It's Chinese New Year (or close enough), so 新年快乐 xīn nián kuài lè. Sun Wukong is one of my childhood heroes.
That's not really long enough for a soundtrack, so here's a little more.
Now let's go for some of the pretty stuff.
Astrophotography from New Zealand- waiting to be collected on my SuperRare 💎✨ pic.twitter.com/z2Br85tGW2
— Paul (@paulwilsonimage) February 19, 2026
The Iris Nebula.
Nebulosa Iris, en la constelación de Cefeo.
— Astrofotografía A.R.B. (@AbelBorrasca) February 14, 2026
📸Astrophotography_A.R.B.@AbelBorrasca #Astrophotography #astronomypictureoftheday #Astrophotographer #Deepsky #longexposure #Sky pic.twitter.com/PXzEUdCU93
The Whirling Dervish Nebula, also known as NGC 3247.
RCW 49 in Carina. A bright star-forming region surrounded by beautiful nebulosity. Over 20hrs of exposure. #astrophotography #astronomy pic.twitter.com/ovZE8s0FeT
— ManuelCP Astro (@Manuelcp_Astro) February 13, 2026
On to the Rosette Nebula.
This is 10 hours on the Rosette Nebula taken with my small refractor! #space #nebula #astrophotography pic.twitter.com/5K0KjfNWJ4
— AstroCarone🇨🇦 (@AstroCarone) February 19, 2026
Red is a fortunate color for the New Year.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot has raged for at least 350–400 years (possibly much longer), yet we still don't fully understand why this massive anticyclonic storm persists, shrinks irregularly, or maintains its color. pic.twitter.com/esMV0GWlD3
— Daily Space Fact (@dailyspacefact) February 15, 2026
"All in all it's just another..."
El muro, la zona con más detalles de la nebulosa Norteamérica NGC7000,
— Astrofotografía A.R.B. (@AbelBorrasca) February 16, 2026
En paleta Hubble SHO.
Esprit100+Eq6r-Pro
Zwo Asi1600mm+ Filtros Baader
📸Astrophotography_A.R.B.@AbelBorrasca #cielosESA #Astrophotography #Skywatcher #Zwo #astronomypictureoftheday #zwoastro #Baader pic.twitter.com/zJfRZNrfQ4
Competition is good. If you want to know more about Vast, this is their website.
Fresh space news roundup!
— Space Startup News (@SpaceStartupHub) February 19, 2026
NASA picks @vast Space for the 6th Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) to the ISS, their first!
Launch targeted for summer 2027. This brings real competition to Axiom in flying private crews & tourists while prepping for post-ISS commercial stations.… pic.twitter.com/AkFIde0kq3
I still say it's a planet.
On this day in space, in 1930, Clyde Tombaugh discovered #Pluto at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona 🪐
— Daniel | ScienceSocks et al. (@ScienceSocks) February 18, 2026
It took 85 more years before we saw the #BiggestHeart in the solar system up close, thanks to #NewHorizons in 2015, which captured this image!
📸 NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI pic.twitter.com/MGigIaGPc5
And a good cause.
La luna esta mañana al amanecer, me la encontré así de bonita, iluminada solo al 3%.
— Astrofotografía A.R.B. (@AbelBorrasca) February 15, 2026
📸Astrophotography_A.R.B.@AbelBorrasca #cielosESA #Astrophotography #astronomy #moon #luna #leofototripod #Sony #Astrophotographer #SIGMA pic.twitter.com/7MWtMwCHdG
Next for Rubio, an Ambassadorship.
Marco Rubio has been asked to make First Contact. pic.twitter.com/mWN9959D7I
— FO𝕏 YOU (@F0XYOU) February 20, 2026
And that's it for this week. Happy Spring Festival, and come back next week for more Sky Candy.
春节快乐!
