compared to the probe's travel over that timeframe.
Yogthos
@yogthos@social.marxist.network  路  activity timestamp 5 days ago

China's Chang鈥檈-6 mission has retrieved the first-ever samples from the Moon's farside. Analysis of these samples revealed key discoveries: prolonged volcanic activity, a fluctuating magnetic field, an extremely dry and chemically depleted mantle, and a significant asymmetry in water distribution between the near and far sides. These findings are reshaping our understanding of the Moon's violent origins and its complex, asymmetric evolution.

https://scitechdaily.com/change-6-samples-reveal-the-moons-farside-is-stranger-than-we-thought/

#space #moon #science