Dad, entrepreneur, IT architect, problem solver -- always learning. Love new technology, cycling, strong coffee, outer space. I share interesting stuff here.
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Doug Braun retweeted
May 29
Uranus captured by JWST...
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May 30
This is Sombrero Galaxy captured by Hubble.,
31 million light-years away from us.!
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Doug Braun retweeted
May 29
A Telescope in Chile just captured a breathtaking new view of a cosmic butterfly — and it’s unlike anything seen this year. 🦋✨
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Waves grow steeper and taller as they approach the shore, as the front slows down due to friction with the seabed, but the energy behind it continues to push forward, causing the crest to curl over and release the wave's energy.
📽: Conor Hegyi
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This New Glenn rocket explosion released 20% of the energy of the Hiroshima atomic bomb and that wasn't even the bad part:
→ The pad: LC-36 is the only pad on Earth that launches New Glenn and now it's gone. Over $1B to build. SpaceX needed 7 months to rebuild after a similar hit.
→ The deadline: Amazon needs 1,618 satellites up by July 30 to keep its FCC license. It has ~300. The rocket that was supposed to help fix that just blew up twice in a row
SpaceX made us believe that landing rockets on barges was a normal expectation. Turns out rocket science is hard after all. Wishing the team a speedy recovery 🚀
May 29
We experienced an anomaly during today's hotfire test. All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more.
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Doug Braun retweeted
May 29
Gülmekten karnım ağrıdı 😂
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RUD (rapid unscheduled disassembly) events are not unusual in the rocket world
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Doug Braun retweeted
Real footage of Earth rising over the Moon captured by the Japanese lunar orbiter.
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🌑 The Moon’s Shadow on Earth
This isn’t just a space photo — it’s a moment where Earth, Moon, and Sun quietly lined up, and a spacecraft noticed. Japan’s iSpace HAKUTO-R lander, orbiting the Moon, captured this rare and beautiful view while a solar eclipse was happening back on Earth. That dark smudge you see drifting across the blue planet? That’s the Moon’s shadow, slowly sweeping over Australia, briefly turning day into night for millions of people below.
What makes this image powerful is its perspective. We are used to seeing eclipses from Earth — people wearing glasses, looking up. But this time, the Moon was the one doing the looking. From hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, a robotic explorer watched our planet experience a cosmic event that has fascinated humans for thousands of years.
It’s a quiet reminder of how small we are, how connected everything is, and how far human curiosity has reached. A shadow crossing Earth… seen from the Moon. 🌍🌕
ALT The Moon’s Shadow on Earth This isn’t just a space photo — it’s a moment where Earth, Moon, and Sun quietly lined up, and a spacecraft noticed. Japan’s iSpace HAKUTO-R lander, orbiting the Moon, captured this rare and beautiful view while a solar eclipse was happening back on Earth. That dark smudge you see drifting across the blue planet? That’s the Moon’s shadow, slowly sweeping over Australia, briefly turning day into night for millions of people below. What makes this image powerful is its perspective. We are used to seeing eclipses from Earth — people wearing glasses, looking up. But this time, the Moon was the one doing the looking. From hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, a robotic explorer watched our planet experience a cosmic event that has fascinated humans for thousands of years. It’s a quiet reminder of how small we are, how connected everything is, and how far human curiosity has reached. A shadow crossing Earth… seen from the Moon. 🌍
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Doug Braun retweeted
Feb 2
This movie shows the past 24 hours in active region AR 14366 – the area responsible for the recent strong solar flares! This wavelength shows cooler (1 million °C) plasma, revealing how dynamic the coronal magnetic field is right now. This region has many more flares to give!
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Doug Braun retweeted
Jan 30
Full curvature of Earth seen from Space 🌎
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Doug Braun retweeted
Jan 31
Goodbye Comet Lemmon.
See you again in 1,155 years. ☄
ALT Goodbye Comet Lemmon. See you again in 1,155 years. ☄
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Doug Braun retweeted
Jan 31
Auroras over Alaska last Night.😍😍😍
This is visual proof that our planet has a shield.
High-energy particles from the Sun slam into Earth’s magnetic field at incredible speeds.
Instead of hitting the surface, they are guided along invisible magnetic lines and released as light in our upper atmosphere.
Without this magnetic bubble, life on Earth wouldn’t survive.
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Doug Braun retweeted
Jan 22
The tiger is saved by the elephant during the flood
Community note
Cette vidéo a été générée par intelligence artificielle.
Ce post n’a que pour seul but de créer de l'interaction (engagement, like, abonnés...).
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Doug Braun retweeted
Jan 22
Astronaut Kimiya Yui, aboard the International Space Station, captured a stunning timelapse that reveals Earth like you've never seen it.
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Meet Sebastian Steudnter: the man that surfed the biggest wave in history
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Doug Braun retweeted
Jan 21
Don't Miss ! On January 23, 2026, the night sky will deliver a rare and delightful cosmic moment. The Moon will curve gently beneath Saturn and Neptune, forming a natural “smiley face” high above Earth. This triple conjunction happens when all three celestial bodies appear close together from our viewpoint, creating a brief but magical alignment.
It’s a reminder that space isn’t always distant and serious sometimes, it feels playful too. If skies are clear, look up and enjoy this once-in-a-long-while celestial smile lighting up the darkness.
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Doug Braun retweeted
Jan 21
This is what Auroras look like from orbit!
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Doug Braun retweeted
31 Dec 2025
GoPro time-lapse of Gary while it was at its most photogenic
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Doug Braun retweeted
29 Dec 2025
The first person in the world to kick his own balls… That’s history right here!
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