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Thomas Hanrath<p>NEW <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Astrophoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophoto</span></a>: Pinwheel Galaxy</p><p>Check out my latest image of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), captured from home under a beautifully clear sky.</p><p>Full story: <a href="https://astrocamp.eu/en/pinwheel-galaxy-apr25/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">astrocamp.eu/en/pinwheel-galax</span><span class="invisible">y-apr25/</span></a></p><p>▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a) '25</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/nightsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightsky</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/telescope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telescope</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/clearsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clearsky</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
Bits of Pluto<p>A bit of Pluto <br><a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/pluto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pluto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/plutopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutopics</span></a></p>
Astronomer, Reinvented<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> M4 took 8 minutes of total integration time with the Seestar S50.<br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/philippughastronomer/54551676646/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flickr.com/photos/philippughas</span><span class="invisible">tronomer/54551676646/in/photostream/</span></a></p>
Space.com: NASA, Space Exploration and Astronomy News<p><strong>'One of the most geometrically perfect': What is this mysterious sphere deep in the Milky Way galaxy?</strong></p> <p><a href="https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.space.com/astronomy/one-of-the-most-geometrically-perfect-what-is-this-mysterious-sphere-deep-in-the-milky-way-galaxy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web.brid.gy/r/https://www.spac</span><span class="invisible">e.com/astronomy/one-of-the-most-geometrically-perfect-what-is-this-mysterious-sphere-deep-in-the-milky-way-galaxy</span></a></p>
Clear Skies 🔭<p>Clear Skies Blog update.</p><p><a href="https://clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/29apr25/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">clearskies.eu/blog/astrotrips/</span><span class="invisible">29apr25/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/stargazing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stargazing</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/clearskies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clearskies</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/astrotrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrotrip</span></a></p>
UniversoMagico<p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/UMPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UMPlus</span></a> - <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/UMPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UMPlus</span></a> - Among the Stars</p><p><a href="https://www.universomagico.net/2025/05/entre-las-estrellas.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universomagico.net/2025/05/ent</span><span class="invisible">re-las-estrellas.html</span></a></p><p>The Voyager spacecraft, launched by NASA in 1977, continue their exploratory adventure among the stars. Voyager 1 travels through interstellar space at a speed of 56,000 km/h (35,000 mph). This artist's impression shows the probe feeling as though it is traveling at great speed. The Voyager spacecraft are.....<br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
Universo Mágico<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UMPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UMPlus</span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UMPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UMPlus</span></a> - Among the Stars</p><p><a href="https://www.universomagico.net/2025/05/entre-las-estrellas.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">universomagico.net/2025/05/ent</span><span class="invisible">re-las-estrellas.html</span></a></p><p>The Voyager spacecraft, launched by NASA in 1977, continue their exploratory adventure among the stars. Voyager 1 travels through interstellar space at a speed of 56,000 km/h (35,000 mph). This artist's impression shows the probe feeling as though it is traveling at great speed. The Voyager spacecraft are.....<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
Gruppo Astrofili Faenza APS<p>Stasera, giovedì 29 maggio, dalle 21, ci troviamo al <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Museo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museo</span></a> Malmerendi (Via Medaglie d'Oro 51, <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Faenza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Faenza</span></a>) per una conferenza dal tema "Giove e le sue lune".</p><p>A cura di Paolo Tortora, che ha lavorato per la missione <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/EuropaClipper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EuropaClipper</span></a>, in viaggio verso <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Giove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Giove</span></a> per scoprire se su <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/Europa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europa</span></a> può esserci vita.</p><p>Ingresso libero e <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/gratis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gratis</span></a>, non mancare!<br><a href="https://mobilizon.it/events/d07508bd-44ac-48fb-abb0-adc0aaaf03ea" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilizon.it/events/d07508bd-4</span><span class="invisible">4ac-48fb-abb0-adc0aaaf03ea</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://poliverso.org/profile/astronomia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>astronomia</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/astronomia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/spazio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spazio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/scienza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scienza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/divulgazione" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>divulgazione</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/astronautica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronautica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/spacex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spacex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/esa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/romagna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>romagna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/italia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>italia</span></a></p>
