Dive into the “Cosmic Reef” with Hubble! In 2020, this science visualization was part of Hubble’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Time flies!

Discover more about what Hubble captured in this scene: bit.ly/4a2eHdQ

'Maybe if they could just hold on long enough to get to a voting booth, she would have rights again . . .'

The very unusual galaxy NGC 2685, also known as the Helix Galaxy, is located about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. This #imageoftheweek was captured by the @Geminiobs North telescope, operated by U.S. National Science Foundation @NOIRLabastro. noirlab.edu/public/images/…

uranus and its moon miranda in the near infrared

The cloudy skies added ethereal drama to our view from #EclipseoRama - pic by my nephew Henry Hammel

Actual footage of the full eclipse in real time.

My nephew Ben Hammel models JWST with the chips during space bingo at #eclipseorama

And we saw the eclipse - woo hoo!

Fredericksburg TX @ 9 am. Fingers crossed this will thin out some more. Eclipse-O-Rama with The Planetary Society.

Fredericksburg TX @ 9 am. Fingers crossed this will thin out some more. Eclipse-O-Rama with The Planetary Society.

Getting ready for Eclipse-o-Rama in Fredericksburg TX!

Ahead of the eclipse, an NSO team, with help from local partners and volunteers, celebrated the Sun with students in Eagle Pass and Del Rio, TX. 1,000+ students delved into the wonders of our home star through a combination of hands-on activities, and minds-on interactions.

the shops in Fredericksburg are all in for the eclipse

Flight to Austin boarded - heading to The Planetary Society’s Eclipse-o-Rama in Fredericksburg Texas with my two older kids (youngest is in London)

Earth seems to be pissed off this week I can’t blame it

¡La cámara de nuestro proyecto Vera Rubin está lista para ser enviada a Chile! El equipo de SLAC del DOE Office of Science de EE.UU. terminó un titánico trabajo de 20 años: desarrolló la cámara digital más grande jamás construida para astronomía.
Vía El Mercurio #CapturarElCosmos

Please help advertise this open position at NASA:
JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Data, Calibration, Pipeline, and Archive
usajobs.gov/job/783357700
Deadline Monday April 8

Insanely-large digital camera (!) created by SLAC for Rubin Observatory - Rubin Observatory will be operated at NOIRLab and managed by AURA on behalf of U.S. National Science Foundation

Great synopsis of #JWST contributions to exoplanet science from the recent #ExSSV conference

Congratulations to Linda Tacconi who received the Caroline Herschel medal today from ⁦Royal Astronomical Society⁩ and ⁦German Astronomical Society⁩. Special thanks to the British Embassy in Berlin for hosting the wonderful event ⁦UK in Germany⁩ #Freundship