The next Astronomy on Tap virtual event will be taking place on Tuesday, April 13th from 7-9pm eastern time via Zoom. You can register for the event at bit.ly/AoTCville12 and you can check out the Facebook event page or aotcville.com for more information.

We are gearing up for our 2021 Virtual Summer Camp! Who: Open to all rising 4th, 5th, & 6th graders When: Monday, July 12th - Friday, July 16th, 2021 Where: Zoom Cost: FREE! Contact Information: [email protected] Sign up here today: darkskiesbrightkids.com/summer-camp

Just 2 more days to submit your student's application to be a part of our 2021 Virtual summer camp! You can fill it out online here: forms.gle/11Fg9BJg5541pH…. More information about the camp can be found here: darkskiesbrightkids.com/summer-camp

DSBK is collaborating with Camp Holiday Trails to give everyone the chance to explore space! Join us this Thursday (July 8th) at 10AM for a virtual planetarium tour. Registration is free! Sign-up here: zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Girls Exploring the Universe is back this summer with a virtual camp! Sign up here: forms.gle/cEaCyWYBnu9FZY…

Our next event takes place Monday, August 16th from 7-9pm EDT via Zoom! Register for free at: bit.ly/AoTCville14 We'll have talks about Green Bank Observatory, Helium in the Universe, and Astronomy in the News! Check out the thread below for details #AoTCville #astronomy

Roll 'em out... on the Moon 🌕 Our VIPER rover's latest prototype is getting put to the test at @NASAGlenn, as we get ready to search for ice and other NASA Artemis resources at the lunar South Pole: go.nasa.gov/3r5AFbU

New profile image of Tardigradopedia: The story of the relationship between the tardigrades and the human being began in 1773. Johann Goeze was the first to observe and describe a “Kleiner Wasser Bär” (little water bear). And here is his drawing

🌞😮🙏 HUGE FARSIDE EXPLOSION: Something just exploded on the farside of the sun--and it was big. NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft recorded a magnificent coronal mass ejection (CME) emerging during the late hours of Feb. 15th:

This week at NASA, we celebrate ARCHIVED - NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover’s first landiversary, admire new X-ray images from #IXPE, and prepare for the next @NorthropGrumman resupply mission to the @SpaceStation. Delve into the details: go.nasa.gov/3BF3E9Z

Daniel G. Nichols was employed by NASA for over 25 years. His work notably included mission control during the Apollo Program. This photograph was taken in February 1966 at NASA's Manned Space Center in Houston. (1/2) #BlackHistoryMonth Black In Math Black In Astro ™ #BlackInSTEM

2/22/22 It's Twos-day! How about a planet with two stars, where a visitor would have two shadows? We know of almost 400 systems with at least two stars! ☀️☀️ go.nasa.gov/3Hadm5l

By the way, this is an ultra-deep image of Andromeda (M31) taken in 2019. The main structures in the galaxy's halo and some tidal structures are well recognizable. About 200 hours of exposure with telephoto lenses of 200 and 300mm.

Did you know that nebulae like this one have names? Test your cosmic knowledge below!👇

I spent 27 days shooting over 2 million photos of the moon to capture how it dances in our sky. This is the most detailed “Lunation” I’ve ever captured. #astrophotography #space #opteam

Radio #ImageoftheWeek 📡 This image isn't a photograph—it's a radar mapping of the surface of Venus. Astronomers can peer under Venus' thick clouds by shining radio light on the planet. Some of the light reflects back to Earth, which astronomers detect using Green Bank Observatory...

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Small adjustments, major progress! Having completed 2 more mirror alignment steps, #NASAWebb’s optical performance will be able to meet or exceed its science goals. Now that’s good optics! 😉 go.nasa.gov/3KMV1gW #UnfoldTheUniverse Curious about this image? Thread ⬇️

This Saturday at Albemarle CiderWorks is our 12th Annual Star Party! This event is FREE, family friendly, and the weather looks great! We hope to see you there! @uva UVa Astronomy Dept. VisitCharlottesville AoT_Cville VA Discovery Museum CBS19 News: Charlottesville News First @NBC29 C-VILLE Weekly

ATLAS observations of the DART spacecraft impact at Didymos!