The ELT's main mirror, 39-m wide wide, it's too big to be made out of a single piece. Instead, it consists of 798 hexagonal segments, coated with a different machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-s_UZePP_Q

@agitatra Apollo 8 & 10 did more than a flyby - they entered Moon's orbit.@RealGene

With the purchase of xAI and X, SpaceX now owns the largest online nazi platform in the world.At least the space fans can stop telling me that SpaceX was Musk's "good company".#space #spacex #twitter

@CleefHanger

Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Milk WayCredits: Mihail Minkov#nature #space #astrophotography

Die weltweit größte Kompassrose befindet sich auf dem Rogers Dry Lake in #Kalifornien. Sie hat einen Durchmesser von 1,22 km und diente anfliegenden Space Shuttles als Orientierung.#NASA #Space #Rekordhttps://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Dry_Lake

The Weather on MarsCredits: WFPC2, #JPL, Caltech, HST, #NASA#nature #space #astrophotography

Polluting Earth isn't enough. The shit show expands into space… SpaceX Eyes 1 Million Satellites For Orbital Data Center PushNot just thousands. In an FCC filing, the company mentions deploying up to a staggering 'one million satellites' in orbits ranging from 500 kilometers to 2,000km.https://www.pcmag.com/news/spacex-eyes-1-million-satellites-for-orbital-data-center-push#space #ElonMusk #SpaceX #satellites #environment #pollution #future #Earth #world #humanity #science #data #info #information

A Roll Cloud Over UruguayCredits: Licence#nature #space #astrophotography

@world_beauty@universeodon.com ️

@Some_Emo_Chick Like a real life version of The Eye of Aldhani from Andor. We live on a magnificent jewel.

@astro_geo richtig coole Folge. TIL Darvin lag im 19. Jh. näher an der Wahrheit als die meisten Theorien in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jh.

@esoastronomy And guess what, just for a change here in our bit of southern Norway we have dense cloud. This has happened every single time in the last year that there has been something exciting to observe in the night sky. Still on the plus side, there are plenty of folk here on Mastodon posting pictures and videos of great beauty for us to enjoy. Thanks to you all and keep on posting those pictures and videos! #norge #nordlicht #nordlys #fediverse #mastodon

M57: The Ring NebulaCredits: H. Bond, Hubble Heritage Team, STScI, AURA, #NASA#nature #space #astrophotography

"I was completely overwhelmed by the beauty of it all, to the point of forgetting everything around me! A sky of absolute purity, free from artificial light.” This is how astrophotographer Julien Looten remembers the night he captured this extraordinary view of our VLT at Cerro Paranal, #ChileWondering what all those cosmic objects and phenomena in the image are?Find out: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2602a/ J. Looten /ESO#astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics #space #science

@ProPublica According to #Elon, that's ok; all the people on those planes were "NPCs" , little people who don't matter. To him.

Next, this sweet 6x6”, $140 piece is a little tribute to TRON, one of my favorite story worlds. Get yourself a little aerial view window to the Grid. Flynn Lives! Please boost and share!#ArtForSale #MastoArt #space #scifi #abstractart #geometricart #GeometricAbstraction #homedecor

Last night I set up my telescope so we could all watch the planets while waiting for the new year to arrive. After the fireworks had subsided, I attached my camera and captured my first astrophoto of the year featuring Jupiter and its moon Europa. Happy New Year everyone!#astrophotography #jupiter #space

Hubbles Jupiter and the Shrinking Great Red SpotCredits: #NASA, ESA, Hubble, OPAL Program, STScI; Processing: Karol Masztalerz, STScI, Karol Masztalerz#nature #space #astrophotography

IC 405: The Flaming Star NebulaCredits: Eric Coles, Mel Helm#nature #space #astrophotography