"While spacewalking I realized something, I used to think I was scared of heights but now I know I was just scared of gravity" ― NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman
Every Russian defense facility that serves the war against Ukraine is a just target for our long-range sanctions.
Last night, FP-5 Flamingo missiles successfully struck the Titan-Barrikady facility in Volgograd. It is a major industrial complex where the enemy produces artillery systems and specialized military equipment, including components for missile launch systems used in attacks against our people. Confirmed strikes were followed by a fire on the plant's premises. I thank the warriors of our Defense Forces for their precision.
The reach of Ukraine's long-range sanctions continues to expand. And it is precisely our pressure, day after day, that lays the groundwork for a dignified peace in the end. I am grateful to every Ukrainian engineer and warrior who is making our long-range capabilities possible. Glory to Ukraine!
Planet Venus, peeking from behind the Moon through the clouds.
Great shot by Debra Ceravolo last week in the South Okanagan, BC.
https://t.co/jGtLxbcWGM
These four separate orange points of light are actually the same object: a brilliantly bright quasar at the heart of a distant galaxy. Their repeated appearance is the result of gravitational lensing.
(Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Nierenberg)
@Mark_L_Harmon@konstructivizm It's not the shadow, it is the planet itself you're looking at. The shadow would be on Earth, since the sun is the superior light source? You don't see how...?
Many telescopes zoom in on a single object or a small patch of sky to study it in detail. NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory takes an entirely different approach.
As a survey observatory, Rubin will observe huge areas of sky, collecting all-purpose images of many objects at a time.
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He walked on the Moon in 1969.
More than 50 years later, he watched humanity prepare to go back. During the legendary Apollo 11 mission, Buzz Aldrin became one of the first humans to step onto the lunar surface — leaving footprints that became part of https://t.co/XkbmBL2Wm8, in 2026, at age 96, he has lived to see Artemis II carry the next generation of astronauts around the Moon — the first crewed deep-space mission since Apollo. A powerful bridge between the past and the future.Aldrin’s excitement was palpable as he witnessed this new chapter unfold. The same man who planted an American flag on another world is now watching humanity take its first real steps toward a sustained return.Apollo proved we could go.
Artemis is proving we can go back — and https://t.co/Oe7wlXxD4Q’s a profoundly moving moment: a lunar pioneer still with us to see the dream reignited.A living connection between two eras of exploration. An extraordinary reminder of how far we’ve come… and how much further we’re going. If you could witness one moment in space history firsthand, which would you choose? Apollo 11 — Humanity’s first Moon landing
Artemis II — Our return to the MoonDrop your choice in the comments!