Winchell Chung @nyrath@qoto.org

A map of the quasi-linear reconstruction of the near field, featuring the Hercules galaxy supercluster. The image shows the entangled web of filaments in grey and knots in nuances of red that constitute the cosmic web. Galaxy clusters are shown as yellow spheres.

More insights in the "Behind the paper" blog curated by Nature Astronomy: https://go.nature.com/2N1AgjF

Research paper & video: https://rdcu.be/2JiT https://vimeo.com/232963681

#universe #cosmology #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science

Now that I have learnt that boosting from other servers are not show in the local timeline, and proper quotation is also disabled indulge me to enhance discoverability by recommending locals some artist's accounts to follow from other servers in no particular order or style:

@thisnorthernboy

@SubversiveGirl

@chrislewislee

@apolloniasaintclair

@lizbeth490021

@FredGambino

@GrahamTG

@calumalexanderwatt

@mustapipa

@TomFowler

@alexneonakis

@inkenart

@cobalth

@Yannboyer

@Karl_Poyzer

Space Stations! #b3d #blender #space #scifi #art

A tour of Laniakea, one of the biggest structures in the universe

Professor Jim Al-Khalili guides us through Laniakea, a gigantic collection of galaxies in which our home the Milky Way is one tiny dot.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c727y2

#laniakea #supercluster #galaxies#universe #cosmology #cosmography #astronomy #astrophysics #physics #gravitation #space #science #nature #cosmos #map #maps #cartography #milkyway #galaxy #youarehere #astrodon #bbc #bbcfour

Not everyone on Mastodon may know about my Bright Star Catalogue app. This is a web application that allows you to search for information about any naked eye star from Gaia DR3, Hipparcos and several other sources: https://gruze.org/bsc_app/

Someone asked me for great professional concept/scifi artists to follow on Mastodon. Here are a few:

@ianmcque
@utopieselective
@Robmccallum
@artofsoulburn
@Saltybretzel
@eldritch48
@Ailantd
@alexconnolly
@badgertracks
@alexriesart

Other artists: don't hesitate to wave in comments. I'll do a better list next week :)

The Last Days on Mars (2013): Dropship, art by Romek Delimata
#scifi #conceptart #dropship #spaceship

One of three orthogonal views that illustrate the limits of the Laniakea supercluster, published in Nature.
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature13674/figures/5

Meet the Laniakea Supercluster, in a News & View article by Elmo Tempel: https://www.nature.com/articles/513041a

#laniakea #supercluster #galaxies #nature #zoneofavoidance #universe #cosmology #cosmography #astronomy #astrophysics #physics #gravitation #space #science #cosmos #map #maps #cartography #milkyway #galaxy #youarehere #astrodon

A planetary-scale heat wave in Jupiter's upper atmosphere: https://presentations.copernicus.org/EPSC2022/EPSC2022-373_presentation-h623306.pdf -> https://eos.org/articles/could-jupiters-heat-waves-help-solve-a-planetary-energy-crisis

An engineer attempts to deactivate microservices in 1947

@nyrath
any space drive worth it's weight can turn a ship into a missile, Spaceguard must be on constant watch to make sure traffic doesn't deviate suspiciously off course.

Two weeks ago, Canadian #astronaut Dave Williams and I released our latest #book: "Why Am I Taller? What Happens to an Astronaut’s Body in Space."

It's a fun romp through #space and #spacemedicine with a literal space doctor (that would be Dave; I'm a space journalist.) I'd love to see our book appear in more #libraries, so do make a request at your local! Or, if you want a copy, do support your local bookstore. :)

https://ecwpress.com/products/why-am-i-taller-astronauts-body-in-space

#NASA #medicine #Mars #moon #ISS