A Fresh Look at the Crab Nebula - NASA

A Fresh Look at the Crab Nebula

Agami Herons.

Here's a family of Wood Storks for today's #BirdoftheDay alt theme of #WhattheFlock.
#Birds #nature #photography

NASA just dropped a stunning new Hubble image of a ‘Cosmic Sea Lemon’ 5,000 light-years away The Hubble Space Telescope turns 36 this year. And to celebrate, it released an incredible new image of the Trifid Nebula

The Hubble Space Telescope turns 36 this year. And to celebrate, it released an incredible new image of the Trifid Nebula

Today Steve is mainly shocked he has a tail. He hasn't got much else to do today, so he has time for this kind of thing.

An image of a marten.

#marten #mustelid

Dark matter passes a new cosmic test, while MOND fails On cosmic scales, only dark matter (or something equivalent) gives us the Universe we observe. Now, the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect agrees.

Dark matter passes a new cosmic test, while MOND fails

A new cosmic test has finally, with CMB and large-scale structure data, become realistic: using the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect to test dark matter vs. MOND.

Guess who wins?

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#space #astro #darkmatter #MOND

Amazonian royal flycatcher: #AGoodPlace

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Aardvark update! Our newest addition to the Carter Giraffe Building has been busy exploring her new habitat. Aardvarks have an exceptional sense of smell! They primarily use their long snouts to sniff out ants & termites that make up their diet. (1/2)

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An adorable raccoon.

My LEGO MOC of InSight lander in Geoazur laboratory (Nice) where Jean-Luc Berenguer, InSight education team leader, works. Copyright: Jean-Luc Berenguer

InSight LEGO model at Geoazur laboratory, Nice - From Thomas Appéré (thomasappere.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2rnEtWd

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The masses are THIRSTY for good baby bird news and Los Angeles broadcast news is PROVIDING

Image Credit: NASA NASA moved the core stage, or the largest section, of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis III mission in 2027 from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility to the agency’s Pegasus barge in New Orleans on April 20. Credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker

🚀 Big news for #Artemis! NASA has officially rolled out the SLS core stage for the Artemis III mission. This 212-foot powerhouse is heading to Kennedy Space Centre as we prepare for the first crewed lunar landing in 2027. We’re going back to the Moon! 🌕

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An adorable raccoon.

Four frame color mosaic of southern Lunae Planum and eastern Valles Marineris, imaged by Viking Orbiter 1. This image is constructed from four pairs of violet and red images. This image was taken during on April 11, 1978, during Viking Orbiter 1's 663rd revolution around Mars. Image Credit: NASA / JPL / USGS / Justin Cowart

Lunae Planum - Viking Orbiter 1 - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/21Nzufq

An image of a marten.

#marten #mustelid

What fish redistribution in the Mediterranean is telling us about species’ climate resilience The Mediterranean is one of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems. A scientific study on shifting distribution dynamics examines how its fish species contend with sea warming.

What #fish redistribution in the Mediterranean is telling us about species’ climate resilience theconversation.com/what-fish-re...

M101

M101 – the Pinwheel Galaxy, captured widefield from Koblenz on April 16. 15 frames at 300s, taken during a camera backfocus calibration session.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | ToupTek SkyEye24AC

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Sea stacks on a sandy beach at low tide, topped with wind-shaped trees and surrounded by cliffs under a cloudy sky.

Proof that I occasionally photograph something other than waterfalls.
#timothykeeneyphotography #photography #landscapephotography #vancouverisland

Our palm-nut vultures Ilo and Jaydi enjoy relaxing to some tunes! While zookeepers clean the vulture habitat, they turn on some musical enrichment and notice the birds listening along. 🎵

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Orbit of Gliese 436b around its host star
Image date: 24 June 2015, 19:00


The graphic shows the polar view of planet Gliese 436b around its host star. The long, comet-like tail resulting from the atmosphere getting ripped off it is shown as well. The exoplanet resides about 4 million kilometres...

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