Trentymus Kostorus
@trentymuskostorus.bsky.social
Ph.D. Astrophysics & Astrobiology • Former @NASAGoddard & @SETIInstitute scientist • Space-obsessed mind powered by curiosity • Sharing the cosmos with everyone
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NOIRLab and the Dark Energy Survey team have released the full six-year Dark Energy Survey dataset, covering hundreds of millions of galaxies and enabling new constraints on dark energy, large-scale structure, and cosmic evolution.
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Dark Energy Survey Scientists Release Analysis of All Six Years of Survey Data - Four methods for studying dark energy come together in a single experiment for the first time
The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration collected information on hundreds of millions of galaxies across the Universe using the U.S. Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the U.S...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
NOIRLab and the Dark Energy Survey team have released the full six-year Dark Energy Survey dataset, covering hundreds of millions of galaxies and enabling new constraints on dark energy, large-scale structure, and cosmic evolution.
noirlab.edu/public/news/...
noirlab.edu/public/news/...
I had a funny idea.
If I were to make a theory synopsis…
I would name it “Trent’s Individual Theory Synopsis” (T.I.T.S.)
Thoughts?
If I were to make a theory synopsis…
I would name it “Trent’s Individual Theory Synopsis” (T.I.T.S.)
Thoughts?
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I had a funny idea.
If I were to make a theory synopsis…
I would name it “Trent’s Individual Theory Synopsis” (T.I.T.S.)
Thoughts?
If I were to make a theory synopsis…
I would name it “Trent’s Individual Theory Synopsis” (T.I.T.S.)
Thoughts?
🔭 A new comet has been discovered!
P/2025 W3 (Kresken) was identified by Rainer Kresken (ESA) with the Calar Alto Schmidt telescope using a new camera.
The discovery has been officially confirmed by the IAU as part of the CAHA–ESA collaboration.
➡️: www.caha.es/es/noticias/...
P/2025 W3 (Kresken) was identified by Rainer Kresken (ESA) with the Calar Alto Schmidt telescope using a new camera.
The discovery has been officially confirmed by the IAU as part of the CAHA–ESA collaboration.
➡️: www.caha.es/es/noticias/...
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
🔭 A new comet has been discovered!
P/2025 W3 (Kresken) was identified by Rainer Kresken (ESA) with the Calar Alto Schmidt telescope using a new camera.
The discovery has been officially confirmed by the IAU as part of the CAHA–ESA collaboration.
➡️: www.caha.es/es/noticias/...
P/2025 W3 (Kresken) was identified by Rainer Kresken (ESA) with the Calar Alto Schmidt telescope using a new camera.
The discovery has been officially confirmed by the IAU as part of the CAHA–ESA collaboration.
➡️: www.caha.es/es/noticias/...
New Hubble images of Baby Stars!
The compact nebular region stands out against the stellar background, shaped by radiation and winds from nearby massive stars.
These interactions sculpt the gas, trigger collapse in some regions, and erase it in others.
The compact nebular region stands out against the stellar background, shaped by radiation and winds from nearby massive stars.
These interactions sculpt the gas, trigger collapse in some regions, and erase it in others.
January 18, 2026 at 5:02 AM
New Hubble images of Baby Stars!
The compact nebular region stands out against the stellar background, shaped by radiation and winds from nearby massive stars.
These interactions sculpt the gas, trigger collapse in some regions, and erase it in others.
The compact nebular region stands out against the stellar background, shaped by radiation and winds from nearby massive stars.
These interactions sculpt the gas, trigger collapse in some regions, and erase it in others.
Protoplanetary disks in visible light.
These Hubble views capture young stars still wrapped in the dust and gas that will one day form planets.
The dark lanes mark disks seen edge-on, while glowing jets trace material being funneled along magnetic fields.
This is mid-process planetary formation.
These Hubble views capture young stars still wrapped in the dust and gas that will one day form planets.
The dark lanes mark disks seen edge-on, while glowing jets trace material being funneled along magnetic fields.
This is mid-process planetary formation.
January 17, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Protoplanetary disks in visible light.
These Hubble views capture young stars still wrapped in the dust and gas that will one day form planets.
The dark lanes mark disks seen edge-on, while glowing jets trace material being funneled along magnetic fields.
This is mid-process planetary formation.
These Hubble views capture young stars still wrapped in the dust and gas that will one day form planets.
The dark lanes mark disks seen edge-on, while glowing jets trace material being funneled along magnetic fields.
This is mid-process planetary formation.
Spectacular new images from Hubble!
Protostars within a cosmic breeding ground known as the Orion Molecular Cloud.
Protostars within a cosmic breeding ground known as the Orion Molecular Cloud.
January 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Spectacular new images from Hubble!
Protostars within a cosmic breeding ground known as the Orion Molecular Cloud.
Protostars within a cosmic breeding ground known as the Orion Molecular Cloud.
Stop.
Breath.
Give yourself some space from all of your troubles.
Breath.
Give yourself some space from all of your troubles.
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Stop.
Breath.
Give yourself some space from all of your troubles.
Breath.
Give yourself some space from all of your troubles.
In time…
Stars will burn out.
Black holes will evaporate.
Even matter itself may slowly dissolve into radiation.
The end of the universe isn’t a collapse… it’s a fading.
