Today's the day — it's T-0! Your full First Look at images from U.S. National Science Foundation–DOE Office of Science Rubin Observatory is just hours away! We're about to reveal the preview of the greatest cosmic movie ever made 🎬 #RubinFirstLook #CaptureTheCosmos ⌚️ 11am US EDT 🔗: ls.st/rubin-first-lo…

Whew, what a day! Today we revealed the preview of U.S. National Science Foundation–DOE Office of Science Rubin Observatory's epic cosmic movie🎬 #RubinFirstLook From wide-field and deep views of the Universe, to the dynamic and changing sky, Rubin is already bringing the night sky to life! rubinobservatory.org/news/first-ima…

[Subaru Gallery] GJ 504 b is an exoplanet orbiting the Sun-like star GJ 504. This faint and cold planet, often referred to as the "second Jupiter," was directly imaged by the Subaru Telescope. It is the least massive exoplanet ever directly imaged. subarutelescope.org/en/gallery/pre…

今日の月と水星です 水星も肉眼で見えていました ＃月　＃水星

From a homemade telescope to dark matter discoveries—Vera Rubin reshaped our view of the universe. ✨ We’re sharing 10 iconic photos from the newly digitized Carnegie archives that capture her life, legacy, and love of science. 🧵 #VeraRubin 🔗 carnegiescience.edu/news/10-iconic…

What can we learn from our neighbors? 🌌 Our closest spiral galaxy, Messier 31 (M31), sometimes referred to as the Andromeda galaxy, is about 2.5 million light years away. Due to their similar structures, astronomers study M31 to understand our own Milky Way! 🔭 This new image

The New Moon is pictured seemingly beneath Earth's atmosphere during an orbital sunset in this photograph from the space station as it soared 259 miles above Mauritania on the African continent at approximately 9:59 p.m. local time. More pix... flic.kr/s/aHsmACtudT

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Another first for #NASA New Horizons, now published as a peer reviewed research paper And an TRULY ULTRA COOL one, led by our own Tod R. Lauer . arxiv.org/abs/2506.21666 Reposts please.

🆕 A starburst shines in infrared in our ESA/Webb Picture of the Month!  Meet Messier 82 (M82), also known as the Cigar Galaxy. Read more: esawebb.org/images/potm250… or 🧵👇

In order to fully understand how light pollution affects our world, we need to know how much of it is in which places. Read more about how we can reconcile views of the Earth at night from above and below: darkskyconsulting.com/blog/from-grou… #DarkSkies #ALAN #RemoteSensing

There's a new interstellar comet in the neighborhood! Known as 3I/ATLAS, this comet poses no threat to Earth – but it does provide a rare opportunity to study an object that originated outside of our solar system: science.nasa.gov/blogs/planetar…

A possible impact flash observed on Saturn. Anyone observing around the time stated should check their data!

Hey stargazer! Interested in astronomy? 🔭 The NASA Night Sky Network has events across the country to help you spot a star, peek at a planet & gaze at a galaxy. 🪐 Check their website to find astronomy club events in your area! science.nasa.gov/skywatching/ni…

I captured the moon in super high resolution every night for a month by driving all over Arizona to stay in good weather. Thanks to libration, the result gave a unique 3d look to the craters.

#OTD in 1994, fragments of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 began to rain down on Jupiter. Hubble captured the impacts, and this first viewing of an interplanetary impact in our solar system taught astronomers more about Jupiter, comets, and the science of impacts: go.nasa.gov/3ILII8K

Say it 3 times: Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. Astronomers using @Geminiobs North found a hidden companion star orbiting inside Betelgeuse’s atmosphere, the first close-in companion ever seen around a supergiant star. 🔗 noirlab.edu/public/news/no… 📷GeminiObs/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Little update on Mission To Psyche.

Join us this Friday night to learn about the formation of our Solar System followed by telescopes and an extended Q&A!

Each summer 100 million people visit National Parks and this summer is shaping up to one of the most complicated in Park Service history. Here are five ways that you can help ensure that the National Parks continue to flourish for generations to come: ow.ly/RWOO50WiGGe