Wolfgang Muehle

Jupiter with GRS and three moons on May 1st Before the drawing i spent about 40mins imaging the planet. Seeing was very good at times. Europa at left with Ganymede and Io at right. Ganymede's shadow is cast onto the planet. This is likely my final image of this apparition as the planet is now getting low in the evening twilight. After 52 nights of imaging and my 28th straight apparition imaging the planet it was a great note to end on.

12,217 pictures taken during the Artemis II mission have been dumped at eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/S… (thumbnails) and eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/S… (table): at first glance no entirely new vistas beyond the PR releases out during / just after the mission appear in this vast collection.

Jupiter with its moons last night - a visual drawing made after i finished imaging. I made the sketch as is normal with pencil, and colourised it with pencils when indoors while the view was fresh in memory. Between around 1992 and 2000 i made many visual drawings of the planets, and indeed for ~200yrs this was the primary method by which astronomers recorded planetary views. Not something i do that often these days, but this particular aspect prompted me to make the effort. It is certainly no masterpiece, but it well represents what i could see.

Reaching for the stars: enduring symbols of Soviet science – in pictures theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

This is beautiful 🥹 @AJamesMcCarthy collaborated with @astro_reid to produce the most stunning images of the Moon 🌝

Anderson Cooper asked the Artemis II crew about the viral video of Nutella floating in space.

Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it’s running out of time and cash. arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/…

Is the world at night getting brighter? Yes—but it’s complicated. New research shows that while local light levels are more volatile than ever, global light pollution is still rising by 2% a year. The "eye in the sky" tells a clear story: darkskyconsulting.com/blog/decoding-… #LightPollution

The Marslife panorama viewer has been extended with a 2D map view, providing a new method to navigate the MSL/M2020 rover missions. Give it a try at Marslife.org

Stuttgart 21: Neue Zweifel an Eröffnung wegen Notstromproblem wiwo.de/unternehmen/di…

First Soyuz-5 launch footage from Roscosmos

#Soyuz5 suborbital maiden flight happened today, on April 30, at 18:00 UTC. Roscosmos reports that the first and second stages performed nominal, dummy payload reached the planned area in Pacific Ocean.

Russia would like everyone to stay far away from Plesetsk, all the time. arstechnica.com/space/2026/04/…

This isn't like my past colorful moon photos It's actually a photo that is impossible to capture from Earth. This is a little snippet from a first-of-its kind collaboration with @astro_reid that takes lunar photography to the absolute extreme More to come 👀

The first Soyuz-5 rocket, designed to replace Zenit, reported lifting off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on its inaugural test mission. FLIGHT DETAILS, UPDATES: russianspaceweb.com/soyuz5-flight1…

Timing is everything. Check out these images, taken today, of Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. At 07:29 local time, Gen-3 captured an extreme off-nadir twilight shot of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on the pad before again catching the vehicle in flight at 10:13, 38 seconds after launch, as it was traveling more than 400 miles per hour. With time-diverse imaging capabilities and flexible imaging modes, Gen-3 sees relevant activity at all hours of the day.

The Comet Craters Nestled in the western lava plains of Mare Fecunditatis (the Sea of Fertility), Messier is one of the Moon’s most intriguing impact features. This relatively young crater, named after French comet hunter Charles Messier, measures roughly 9 by 11 km and has a striking oblong shape caused by a low-angle meteoroid strike, thought to be less than 5° from the surface. Just 6 km to the west lies its companion, Messier A. Together they create a cosmic spectacle: twin bright rays streak westward from Messier A for over 100 km, resembling a comet’s tail across the dark mare. Messier itself sends rays north and south, adding to the dramatic effect. Easily visible through a small telescope, especially close to the full moon period, this dynamic duo is a highlight for backyard astronomers.

TASS now confirms that the installation of the Teragerts experiment is planned during a spacewalk aboard the International Space Station on May 27. The Sun-watching telescope was delivered to the outpost with Progress MS-33: russianspaceweb.com/progress-ms-33…

One single photo, only 13 seconds, but 12 satellites on it. This fucking space junk is ruining Milky way photography.

Rising Full Moon behind the Saarpolygon. May 1st brings the Full Moon known as the Flower Moon, named for the peak of spring blooms and new beginnings. This year is special because a second Full Moon appears on May 31st, known as a Blue Moon. #moonrise #fullmoon #flowermoon