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This is the largest photomosaic ever assembled from Hubble Space Telescope image data. It is a panoramic view of our neighboring spiral Andromeda Galaxy. It consists of 600 overlapping frames assembled from observations made from July 2010 to December 2022. A cropped version of the mosaic, which is shown above, partially covers Andromeda's core and inner spiral arms. Also known as M31, the Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light-years away, making it the closest large spiral galaxy to our own. Hubble's comprehensive, detailed data set extending across the Andromeda Galaxy will allow astronomers to make an unprecedented exploration of the mysteries of spiral galaxy structure and evolution.
Image Credit & Copyright: NASA, ESA, Hubble Mission, B. F. Williams (Univ Washington), Z. Chen (Univ Washington), L. C. Johnson (Northwestern), Processing; Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Hubble Space Telescope
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Hilariously funny that they let the guy known for wandering off without warning to look at birds was allowed to do this
The Helix Nebula, also known as NGC 7293, is one of the closest planetary nebulae to Earth, located approximately 650 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius.
It is often referred to as the "Eye of God" due to its appearance in images, which resembles a large eye.
Credits: NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO)
Rectangular log map-scheme of the Observable Universe by Pablo Carlos Budassi
Here’s something to think about as you kick off 2025: We are all stardust. Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born. Hydrogen and helium, the lightest elements, were produced in the Big Bang. Almost all of the other, heavier, elements were produced inside stars. Stars forge heavy elements by fusion in their cores. In a star of intermediate mass, these elements can mix into the star’s atmosphere and be spread into space through stellar winds.
Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr
In this video, take a flight through millions of galaxies mapped using coordinate data from DESI.
Credit: Fiske Planetarium, CU Boulder and DESI collaboration
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ii think there should be more about the space part of The Vast. itd be so fun
vast avatar who works at the UKSA and has made crazy discoveries about space that realistically Shouldn't be possible with current technology
Maybe a worker occasionally disappears for a little while and comes back Absolutely Terrified For Their Life and for some reason everyones pretty sure it's the avatar's fault but they've made the craziest discoveries and it'd be a huge loss to fire them so nobody says anything
ok first real post!! heres some dividers I made for this blog. They're f2u with credit :]