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OMG.
A triangle of glowing plasma.
Bigger than the Earth.
Hovering over the surface of the Sun last week.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html #space #science #astronomy #sky


Happening now over your head: NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has spread its wings.

The satellite, launched in April, just unfurled an 80-square-meter sail that will use sunlight to adjust its orbit. For now we just have an illustration; onboard photos are coming on Sept 4.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/smallsatellites/tag/advanced-composite-solar-sail-system-acs3/
#space #science #nasa #tech


Stunning images of Jupiter captured by the Juno spacecraft during a close flyby in October 2018.

Video credit: NASA/​JPL-Caltech/​SwRI/​MSSS/​Gerald Eichstädt
#space #science #nasa


#PPOD: NASA's Curiosity rover ran over a rock and found crystals inside! They're pure sulfur. Elemental sulfur is something we’ve never seen before on Mars. We don't know much about these yellow crystals yet, but the team is already at work to figure it out! Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#mars #space #science #scicomm


Space balloon company states “human-crewed balloons have been flown using hydrogen…without a single recorded flight incident attributed to hydrogen.” What about the Hindenburg? https://www.byteseu.com/266992/ #Astrobiology #Astrophysics #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Space #SpaceExploration #SpaceTechnology