Shenzhou-18 Crew Continues Advanced Science Experiments | China Space Station

Shenzhou-18 Crew Continues Advanced Science Experiments | China Space Station 

The Shenzhou-18 crew members, with their mission entering its latter half, have continued to conduct studies, research and to carry out essential daily tasks aboard the China space station Tiangong.

The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, released the latest footage of the crew, showcasing their ongoing work in space science experiments, station environment monitoring and station management.

Since the Shenzhou-18 mission launched on April 25, 2024, astronauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu have been in orbit for more than four months, with their space mission now entering its latter half.

Last week, the crew focused on a program to improve the habitability of the space station, completing panoramic imaging and 3D scanning of the station.

This research collects data on spatial dimensions, equipment layout, and user interface usability to identify and analyze habitability issues, offering data support for improving the design of future space stations.

In addition, the astronauts also used the space Raman spectrometer for in-orbit nutritional metabolomics research, analyzing metabolites in urine samples.

They have also collected relevant data and completed pharmacokinetic studies to assess the impact of long-duration flights and provide reference for in-orbit medication.

In the field of space life sciences and biotechnology, the crew conducted research on space radiation damage and adaptability of anaerobic archaea using a small centrifuge module.

The research aims to test their survival under Mars-like conditions and extreme cosmic radiation, contributing to the search for extraterrestrial life.

Other experiments in microgravity fluid physics, combustion science, and space materials science also proceeded as planned.

The crew has been involved in replacing samples in fluid physics cabinets and containerless cabinets and performing vacuum operations in the combustion chamber.

Furthermore, Shenzhou-18 crew conducted regular medical check-ups, including ultrasound, electrocardiograph, and blood pressure tests, to monitor their health dynamically.

In terms of station management, they have completed tasks such as cabin cleaning and maintenance.

Shenzhou-18 Crew:

Ye Guangfu (叶光富, commander)

Li Cong (李聪, mission specialist)

Li Guangsu (李广苏, mission specialist)

Video Credit: CCTV Video Agency

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Sept. 1, 2024

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An Ocean in Bloom: The PACE Earth Satellite Mission | NASA Goddard

An Ocean in Bloom: The PACE Earth Satellite Mission | NASA Goddard

 

NASA scientists aim to expand their knowledge of how our ocean, atmosphere, and ecosystems interact with one another after the successful launch of the PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite on Feb. 8, 2024. By identifying and examining harmful algal blooms around the world, PACE will inform communities ranging from from local fishermen to large corporations on what is occurring in their backyard and beyond. From sea to space, NASA's PACE satellite will monitor Earth in unique ways for decades to come. 

Learn more about NASA's PACE Earth Mission: https://pace.gsfc.nasa.gov

Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio

Emme Watkins (eMITS): Lead Producer, Writer, Editor, Videographer

Will Rothermel: Sound Editor

Ryan Fitzgibbons (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Videographer, Advisor

Aakash Bakshi (Color Production House): Videographer

Jessica Wang (National Geographic): Videographer

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Visualizer

Ivona Cetinic (Morgan State University): Science Advisor

Bridget Seegers (Morgan State University): Science Advisor

Jeremy Werdell (NASA/GSFC): Science Advisor, nterviewee

Chad Bombenger: Interviewee

Dana Pellant (Boca Grande Health Clinic): Interviewee

Raymond James (Boca Grande Health Clinic): Interviewee

Lauren Ward (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Advisor

Wade Sisler (NASA/GSFC): Advisor

Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support

Duration: 22 minutes

Release Date: Aug. 30, 2024

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Milky Way Galaxy, Earth Aurora & Sunrise Blues | International Space Station

Milky Way Galaxy, Earth Aurora & Sunrise Blues | International Space Station

NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick: "Reds and greens from the aurora as well as city lights reflect off the service module solar arrays with the Milky Way core behind the space station. The solar arrays and service module are bathed in a light horizon blue from a sun about to rise behind the camera."

Technical details: Single image taken from a timelapse . . . 

