David B. :SetouchiExplorer:
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Hey if there's someone #NASA-affiliated who can help explain what the "SCEX22026D" fund is, my Signal is nrwitness.26
https://nasawatch.com/space-science-news/some-smd-activities-paused-pending-omb-guidance/
Yogthos
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My Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 is finally back home after a long repair journey. Main board replaced, fully functional again. Huge thanks to my Seestar S50 & S30 for keeping me imaging.
Clear skies! 🌙🔭✨
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace
ajuvo ✔
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It still seems unreal to me that humans will soon be flying back to the moon! They will be returning to Earth at a speed of 40.000 km/h, the fastest ever reentry of a crewed spacecraft.
To get an idea what such a reentry looks like, I made this remastered version of the Artemis 1 reentry from 2022 with trajectory data overlayed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QbYrs5SZ5M
A new look at radar data for Venus obtained by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s suggests a large underground cavity exists that was created by a lava flow, the first subsurface feature ever detected there. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/science-health/radar-underground-lava-tube-venus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #space #satellites #venus #planets #nasa
It still seems unreal to me that humans will soon be flying back to the moon! They will be returning to Earth at a speed of 40.000 km/h, the fastest ever reentry of a crewed spacecraft.
To get an idea what such a reentry looks like, I made this remastered version of the Artemis 1 reentry from 2022 with trajectory data overlayed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QbYrs5SZ5M
SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the back burner to prioritize establishing a settlement on the moon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/09/companies/spacex-mars-moon-musk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #spacex #mars #moon #elonmusk #space #rockets #nasa
Mastodon Migration
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Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Credits: #NASA, JPL-Caltech
#nature #space #astrophotography
Orbits of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids
Credits: #NASA, JPL-Caltech
#nature #space #astrophotography
Florian 'floe' Echtler
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#space #sls #artemis2 #nasa There are plenty of people on the ground right now trying to build that #solarpunk future free from billionaires who don't need to go to space to appreciate one another.
I'll still love space, but with everything I know now. Being a space fan means reckoning with how we build that space future we want to see and who belongs in it.
#space #sls #artemis2 #nasa
to be clear, I didn't need to go to space to look back at our blue marble to appreciate the importance and value of life and that we are one. I can easily have had and did have my overview effect with #ksp And all the shows like star trek that brought folks optimism and hope.
The folks who got to the top of this system including the space tech billionaires were never going to be convinced of that value They're xenophobic, racist, misogynists and white supremacists.
#space #sls #artemis2 #nasa There are plenty of people on the ground right now trying to build that #solarpunk future free from billionaires who don't need to go to space to appreciate one another.
I'll still love space, but with everything I know now. Being a space fan means reckoning with how we build that space future we want to see and who belongs in it.
RE: https://spacey.space/@TMRO/116009368748372296
I'd like to believe that is all it takes. But it's also hard to look at NASA, while the US is in the midst of a coup. A fascist takeover. If I had wanted to come watch the space launch, I wouldn't be able to. Not in the country and not in the state. It just wouldn't be safe.
I'm excited for Artemis, but unlike Apollo with the backdrop of the civil rights movement, all I see is an immense takeover suffering because of the world billionaires built. #space #sls #artemis2 #nasa
#space #sls #artemis2 #nasa
to be clear, I didn't need to go to space to look back at our blue marble to appreciate the importance and value of life and that we are one. I can easily have had and did have my overview effect with #ksp And all the shows like star trek that brought folks optimism and hope.
The folks who got to the top of this system including the space tech billionaires were never going to be convinced of that value They're xenophobic, racist, misogynists and white supremacists.
RE: https://spacey.space/@TMRO/116009368748372296
I'd like to believe that is all it takes. But it's also hard to look at NASA, while the US is in the midst of a coup. A fascist takeover. If I had wanted to come watch the space launch, I wouldn't be able to. Not in the country and not in the state. It just wouldn't be safe.
I'm excited for Artemis, but unlike Apollo with the backdrop of the civil rights movement, all I see is an immense takeover suffering because of the world billionaires built. #space #sls #artemis2 #nasa
Space has a power to unite us—like nothing else.
Have you ever looked at the stars and felt this deep glow inside? ✨
Drop a 🚀 if you’ve experienced that moment too!
Here’s what I believe: when you step away from the chaos, from borders and screens, and just look down at Earth—the real blue marble—something shifts. It’s a reminder that we’re all connected.
That space isn’t just vast emptiness—it’s a unifier, a catalyst for hope.
Seattle-based #Interlune was created to seek out and harvest #helium3 and other resources on the #moon - but now it's also aiming to help #NASA build base camps and other infrastructure on the lunar surface. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/interlune-excavator-helium-3-moon-construction/ #Space #Artemis
Marc
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The size of the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky, compared to the Moon.
ZWO Seestar S30.
150mm, f5, 4676 exposures of 10’’, 13 hours across 8 nights.
#telescope #telescopes #zwo #zwoasi #zwoseestar #zwoseestars30 #seestar #seestars30 #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #galaxy #galaxies #andromeda #andromedagalaxy #m31 #messier31 #messier
The size of the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky, compared to the Moon.
ZWO Seestar S30.
150mm, f5, 4676 exposures of 10’’, 13 hours across 8 nights.
#telescope #telescopes #zwo #zwoasi #zwoseestar #zwoseestars30 #seestar #seestars30 #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #galaxy #galaxies #andromeda #andromedagalaxy #m31 #messier31 #messier