Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Look at the Google Doodle today 👀🤩✨ 170
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Beautiful new #jwst image (including a fun interactive!): science.nasa.gov/missions/web...science.nasa.govNASA's Webb Captures Commotion From Nebula’s Stellar Jets - NASA ScienceA cauldron of cosmic creation is being revealed in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by 081
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is fun! Except I'm too old 😂 What did APOD see on your birthday (post 1995)? science.nasa.gov/apod/apod-ca...science.nasa.govAstronomy Picture of the Day Calendar - NASA ScienceClick on a picture and discover the cosmos! 2170
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026What a beautiful, glorious mess of galaxies ✨ The bright, yellow-ish galaxies are part of a distant galaxy cluster, and the orange stretched-out ones are even more distant, and their light is being warped by dark matter in the cluster. Read more & ZOOM IN: esawebb.org/images/potm2... 210521
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Happy Friday y’all! The Ohana festival was last weekend and it was amaaaaazing 🌴 So great to see @pearljam.com again (and all the other great bands!) 161
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is a fun story, highlighting the wild nature of our universe: a neutron star with more mass than our Sun packed into a ball ~12 miles wide (!!) is plowing through a stream of plasma from the star it orbits. The system is 13,000 light years away. More: science.nasa.gov/missions/xri...science.nasa.govNASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’ - NASA ScienceUsing data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, called a 1183
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Stunning new #JWST image of a nearby star-forming region, where the smallest-ever brown dwarfs have just been found! Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/web... 07913
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is one of my all-time favorite astronomy graphics. The coffee you drank this morning came from the Big Bang ☕💥 Yesterday's #apod Read more: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26091... 15415
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026WOW! “As a result of exquisite planning by our orbital dynamics team, brilliant execution by the operations team, and a precise launch from SpaceX, Roman has fuel for at least 22 years of potential science ops” science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/...science.nasa.govFuel Savings Double Potential Lifetime for NASA’s Roman Mission - NASA ScienceThe results are in: NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s very accurate first mid-course correction, along with other fuel savings, are expected to more 1216
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The NASA Chandra X-ray telescope team has released a gorgeous new gallery of galaxies 🤩 This is one of my favorites: II Zw 096. This is a merging pair of galaxies, shown here in combined visible, infrared, and x-ray light. Check out the full gallery here: science.nasa.gov/missions/cha... 07214
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Woke up in the middle of the night thinking about quantum mechanics, as one does 🙄🤓 1180
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A galaxy hug 🤗 This stunning pair of galaxies was given the name Nā ʻUhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola, translated to "The Twin Spirits Pulling Together Creating Life" by high school students in the Project Hōkūlani internship program. More via APOD: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26090... 0234
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This website follows Roman on its journey to L2 😀🚀 (I think the best view is to go to "View Options" and select "System") eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-s...eyes.nasa.govEyes on the Solar System - NASA/JPLExplore the 3D world of the Solar System. Learn about past and future missions. 0186
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Well I’m very late posting 😝 but I’m sure you’ve heard we had a spectacular launch of the Roman telescope on Sunday! 😀🚀 Here’s my view from Banana Creek 1151
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026IT’S HAPPENING 🚀🚀🚀 The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches tomorrow, Aug 30, 7:26am EDT! Watch live on nasa.gov Go Roman!! 27211
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026WE ARE GO FOR LAUNCH! 🚀 science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/...science.nasa.govNASA’s Roman Space Telescope ‘Go’ for LaunchNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is “go” for launch following completion of the agency and SpaceX’s Launch Readiness Review Friday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 1404
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 27/08/202635 years! Hard to put into words what both of these albums mean to me. Heart full of gratitude for the music and the friends made along the way 💜 Thank you @pearljam.com! Happy anniversary Ten and No Code (30 years for it!) 2130