15mm, T1.8, 1.6s, ISO 6400, denoised

Expedition 71 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 71 Crew

Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)

NASA: Tracy Dyson, Matthew Dominick, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Release Date: Aug. 31, 2024

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NASA's Cold Atom Lab: How Atoms are Defying Gravity | International Space Station

NASA's Cold Atom Lab: How Atoms are Defying Gravity | International Space Station

NASA’s Cold Atom Lab studies the quantum nature of atoms, the building blocks of our universe, in a place that is out of this world—the International Space Station. This animated explainer explores what quantum science is and why NASA wants to do it in space. 

Quantum science has revolutionized our understanding of the physical world and led to new technologies including cellphones, computers, medical devices, and GPS. However, Earth’s gravity poses challenges for studying the quantum behaviors of atoms.

To overcome those challenges, Cold Atom Lab operates in microgravity. Using lasers and magnetic fields, scientists run the lab remotely from Earth, cooling groups of atoms to temperatures colder than any naturally occurring matter in the universe. Cold atoms, nearly motionless, reveal their behaviors more clearly. The absence of Earth’s gravity allows for prolonged atom study, opening new avenues in quantum exploration. 

For more information, visit: 

http://coldatomlab.jpl.nasa.gov/

Expedition 71 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 71 Crew

Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)

NASA: Tracy Dyson, Matthew Dominick, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Duration: 3 minutes

Release Date: Aug. 12, 2024

#NASA #Space #Science #ISS #SpaceLaboratory #Microgravity #Physics #QuantumScience #ColdAtomLab #Astronauts #UnitedStates #Cosmonauts #Russia #Россия #Roscosmos #Роскосмос #HumanSpaceflight #Expedition71 #InternationalCooperation #JPL #Caltech #STEM #Education #Animation #HD #Video

Tonight's Sky: September 2024 (Northern Hemisphere)

Tonight's Sky: September 2024 (Northern Hemisphere)

In September 2024, Pegasus becomes increasingly prominent in the southeastern sky, allowing stargazers to locate globular star clusters and a nearby double star, Alpha Capricorni. Keep watching for space-based views of densely packed, spherical collections of ancient stars in visible and X-ray light.

“Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning: Caltech/IPAC, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and Sonoma State University. 

Video Credit: Space Telescope Science Institute

Duration: 5 minutes

Release Date: Aug. 26, 2024

#NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Earth #Planets #SolarSystem #Stars #StarClusters #Nebulae #Constellations #MilkyWayGalaxy #Galaxies #Skywatching #STScI #JPL #Caltech #SSU #UnitedStates #Canada #Mexico #NorthernHemisphere #STEM #Education #HD #Video

San Francisco Bay Area of California by Night | International Space Station

San Francisco Bay Area of California by Night | International Space Station

NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick: "So many cool little things in this short timelapse . . .

- a cosmonaut turns off the lights inside the Soyuz

- the lights of San Francisco reflect off the Soyuz solar arrays before we see San Francisco

- San Francisco Bay Area

- different layers of the atmosphere are seen in green and orange

- Milky Way core

 . . . I got greedy with ISO to see Milky Way core and the cities ended up being way over exposed."

Technical details: 28mm, f1.4, ISO12800, 0.8s exposure, timelapse 1 sec intervals

Expedition 71 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 71 Crew

Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)

NASA: Tracy Dyson, Matthew Dominick, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 19 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 30, 2024

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Zooming in on The Wild Duck Star Cluster: Messier 11 | MPG/ESO Telescope

Zooming in on The Wild Duck Star Cluster: Messier 11 | MPG/ESO Telescope

This video takes you on a journey to the open cluster Messier 11 as seen with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the Max Planck Gesellschaft/European Southern Observatory 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory. The blue stars in the center of the final image are the young, hot stars of the cluster. The surrounding redder stars are older, cooler background stars.

Distance: 6,000 light years

Messier 11 is one of the richest and most compact open clusters currently known. By investigating the brightest, hottest main sequence stars in the cluster astronomers estimate that it formed roughly 220 million years ago. Open clusters tend to contain fewer and younger stars than their more compact globular cousins, and Messier 11 is no exception.

