It's looking like an exciting week. Better take your umbrella tomorrow.
Stay on the lookout for the failed 1972 Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482. The forecast date & time of reentry is May 10, 2025 06:26 UTC (08:26 CEST).
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 9, 2025
It has a titanium casing and can withstand the extreme acceleration, heat, and pressure of entering Venus's atmosphere.
It weighs… pic.twitter.com/Sgvy0gzrQh
This week's soundtrack may be another demonstration of my extremely eclectic musical tastes, but this sort of suits my mood today.
Can a galaxy have two supermassive black holes? Looks like it can. It might get exciting when they merge.
A black hole revealed itself from 600 million light-years away when it ripped apart and swallowed a star. The resulting burst of radiation is the bright dot just off-center captured in this @NASAHubble image. https://t.co/g7mSVRZHd1 pic.twitter.com/7FnDsSmCb2
— NASA (@NASA) May 8, 2025
This was apparently pretty exciting, too.
When a massive star explodes, its expanding outer layers create shockwaves that can accelerate electrons to near-light-speed. X-ray studies from NuSTAR of supernova remnant Cas A show that it still kicks out zippy particles 350 years after it exploded. https://t.co/n4NuLn0EE1 pic.twitter.com/GURNnUlqyy
— NASA Universe (@NASAUniverse) May 8, 2025
The Earth is under a sustained artillery barrage.
A meteor enters Earth’s atmosphere near Longyearbyen, Norway, above the Arctic Ocean, traveling at 15 km per second.pic.twitter.com/fiRrTc4bEO
— All day Astronomy (@forallcurious) May 3, 2025
This certainly looks exciting, although it is a time-lapse. It would sure be cool to see live.
Incredible time-lapse.
— Volcaholic 🌋 (@volcaholic1) March 24, 2025
Tonight, a glowing spiral appeared in the sky over the UK and Europe, likely caused by frozen fuel released from a SpaceX rocket’s second stage after launch. The pattern was visible for several minutes before fading.pic.twitter.com/jL7CXKmXCl
Where's the Mother Ship?
Milky Way galaxy over Devil's Tower in Wyoming 📸 pic.twitter.com/8KcvZfHsd5
— Curiosity (@MAstronomers) March 12, 2025
Maybe this is it.
Did not think this shot would exist. Basically the most extreme environment on Earth. But the guys on our team hacked stuff together and the end result is like watching an alien mother ship leave Earth. https://t.co/EMNu4rd1sZ
— Dan Huot (@danhuot) March 9, 2025
No, it's us!
Seven good years of Falcon Heavy https://t.co/RIs59UrK0Z
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) February 6, 2025
It looks like it's pretty lively out Jupiter way.
One of the best images of Jupiter photographed by NASA's Juno probe pic.twitter.com/Q5Jo3APsMU
— Curiosity (@MAstronomers) January 25, 2025
Seems like there's a lot going on out there.
Just some recent JWST images pic.twitter.com/KsW7qC6boF
— Latest in space (@latestinspace) January 24, 2025
After all the excitement, here's something restful to finish it out. I think this would be good for going to sleep.
This is what it looks like to be in polar orbit around Earth, going around the world every ~90 minutes https://t.co/k0CzPjYlnu
— gorklon rust (@elonmusk) May 6, 2025
