"A Moment with the Moon" picture, aken by the Artemis II crew at 2:19 p.m. EDT.
Recreation of "A Moment with the Moon" in Gaia Sky.
I liked this #ArtemisII picture of the Moon so much, that I tried to recreate it in #GaiaSky.
Left is the real picture, right is Gaia Sky.
That's great!
I am still terrified by the news though...
This magnolia tree is a gift and it almost died. It's the first flower that has blossomed since I have it. This gives me some hope for the world. #firstflower #peace
A new Gaia Sky release is in the horizon. What are the new featrues? Here is a writeup detailing them. 👇
gaiasky.space/news/2026/3....
Wow, this is really good! Well done Martin 👏
The server is up now and probably you don't need it anymore, but in case it happens again, there is a list of partner data centers here www.cosmos.esa.int/web/gaia/dat...
This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.
The Eddington Medal has been won by Prof Debora Šijački, of @cambridgeastro.bsky.social, who said she was "profoundly honoured".
She's made outstanding contributions to our understanding of the role Active Galactic Nuclei play in the evolution of galaxies, clusters of galaxies and the universe.
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A plot of exoplanet detections with semimajor axis versus planet mass. Scattered points show transit and radial velocity detections, with a titanic black smear of GAIA DR4 and DR5 expected detections in the upper right corner.
Lammers and Winn “On the Exoplanet Yield of Gaia Astrometry” makes breathtaking predictions for the Gaia DR4 data release in December 2026 - around 7500 new exoplanets around nearby stars! It will be revolutionary… and indicate new nearby systems to be imaged… #astrodon #exoplanets ☄️
I miss the time when this was a serious problem.
I am furiously, flamingly, incandescently, *supernova-levels* of angry right now.
Trump is trying to kill NASA science. And hoo boy, do I have something to say about it.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/trump-thre...
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June is LGBT Pride Month. Love is love. Be your fabulous selves.
A good piece here for any of my friends that want to learn about its history: lordslibrary.parliament.uk/pride-in-the-u…
Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
Yes, bottom of Victoria Road, on the Mitchum Corner end.
These are the longest wisteria flowers that I have ever seen.
Getting in full bloom also here in Cambridge.
PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
If you know, you know
Black Cross, New Mexico (1929) by Georgia O'Keeffe #womensart
Apologies if paywalled for you, but this news piece by Tollefson is partly about my brave and remarkable student Valentina Tardugno Poleo
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
(If you have an edu account you can probably get access just by authenticating?)
What is wrong with this country??
The disappearance of Gaia
A sea of stars and galaxies sparkle against a black background. Several galaxies can be identified by their elongated shape and/or spiral arms. Some galaxies are seen edge-on while one prominent spiral galaxy at the bottom centre is seen face-on. At the far right, between the middle and top of the image, are some interacting galaxies. Galaxy clusters are also seen, in particular near bottom centre, where features smeared into arcs represent gravitational lensing. The brightest stars in the image have diffraction spikes.
📣 Euclid releases first batch of survey data, including a preview of its very own deep fields!
With just one scan, #ESAEuclid has already spotted 26 million galaxies 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Let's explore the treasure trove that our #DarkUniverse detective has uncovered 🧵 1/
🔭🧪 #astrosci
Trump kisses Putin’s ring
A snowy landscape sits below a star filled sky. Dominating the frame is a large aurora in red, green, yellow, purple, white. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
🔭 Auroral Hummingbird over Norway
Image Credit & Copyright: Mickael Coulon
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25021...
Great thread! There’s a small (but not zero) chance that 2024 YR4 becomes a menace. The bad news is that we might not know for sure until 2028. The good news is that we should be able to do something about it 😀🔭
We're now into February 2025, and still no outcomes from the 2024 grants rounds. STFC sent an email update to all PIs this morning which basically says no news is still no news, and that they aim to send out the results as soon as they can. 🔭
As one of the many international researchers personally invested & ultra proud of what the US Vera Rubin Observatory has and will achieve this👇 is not OK. My heart is sinking for my amazing 🇺🇸-based colleagues. For decades you've led the way for STEM DEI initiatives - time for Europe to step up. 🧪🔭👩🔬
Is the Oresund one?
Also, I have too many pictures of cats. It took a while to find a bridge.
