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**Knowledge Zone** @kzoneind@mstdn.social · 10h

Knowledge Zone @kzoneind@mstdn.social

#PhotoOfTheDay: #Hubble Captures a Cosmic Cloudscape

The #Universe is a dusty place, as this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image featuring swirling clouds of gas and dust near the Tarantula Nebula reveals.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hubble-captures-a-cosmic-cloudscape/

**Starry Time Podcast** @starrytimepod@universeodon.com · 3d

Starry Time Podcast @starrytimepod@universeodon.com

You know we love 1) Neptune (love them nep-toots) & Aurora, so this new image from #JWST is *perfection*

If you too love Neptune, check out our episode on the Nereids, where we explore some of Neptune's moons: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-the-nereids-in-astronomy-and-mythology/

If you love aurora, check out our episode on the science & lore of Earth's aurora: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterisms-aurora/

:https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-captures-neptunes-auroras-for-first-time/

From source in toot: At the left, an enhanced-color image of Neptune from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. At the right, that image is combined with data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. The cyan splotches, which represent auroral activity, and white clouds, are data from Webb’s Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec), overlayed on top of the full image of the planet from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3.

#Neptune #Neptoots #Webb

**Steven Saus [he/him]** @StevenSaus@faithcollapsing.com · 3d

Steven Saus [he/him] @StevenSaus@faithcollapsing.com

(27 Mar) This Is the First-Ever Image of Neptune’s Auroral Glow

Captured by Webb, it's the first direct evidence of auroras on the most distant planet from the Sun.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/8p4sq
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/3whp5

#aurora-borealis #hubble-telescope #neptune #space-&-spaceflight #webb-space-telescope

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**Jake in the desert** @jake4480@c.im · Mar 25

Mar 25

Jake in the desert @jake4480@c.im

Hubble image 20 years in the making shows a bright star overlapping spiral galaxy NGC 4900 (they both appear to be in constellation Virgo, but it's an illusion, as the objects are actually far apart).

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/hubble-space-telescope/gorgeous-hubble-telescope-image-was-20-years-in-the-making-space-photo-of-the-day

This Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 4900 appears to show a bright star overlapping the spiral galaxy. But while both celestial objects appear to be in the constellation Virgo as viewed from Earth, the distance between them is great. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, S. J. Smartt, C. Kilpatrick)

#space #Hubble #MilkyWay

**Ari No Foolin' Jackson** @arisummerland@beige.party · Mar 24

Mar 24

Ari No Foolin' Jackson @arisummerland@beige.party

Awww, every time I see an image from #Hubble now, the first thing I think is, "Aw, bless."

(As opposed to #JWST, at which I often goggle in utter amazement.)

All joking aside, they've both been great advances for humanity and for science.

I'm a big fan of any and all #space news and cool space photos, but still, since the JWST went up, it really has been knocking my socks off!

**Steve Dustcircle** @dustcircle@masto.ai · Mar 24

Mar 24

Steve Dustcircle @dustcircle@masto.ai

#Hubble Caught a #Cosmic Illusion – And a #Supernova Just in Time

https://scitechdaily.com/hubble-caught-a-cosmic-illusion-and-a-supernova-just-in-time/

**Troll** @Troll@maly.io · Mar 23

Mar 23

Troll @Troll@maly.io

Ils ont retrouvé Sauron

Cette image stupéfiante montre l'étoile Fomalhaut et son disque de protoplanétaire, ressemblant à un œil enflammé dans l'espace. Fomalhaut est à peu près deux fois la masse du Soleil et a toujours un disque de gaz et de poussière, similaire à ce qui était autrefois encerc notre Soleil avant que les planètes ne se forment.

#Fomalhaut #Hubble

**Starry Time Podcast** @starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Mar 14

Mar 14

Starry Time Podcast @starrytimepod@universeodon.com

Perhaps a little understated compared to other #astrophotography in the #constellation Centaurus, but I liked this one!

This is NGC 4696 as imaged by the #hubble space telescope

You can learn all about the #constellation #Centaurus in our latest #podcast here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-cosmic-background/

: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1621a/
#AstroDon #Astronomy #hubble #ESA #NASA #astro #Centaurus #science

Image of NGC 4696 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. The center of the image is bright and surrounded by dusty filaments in dark red, black, and brown, in a swirling pattern. The background of the image is black, and there are other stars scattered throughout the image.

**IRAP** @IRAP@astrodon.social · Mar 12

Mar 12

IRAP @IRAP@astrodon.social

[#SonEtLumière cosmologique ] Grâce au sondage #HUDF effectué par le télescope spatial #Hubble en 2003-2004, notre ciel profond est apparu constellé de milliers de #galaxies lointaines et peu lumineuses. L'une des images obtenues a été sonifiée, de sorte que la fréquence de l'onde sonore associée à chaque galaxie témoigne de son #redshift, ou décalage vers le rouge : https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250302.html

Parviendrez-vous à découvrir la galaxie la plus éloignée de l'image - celle dont la fréquence sonore associée est la plus basse ?

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in Light and Sound
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

#cosmology #HubbleUltraDeepField

**Starry Time Podcast** @starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Mar 11

Mar 11

Starry Time Podcast @starrytimepod@universeodon.com

Is it abstract art or is it #astrophotography?

WHY NOT BOTH?!

This is a #Hubble image of the center of Centaurus A (aka NGC 5128).

