NOIRLab image of the week

The Cosmic Steering Wheel NGC 1269

Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Image processing: R. Colombari & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2608a/

#NOIRLab #NGC1269 #galaxy #galaxies #astrodon #astrophysics #astronomy #science #photography #DarkEnergySurvey

@NASA reveals the astronaut who required 1st medical evacuation from the International Space Station. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #NASA #ISS πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ #MedicalScience πŸ’‰πŸ’ŠπŸ₯🩸😷

NASA reveals the astronaut who...
NASA reveals the astronaut who required 1st medical evacuation from the International Space Station

It wasn't an emergency, but the issue required "immediate attention."

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Black holes! Supernovas! Merging galaxies! Oh my! Largest radio survey of the cosmos ever reveals 13.7 million powerful cosmic objects and events. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

Black holes! Supernovas! Mergi...
Black holes! Supernovas! Merging galaxies! Oh my! Largest radio survey of the cosmos ever reveals 13.7 million powerful cosmic objects and events

"We can study a diverse population of supermassive black holes and their radio jets at different stages of their evolution."

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Bizarre Inside Out Star System That Makes No Sense. Via @whatdamath #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ youtu.be/QZQFhYGmIzk?...

Bizarre Inside Out Star System...
Bizarre Inside Out Star System That Makes No Sense

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Astronomers capture first images of aurora on Uranus using powerful telescope. Via @the.independent #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

Astronomers capture first imag...
Astronomers capture first images of aurora on Uranus using powerful telescope

The Independent

Here on Earth, notions like "where" and "when" are easy to practically define and use. But in space, particularly at cosmic distances, Einstein gives us a whole lot more to think about

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/einstein-revolutionized-where-when/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark

#stem #science #space #physics #astrophysics #interesting

How Einstein revolutionized the meaning of "where" and "when"

Even space and time are relative in Einstein's universe. That means our old notions of "where" and "when" no longer apply on cosmic scales.

Big Think
Where to Catch The Full Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse this March 2026. Via @discover.magazine #SkyWatchers πŸŒƒβœ¨πŸŒ  #LunarEclipse #BloodMoon #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

Where to Catch The Full Blood ...
Where to Catch The Full Blood Moon and Total Lunar Eclipse this March 2026 

Learn more about the total lunar eclipse and full blood moon on March 3, 2026.

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Watch @NASA roll #Artemis 2 moon rocket off launch pad today to deal with glitch. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #NASA πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

Watch NASA roll Artemis 2 moon...
Watch NASA roll Artemis 2 moon rocket off launch pad on Feb. 25 to deal with glitch

The four-mile trek will begin at about 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday (Feb. 25), if all goes to plan.

Space
@NASA space telescope gets 1st clear X-ray image of sun-like star blowing a bubble. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

NASA space telescope gets 1st ...
NASA space telescope gets 1st clear X-ray image of sun-like star blowing a bubble

The observations offer a rare glimpse into our solar system's early history.

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Catch Jupiter glowing under the waxing moon on Feb. 26. Via @spacedotcom #SkyWatchers πŸŒƒβœ¨πŸŒ  #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

Catch Jupiter glowing under th...
Catch Jupiter glowing under the waxing moon on Feb. 26

A waxing gibbous moon and brilliant Jupiter will pair up after sunset on Feb. 26.

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