Yard construction with Fasttracks turnoutsFinally, after 161 blog posts, I lay some track!!4836 accompanied the Picnic Train to Junee earlier this month. Not sure I like the new livery, but the engine was looking very smart. Roof mounted A/…
Hubble Spies Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula
This newly reprocessed image released on April 18, 2025, provides a new view of an enormous, 9.5-light-year-tall pillar of cold gas and dust. Despite its size, it’s just one small piece of the greater Eagle Nebula, also called Messier 16. The Eagle Nebula is one of many nebulae in the Milky Way that are known […]
NASA to Cover US Spacewalk 93, Hold Preview News Conference
Two NASA astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station, conducting U.S. spacewalk 93 on Thursday, May 1, to complete station upgrades. NASA will preview the upcoming spacewalk during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 24, on the agency’s website from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Learn how to watch […]