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The Bearclaw Nebula, Sh2-200 // Dionysus

Top Study Tips from NASA

Study smarter this school year! We asked scientists, engineers, astronauts, and experts from across NASA about their favorite study tips – and they delivered. Here are a few of our favorites:

Study with friends

Find friends that are like-minded and work together to understand the material better. Trading ideas with a friend on how to tackle a problem can help you both strengthen your understanding.

Create a study environment

Find a quiet space or put on headphones so you can focus. You might not be able to get to the International Space Station yet, but a library, a study room, or a spot outside can be a good place to study. If it’s noisy around you, try using headphones to block out distractions.

Take breaks

Don’t burn yourself out! Take a break, go for a walk, get some water, and come back to it.

Looking for more study tips? Check out this video for all ten tips to start your school year off on the right foot!

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NASA’s Webb Snaps Supersonic Outflow of Young Star

This image of HH 211 from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals an outflow from a Class 0 protostar, an infantile analog of our Sun when

Take-aways:

This is a baby star imaged in stunning detail

Stars are born violently - there's hot gas striking the other gas and dust around it, making these amazing patterns

This particular baby star will one day be like the Sun 💖

So gorgeous! Here's the NASA article to go with the pic.

Christmas Tree Cluster

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Reblog Vs. Repost

In short: reblogging is awesome. Reposting isn't.

Planet Venus as seen by the Japanese spacecraft Akatsuki built by Institute of Space & Astronautical Science/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Video of the Day!

An artist’s rendering shows us what happens when a star gets a little too close to a massive black hole!

The Dolphin Head Nebula (Sh2-308, right) and Sh2-303 (left) // Jim Thommes

The Fireworks Galaxy. Imaged at Bridgewater State University Observatory, Fall 2019. Reprocessed 2025. Credit: BSU Experimental Astrophysics Research (BEAR) Team.