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screenshot of the moon in dual narrowband.

Live stream started looking at nebulae but now we're looking at the moon in dual narrowband: www.youtube.com/live/jrIggtd...

#astronomy #astrophotography #moon

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Acting NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy of Astronaut Jim Lovell - NASA The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy on the passing of famed Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell. He passed away Aug. 7, in Lake

"See you on the other side" - godspeed to Jim Lovell: www.nasa.gov/news-release...

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Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission in 1970, has died cnn.it/40SWf4U

YouTube video by JohnMellencampVEVO John Mellencamp - Small Town (Official Music Video)

John Cougar Mellencamp - Small Town (November 1985)

Black and white photo of John Mellencamp leaning on barbed wire fence. Scarecrow title in red.

#ThisWeek 40 years ago. 31 July 1985, Scarecrow, the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter John Cougar Mellencamp, is released. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarecr...

YouTube video by JohnMellencampVEVO John Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow

John Cougar Mellencamp - ‘Rain on the Scarecrow ‘ (1985)

A high-resolution color image of Mars with the small, dark, potato shaped satellite Phobos, seen in sharp contrast as it passes over the massive volcano Olympus Mons. Phobos appears irregular and shadowed against the softly rust-colored Martian surface. Olympus Mons is a vast, circular shield volcano with gently sloping sides and a well-defined summit caldera at its center. Its broad base spans a large portion of the Martian surface, and subtle ridges can be seen radiating outward. The caldera appears slightly depressed, ringed by multiple nested collapse pits, giving it a rugged, textured look amid the surrounding smooth plains.

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Here's a zoom in to remember: Phobos over Olympus

Full-size (130MP) image & details: flic.kr/p/2rggHKy
Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/Andrea Luck CC BY 🧪🔭

A cosmic #HappyBirthday 🎂 (19 July) to Sir Brian May, singer, #Queen guitarist and astrophysicist!
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(Pic: Huff Post/ brianmay.com)

And Tim Peake, first British ESA astronaut to the ISS, also super nice guy! 🖖🤘

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Don't You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds are thrilled to announce that the official music video has been fully remastered and is now available to watch in stunning 4K.

Watch now: bit.ly/DYFAMRemaster

40 years ago today, Simple Minds took the stage at the historic Live Aid concert, performing their global hit 'Don't You (Forget About Me)'.

To mark the anniversary, the official music video has been newly remastered and is available to watch now: bit.ly/DYFAMRemaster

#LiveAid40

Color image of high altitude clouds over Martian canyon Valles Marineris. Valles Marineris is visible at the top right of the image under another layer of lower altitude clouds. Clouds at lower altitudes are also visible across different parts of the image with other prominent Martian features such as Noctis Labyrinthus and Syria Planum to the left and Sinai and Solis Planum in the right part of the image.

High altitude clouds over the Martian canyon Valles Marineris.

This is a small crop from the HQ516 image sequence taken by the HRSC camera aboard ESA's Mars Express spacecraft on January 3, 2025.

Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin (G. Neukum)/D. Machacek.

Word of the day is ‘swullocking’, from 19th-century East Anglian dialect: sultry, sweltering, and sudiferous (sweat-inducing).

Here’s one for @scifiart.bsky.social…

Cover art of Harry Harrison’s ‘Spaceship Medic’, by Tony Roberts, this Puffin edition, 1976.

‘Interstellar Queen’ by Angus McKie from “Spacecraft 2000-2100 A.D.” by Stewart Cowley (1978). Also used as sleeve art on a Vangelis bootleg and a number of book covers

Carl Sagan’s Cosmos (1980)

Art by British space & scifi artist and living legend David A. Hardy (Born: 1936) 1/2

Rolling Stone headline that reads "Man Afraid to Ride Subway Named Head of NASA"

I love this headline.

1) Because it's done well/accurate
2) It reads like something The Onion would write

Every living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented… The entire past leadership of NASA’s science activities have released a joint statement condemning the proposed 47% cuts proposed to the agency’s science…

Today, *every* living prior leader of NASA's science directorate have released a joint letter condemning the proposed cuts to NASA science. These individuals every administration from Reagan to Biden, and all believe these cuts are insanely destructive: www.planetary.org/press-releas...

Trump Voters Just Found Out They’re Losing Their Healthcare "I voted for Donald Trump to piss off liberals."

It was the fuck aroundiest of times, it was the find outiest of times.

It was the age of voting to own the libs, it was the age of losing your Medicaid and begging the libs for help.

YouTube video by Asteroid Day Asteroid Day Festival 2025

👨‍🚀 How to keep astronauts safe on an asteroid mission?

☄️ @esa.int experts at #AsteroidDay in Luxembourg discussed space medicine and spaceflight simulations.

Their research enables medical applications, such as remote monitoring & healthcare for extreme environments.

▶️ youtu.be/HI5RQeVbLkI?...

🚀 Meet εpsilon!
✨ @soph-astro.esa.int’s first mission name & patch just revealed at #SalonDuBourget with @esa.int Director General @josefaschbacher.esa.int and French President Emmanuel Macron.
🎨 Discover the story behind the patch in our blog: blogs.esa.int/exploration/...

Because today is basically #jaws day, I'm reposting this from my John Williams birthday posts for your enjoyment.
#jaws50 #filmsky #moviesky

You're gonna need a bigger boat...

#JAWS #Jaws50

You're gonna need a bigger boat....... Hey guys! Today in 1975, Jaws opened across North America on 464 screens! It is the second-most successful franchise film after Star Wars! Here's to 50 years of Jaws!

SPIELBERG: When John Williams first played me his theme to “Jaws”, “I began to laugh .. He had a great sense of humor, I thought he was putting me on.”

(via Todd Spence)

@benstiller.redhour.com