Let's relax a little.
Remember, the New York Times said Goddard was a dreamer.
This might just be the peak of American statues. It's Robert Goddard across the street from a Wendy's in Roswell, New Mexico.
— Ashlee Vance (@ashleevance) July 30, 2026
It's the 1920s and this lunatic is telling people rockets can get to space and the moon and Mars. The NYT writes a piece saying he's the bad kind of… pic.twitter.com/DrKakPIpuM
There's been way too much going on in the local neighborhood this week.
A meteor, the Milky Way and Mount Fuji captured by photographer Hayata Suzuki. pic.twitter.com/99Ss66iDeq
— Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience) July 30, 2026
Pretty soon, this will just be another bus.
We're right at the cusp of a major shift not just for Spaceflight, but all of humanity. Fully rapidly reusable rockets are poised to transform the world (and beyond) even more than air travel did.
— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) July 29, 2026
So thrilled to be here to document it for you. pic.twitter.com/LXurz3xD9b
I cranked up the contrast in this image to look for something very specific.
— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) July 25, 2026
Look to the right of the sun. You can see the shockwaves from the rocket refract the sunlight! pic.twitter.com/3KMrC9IcUX
High-speed video of 33 Raptor engines powering the Super Heavy booster on Flight 13 pic.twitter.com/NtMR0c3aWn
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 25, 2026
Starship is intact, floating in the ocean and transmitting telemetry! pic.twitter.com/hLVXJqkHSA
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2026
Someday...
Another Saturn from July 29th taken later in the night with @tw__astro
— Damian Peach🔭🪐 (@peachastro) July 30, 2026
This one shows some nice detail across the globe through using data taken in the near IR wavelengths which better penetrate Saturn's high altitudes hazes.
A bright spot can be seen in the equatorial zone of… pic.twitter.com/0lhJQvmVGw
Look for the ring spokes.
— Tom Williams (@tw__astro) July 24, 2026
Hey! Down in front!
The International Space Station crossing in front of Mars, captured from Earth
— Latest in space (@latestinspace) July 30, 2026
(📸 Tom Glenn) pic.twitter.com/1ldQr7kJaS
I wish our eyes were good enough to get this.
The 2026 Buck Moon as it appeared over Southern Arizona last night. Think clouds acted as a prism, splitting the broadband light from the moon into a stunning array of colors.
— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) July 29, 2026
This is an HDR composite captured from two photos, one exposed for the moon, one exposed for the halo. pic.twitter.com/mO0GmADILa
Or this.
This photo of the sun might not seem too impressive… until you realize it was taken at night - not by looking up but by looking down, straight through the entire Earth, using neutrinos rather than light. Amazing! https://t.co/B11FRgpkkg pic.twitter.com/LsoGLl5DiS
— Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill) July 29, 2026
Theme song.
Or this:
🧵2/2 In thermal infrared, Earth's nightside glows in the dark, warmed by its own heat. The Moon, with no oceans or atmosphere to hold in warmth, stays locked at a bone-chilling -280°F.
— NASA Solar System (@NASASolarSystem) July 24, 2026
The images help calibrate ESCAPADE's cameras for its mission to the Red Planet:… pic.twitter.com/TRIu0DYLmN
Day of the Trifids.
Target:M20 The Trifid Nebula
— Sharpstar Optics (@SharpstarOptics) July 30, 2026
Telescope:Askar 107PHQ
Camera:ASI1600MM Pro
Mount:Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters:Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha,Oxygen III,Sulfur II, Antlia Blue Pro, Antlia Green Pro, Antlia Luminance Pro, Antlia Red Pro
Exposure: 31h 10min
Photographer: Steeve Body pic.twitter.com/DL5t10EVfo
So thrilled to share my first major deep sky project with my largest telescope finally brought online this summer.
— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) July 30, 2026
This is a 45 hour exposure of the Trifid Nebula, a succinct look at 3 types of nebulae in one spot.
See the thread for more details and a link for the print! pic.twitter.com/HZIbkmr5PD
We're gonna need a bigger boat.
Is it just us or do you see a shark? 👀
— NASA Universe (@NASAUniverse) July 29, 2026
This superbubble in star cluster NGC 1929 may resemble one. But how? Massive new stars create radiation, quickly expel matter, and race through their evolution to explode as supernovae. Their outflows and shock waves sculpt these cavities. pic.twitter.com/uHtDGWF2sW
Make sure to exchange insurance information.
So thrilled to share my first major deep sky project with my largest telescope finally brought online this summer.
— Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) July 30, 2026
This is a 45 hour exposure of the Trifid Nebula, a succinct look at 3 types of nebulae in one spot.
See the thread for more details and a link for the print! pic.twitter.com/HZIbkmr5PD
So, see you next week for more Sky Candy.