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026We know there are hundreds of billions (maybe a trillion!) galaxies, countless stars and planets, and still: ALL THAT STUFF only makes up about 5% of the universe 🤯 The other 95%? 🤷♀️ The Roman telescope will help us understand the dominant part of that, Dark Energy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8FY...youtube.comStudying Dark Energy With NASA's Roman Space TelescopeYouTube video by NASA Goddard 0123
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026🥹 "60 years ago NASA took the first ever photo of Earth from the moon" via Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/60-y...scientificamerican.com60 years ago NASA took the first ever photo of Earth from the moonSnapped on August 23, 1966, by the uncrewed Lunar Orbiter 1, the photo’s legacy lives on in the breathtaking images of Earth taken by the Artemis II crew 092
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026It's getting real!! SIX DAYS TO LAUNCH 🚀 Teams Complete Flight Readiness Review for NASA’s Roman Telescope science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/...science.nasa.govTeams Complete Flight Readiness Review for NASA’s Roman TelescopeMission managers from NASA, the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, and SpaceX conducted a Flight Readiness Review Friday, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 1141
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026L-9 DAYS 🚀 Launch Dress Rehearsal Complete Ahead of NASA Roman Space Telescope Liftoff science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/...science.nasa.govLaunch Dress Rehearsal Complete Ahead of NASA Roman Space Telescope LiftoffThe team preparing to launch NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope completed a mission dress rehearsal on Thursday from Florida’s space coast. 0236
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026APC playing at the gym this morning 👍👍👍 130
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Happy National Aviation Day to all who celebrate! Sadly did not get to fly today but have plans to this weekend ✈️😎 Pic taken by the incredible Chris Gunn (formerly at NASA) of me w/ my @cessna.bsky.social LuLu 1161
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026#icymi... Lion Nebula Roars to Life With NASA’s Webb 😍🦁 science.nasa.gov/missions/web... 1164
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Roman launches in TWELVE DAYS 😱 Learn more about the mission and the launch here! science.nasa.gov/mission/roma...science.nasa.govRoman Launch Countdown - NASA ScienceRoman is set to launch August 30, 2026 at 07:26 am EDT on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 2268
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 20/07/202657 years ago, humans walked on the surface of the Moon for the first time. I wasn't alive to experience it, but I'm looking forward to when we go back! Read more about Apollo 11: www.nasa.gov/mission/apol... #nasa #internationalmoondaynasa.govApollo 11 - NASAThe primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961: perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. 2184
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Hear me out: a @pearljam.com tour next year with IDLES as the opener would be ABSOLUTE PERFECTION 🔥🔥🔥 160
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026WOW 🤩 NGC 300: A Cosmic Gemstone with Stars and Gas Clouds - today's #apod 📸: Team Ciel Austral ✨ Read more: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26071... 0208
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026landslides on Pluto, y'all! ➡️ www.space.com/astronomy/pl...space.comAstronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on EarthThe great lengths that the debris rolled means that Pluto's landslides are among the most mobile in the solar system, a product of low gravity and low-friction icy rubble. 2294
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026not a good sign when you can taste the air 3141
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026#icymi - @esa.int's JWST Picture of the Month is a *stunner* 🤩 This image shows a very young galaxy cluster in the process of being built - here, two sub-clusters are smashing together. We are seeing these sub-clusters as they looked 4.4 billion yrs ago. Read more: esawebb.org/images/potm2... 0244
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Hubble Sees Crimson Cloud and Stars✨ A glowing landscape of gas and dust is heated and illuminated by a thriving population of young stars in the LH 95 region of the Large Magellanic Cloud www.nasa.gov/image-detail... 0182
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Less than 2 months to launch!! 🚀 Read about recent Roman launch preps and what will happen over the next several weeks on our latest Roman blog: science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/...science.nasa.govNASA’s Roman Launch Preparations ProceedWith less than two months until the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, engineers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing the observatory for its trip to space. 1174
