A cosmic blast 💥 Known as the Crab Nebula, this object is the remnant of a supernova explosion observed almost 1,000 years ago, in the year 1054. Inside it, a neutron star is spinning 30 times per second around its axis. Discover more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9948f/ 🔭 #flashback

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⛏️ Digging in the archives 1/2🧵 🔭🧪 NIRCam and MIRI observations of a double-shell planteray #nebula | Lion Nebula #NGC-2392 #JWST PI: Macarena Garcia Marin NIRCam: F115W, F187N, F212N, F335M MIRI: F1000W Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc

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3 nights of wasted imaging opportunity. Serious Camera issues, APT mysteriously reset to factory and 5 years of customization wiped out, and a new auto focuser mount which is utterly useless. There are times I hate this hobby. #astrophotography

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Congratulations to JAXA on the successful launch of the Martian Moon eXplorer (MMX) yesterday! MMX will bring back a sample from the Martian moon Phobos. Phobos may have formed during a giant impact on Mars, which would make the MMX sample Martian... #planetSci www.youtube.com/live/Fn6gzuG...

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At the South Pole a research team from 30 institutions has recently put together one of the sharpest maps of how matter is distributed in the universe. Photo by Daniel Michalik Press release: news.uchicago.edu/story/south-... 🔭🧪⚛️ #cosmology

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