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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hubble Sees Galaxies Spiraling around Leo - From Goddard Space Flight Center - flic.kr/p/nbxsKE

Shown here is a spiral galaxy known as NGC 3455, which lies some 65 million light-years away from us in the constellation of Leo (the Lion).

Galaxies are classified into different types according to their structure and appearance. This classification system is known as the Hubble Sequence, named after its creator Edwin Hubble.
In this image released 14, April, 2014, NGC 3455 is known as a type SB galaxy — a barred spiral. Barred spiral galaxies account for approximately two thirds of all spirals. Galaxies of this type appear to have a bar of stars slicing through the bulge of stars at their center. The SB classification is further sub-divided by the appearance of a galaxy's pinwheeling spiral arms; SBa types have more tightly wound arms, whereas SBc types have looser ones. SBb types, such as NGC 3455, lie in between.

NGC 3455 is part of a pair of galaxies — its partner, NGC 3454, lies out of frame. This cosmic duo belong to a group known as the NGC 3370 group, which is in turn one of the Leo II groups, a large collection of galaxies scattered some 30 million light-years to the right of the Virgo cluster.

This image is from Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Nick Rose

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

NGC 6537 Image date: 17 December 1997, 06:00 This image is a part of the Hubble Gallery of Planetary Nebulae. Credit: Bruce Balick (University of Washington), Vincent Icke (Leiden University), Garrelt Mellema (Stockholm University) and NASA/ESA Source: ESA/Hubble

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AngryHoss @angryhoss.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

ABSOLUTELY the Bravest President we've ever had

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A novel—and, no doubt, fleeting—moment of self-awareness.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

You misspelled "wine box".

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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Trifid Nebula (ground-based image) Image date: 9 November 1999, 19:00 Ground (Palomar) image of the Trifid Nebula with location of WFPC2 field Credit: Jeff Hester (Arizona State University) Source: ESA/Hubble

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Starship Celtica ☀️ @starshipceltica.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

A New Look – and Sound – for Messier 94 www.nasa.gov/image-articl... Messier 94 is a spiral galaxy with a bright inner ring around it, called a starburst ring, where new stars are forming, perhaps fueled by gas driven in the unique oval-shaped structure seen here

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Dave Stanley @davidwstanley.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Not in this graphic

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

30 Doradus nebula and star clusters Image date: 20 August 2012, 17:11 This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of a pair of star clusters that are believed to be in the early stages of colliding. The clusters lie in the gigantic 30 Doradus Nebula, which is 170,000 light-years from Earth. Hubble...

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Johannes Köpl @johanneskoepl.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Accurate.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Who did this? 🤣🤣

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD Title: NGC 3576: The Statue of Liberty Nebula Date: 2026-07-20 Image by: Logan Carpenter #APOD #NASA

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Infrared view of the Lagoon Nebula Image date: 19 April 2018, 16:00 To celebrate its 28th anniversary in space the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope took this amazing and colourful image of the Lagoon Nebula. Using its infrared capabilities, the telescope was able to peer through the thick clouds...

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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Witness baby stars at every stage of their lives! 🌟 This stunning new view from the James Webb Space Telescope shows everything from early stellar embryos and protoplanetary discs to fully-formed stars inside the OMC-2 molecular cloud. #Space #NASA #Webb 1/4

For this NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month we return to the constellation Orion (the Hunter), a location familiar to Webb. This area of the sky is replete with star-forming clouds that make up a complex hundreds of light-years across. We find ourselves in the giant molecular cloud Orion A, of which the familiar Orion Nebula (also known as M42) is just a part; Webb has taken both close-up and wide-angle looks at M42 before.

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ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, T. Megeath, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)
Acknowledgement: M. H. Özsaraç

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Jupiter From Below (Enhanced Color) - From NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - flic.kr/p/RM55b7

This enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s south pole and its swirling atmosphere was created by citizen scientist Roman Tkachenko using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

Juno acquired the image, looking directly at the Jovian south pole, on February 2, 2017, at 6:06 a.m. PST (9:06 a.m. EST) from an altitude of about 63,400 miles (102,100 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloud tops. Cyclones swirl around the south pole, and white oval storms can be seen near the limb -- the apparent edge of the planet.

