Notices by Wonder of Science (wonderofscience@mastodon.social), page 6

A 360-degree view of the Moon's surface in high resolution captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.

Credit: LRO/ASU/NASA

The wave-like nature of Asperitas clouds becomes apparent when viewed in time-lapse.

Video credit: Alex Schueth

Full 4K version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz7BgxrVmiQ
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperitas_(cloud)

A stars massive outburst captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Credit: NASA/ESA

Dwarf mongoose plays dead for hornbill.

Video credit: Tayla McCurdy/WildEarth

Sunrise in space viewed from the International Space Station.

Time-lapse credit: ESA/NASA

A spiny orb-weaver spider carefully building her web. Spiny orb-weavers create intricate webs up to 60cm in diameter with as many as 30 loops in the outer spiral.

Video credit: Rachel Barry
Further reading: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN324

Starburst Galaxy M94 from Hubble

Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA

This is how geologists collect lava samples from an active volcano.

Chemical analysis of lava provides important information about activity deep inside a volcano's magma chambers.

Video credit: USGS
Source: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vsc/movies/movie_187.html

Astronaut Jack Fischer's amazing view of the Earth during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

Video credit: NASA Johnson

“You see one Earth, you’ve seen them all.”

—Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 Astronaut

A galaxy view edge-on by the Hubble Space Telescope. NGC 5866, also known as the Spindle Galaxy or Messier 102, is a bright lenticular galaxy in constellation Draco.

Source and more details: https://science.nasa.gov/edge-galaxy-ngc-5866

Incredible footage of a Kingfisher dive captured in slow motion.

Kingfishers compensate for the reflection and refraction of water to pinpoint the depth and position of prey underwater.

Video credit: RTÉ
Watch the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CsyenHROSE

A ring of fire rises over Western Australia as the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth during an annular eclipse in 2013.

Video credit: Colin Legg & Geoff Sims
Full video and more details: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200615.html
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A time lapse of the International Space Station completing an orbit of Earth without a sunset as it travels near the terminator line: the boundary between day and night. #AltText4Me

What happens when galaxies collide? A billion year gravitational waltz.

This computer simulation includes images from Hubble of actual galactic collisions at different stages.

Credit: NASA, ESA, and F. Summers
Source: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=30686

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Levitation melting is a metallurgical technique that uses electromagnetic forces to suspend and melt materials, typically within a conical helical inductor, without any physical contact with crucibles.

Video credit: TheServk/Youtube
Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkpEz7znpnc

Earth at night seen from space.

The astonishing mimicry and hidden beauty of the Indian Leaf Butterfly (Kallima paralekta). Their wings allow them to mimic a dead leaf when closed, helping them hide from predators.

Video credit: _melissa_yung_/ig

The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal that has ever inhabited the Earth, approaching an impressive length of around 30 meters and a weight of nearly 200 tonnes.

Video credit: dolphindronedom/IG https://www.instagram.com/p/BywUCOzHhv1/
Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale