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These 3 spacecraft will carry to the moon.

First, will send Orion to the moon in November 2024, with NASA's Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canada's Jeremy Hansen.

space.com/nasa-artemis-orion-3

and team up for epic Artemis 1 moon rocket video. It's time to add Metallica-inspired fuel to the next generation of missions.

space.com/nasa-metallica-artem

If you ever wanted to see Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen and the crew's mission mentioned amid music, look no further.

youtube.com/watch?v=TATF8CYTzq

This emu is the main constellation in the sky over the people of Central #Australia. It's outlined by the #MilkyWay; the head is the Coal Sack dust cloud at the right

According to the #Kamilaroi people of northern Nsw, at this time of the year it is the male emu #Gawaargay, sitting in a nest - that's why you can't see his legs just now

When it is below the horizon, it is the Black Emu, "which is rarely seen"

Source: #Euahlayi and #Kamilaroi people, as told to Robert Fuller, published in #Stellarium #CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

#indigenous #astronomy #uluru #sids.ventures #untamedAdventures #Astrophotography

Three years ago today I took this shot of #comet #NEOWISE from downtown #Heidelberg, back when I lived there. Not a great composition, as there were street lamps everywhere limiting my options. I should've planned ahead to find better spots! #astronomy #astrophotography #space #universe #astrodon

China just launched a fueled into orbit, a world's 1st for spaceflight.

The rocket, developed by Chinese company Landspace, successfully soared to orbit.

space.com/china-first-methane-

"Artemis 4 & Artemis 5 moon missions will include European astronauts" by @SPACEdotcom / @howellspace - #ESA Director said in an interview what #NASA has not yet announced: European astronauts will be on #Artemis 4 & 5 #Moon landings, and one other space.com/artemis-4-5-moon-mis #space

Got to build up a little bit of a catalogue eh? As promised in the bio, I also do some astrophotography. This was taken in my favourite region of Switzerland; Engadin. Dark nights, nearby light and good timing came together for this one. Single shot!

#astrophotography #landscapephotography #switzerland #milkyway #stars

A flashback to 2021 a post work road trip aiming for a 2 hour window of clear sky, that ended up being an epic night of photography #photographylovers #purenz #Astrophotography #PhotographyIsArt

The Bat and Squid nebula. Squid is hard to make out as only used one Optolong filter. However was pleased with the end result. About 110 x 180s exposures and about an hour processing in #affinityphoto #astrophotography bortle 5, uk

And likewise, playing with the updated software on Saturn data from last September.

Not bad! #Astrophotography #astrodon

I've just joined Bluesky under the username @howellspace, if anyone is out there!

My piece on the Canadian science of the "dark universe" spacecraft Euclid in Canadian Geographic!

Thanks to the University of Waterloo for the funding support to attend the launch on July 1 (do note all my coverage is independent.)

canadiangeographic.ca/articles

Leland Melvin talks , education and dogs (exclusive). The retired astronaut says he still loves working with kids to explore the final frontier.

space.com/nasa-astronaut-lelan

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