The lifespans of open clusters are also relatively short compared to those of globular ones; stars in open clusters are spread further apart and are thus not as strongly bound to each other by gravity, causing them to be more easily and quickly drawn away by stronger gravitational forces. As a result Messier 11 is likely to disperse in a few million years as its members are ejected one by one, pulled away by other celestial objects in the vicinity.

The 2.2m telescope at La Silla has been in operation since early 1984 and is on indefinite loan to the European Southern Observatory from the Max Planck Gesellschaft. The telescope time is shared between Max Planck Institute and ESO Observers. Operation and maintenance of the telescope is the responsibility of ESO.

Learn more about the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope:

https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/lasilla/mpg22/

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/N. Risinger

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Oct. 1, 2014

#NASA #ESO #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #StarClusters #OpenStarClusters #Messier11 #NGC6705 #WildDuckCluster #Scutum #Constellation #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #MPGESOTelescope #WFI #LaSillaObservatory #Chile #Europe #STEM #Education #HD #Video

Close-up View of Wild Duck Star Cluster: Messier 11 | MPG/ESO Telescope

Close-up View of Wild Duck Star Cluster: Messier 11 | MPG/ESO Telescope

This video gives a close-up view of an image of the open cluster Messier 11 as seen with the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the Max Planck Gesellschaft/European Southern Observatory 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory. The blue stars in the center of the image are the young, hot stars of the cluster. The surrounding redder stars are older, cooler background stars.

Distance: 6,000 light years

Messier 11 is one of the richest and most compact open clusters currently known. By investigating the brightest, hottest main sequence stars in the cluster astronomers estimate that it formed roughly 220 million years ago. Open clusters tend to contain fewer and younger stars than their more compact globular cousins, and Messier 11 is no exception.

The lifespans of open clusters are also relatively short compared to those of globular ones; stars in open clusters are spread further apart and are thus not as strongly bound to each other by gravity, causing them to be more easily and quickly drawn away by stronger gravitational forces. As a result Messier 11 is likely to disperse in a few million years as its members are ejected one by one, pulled away by other celestial objects in the vicinity.

The 2.2m telescope at La Silla has been in operation since early 1984 and is on indefinite loan to the European Southern Observatory from the Max Planck Gesellschaft. The telescope time is shared between Max Planck Institute and ESO Observers. Operation and maintenance of the telescope is the responsibility of ESO.

Learn more about the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope:

https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/lasilla/mpg22/

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 1 minute

Release Date: Oct. 1, 2014

#NASA #ESO #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #StarClusters #OpenStarClusters #Messier11 #NGC6705 #WildDuckCluster #Scutum #Constellation #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #MPGESOTelescope #WFI #LaSillaObservatory #Chile #Europe #STEM #Education #HD #Video

The Wild Duck Star Cluster in Scutum | MPG/ESO Telescope

The Wild Duck Star Cluster in Scutum | MPG/ESO Telescope

The Wide Field Imager (WFI) on the Max Planck Gesellschaft/European Southern Observatory 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile has taken this beautiful image of the open Wild Duck Cluster, Messier 11, or NGC 6705. The blue stars in the center of the image are the young, hot stars of the cluster. The surrounding redder stars are older, cooler background stars.

Distance: 6,000 light years

Messier 11 is one of the richest and most compact open clusters currently known. By investigating the brightest, hottest main sequence stars in the cluster astronomers estimate that it formed roughly 220 million years ago. Open clusters tend to contain fewer and younger stars than their more compact globular cousins, and Messier 11 is no exception.

The lifespans of open clusters are also relatively short compared to those of globular ones; stars in open clusters are spread further apart and are thus not as strongly bound to each other by gravity, causing them to be more easily and quickly drawn away by stronger gravitational forces. As a result Messier 11 is likely to disperse in a few million years as its members are ejected one by one, pulled away by other celestial objects in the vicinity.

The 2.2m telescope at La Silla has been in operation since early 1984 and is on indefinite loan to the European Southern Observatory from the Max Planck Gesellschaft. The telescope time is shared between Max Planck Institute and ESO Observers. Operation and maintenance of the telescope is the responsibility of ESO.

Learn more about the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope:

https://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/lasilla/mpg22/

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Release Date: Oct. 1, 2014

#NASA #ESO #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #StarClusters #OpenStarClusters #Messier11 #NGC6705 #WildDuckCluster #Scutum #Constellation #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #MPGESOTelescope #WFI #LaSillaObservatory #Chile #Europe #STEM #Education

Wild Duck Star Cluster: Messier 11 in Scutum | Hubble

Wild Duck Star Cluster: Messier 11 in Scutum | Hubble

This star-studded image shows us a portion of Messier 11, an open star cluster in the southern constellation of Scutum (The Shield). Messier 11 is also known as the Wild Duck Cluster, as its brightest stars form a “V” shape that somewhat resembles a flock of ducks in flight.

Distance: 6,000 light years

Messier 11 is one of the richest and most compact open clusters currently known. By investigating the brightest, hottest main sequence stars in the cluster astronomers estimate that it formed roughly 220 million years ago. Open clusters tend to contain fewer and younger stars than their more compact globular cousins, and Messier 11 is no exception. At its center, lie many blue stars, the hottest and youngest of the cluster’s few thousand stellar residents.

The lifespans of open clusters are also relatively short compared to those of globular ones; stars in open clusters are spread further apart and are thus not as strongly bound to each other by gravity, causing them to be more easily and quickly drawn away by stronger gravitational forces. As a result Messier 11 is likely to disperse in a few million years as its members are ejected one by one, pulled away by other celestial objects in the vicinity.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Dobbie et al.

Release Date: March 25, 2019

#NASA #ESA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Hubble #Stars #StarClusters #OpenStarClusters #Messier11 #WildDuckCluster #Scutum #Constellation #MilkyWayGalaxy #Cosmos #Universe #HST #HubbleSpaceTelescope #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #Europe #STEM #Education

NASA's ESCAPADE Mars Mission Twin Spacecraft: Built by Rocket Lab

NASA's ESCAPADE Mars Mission Twin Spacecraft: Built by Rocket Lab

Learn more about the two identical spacecraft designed, built, integrated, and tested by Rocket Lab for the University of California Berkeley’s Space Science Laboratory and NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) Mars Mission.

The ESCAPADE Mars Mission will study the planet's unique hybrid magnetosphere. ESCAPADE will investigate how the solar wind interacts with Mars’ magnetic environment and how this interaction drives the planet’s atmospheric escape. ESCAPADE is set to launch no earlier than late 2024 on Blue Origin's inaugural New Glenn rocket flight. It will take ESCAPADE about 11 months to arrive at Mars after leaving Earth’s orbit.

Learn more about NASA's ESCAPADE: 

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/escapade/

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/escapade

https://escapade.ssl.berkeley.edu

Video Credit: Rocket Lab 

Duration: 2 minutes, 37 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 30, 2024

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Growing Space Crystals to Improve Medicine | International Space Station Science

Growing Space Crystals to Improve Medicine | International Space Station Science

The International Space Station could help develop new and better drugs for people on Earth, thanks to protein crystal growth, or PCG, on board.

Learn more: 

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research/creating-new-and-better-drugs-with-protein-crystal-growth-experiments/

Video Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 2 minutes, 14 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 27, 2024

#NASA #Space #ISS #Science #Earth #HumanHealth #Medicine #ProteinCrystalGrowth #PCG #MedicalResearch #Astronauts #UnitedStates #SpaceLaboratory #Cosmonauts #Russia #Россия #Roscosmos #Роскосмос #Expedition71 #HumanSpaceflight #InternationalCooperation #STEM #Education #HD #Video

The North America Nebula: NGC 7000 in Cygnus | Mayall Telescope

The North America Nebula: NGC 7000 in Cygnus | Mayall Telescope

This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. NGC 7000, also known as the North America Nebula, is a giant emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus at a distance of about 1,800 light years. The reddish color is characteristic of hydrogen and it dominates.

This image shows only the southern tip of the nebula (the Mexico part of the nebula). The nebula is being energized by the light from stars embedded within. The image was generated with observations in B (blue), V (green), I (orange) and Hydrogen-Alpha (red) filters. A narrowband image part of the nebula is also available In this image, North is up, East is to the left.

The Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope is a four-meter (158 inches) reflector telescope in Arizona named after the American observational astronomer of the same name. The telescope saw first light on February 27, 1973, and was the second-largest in the world at that time.

Learn more about the Mayall Telescope: 

https://noirlab.edu/science/programs/kpno/telescopes/nicholas-mayall-4m-telescope

Credit: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA)

Release Date: June 30, 2020

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NASA's OCEANOS Program in Puerto Rico

NASA's OCEANOS Program in Puerto Rico

NASA’s bilingual OCEANOS program gives graduating high school seniors and first-generation undergraduate students in Puerto Rico an opportunity to participate in NASA research. The goal of the program is to bring oceanography and STEM opportunities to the Hispanic/Latinos community.

Lear more about OCEANOS: 

https://www.nasa.gov/oceanos/

Video Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Producer: Katie Jepson (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Videographer: Milan Loiacono (NASA Ames) 

Narrator: Kathleen Gaeta Greer (NASA/GSFC/AMA)

Project support: Jefferson Beck (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)

Technical support: Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)

Duration: 1 minute, 29 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 28, 2024

#NASA #Science #Planet #Earth #Oceans #Oceanography #OceanResearch #CoralReefs #PuertoRico #Island #Caribbean #CaribbeanSea #Undergraduates #HighSchoolStudents #Students #Hispanic #Latino #NASAGoddard #GSFC #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video

NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Aircraft: The Quiet Crew | A Profile of Laura White

NASA’s X-59 Supersonic Aircraft: The Quiet Crew | A Profile of Laura White

In this episode of The Quiet Crew, you will meet Laura White, a mathematician working on the Commercial Supersonic Technology Project, supporting the Quesst mission. Her role is to help quantify statistics related to the loudness of the aircraft and the accuracy of simulations. She is part of the crew working to transform aviation as NASA and communities verify that the X-59’s quiet, supersonic design can turn a sonic boom into a sonic thump. 

This new technology, along with a potential change in regulations, will allow airliners to fly faster over land, cutting passenger travel time in half without disturbing people on the ground.  

The NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is an aeronautical research center. Its primary campus is located inside Edwards Air Force Base in California and is considered NASA's premier site for aeronautical research. 

For more information about NASA's quiet supersonic mission, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/Quesst

Release Hablas español? Visita: https://ciencia.nasa.gov/el-x-59-se-asemeja-una-aeronave-real para aprender mas sobre la mision Quesst

X-59 Free Maker Bundle (STEM Education):

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/x-59-maker-bundle-v8.pdf

Credit: NASA Video

Duration: 2 minutes, 26 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 30, 2024

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Higher-Resolution Radio Astronomy Observations Key to Future Discoveries | NSF

Higher-Resolution Radio Astronomy Observations Key to Future Discoveries | NSF

The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, a global network of radio telescopes funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and international partners, has achieved the highest resolution radio observations of astronomical objects ever obtained. 

For this experiment, the researchers detected radio waves from distant galaxies at a wavelength of 0.87 mm, a substantial improvement from the 1.3 mm wavelength observations the collaboration previously used to image supermassive black holes in two galaxies.

Learn more about the Event Horizon Telescope:

https://eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/eht-makes-highest-resolution-black-hole-detections-earth

Video Credit: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Duration: 33 seconds

Release Date: Aug. 30, 2024

#NASA #NSF #ESO #Space #Science #Astronomy #RadioAstronomy #RadioTelescopes #BlackHoles #Galaxies #MilkyWayGalaxy #Physics #Astrophysics #Cosmos #Universe #EventHorizonTelescope #EHT #VLT #ALMA #Telescopes #Chile #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video