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#space #galaxy #stars #nebula #cosmos #deepSpace #darkNebula #cosmicDust

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A cosmic crossing

A cosmic trail of gas and dust connects two dwarf galaxies, NGC 4490 and NGC 4485, which collided and drifted apart.

#GalacticCollisions #CosmicDust #StellarBirth

© ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University), G. Bortolini, and the FEAST JWST team

Physicists Create Homemade Cosmic Dust, Which Could Help Them Figure Out How the Building Blocks of Life First Reached Earth Cosmic dust normally comes from dying stars. The recipe for a lab-made version includes a few gases, vacuum tubes and electricity

Physicists Create Homemade Cosmic Dust, Which Could Help Them Figure Out How the Building Blocks of Life First Reached Earth: Cosmic dust normally comes from dying stars. The recipe for a lab-made version includes a few… @SmithsonianMag #CosmicDust #SpaceScience #Physics #Astrobiology #LifeOrigins

To make #cosmicdust, Losurdo started with nitrogen, carbon dioxide and acetylene — a colorless, odorless gas made up of carbon and hydrogen. With coauthor David McKenzie, a professor of materials physics at the University of Sydney, she vacuumed the air out of a glass tube and introduced the gases.

Un amas géant, caché par la poussière, vient d’être découvert aux confins du cosmos et dérange les modèles actuels Des astronomes ont poussé le radiotélescope le plus sensible du monde jusqu’à un record. Ils ont ainsi percé le voile d’une région du ciel pourtant déjà bien balayée par le télescope spatial Hubble...

Un amas géant, dissimulé par la poussière, bouleverse nos modèles cosmiques et les confins de l’univers 🌌
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#Space #Science #Innovation #Astrophysics #GalaxyClusters #CosmicDust #HiddenUniverse #AstroTrends

Grad Student Homebrews Cosmic Dust in the Lab Grad Student Homebrews Cosmic Dust in the Lab: “It’s like we have recreated a little bit of the universe in a bottle in our lab.”

Grad Student Homebrews Cosmic Dust in the Lab #Science #Space #Astrobiology #CosmicDust #MaterialsScience

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Catch a falling star: cosmic dust may reveal how life began, and a Sydney lab is making it from scratch Recreating cosmic dust may help answer questions about how meteorites hitting Earth came to contain the organic matter that they do

Catch a falling star: cosmic dust may reveal how life began, and a Sydney lab is making it from scratch #Science #Space #Astrobiology #CosmicDust #LifeOrigin

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"It’s Flying Wrong!" ☄️ 3I/Atlas, Broken Physics & The Interstellar Mystery Move over, 'Oumuamua—there is a new visitor in town, and this one is breaking all the laws of physics. ☄️🛸 In this episode, we are reacting to the viral WION report on 3I/Atlas, the third confirmed interstellar object to crash the party in our solar system. Unlike the visitors before it, 3I/Atlas isn't just passing through quietly; it’s putting on a chaotic show. Scientists are baffled by its wobbling jets and a bizarre sun-facing tail that seems to be flipping the bird to gravity and conventional science. We dive deep into the data tracking these gas plumes, which reveal a core that is spinning and tumbling every fifteen hours like a cosmic top out of control. Is this just a rock with a "drunk" orbit, or are we looking at something far more complex? In this interstellar breakdown, we analyze: - The Physics Glitch: Why 3I/Atlas has a tail pointing towards the Sun (and why that shouldn't happen). - The "Tumbling" Core: How the 15-hour chaotic rotation challenges everything we know about comet formation. - Alien Chemistry: How this visitor is giving us a free sample of an alien world’s chemical makeup without us leaving Earth. - The Verdict: Is it just cosmic dust, or another sign that the universe is teeming with activity? We are rewriting the textbooks on cosmic dust and planetary defense in real-time. Join us as we look up and wonder: Where did it come from, and what is it trying to tell us? Topics: 3I/Atlas, Interstellar Objects, WION Reaction, Astronomy News, Space Mysteries, Alien Chemistry, and Astrophysics. 🎧 Press play and let’s track this visitor before it leaves the solar system forever. If you love space mysteries and cosmic anomalies, smash that subscribe button and share this episode with a friend who is obsessed with the stars!

📣 New Podcast! ""It’s Flying Wrong!" ☄️ 3I/Atlas, Broken Physics & The Interstellar Mystery" on @Spreaker #3iatlas #alientechnology #astronomy #astrophysics #cometatlas #cosmicdust #deepspace #discovery #interstellar #nasa #oumuamua #physicsdefying #sciencefacts #solarsystem #spacemystery #wion

Void of Sisyphus in Dust

#existentialvoid #sisyphus #cosmicdust #absurdism #typographyart

A Natural Laboratory Of Spiralling Dust Shells The JWST has done it again. It's revealed new details hidden from lesser telescopes. The space telescope has detected four spiral dust shells around Apep, a triple star system about 15,000 light-years...

