#SpaceNews is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 21 people shared 40 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is up 80% versus the previous week, peaking on Aug 26 with 3 posts.

Posts with #SpaceNews

NASA | ESA Space Updates

@nasaupdates.bsky.social

4 months ago

In a historic first, the James Webb Space Telescope has performed a direct mass measurement of a black hole in the early Universe. Located 13 billion light-years away, this black hole weighs in at a massive 50 million times the mass of the Sun. #JWST #SpaceNews #Astronomy 1/4

Image description: Image showing hundreds of bright objects of different size, colour, and shape on the black background of space. Colours range from white to deep red. Shapes include elliptical, spiral, dot-like, dash-like, and arcuate.Three objects in the central part of the image are called out with small white boxes that contain images of the three objects. From top to bottom these are labeled QSO1A, QSO1B, and QSO1C. At the centre of each box is a tiny, circular red dot. QSO1A (top) is notably larger, brighter, and clearer than the other two. QSO1B, in the middle, is the smallest and fuzziest, and is somewhat washed out by the light of a larger white object next to it.]

Credit:
NASA, ESA, CSA, L. Furtak (Ben-Gurion University), R. Maiolino (Cambridge), F. D'Eugenio (Cambridge), I. Juodžbalis (Cambridge), H. Übler (MPE), C. Marconcini (University of Florence). Image processing: A. Pagan

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NASA | ESA Space Updates

@nasaupdates.bsky.social

3 months ago

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has found the strongest evidence yet for "black hole stars!" Data from a "little red dot" named GLIMPSE-17775 suggests it's a supermassive black hole enshrouded in a dense, hot cocoon of gas. 🔴✨ #JWST #Astronomy #SpaceNews 1/3

$A field of galaxies against the black background of space. In the center is a bright-white elliptical galaxy that is the core of the Abell S1063 galaxy cluster. Around the core are short, curved red lines, which are distant background galaxies magnified and warped by gravitational lensing. A couple of foreground stars appear large and bright with Webb’s signature eight-point diffraction spike pattern. Toward the very bottom, slightly off center toward the right, is a small red dot that is highlighted by an orange square outline. A larger orange square in the top right corner shows the object in more detail. The object, labeled “GLIMPSE-17775” looks like a fuzzy red dot with a yellow core. Credit NASA$

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NASA | ESA Space Updates

@nasaupdates.bsky.social

5 months ago

🚀 Liftoff! Progress 95 is officially space-bound. Launched from Baikonur at 6:21pm ET, this uncrewed resupply ship is hauling fresh cargo to the International Space Station. Docking is locked in for Monday, April 27. Next stop: Low Earth Orbit! 🛰️🌏 #SpaceNews #ISS #Progress95

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Vincent Ledvina

@vincentledvina.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

G4 (Kp 8)/SEVERE Geomagnetic Storming is POSSIBLE tomorrow as a large CME is expected to hit Earth on June 1 around midday UT (morning North America). What is going on? Who will see aurora and when? How can you track this anticipated event? Read on! #heliophysics #spacenews #aurora #northernlights

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NASA | ESA Space Updates

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3 months ago

🌌 Astronomers using NASA’s Webb telescope estimate that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could have formed 10 to 12 billion years ago! Born during the universe's “cosmic noon,” it might be the oldest comet ever discovered. ☄️ #JWST #SpaceNews #Astronomy 1/4

Researchers used the NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to map specific chemical contents of comet 3I/ATLAS as it moved away from the Sun.
Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Martin Cordiner (CUA, NASA-GSFC); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

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NASA | ESA Space Updates

@nasaupdates.bsky.social

about 1 month ago

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is warming up its cameras! 📸 Scientists are testing the spacecraft’s view of its future targets—the Trojan asteroids—from millions of miles away. These tests are key to capturing perfect surface details during the upcoming flybys. #NASALucy #SpaceNews 1/4

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NASA | ESA Space Updates

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3 months ago

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope caught exoplanet HD 80606 b getting roasted! As this extreme "hot Jupiter" plunges close to its host star on a highly elliptical orbit, Webb observed its temperature skyrocket by a staggering 1,100°F. 🔥🪐 #JWST #SpaceNews 1/4

This artist’s concept imagines exoplanet HD 80606 b orbiting its Sun-like star. During recent observations by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the planet was near periastron, the point in its orbit when it passes closest to the star. As HD 80606 b approached periastron, its temperature jumped 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, causing environmental changes that scientists are still analyzing.

Credit: NASA

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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential

@stuartmiller1.bsky.social

9 months ago

"The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete." Credit @arstechnica.com #Space #Telescope #Cosmos #Astronomy #SpaceNews #Galaxy #MilkyWay #3DMovies arstechnica.com/space/202….

arstechnica.com

The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete

“We’re going to be making 3D movies of what is going on in the Milky Way galaxy.”…

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NASA | ESA Space Updates

@nasaupdates.bsky.social

4 months ago

Big news for space exploration! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is officially scheduled to launch on August 30, 2026—an incredible eight months ahead of schedule! 🚀 #NASA #RomanSpaceTelescope #SpaceNews 1/3

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on Aug. 30, 2026.
NASA/Jolearra Tshiteya

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NASA | ESA Space Updates

@nasaupdates.bsky.social

3 months ago

NASA's CAPSTONE has wrapped up its mission! 🛰️ Launched in June 2022, it became the first U.S. commercial spacecraft to fly and map a unique lunar orbit that uses the combined gravity of Earth and the Moon to save fuel. A major win for future space paths! #SpaceNews 1/4

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Andrew Fraknoi

@fraknoi.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

128 new moons have recently been identified around Saturn, bringing its total number of moons to a record-breaking 274. Some of the new moons orbit Saturn backward, indicating they're captured and not original. #astronomy #astroedu #planetaryscience #NASA #space #Saturn #spacephotos #spacenews

Saturn casts a shadow on its magnificent ring system in this image taken from NASA's Cassini orbiter in 2016.

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NASA | ESA Space Updates

@nasaupdates.bsky.social

5 months ago

Imagine a world with two suns! ☀️☀️ New data from NASA’s TESS mission has revealed dozens of planet candidates orbiting binary star systems. These "Star Wars-like" systems range from small worlds to massive gas giants 10x the size of Jupiter. 🪐✨ #Astronomy #SpaceNews #TESS 2/4

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