Brisket and cobbler and quiche, oh my!
Curious what astronauts eat on a 10-day trip around the Moon? Read about how we design and prepare meal plans for Artemis II: https://t.co/eVNGSQpM04
REMINDER 🚨: TOMORROW, APRIL 1, HUMANS WILL RETURN TO THE MOON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS
We’re living in history!
The entire mission is being streamed live by NASA, don’t miss it.
Standing on the shoulders of giants.
As the Artemis II crew prepares for launch no earlier than April 1, they recently took a moment to pay homage to the Apollo 10 crew and the groundwork they laid for the Artemis II Moon mission.
The countdown is on! 🚀
Artemis II lifts off tomorrow at 11:24pm BST, sending four astronauts around the Moon. 🌔
The UK is playing a role in NASA's historic return to the Moon, with @goonhillyorg providing critical lunar comms tracking. 📡🌒
Find out how to watch. 👇
Time lapse of #Jupiter system in methane band covering one hour of real time. Data from two weeks ago just got around to processing. 18 x 350 x 200 ms CH4 in Celestron 8" at f/10.
Time is running out to fly your name around the Moon!
The Artemis II mission is launching no earlier than April 1. Now is your last chance to submit your name to be flown aboard the Orion spacecraft alongside four astronauts: https://t.co/vyLCuDWQtq
Nature Astronomy editorial: "With threats to astronomy from all directions, we must consider the true value of astronomy ... that we should be regularly reminding our elected representatives about."
https://t.co/59z6RfG8zs
A bit late processing this set but here is another view of Comet C/2018 Y1 (Iwamoto) moving through Cancer on night from Feb 15 to Feb 16. Covers about 1 hour of real time. 85 x 3 x 16 sec RGB in Celestron 8" + 0.33x reducer.
Just finished this little gem of a book by an incredible and much missed human being. Short essays on simple subjects such as How did it all begin? Is there a God? Is time travel possible? I’d heartily recommend you read it.
WATCH NOW UNTIL DAWN!
THE PEAK OF THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER.
The most reliable meteor shower of the year. See up to a 100 meteors per hour
Follow @VirtualAstro for guides, information and more.
https://t.co/A4nYHgmK2Y
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