A Natural Laboratory Of Spiralling Dust Shells #Science #Space #Astrophysics #Astronomy #CosmicDust

Cosmic Dust Bunnies - Why the Universe Might Be Fluffier Than We Thought Space dust provides more than just awe-inspiring pictures like the Pillars of Creation. It can provide the necessary materials to build everything from planets to asteroids. But what it actually looks...

Cosmic Dust Bunnies - Why the Universe Might Be Fluffier Than We Thought #Science #Space #Astrophysics #CosmicDust #UniverseExploration

How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Unveil Our Home Galaxy Using Cosmic Dust NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy’s less sparkly components — gas and dust strewn between stars, known as the interstellar medium....

How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Unveil Our Home Galaxy Using Cosmic Dust #Science #Space #Astronomy #NASA #Galaxies #CosmicDust

Inside the Lobster Nebula: Pismis 24 Star Cluster Unveiled Pismis 24 Star Cluster: The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals spires of gas and dust so dramatic, they look like mo...

#Astronomy #JWST #News #Astronomy #JamesWebb #Pismis24 […]

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What Cosmic Dust Can Reveal About Earth's Early Atmosphere Earth has endured, and been shaped by, a constant rain of material from elsewhere in the Solar System. Some of the material was large, like the Chicxulub asteroid that ended the dinosaur's reign. But...

What Cosmic Dust Can Reveal About Earth's Early Atmosphere #Science #EarthSciences #Geochemistry #CosmicDust #EarlyAtmosphere

Webb telescope reveals long-lived dust shells around multiple Wolf-Rayet stars Cosmic dust does far more than float through space. It's the raw material from which stars, planets and possibly even life emerge. Yet astronomers have long puzzled over where this vast amount of dust comes from and what it's made of.

✨From stardust, worlds are born!🌌 Cosmic dust—the building blocks of stars, planets & maybe life—still holds many mysteries. 🤔 #CosmicDust

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A stunning telescopic view of NGC 6726, 6727, and IC 4812 reflection nebulae in Corona Australis. Blue dust clouds illuminate the region, reflecting the light from bright blue stars. The image shows young stars forming within the nebulae, along with Herbig-Haro objects, created by outflows from newborn stars. The vastness of space is emphasized by the backdrop of distant Milky Way stars.

Astronomy Picture from 18/10/2017

Stars and Dust in Corona Australis

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap171018.html


#CosmicDust #Nebulae #StarBirth #SouthernCrown #NGC6726 #Astronomy #Space #MilkyWay #ReflectionNebula #AstroPhotography #DeepSpace #HerbigHaro

A stunning telescopic view of the Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) in the constellation Cepheus. This vibrant image showcases the nebula's intricate structure, with dark, comet-shaped clouds of interstellar dust and gas contrasting against a backdrop of reddish emission nebula and countless stars. The nebula is approximately 3,000 light-years away and spans a vast region of space.

Astronomy Picture from 20/07/2001

The Elephant's Trunk in IC 1396

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010720.html


#ElephantsTrunkNebula #IC1396 #CepheusConstellation #Nebula #Astrophotography #Space #Cosmos #Stars #StarFormation #DeepSpace #Astronomy #Galaxy #CosmicDust #NightSky

A stunning narrowband image of Messier 17, also known as the Omega Nebula or Swan Nebula. This vibrant star-forming region in Sagittarius showcases intricate details of gas and dust clouds sculpted by stellar winds, creating a cavernous and undulating appearance against a backdrop of Milky Way stars. The image spans approximately 150 light-years and is located 5,500 light-years away.

Astronomy Picture from 29/08/2024

Star Factory Messier 17

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240829.html


#Messier17 #OmegaNebula #SwanNebula #StarFactory #Nebula #Sagittarius #DeepSky #Astrophotography #Space #Cosmos #NASA #Astronomy #MilkyWay #Narrowband #CosmicDust

A stunning image of the Eagle Nebula (M16), a vibrant star-forming region located 6500 light-years away in the constellation Serpens. The image, captured by a 0.9-meter telescope at Kitt Peak, showcases the nebula's iconic pillars of dust and gas, illuminated by bright, young stars. The colors represent different emitted wavelengths of light, revealing the complex processes of stellar birth within this cosmic masterpiece.

Astronomy Picture from 08/02/2009

Inside the Eagle Nebula

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090208.html


#EagleNebula #M16 #StarFormation #PillarsofCreation #Nebula #Space #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Cosmology #DeepSpace #KittPeak #Serpens #Stars #CosmicDust #Astrophotography

Infrared image of Centaurus A, the closest active galaxy to Earth, showing a twisted parallelogram-shaped dust cloud, likely the result of a smaller galaxy merging with it. The image was captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The dust cloud is about 1000 light-years across and provides fuel for the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center.

