NASA's Artemis 2 commander and astrophotographer team up to capture breathtaking, never-before-seen shots of the moon's far side
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasas-artemis-2-commander-and-astrophotographer-team-up-to-capture-breathtaking-never-before-seen-shots-of-the-moons-far-side?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Starts With A Bang podcast #129 – Triton and the outer solar system

Neptune was discovered back in 1846, and its largest moon, Triton, was found just 17 days later.

Little did we know we had found the largest object of Kuiper belt origin of all.
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/starts-with-a-bang-podcast-129-triton-and-the-outer-solar-system/

Something a little exotic sounding & looking today, quickly photographed in the garden before I had to go out.

It's a Ligurian leafhopper (Eupteryx decemnotata).

Though originally from the Mediterranean, as the name suggests, it has become widespread in Europe & the UK in the past few decades, likely due to transport of catnip plants.

Yup 🙀

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Moon music: Here's a Spotify playlist of the Artemis 2 crew's wakeup songs
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/moon-music-heres-a-spotify-playlist-of-the-artemis-2-crews-wakeup-songs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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You'll likely catch this image a million times in your various feeds: Earth as seen by Reid Wiseman from Artemis II en-route to the Moon.

My first thought? That's *really* noisy 🧐

But then I realised – it's the *nightside* of Earth, illuminated by the almost full Moon, not the Sun 🌕

The bright limb at lower-right is where the dayside starts, & the fact that you can see aurorae, airglow, & cities in Europe, Africa, & S & N America also gives the game away.

Cool.

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Artemis 2 LIVE: NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts are now cruising to the moon
https://www.space.com/news/live/artemis-2-nasa-moon-mission-launch-updates-april-3-2026?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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