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    🏝️ Dr Topaz

    One year ago astronaut Nichole Ayers got the clearest view from above of a gigantic jet while looking down from the International Space Station. This spectacular upper-atmospheric lightning can shoot up to 60 miles (100

    Nichole Ayers gigantic jet International Space Station

    Nichole Ayers gigantic jet International Space Station

    🏝️ Dr Topaz

    Earth from Orbit in 8K shows lush green landmasses and a winding river visible through haze. A gloved hand grips a metallic bar with spacecraft structure in the foreground. Roger that, station. Maintain current

    Earth from Orbit in 8K

    Earth from Orbit in 8K

    🏝️ Dr Topaz

    Without a single grain of Martian soil ever making it back to Earth, scientists still know what lies beneath that red dust on Mars #Space

    Mars under the red dust

    Mars under the red dust

    🏝️ Dr Topaz

    Staring at this and feeling the whole scale of the universe. a bright white object floating over a fiery orange nebula, with a dark brown wispy cloud slicing across the top. all set against a deep black sky packed with

    Two Nebulae in the Andromeda Galaxy

    Two Nebulae in the Andromeda Galaxy

    🏝️ Dr Topaz

    There's an actual map of the Milky Way with labels for everything, including the Great Attractor and Magellanic Clouds, so if you're ever drifting out there you can find your way back to Earth #Space #Science

    Milky Way map back to Earth

    Milky Way map back to Earth

    Brokenboba

    So there's this planet bigger than earth called TOI-1452 b and it's literally all ocean from one pole to the other, no land anywhere just endless water #Space #Science

    TOI-1452 b water world

    TOI-1452 b water world

    Terrymiller

    Bro, Kyoto University and Kajima Corporation dropped a design for spinning habitats on the Moon and Mars back in 2022. These structures would use centrifugal force to create artificial gravity, and they're packing water

    Kyoto University Kajima artificial gravity habitat

    Kyoto University Kajima artificial gravity habitat

    Brokenboba

    So the sun can never become a black hole, only super massive stars end up that way. stars like ours turn into white dwarfs with a planetary nebula. and even if the sun somehow became a black hole without losing mass, it

    black hole collision simulation

    black hole collision simulation

    🏝️ Dr Topaz

    A STAR-EATING BLACK HOLE JUST UNLEASHED A FLARE 10 TRILLION TIMES BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN 11 BILLION LIGHT-YEARS AWAY this is insane 🚀🔥 #Space #Science

    black hole flare 10 trillion times brighter than sun

    black hole flare 10 trillion times brighter than sun

    Biden Worldnews

    Scientists have announced that Saturn now has 293 confirmed moons, far surpassing all other planets in our solar system. Just a few years ago, in 2022, the ringed giant had only 83 known moons, meaning its moon count has

    Saturn 293 moons (photo 1 of 2)Saturn 293 moons (photo 2 of 2)

    Saturn 293 moons

    Sur
    Sur@sur_27· 1mo

    Apollo 11 made history as the first mission to put humans on the Moon. It launched on July 16, 1969, and the crew returned safely on July 24, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the

    Apollo 11 Moon landing (photo 1 of 2)Apollo 11 Moon landing (photo 2 of 2)

    Apollo 11 Moon landing