You can learn more about the #constellation #Centuarus on our most recent #podcast here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-cosmic-background/

:https://esahubble.org/images/opo9814e/

Astrophotography image from the Hubble Space Telescope of Centaurus A, NGC 5128. This close up image of the center of this galaxy has a dark stripe from the lower left to top right with some stars evident. The top and bottom resemble clouds in bright red and orange.

#AstroDon #Space #Science

**Khurram Wadee** @mkwadee@mastodon.org.uk · Mar 11

Mar 11

Khurram Wadee @mkwadee@mastodon.org.uk

#NGC1672: #BarredSpiral #Galaxy from #Hubble
#Astronomy #Picture of the Day

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250311.html

#APOD

**Astronomy Picture of the Day** @apod@mastodon.bot · Mar 11

Mar 11

Astronomy Picture of the Day @apod@mastodon.bot

APOD from 2025-03-11

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral #Galaxy from #Hubble

Hubble captured barred spiral galaxy NGC 1672, revealing dust lanes, blue star clusters, red hydrogen nebulas, a stellar bar, and an active nucleus with a supermassive black hole. Located 60 million light-years away in Dorado, it's studied for its bar's role in star formation.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250311.html#space #astronomy #telescope

NGC 1672: Barred Spiral Galaxy from Hubble

**Starry Time Podcast** @starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Mar 10 *

Mar 10 *

Starry Time Podcast @starrytimepod@universeodon.com

Centaurus keeps on givin' -- this is NGC 5307, a planetary nebula, 8,000 LY in the #constellation #Centaurus

To learn more about the fascinating #astronomy of the constellation Centaurus, check out our #podcast: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-cosmic-background/

:https://esahubble.org/images/potw1934a/

Hubble Space Telescope image of the planetary nebula NGC 5307. Amid a black background, the center of the image has a reddish yellow star that seems to be shrouded in circular cloud of blue-white dust. Yellow stars are also scattered throughout the imaeg.

#AstroDon #Space #Science

**Starry Time Podcast** @starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Mar 9

Mar 9

Starry Time Podcast @starrytimepod@universeodon.com

Another stunner of Jordan's Gold Star winner from our #astronomy episode on the #Constellation #Centaurus -- Omega Centauri

Listen to the #podcast: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-cosmic-background/

:https://esahubble.org/images/heic0910g/
#Astrophotography #Space #AstroDon #Stars #Science #Hubble #ESA #NASA

Hubble Space Telescope image of Omega Centauri. The entire image is packed with stars of various hues from white, yellow, orange, yellow and blue. The background, barely visible, is black.

**Starry Time Podcast** @starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Mar 7

Mar 7

Starry Time Podcast @starrytimepod@universeodon.com

This is Centaurus A aka NGC 5128 -- it didn't win Jordan's Gold Star, but

Centaurus A is 11 million LY away and contains the closest AGN to Earth

Learn more about the incredible #astronomy of the #constellation #Centaurus here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-cosmic-background/

:https://esahubble.org/images/heic1110a/

Hubble Space Telescope of Centaurus A. The background of the image looks like a dark storm cloud, while black and brown hued lanes of dust stretch from the top left to bottom right of the image. Stars and red patches of false-color are visible throughout the image.

#astrophotography #space #hubble

**Astronomy Picture of the Day** @apod@mastodon.bot · Mar 6

Mar 6

Astronomy Picture of the Day @apod@mastodon.bot

APOD from 2025-03-06

Starburst #Galaxy Messier 94

#Hubble's close-up of galaxy M94, 15 million light-years away in Canes Venatici, reveals a bright nucleus and inner dust lanes surrounded by a young star ring. Spanning 7,000 light-years, this view shows M94's rapid starburst activity, characteristic of Seyfert galaxies.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250306.html#space #astronomy #universe #telescope #moon

**Steve Dustcircle** @dustcircle@masto.ai · Mar 3

Mar 3

Steve Dustcircle @dustcircle@masto.ai

#Hubble Captures a Jaw-Dropping Spiral #Galaxy Teeming With #Star Formation

https://scitechdaily.com/hubble-captures-a-jaw-dropping-spiral-galaxy-teeming-with-star-formation/

**Starry Time Podcast** @starrytimepod@universeodon.com · Mar 2

Mar 2

Starry Time Podcast @starrytimepod@universeodon.com

This is the “Backward Galaxy” — one of Jordan’s runners up for Gold Star in this week’s episode on the #astronomy of the #constellation #Centaurus

Listen here to find out more about this galaxy & more: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/centaurus-cosmic-background/

: https://esahubble.org/images/opo0203a/

Hubble Space Telescope of the “Backward Galaxy.” This somewhat spiral shaped galaxy is notable for the odd directionality of its arms, which seem to be moving in opposite directions. The center of the galaxy is a yellow-hued ball and the arms are mostly yellow but have an unclear direction and resemble circles around the glowing center. The backdrop is black and there are stars of various hues scattered throughout the image

#Astrodon #Astrophotography #Space

**Astronomy Picture of the Day** @apod@mastodon.bot · Mar 2

Mar 2

Astronomy Picture of the Day @apod@mastodon.bot

APOD from 2025-03-02

The #Hubble Ultra Deep Field in Light and Sound

Explore the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field in a new way: hover over the image to hear sonified distances. Each #galaxy's redshift is represented by a tone—the further away, the lower the pitch. The average galaxy, 10.6 billion light-years away, plays an F#. Can you find the most distant one?

Video at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250302.html#space #astronomy #telescope

apod.nasa.govAPOD: 2025 March 2 – The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in Light and SoundA different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.