Bits of Pluto<p>A bit of Pluto <br><a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/pluto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pluto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/plutopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutopics</span></a></p>
Gruppo Astrofili Faenza APS<p><strong>Giove e le sue lune - NASA Europa Clipper alla ricerca della vita su Europa - Paolo Tortora</strong></p> 29 maggio 2025 21:00:00 CEST - GMT+2 - Museo civico di Scienze Naturali Malmerendi, 48018, Faenza, Italia <p><a href="https://mobilizon.it/events/d07508bd-44ac-48fb-abb0-adc0aaaf03ea" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilizon.it/events/d07508bd-4</span><span class="invisible">4ac-48fb-abb0-adc0aaaf03ea</span></a></p>
beladona<p>The universe has been playing bumper planets since it started, why would we assume our solar system would be immune?<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/star-fling-earth-out-of-orbit?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=N%2FA&amp;utm_source=D365&amp;utm_content=SN%20Latest%20Headlines%202025%2005%2029&amp;utm_campaign=SN%20Latest%20Headlines%202025%2005%2029#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=a5a5b732-4b37-4a1f-91e7-7f3a62320000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencenews.org/article/star-f</span><span class="invisible">ling-earth-out-of-orbit?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=N%2FA&amp;utm_source=D365&amp;utm_content=SN%20Latest%20Headlines%202025%2005%2029&amp;utm_campaign=SN%20Latest%20Headlines%202025%2005%2029#msdynmkt_trackingcontext=a5a5b732-4b37-4a1f-91e7-7f3a62320000</span></a></p>
Benjamin Allocco Is Writing<p>Every Astronomy headline: CRAZY MYSTERIOUS OBJECT SPOTTED IN DISTANT GALAXY WOW WHAT IS IT SCIENTISTS BAFFLED</p><p>The article: It is a star.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a></p>
formuchdeliberation<p>Yahoo News UK: Something is flashing at us from space – and scientists have no idea what it&nbsp;is…</p><p>Scientists have been left stunned by a mysterious, regular signal that is flashing at us from deep in space... <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/05/29/yahoo-news-uk-something-is-flashing-at-us-from-space-and-scientists-have-no-idea-what-it-is/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">formuchdeliberation.wordpress.</span><span class="invisible">com/2025/05/29/yahoo-news-uk-something-is-flashing-at-us-from-space-and-scientists-have-no-idea-what-it-is/</span></a></p>
Astronomer, Reinvented<p>Introducing my award-winning <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> blog:<br><a href="https://sungazer127mak.blogspot.com/2025/05/summary-i-started-this-astronomy-blog.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sungazer127mak.blogspot.com/20</span><span class="invisible">25/05/summary-i-started-this-astronomy-blog.html</span></a></p>
Project Gutenberg<p>The light beyond sight</p><p>Only a tiny sliver of the Universe’s light can be seen by human eyes. But today we’re catching glimpses of the invisible</p><p>By Corey S Powell</p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/william-herschels-sensors-let-us-see-the-invisible-universe?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=180c8189f5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_29&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/william-hersche</span><span class="invisible">ls-sensors-let-us-see-the-invisible-universe?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=180c8189f5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_29&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972</span></a></p><p>Herschel at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=william+herschel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?q</span><span class="invisible">uery=william+herschel</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a></p>
StellarSnap<p>📸 Irregular Dwarf Galaxy Sextans A</p><p>This small galaxy, just 5,000 light-years wide, is packed with young blue star clusters and glowing pink star-forming regions. Located 4.5 million light-years away in the constellation Sextans, it sits on the outskirts of our Local Group. Bright yellow stars in the foreground belong to our Milky Way.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://stellarsnap.space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">stellarsnap.space</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>📷 Franz Hofmann / NASA APOD</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/APOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APOD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SextansA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SextansA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stellarsnap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stellarsnap</span></a></p>
Bob the Traveler<p>German astronomer Johann Heinrich von Mädler, born OTD in 1794, produced the first precise map of the Moon and the first approximate map of Mars <a href="https://toilet-guru.com/blog/36.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">toilet-guru.com/blog/36.html?s</span><span class="invisible">=mb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Ethan Siegel<p>How fast does planet Earth move through space? Earth rotates on its axis, revolves around the Sun, orbits the Milky Way, moves within the Local Group, and hurtles through intergalactic space. Which ones matter most might surprise you. <a href="https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/fast-earth-move/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bigthink.com/starts-with-...</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23space" target="_blank">#space</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23astronomy" target="_blank">#astronomy</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23motion" target="_blank">#motion</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Earth" target="_blank">#Earth</a><br><br><a href="https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/fast-earth-move/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How fast does planet Earth mov...</a></p>
Bits of Pluto<p>A bit of Pluto <br><a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/pluto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pluto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nasa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cesium.pw/tags/plutopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutopics</span></a></p>
Astronomer, Reinvented<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> I took the Seestar S50 out for some deep sky snapping, taking multiple images for stacking.<br>I caught a meteor near M51. The exposure was 12 minutes.<br><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/philippughastronomer/54545478666/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">flickr.com/photos/philippughas</span><span class="invisible">tronomer/54545478666/in/photostream/</span></a></p>