7 things nobody tells you about stargazing (that make a huge difference). Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

7 things nobody tells you abou...
7 things nobody tells you about stargazing (that make a huge difference)

From chasing the Milky Way to using your eyes as nature intended, here are some often-overlooked truths that make all the difference under the night sky.

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A used SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon, report warns. Via @live_science #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

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Used SpaceX rocket could crash into the moon's Einstein crater this summer, report predicts

Part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is likely to crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds. It poses no danger, but does highlight a worrying trend.

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Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy β€” Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

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Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy β€” Space photo of the week

The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera in Chile has captured an extended halo and a dust-filled disk around the hat-shaped Sombrero Galaxy.

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Why do some stars become 'supernova impostors'? Astronomers still don't quite know. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

Why do some stars become 'supe...
Why do some stars become 'supernova impostors'? Astronomers still don't quite know

Astronomers call this "eruptive mass loss," and it's a stellar drama we're still trying to fully grasp.

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Welcome home! Artemis 2's Orion capsule returns to Florida after epic moon mission (photo). Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy #RocketScience #Artemis πŸŒ• #NASA πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

Welcome home! Artemis 2's Orio...
Welcome home! Artemis 2's Orion capsule returns to Florida after epic moon mission (photo)

Artemis 2 is back in the Sunshine State for "de-servicing operations."

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Giant Structure Found Hidden In the Zone of Avoidance (Behind the Milky Way). Via @whatdamath #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

Giant Structure Found Hidden I...
Giant Structure Found Hidden In the Zone of Avoidance (Behind the Milky Way)

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The 2026 Eta #Aquarids Meteor Shower Will Soon Radiate Across the Sky β€” Here's How to Get the Best View. Via @discover.magazine #SkyWatchers πŸŒƒβœ¨πŸŒ  #meteor #meteors #MeteorShower #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

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These astronauts are trying to uphold the US Constitution: 'We need to make sure that people are using facts and evidence'. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

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These astronauts are trying to uphold the US Constitution: 'We need to make sure that people are using facts and evidence'

When we build things on wonder, it naturally opens the mind.

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Could the moon ever be blockaded? Experts predict cislunar space could be the next Strait of Hormuz. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ #Defense 🫑

Could the moon ever be blockad...
Could the moon ever be blockaded? Experts predict cislunar space could be the next Strait of Hormuz

"Sometimes, a pair of events contains a warning, if you are able to see it."

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Scientists learn how much baby stars in Orion weigh. Via @spacedotcom #Space #Astrophysics #OrbitalMechanics #Astronomy πŸš€ 🌌 β˜„οΈ πŸ›°οΈ

Scientists learn how much baby...
Scientists learn how much baby stars in Orion weigh

By peering deep inside Orion's star-forming gas clouds, radio astronomers have been able to directly measure the masses of young binary stars.

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