Astronomy Picture from 04/03/2006

The Galaxy Within Centaurus A

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap060304.html


#CentaurusA #GalaxyCollision #SpitzerSpaceTelescope #InfraredAstronomy #CosmicDust #ActiveGalaxy #Astrophysics #SpaceExploration #NASA #AstronomyPictureOfTheDay

#Webb photographs #CosmicDust that could become new #stars and #planets zorz.it/vHyBT | #JeremyGray #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #galaxy #WebbsMidInfraredInstrument #Universe #science

A breathtaking long-exposure photograph captures a vibrant aurora borealis painting the night sky above a snow-covered landscape in Kvaløya, Norway. A bright meteor from the Geminid meteor shower streaks across the frame, adding another layer of celestial magic to the scene. The contrast between the gentle auroral glow and the sudden flash of the meteor is captivating. The image showcases the beauty of natural celestial phenomena.

Astronomy Picture from 09/12/2018

Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181209.html


#AuroraBorealis #Geminids #MeteorShower #NightSky #AstroPhotography #Norway #Kvaløya #Space #CosmicDust #WinterWonderland

Stunning telescopic image of the often-overlooked reflection nebulae NGC 1977, NGC 1975, and NGC 1973 in Orion. These nebulae, located near the Orion Nebula, showcase the beautiful blue reflection of light from hot young stars off interstellar dust. The image, taken from New South Wales, Australia, shows the nebulae's intricate detail and the surrounding starfield. North is down in this view.

Astronomy Picture from 20/12/2007

Reflections on the 1970s

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap071220.html


#OrionNebula #ReflectionNebulae #NGC1977 #NGC1975 #NGC1973 #Astrophotography #DeepSpace #CosmicDust #Nebulae #Astronomy #Space #Universe #Stars #NightSky #APOD

Stunning image of NGC 1435, a reflection nebula surrounding the star Merope in the Pleiades star cluster. The nebula's blue hue is due to blue light scattering more effectively off carbon dust grains than red light. The brightness is determined by grain size, density, and the star's properties. This celestial sight showcases the beauty of interstellar dust reflecting starlight.

Astronomy Picture from 15/02/2012

Merope's Reflection Nebula

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120215.html


#ReflectionNebula #NGC1435 #Merope #Pleiades #Astrophotography #Space #Cosmos #Astronomy #Stars #Nebula #DeepSky #BlueNebula #CosmicDust

A breathtaking telescopic view of NGC 6914, a nebula complex in Cygnus. Reddish hydrogen emission nebulae and bluish reflection nebulae contrast against dark dust clouds, all lit by the massive stars of the Cygnus OB2 association. This image spans approximately 100 light-years, showcasing the beauty and complexity of interstellar regions in our Milky Way galaxy.

Astronomy Picture from 07/07/2022

The NGC 6914 Complex

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220707.html


#NGC6914 #CygnusNebula #SpaceBeauty #Astrophotography #CosmicDust #Nebula #Stars #MilkyWay #HydrogenEmission #ReflectionNebula #Astronomy #Space #Cosmos #DeepSky

I want off this rock.

Just let me live millions of astronomical units far away from here, upon a dying star that orbits a raging black hole.

#IHateItHere
#CosmicDust
#HumanityIsTiresome

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A breathtaking Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1763, a section of the N11 emission nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This vibrant nebula showcases massive star formation, sculpted by stellar winds and dust clouds, resulting in a stunning display of color and texture. Compact dark dust globules, potential sites of new star birth, are also visible throughout the image. The colors represent different elements and temperatures within the nebula.

Astronomy Picture from 12/04/2022

N11: Star Clouds of the LMC

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220412.html


#HubbleSpaceTelescope #NGC1763 #N11Nebula #LargeMagellanicCloud #StarFormation #CosmicDust #Astrophotography #Space #Astronomy #Nebula #Stars #MilkyWayNeighbor

Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 1947, a peculiar galaxy located in the constellation Dorado, 40 million light-years away. Dark dust lanes contrast against the bright central regions, showcasing unusual gas and dust motion suggesting accretion from another galaxy. Foreground Milky Way stars and distant background galaxies are also visible. The image spans approximately 25,000 light-years.

Astronomy Picture from 07/04/2021

Threads of NGC 1947

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210407.html


#NGC1947 #Hubble #Galaxy #DoradoConstellation #CosmicDust #PeculiarGalaxy #Space #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophotography #DeepSpace #MilkyWay #NASA

Infrared image of the Cone Nebula and the surrounding Snowflake Cluster (NGC 2264) captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope. The image showcases the turbulent star formation process, with bright stars illuminating the gas and dust clouds. The Cone Nebula is distinctly visible, pointing towards a bright star in the center, while numerous other stars from the cluster dot the field. The scene is set against a backdrop of countless stars, creating a stunning celestial display in the Monoceros constellation, approximately 2,500 light-years away.

Astronomy Picture from 09/05/2007

The Snowflake Cluster versus the Cone Nebula

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070509.html


#ConeNebula #NGC2264 #SnowflakeCluster #SpitzerSpaceTelescope #InfraredAstronomy #StarFormation #CosmicDust #Nebula #Astrophysics #Space