Some of the brightest objects in space are blazars—supermassive black holes feeding off material, which can create two powerful jets of high-speed particles.
A recent discovery using IXPE data solves a mystery 40 years in the works: go.nasa.gov/3V8StPU
#BlackHoleFriday
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.@NASA_Johnson flight controllers successfully performed a burn to insert @NASA_Orion into a distant retrograde orbit.
While in lunar orbit, flight controllers will monitor key systems and perform checkouts while in the environment of deep space. go.nasa.gov/3F4XfII
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
#JamesWebb
NASA’s Webb Sheds Light on Galaxy Evolution, Black Holes
The new image of galaxy group "Stephan's Quintet" from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows in rare detail how interacting galaxies trigger star formation in each other and how gas in galaxies is being disturbed.Rob Garner (NASA)
A black hole's gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape it. 😱
But on this #BlackHoleFriday, we ask you not to fear the mysterious things in our universe and instead be open to their beauty.
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#BlackHoleFriday 🤝 #FlashbackFriday
Thirty years ago, @nasa released this extraordinary Hubble image of a gas and dust disk fueling a galaxy’s black hole.
Hubble observations helped provide evidence that most galaxies contain enormous black holes: go.nasa.gov/3ieuBMc
#Hubble
Discoveries - Highlights | Realizing Monster Black Holes Are Everywhere
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This black hole is on the move!
Hubble found evidence of an isolated black hole roaming around the Milky Way.
It's estimated that there are about 100 million black holes like this that are drifting through our galaxy: go.nasa.gov/3icsjx4
Happy #BlackHoleFriday!
#Hubble
Hubble Determines Mass of Isolated Black Hole Roaming Milky Way
Astronomers estimate that 100 million black holes roam among the stars in our Milky Way galaxy, but they have never conclusively identified an isolated black hole.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
This black hole is on the move!
Hubble determined the evidence of an isolated black hole roaming around the Milky Way.
It's estimated that there are about 100 million black holes like this that are drifting through our galaxy: go.nasa.gov/3tYXbDP
Happy #BlackHoleFriday!
#Hubble
Hubble Determines Mass of Isolated Black Hole Roaming Milky Way
Astronomers estimate that 100 million black holes roam among the stars in our Milky Way galaxy, but they have never conclusively identified an isolated black hole.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
The 1st widely accepted black hole, Cygnus X-1, was discovered decades earlier in 1964. X-rays emitted were detected by a pair of Geiger counters launched on a sounding rocket from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. #BlackHoleFriday
📖 More: go.nasa.gov/3Xh6Tit
#NASAhistory
NASA’s IXPE Reveals Shape, Orientation of Hot Matter Around Black Hole
Cygnus X-1, discovered in 1964, was the first cosmic object ever identified as containing a black hole. Now, NASA telescopes have teamed up to reveal new details about the configuration of hot matter surrounding this famous black hole.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
Merge ahead ⚠️
This #HubbleFriday image showcases the peculiar galaxy merger known as Arp-Madore 417-391.
At 671 million light-years away, this merger is the result of two galaxies that were distorted by gravity and twisted together into a ring: go.nasa.gov/3Vphfe5
#Hubble
Hubble Hunts an Unusual Galaxy
The galaxy merger Arp-Madore 417-391 steals the spotlight in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)
#ISS
No spacewalk, only a walk of shame for them.
Russian cosmonauts spread anti-Ukraine propaganda from space station
The ISS is caught in a propaganda war.Brett Tingley (Space)
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pioneering the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.NASA
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NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close-Up
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and the LEGUS team
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APOD: 2022 November 25 - NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close Up
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
APOD: 2022 November 25 - NGC 6744: Extragalactic Close Up
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
Scott Tilley (@coastal8049@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image Turns out the stepped frequency change I saw from #NASA's #Artemis1 today was the 6th outbound trajectory correction burn at 2022-11-24T21:52 UTC. Here's the line of sight velocity plot from today's data recorded here.Mastodon
Spot the Snoopy! Not only is the beagle explorer floating in the Macy's Thanksgiving parade, he's also the zero-gravity indicator on our #Artemis I mission currently flying around the Moon.
More about @Snoopy & NASA: go.nasa.gov/3V3v0j6
#NASA
Snoopy to Fly on NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission
For more than 50 years, Snoopy has contributed to the excitement for NASA human spaceflight missions, helping inspire generations to dream big. NASA has shared an association with Charles M.Cheryl Warner (NASA)
#NASAExoplanets
Not all heroes wear spacesuits.
In 2015 #OTD, President Barack Obama awarded former @nasa mathematician Katherine Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, for her contributions to early spaceflight: go.nasa.gov/3EQKqBp
#WomenInSTEM
#NASAhistory
Katherine Johnson
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A feast…for your eyes 👀
This #Thanksgiving, space is offering some dinner and dessert inspiration from cranberry-colored nebulae to drumstick-shaped comets.
