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Welcome to the Astronomy feed! Contains a filtered view of astronomy content on Bluesky. • You need to sign up for your posts to appear here. • Then, add 🔭, #astro or #astronomy to your post. • Check out our other feeds! See the FAQ for…

@astrosky.eco ♥ 2.5K ⇄ 322 💬 96

The Rosette Nebula is a cloud of cosmic dust and gas. The open star cluster NGC 2244 sits at its center; the hot, young stars ionize its gas, supercharging its glow. High-resolution: app.astrobin.com/i/o3k14i #astrophotography #astronomy …

@joegarrity.bsky.social ♥ 555 ⇄ 69 💬 8

The spacecraft that was hoped to boost Swift to a higher orbit has failed, and now the gamma-ray hunting space observatory is doomed to burn up in Earth's atmosphere later this year. Swift's an AMAZING mission, and I'm really sad to see it…

@philplait.bsky.social ♥ 163 ⇄ 46 💬 7

Over the past days, unusually severe weather has affected northern Chile, where our observatories are located. This brought snow to Paranal and to the ELT construction site. It left stunning images, while causing severe flooding and damag…

@eso.org ♥ 155 ⇄ 55 💬 1

🔭 The Elephant's Trunk in Cepheus Image Credit & Copyright: Eddie Sgarbossa ap260820

@apod.shinyakato.dev ♥ 150 ⇄ 30 💬 0

Every time a new Earth-sized planet is found, I have to pinch the bridge of my nose and take a moment before reading the headlines. www.scientificamerican.com/article/eart... 🔭 🧪

@philplait.bsky.social ♥ 149 ⇄ 20 💬 11

I finally got enough clear sky to finish that image of (the globular cluster) M15 I was working on. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

@catherineryanhyde.bsky.social ♥ 139 ⇄ 20 💬 5

Hubble has solved the merger mystery from our Milky Way galaxy’s early years! Astronomers found strong evidence for a massive merger with another galaxy 1.8 billion years earlier than the oldest previously known significant merger. (1/5) …

@stsci.edu ♥ 133 ⇄ 35 💬 2

When in the southern hemisphere at certain times of the year, we can see the whole shape of the Milky Way galaxy across the entire sky. The bright central core where the stars are most concentrated is right overhead. From Namibia, Africa u…

@debraceravolo.bsky.social ♥ 133 ⇄ 28 💬 6

I co-discovered a near-Earth asteroid last night! Asteroid 2026 Q48 was first sighted by JPL’s automated sky survey, but my follow-up measurements from Stony Ridge Observatory confirmed this object, earning me co-discovery credit. This Apo…

@rkinnett.bsky.social ♥ 131 ⇄ 18 💬 6

One for the record books 🏅 ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer has discovered the fastest known star in our galaxy. Named S301, it orbits Sagittarius A* — the supermassive #BlackHole at the centre of the #MilkyWay — reaching speeds…

@eso.org ♥ 113 ⇄ 47 💬 3

Want to know more about BepiColombo’s arrival at Mercury? 🖼️Check out our selection of revamped infographics: www.esa.int/Science_Expl... 🔭 🧪

@science.esa.int ♥ 109 ⇄ 23 💬 1

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