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 07/07/2026🚀 LAUNCHING AUG. 30 🚀 "NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has completed important prelaunch milestones as it prepares to launch nine months ahead of schedule" science.nasa.gov/blogs/roman/...science.nasa.govTelescope Milestone: NASA’s Roman Moves Vertical Ahead of ProcessingNASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has completed important prelaunch milestones as it prepares to launch nine months ahead of schedule. 12911
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Can you believe it's been FOUR YEARS since we celebrated the first images from #jwst?! This year's anniversary image showcases Centaurus A: a galaxy 11 million light years away with a gigantic active black hole, whose past is marked by a giant collision with another galaxy. 1196
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Help! What’s your favorite homemade ice cream recipe (w/o eggs)?? 220
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 29/06/2026ICYMI: gorgeous new #jwst image of The Cigar Galaxy! There's a LOT going on here - this is a relatively nearby starburst galaxy...one that's forming stars at a furious rate, causing the massive outflows seen in these images. Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/web... 0130
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026😲 *stunning* new image from #jwst 🤩 Here is a landscape portraying all the stages of star formation: from the youngest stellar embryos, to dust-obscured discs hiding baby stars (& likely planets), to "regular" stars blowing out winds and carving out this beautiful scene ✨ esawebb.org/images/potm2...esawebb.orgWebb unveils young stars across every stage of formationWebb unveils young stars across every stage of formation 1196
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026'No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it. (video) 🚀 "This is an absolutely unprecedented development timeline"space.com'No one thought it was going to be possible.' A space telescope is falling out of space. This is NASA's daring plan to save it. (video)NASA's Swift space observatory is falling out of orbit. Can a commercial company build a spacecraft in nine months to save it? 02310
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 18/06/2026It's been awhile, whew! LOTS going on. But #icymi, new #jwst result about the mysterious Little Red Dots! This particular one shows up as a "black hole star" - a supermassive black hole surrounded by a dense cocoon of partially ionized gas. Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/web... 0192
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 11/05/2026This is exciting stuff! "A daring mission to lift NASA’s sinking Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is now one step closer to launch this June." Read more: science.nasa.gov/blogs/swift/...science.nasa.govKatalyst Wraps Testing at NASA Goddard for Swift Boost Mission - NASA ScienceA daring mission to lift NASA’s sinking Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is now one step closer to launch this June. 0173
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026‼️ NEW JWST IMAGE ALERT ‼️ and wow - it's stunning! 🤩 This image showcases a barred spiral galaxy 45 million light years away, including the extremely bright Active Galactic Nucleus - powered by material crashing into the supermassive black hole at the center. REad more: esawebb.org/images/potm2... 0329
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026In case you needed to see a close-up image of Jupiter's clouds today 😍 Read more: science.nasa.gov/image-detail... 0172
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026The force is strong with these two. Obi & Anakin wish you a Happy Star Wars Day 🐾❤️ 0110
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026What’s Hiding in the Emptiest Parts of Space? nasa.tumblr.com/post/8153333...nasa.tumblr.comWhat’s Hiding in the Emptiest Parts of Space?This artist’s impression pinpoints many cosmic voids –– relatively empty bubbles of space. The universe is home to trillions of galaxies, each chock full of smaller cosmic objects like stars and... 2143
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026and from a few days ago...CG 30: Cometary Globules. Image Credit & Copyright: Marcelo Salemme "Composed of interstellar gas and dust, the grouping of light-year sized cometary globules is about 1300 light-years distant." More: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26042... 091
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026oh THIS IS COOL - what waves on Titan would look like 🌊 via #apod apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26043...apod.nasa.gov APOD: 2026 April 30 – Waves on Titan A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation. 070
Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her) @astraughnomer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026New insights into the Little Red Dots 🔴👀 The one in this news article was found emitting X-rays, which is unusual for these objects as a class. Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/cha...science.nasa.govNASA Connects Little Red Dots with Chandra, Webb - NASA ScienceShortly after NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope started its science observations, reports of a new class of mysterious objects emerged. Astronomers found 071