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In addition to the cool glory, this clip reminds me how flying through clouds/contrails always looks so “3D”!

Long exposure photo taken from the International Space Station that shows the Earth, atmosphere, Milky Way, and the two “Magellanic Clouds” orbiting our galaxy.

Look at this photo taken by astronaut Don Pettit! 😮

“3 galaxies at once! I photographed the Milky Way and both Magellanic Clouds in this star field from the SpaceX Crew 9 Dragon, on my new mission to the ISS.”

It’s not aliens. It’s never aliens.

An ochre-toned image capturing a Martian landscape

Love this view captured two sols ago by Perseverance.

Check out the full mosaic in this interactive zoom app: zoomhub.net/gqjL5

#Mars July 27, 2025 - Sol 1576 🧪🔭
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

I really hope not… Looks like it’s back up!

This is a type of rock called a banded iron formation.

It's made of alternating layers of iron oxides (magnetite and haematite) and silica (chert and chalcedony).

It's 3.2 billion years old.

And it formed before life had oxygenated Earth's seas and atmosphere. It's almost from another planet.

greatly exaggerated

Oh my

I almost put that in my post! 😂

Wow! Betelgeuse is a double star! Its companion has been discovered by the Gemini North telescope, of which Canada is a partner.

Oh no! Very sad to hear this.

Wiggly aurora in Churchill, Manitoba. One of the coolest formations I’ve seen.

Oh no! His jump in 2012 was incredible to watch live.

Beautiful Martian closeup!

iPhone photo of the “Summer Triangle” asterism peeking through some moderate cloud cover.

The Summer Triangle visible through clouds tonight. Taken with an iPhone 14 Pro Max. ✨📱

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Call to backyard astronomers: if you were recording Saturn July 5th check your videos for a potential impact flash! #saturn

Earth from space, centered on Chad, captured on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 10:30:11 AM by NASA's DSCOVR EPIC camera.

10:30:11 AM on Saturday, July 5, 2025, over Chad.

King of palindromes.

That small dot moving left to right is 3I/ATLAS.

It's a comet that was discovered on 1 July 2025.

It's travelling at 58 km PER SECOND and isn't gravitationally bound to the Sun.

Which means you're looking at a comet that formed around another star, passing through the Solar System.

Came here to post this 😂

Hi, moon! Taken with an iPhone 14 Pro Max. 🌓📱

We have a visitor! This is only the third-known comet to come from outside our solar system. Almost impossible to imagine how long and boring its journey has been until now! ☄️

Inbound: Astronomers Discover Third Interstellar Object A newly discovered object may give astronomers an opportunity to study an interstellar visitor like never before. The object (A11pl3Z) is currently at +18th magnitude, moving slowly along the border o...

Astronomy news always breaks over morning coffee. A new object, given the provisional name A11pl3Z discovered by ATLAS on July 1st is the 3rd such interstellar interloper known. @universetoday.com - www.universetoday.com/articles/inb... Thx @filipp-romanov.bsky.social @astrafoxen.bsky.social

Look at all those galaxies!

D’oh! 😂

Absolutely stunning video of a Antarctic gonate squid captured during an expedition aboard the R/V Falkor (Too). It's never been seen alive before! Read more in the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/s...

Video: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute, courtesy of National Geographic 🦑🌊🧪

You’re so right. Now I’m going to be looking for it 😂

Nearly all of Atlantic Canada visible!