#NASAJPL
The more the merrier! 🦃
Thanksgiving 2008 in space was a full house: all 10 astronauts from STS-126 and Expedition 18 came together aboard the @Space_Station to share in the celebration! #HappyThanksgiving
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#ISS
#HappyThanksgiving from the Hubble team! 🦃
Turkey might just be on our minds, but the Orion Nebula, imaged here by Hubble and the Spitzer Space Telescope, looks like it might be home to a “space turkey”!
Read more about this image: go.nasa.gov/3EVPzIm
#Hubble
After a 10-day trip to the Moon and back, Apollo 12 splashed down in the Pacific #OTD in 1969, with Pete Conrad, Dick Gordon, and Al Bean on board. They were successfully recovered and placed in quarantine on board the USS Hornet.
What happened next: go.nasa.gov/3gpEXIt
#NASAhistory
#HappyThanksgiving from 250 miles above Earth. 🦃
Check in with Expedition 68 crewmembers to learn more about what the holiday means to them—and hear what Thanksgiving aboard the @Space_Station is like: go.nasa.gov/3OzSLN1
#NASA
Farms in Turkey's district of Elmalı (which means "apple") grow 12% of the country's apples! 🍎
This photo of the region was taken by the @nasa @usgs #Landsat 8 satellite. 📸 🛰
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Farming in Turkey’s Mountains
Fruit, grain, and nut farms curve around the western Taurus Mountains in the Antalya province.earthobservatory.nasa.gov
Since the best way to enjoy #Thanksgiving pie is a slice of BOTH apple and pumpkin... 👇
Illinois grows the most pumpkins of any U.S. state by acreage and weight of its harvest. This @nasa/@usgs #Landsat 8 image shows a major hub of pumpkin growing and processing. 🎃
#NASAEarth
Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
Image Credit & Copyright: Stefano Attalienti
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APOD: 2022 November 24 - Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
APOD: 2022 November 24 - Lynds Dark Nebula 1251
A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/imag…
#NASAEarth
Cranberry Bogs in Plymouth County
Massachusetts has a long-standing relationship with one of Thanksgiving’s iconic foods—the cranberry.earthobservatory.nasa.gov
.@NASA_Orion continues to travel away from the Moon as it prepares to enter a distant retrograde orbit.
Orion will reach its farthest distance from the Moon on Nov. 25, just before performing the next major burn to enter the orbit. go.nasa.gov/3tUUpzr
#NASAArtemis #Artemis
The #MarsHelicopter completes the shortest flight in Martian aviation history!
Ingenuity conducted a short hover for Flight 34, popping up 16 ft (5 meters) for 18 seconds. This flight tested out the capabilities of a major software update. go.nasa.gov/3Ow8BZa
#NASAJPL
Flight 34 Was Short But Significant - NASA
Compared to some of the other flights this past year, Flight 34 might not stand out. Even shorter than Ingenuity’s first flight, yesterday’s successful 18-second flight simply popped up to a little over 16 feet (5 meters), hovered, then landed.go.nasa.gov
Here's to you, Oppy. 🥂
Before you say #GoodNightOppy, learn more about our Opportunity @NASAMars rover, and how a planned 90-day mission turned into a 15-year journey of exploration and discovery: mars.nasa.gov/mer
#NASA
Mars Exploration Rovers
Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity exploring the planet mars - facts, information, videos and picturesmars.nasa.gov
Astronauts on the @Space_Station grow vegetables to make space salad. 🧑🚀🥗
The ISS also has an instrument called ECOSTRESS that collects thermal data to understand plant stress on Earth! youtube.com/watch?v=WUEFocgIWo…
#NASAEarth
Snacktime with NASA: Space Salad
Snacktime with NASA digs into the science behind what’s on your plate from a tasty cheese board, to seafood, to fresh produce, to chips and dip. Food can bri...YouTube
It was a challenge, but we persevered. Thankful for my team back at @NASAJPL, who helped me troubleshoot and successfully seal my sample tube for rock core #14. Three cheers for interplanetary teamwork! 🦾💪
See all my samples: mars.nasa.gov/mars-rock-sample…
#PerseveranceRover
Perseverance Rover Mars Rock Samples
More about the Mars rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover that may one day be returned to Earth by a future mission for scientists to study.NASA Mars Exploration
When STS-113 launched #20YearsAgo today, Mission Specialist John Herrington became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to travel to space.
Find out what he brought to space in honor of his Chickasaw Tribe: go.nasa.gov/3UZWu96 #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#NASAhistory
John Herrington Carried A Piece of Native American History to Space
When astronaut John Herrington made his voyage to space aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-113 mission, he became the first Native American in space.Yvette Smith (NASA)
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