JPL manages the Juno mission for the principal investigator, Scott Bolton, of Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. Juno is part of NASA's New Frontiers Program, which is managed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, built the spacecraft. Caltech in Pasadena, California, manages JPL for NASA.

For more information about Juno, click here.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Roman Tkachenko

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Tony Lastname @rivernewstc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

😎🌵🪴 well, the last time I saw him he was in a cave, but I think he's moved on

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex Image date: 15 December 2023, 10:00 The first anniversary image from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope displays star birth like it’s never been seen before, full of detailed, impressionistic texture. The subject is the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest...

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⚡️shazamzimzow⚡️ @shazamzimzow.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The “clean” fully clothed version.

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The Wolfpack @wolfpack11720.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

"Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities." ~ Voltaire

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD Title: Sibling Supernova Remnants Date: 2026-07-02 #APOD #NASA

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Hawkeye8 @hawkeye8.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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Ashlie Weeks, Esq.--"Mo" @ashlieweeks.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Stoffel chose the thug life

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Starship Celtica ☀️ @starshipceltica.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The Eagle Nebula and Friends apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26061... What looks as if it is going to swallow the great Pillars of Creation? The Eagle Nebula (M16) is not a bird, a plane, or Superman. M16 is actually a combination of several celestial objects.

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🦋MOM🦋 @momcjl.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Scientists have spent over 50 years searching for it, and now it's official: Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way, is blowing a powerful, hot cosmic wind into space! 🌌 1/3

Credit: NASA

This image centers on a bright, pinpoint white glow marking Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, surrounded by a turbulent, cloud-like environment.

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Some rando on the internet @mewhoisi.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Trump Q&A response guide. ◽️Option 1: Blame Biden ◽️Option 2: Blame Obama ◽️Option 3: Talk about the ballroom. ✅️Option 4: Hurl insults and scamper off like a petulant child.

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Neel Kumar @neelkumar3050.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD Title: The Nebulous Realm of WR 134 Date: 2026-05-22 Image by: Luigi Morrone #APOD #NASA

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

A government of shallow, glib sociopaths striving to get an "Attaboy" from other shallow, glib sociopaths.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

You're entitled to your own opinion. You're NOT entitled to your own facts. #BelieveTheScience What he said 💯 👇 👇 👇

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Arp Bot 🤖 @arpbot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Gemini North image of Arp 78, also known as NGC 772. Interactions with its companion galaxy NGC 770 (out of frame) left NGC 772's bottom arm elongated and asymmetrical. Credit: International Gemini Observatory, NOIRLab, NSF, AURA Source

A large, nearly face-on spiral galaxy fills most of the frame. Appearing somewhat like an aerial view of a hurricane, the galaxy's spiral arms swirl around a bright yellow-white center. The curling arms are defined by dark brown dust lanes and are dotted with blue stars. While the arms in the upper portion of the galaxy are somewhat poorly defined, in the bottom of the galaxy, one overdeveloped spiral arm curves counter-clockwise from about 3 o'clock to about 8 o'clock. The inner edge of this arm features a line of blue dots, which are star clusters. The outer edge of this arm is traced by filamentary dust lanes. Since this arm flattens out near its end, in contrast to the rounder upper arms, the overall shape of the galaxy resembles a paisley. The black background of space can be seen in the upper left and lower right corners of the image, filled with numerous tiny background galaxies and a few foreground stars.

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IsThatDonHeath? @donjheath.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Good night. Photo by the European Southern Observatory.

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Astronomy Bot @astronomybot.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Astronomy Picture Of the Day - APOD Title: Trifid Pillars and Jets Date: 2026-05-03 #APOD #NASA

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Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Earth seen from space 5 Minutes Ago !! 🌍

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NASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🌌 Galactic wonder! Hubble captures the breathtaking spiral galaxy UGC 11860. Located 184 million light-years away in Pegasus, it looks serene, but it recently hosted a massive supernova explosion. Science in motion! 🚀✨ #NASA #Hubble #Space #Astronomy 1/3

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 3137, located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump).
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker and the PHANGS-HST Team

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gracepeace @gracepeace.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

‪NASA Hubble is 36 & putting the rest of us to shame with how well it’s aging 🌌 We’re wrapping up the birthday week by revisiting the final 3 GOATs from Hubble’s legendary portfolio. Definitive masterpieces that changed how we see the universe • NGC 2174 (The Monkey Head Nebula) – A powerhouse