PGC2241602: https://sga.legacysurvey.org/group/PGC2241602

#space #astronomy #galaxy

JWST sees beauty in the death of a star, offers a preview of what's in store for our sun

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope/jwst-sees-beauty-in-the-death-of-a-star-offers-a-preview-of-whats-in-store-for-our-sun

It's probably a good thing I'm not in charge of any space mission, but damn, if I helmed Juno, the temptation to drop the entire mission for the chance to chase down and study an interstellar object would be overwhelming.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.21402

#juno #3Iatlas #astrodon #astronomy

Equatorial #sundial in Le Croisic, France. Made 2004.
The hour scale is set according to summer daylight saving time, and longitude offset (10min west). The reader willing to derive legal time only has to adjust for the equation of time.
Too bad it was a cloudy day!

#Astronomy

If it wasn't already clear, #Proxima b and d can now be considered confirmed #planets because they have been clearly identified in independent near-infrared Doppler spectroscopic data.

#exoplanets #astronomy
https://astrobiology.com/2025/07/studying-the-planetary-system-of-proxima-centauri-with-nirps.html

Investing in Space: NASA's months of reckoning

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/07/25/investing-in-space-nasas-months-of-reckoning.html

#space #nasa #universe #astronomy #art #science #galaxy #moon #stars #spacex