Join NASA’s Night Sky Network this Wednesday, December 18th, at 9pm ET for its annual Astronomy Picture of the Day webinar. The APOD archive contains the largest collection of annotated astronomical images on the internet. Don’t miss these 2024 highlights! bit.ly/3Zq3vnk

A riddle wrapped in a 20-year-old @nasahubble mystery… Webb confirmed a controversial finding of Hubble’s - planet-forming disks in the early universe that are longer-lived than they should be, given the conditions in their environment. Read more: go.nasa.gov/3Ds6wfc

SPACENEWS: The James Webb telescope continues to deliver- this time it’s helping to unravel an image originally captured by the Hubble telescope- see the NASA Webb Telescope thread below #wearestardust

On Dec. 24, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will make the closest approach ever to the Sun, and at the same time become the fastest human-made object of all time. To mark the moment, the #3point8 challenge is now underway.

Take thirty seconds and watch Europa and Io serenely sail by, massive Jupiter their background. Imagine seeing this with your own eyes. Envy those who, in the future, will. 📸 NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill

Mammatus clouds are cellular patterns of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud, typically a cumulonimbus raincloud. The name derives from the Latin mamma (meaning "udder" or "breast"). These filmed over the Chinese province of Hubei.

Where we are in the sci-fi movie timeline [📊 danmeth. com]

Gorgeous sunset launch of mPOWER 7&8

In progress Pillars of Creation, I have been painting this one on TikTok live Ways to go but she’s getting there!

Here are some more examples of when one space robot photographed another 🤖📸🤖 In 2012, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter caught the moment ARCHIVED - Curiosity Rover was descending to the surface by parachute.

Starbase Sunset 💫

A wonderful Sunrise the morning of December 17, from the High Desert. The rich pure colors of sunlight filtered by hundreds of miles of clean air.

I made an album of space art that looks like retina scans to show my dr🥹

Farthest ever landing. Titan landing. It's a shame many people don't know we landed on a moon of Saturn.

I showed this painting to my eye surgeon and he gasped so loudly it made me jump I’ll post a picture of my eye below so you see why 🧵

From exploring the depths of space to understanding our home planet, science inspires wonder, joy, and exploration in every season. Happy Holidays from all of us in #NASAScience! ❄️

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