“Using Nothing More Than Newton’s Laws Of Gravitation, We Astronomers Can Confidently Predict That

Hubble Hooks a One-Arm Galaxy via NASA https://ift.tt/3bGuO2f

UGC 12591: The Fastest Rotating Galaxy Known via NASA https://ift.tt/326jqJe

This is Caldwell 109! 🎆🎆🎆

This “phantom snowball” planetary nebula shows ornate, beautiful shapes like spirals of gas that we’ll likely see when the Sun dies as well. It was also the last picture I needed to finish my Caldwell collection - such a great way to end a remarkable astrophotography experience! 🍭🍭🍭

Taken by me (Michelle Park) using the Slooh Canary Two telescope on November 10th, 2020 at 02:22 UTC.

Arp 84, Slowdancers 

Purple dreaming ✨ gifs made by me :)

Will the robot be able to send vedio footage?

Hello!! Its wonderful to be able to ask questions, thank you!

About Perseverance, does it have a self-repair option? And as Curiosity is still operational, will they run missions together? Or will they split up to cover more distance?

Is this a sign that we're close to being able to set foot on Mars?

My final question is how do you receive the messages from such a long distance?

Thanks for all your hard work! 加油/Good luck!

“Is this a sign that we are close to being able to set foot on Mars?”

Timelapse of Cepheid variable star RS Puppis taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.  Light echoes ripple through the surrounding nebula as the star pulses in a 41 day cycle.

May Ms. Johnson forever rest in peace knowing she helped forward humanity to the stars.

Mathematician. Leader. Heroine. Remembering Hidden Figure Katherine Johnson

Tonight, count the stars and remember a trailblazer. 

We’re saddened by the passing of celebrated #HiddenFigures mathematician Katherine Johnson. She passed away at 101 years old. 

An America hero, Johnson’s legacy of excellence broke down racial and social barriers while helping get our space agency off the ground.

Once a “human computer”, she famously calculated the flight trajectory for Alan Shepard, the first American in space.

And when we began to use electronic computers for calculations, astronaut John Glenn said that he’d trust the computers only after Johnson personally checked the math.

As a girl, Katherine Johnson counted everything. As a mathematician, her calculations proved critical to our early successes in space travel.

With slide rules and pencils, Katherine Johnson’s brilliant mind helped launch our nation into space. No longer a Hidden Figure, her bravery and commitment to excellence leaves an eternal legacy for us all.

“We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics.” - Katherine Johnson 1918 -2020 

May she rest in peace, and may her powerful legacy inspire generations to come! What does Katherine Johnson’s legacy mean to you? Share in the comments. 

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