And in that silence, the fact that anything ever existed at all becomes the most extraordinary thing of all.
Stars will burn out.
Black holes will evaporate.
Even matter itself may slowly dissolve into radiation.
The end of the universe isn’t a collapse… it’s a fading.
And in that silence, the fact that anything ever existed at all becomes the most extraordinary thing of all.
January 13, 2026 at 3:10 AM
In time…
Stars will burn out.
Black holes will evaporate.
Even matter itself may slowly dissolve into radiation.
The end of the universe isn’t a collapse… it’s a fading.
And in that silence, the fact that anything ever existed at all becomes the most extraordinary thing of all.
Stars will burn out.
Black holes will evaporate.
Even matter itself may slowly dissolve into radiation.
The end of the universe isn’t a collapse… it’s a fading.
And in that silence, the fact that anything ever existed at all becomes the most extraordinary thing of all.
NASA is targeting no earlier than January 17, to roll out the Artemis II Space Launch System & Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center for final preparations, ahead of its crewed lunar flyby mission planned for February-April.
January 11, 2026 at 6:19 AM
NASA is targeting no earlier than January 17, to roll out the Artemis II Space Launch System & Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center for final preparations, ahead of its crewed lunar flyby mission planned for February-April.
The JWST has uncovered a new class of point-like distant galaxies that don’t fit existing categories, too tiny and compact to be normal galaxies, yet unlike quasars.
Astronomers nicknamed them “platypus galaxies” because of their unexpected mix of features in images and spectra.
Astronomers nicknamed them “platypus galaxies” because of their unexpected mix of features in images and spectra.
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The JWST has uncovered a new class of point-like distant galaxies that don’t fit existing categories, too tiny and compact to be normal galaxies, yet unlike quasars.
Astronomers nicknamed them “platypus galaxies” because of their unexpected mix of features in images and spectra.
Astronomers nicknamed them “platypus galaxies” because of their unexpected mix of features in images and spectra.
Canadian astronomers used JWST to map Milky Way's evolution via 877 "twin" galaxies from 1.5-10 billion years ago.
Chaotic early mergers built central bulge first, then outer disk via interactions—more turbulent than models predicted. From 100-300M to >100B stars today.
Chaotic early mergers built central bulge first, then outer disk via interactions—more turbulent than models predicted. From 100-300M to >100B stars today.
January 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Canadian astronomers used JWST to map Milky Way's evolution via 877 "twin" galaxies from 1.5-10 billion years ago.
Chaotic early mergers built central bulge first, then outer disk via interactions—more turbulent than models predicted. From 100-300M to >100B stars today.
Chaotic early mergers built central bulge first, then outer disk via interactions—more turbulent than models predicted. From 100-300M to >100B stars today.
NASA Prepares Artemis Il Crewed Moon Flyby for 2026 🚀
Artemis II will send four astronauts-Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen-on a 10-day trip around the Moon, the farthest humans have gone since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Artemis II will send four astronauts-Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen-on a 10-day trip around the Moon, the farthest humans have gone since Apollo 17 in 1972.
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 AM
NASA Prepares Artemis Il Crewed Moon Flyby for 2026 🚀
Artemis II will send four astronauts-Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen-on a 10-day trip around the Moon, the farthest humans have gone since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Artemis II will send four astronauts-Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen-on a 10-day trip around the Moon, the farthest humans have gone since Apollo 17 in 1972.
After nearly five years on Mars, NASA JPL engineers confirmed the Perseverance rover can continue operations until at least 2031, covering an additional 37 miles in Jezero Crater.
December 31, 2025 at 6:18 AM
After nearly five years on Mars, NASA JPL engineers confirmed the Perseverance rover can continue operations until at least 2031, covering an additional 37 miles in Jezero Crater.
Using ALMA and VLA data on protostar SVS 13B in NGC 1333, Astronomers discovered over 400 bow-shaped molecular rings in its jet, each marking a past accretion-driven outburst.
These rings serve as chronological markers, with the youngest aligning to a 1991 optical flare.
These rings serve as chronological markers, with the youngest aligning to a 1991 optical flare.
December 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Using ALMA and VLA data on protostar SVS 13B in NGC 1333, Astronomers discovered over 400 bow-shaped molecular rings in its jet, each marking a past accretion-driven outburst.
These rings serve as chronological markers, with the youngest aligning to a 1991 optical flare.
These rings serve as chronological markers, with the youngest aligning to a 1991 optical flare.
New JWST observations reveal what’s happening at the heart of NGC 4486B.
This compact elliptical galaxy hosts a double nucleus—now best explained by an eccentric stellar disk orbiting a displaced supermassive black hole.
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This compact elliptical galaxy hosts a double nucleus—now best explained by an eccentric stellar disk orbiting a displaced supermassive black hole.
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December 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
New JWST observations reveal what’s happening at the heart of NGC 4486B.
This compact elliptical galaxy hosts a double nucleus—now best explained by an eccentric stellar disk orbiting a displaced supermassive black hole.
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This compact elliptical galaxy hosts a double nucleus—now best explained by an eccentric stellar disk orbiting a displaced supermassive black hole.
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Four years ago, the James Webb Space Telescope launched—quietly redefining how we see the universe.
Here are some of my favorite images from James Webb.
Here are some of my favorite images from James Webb.
December 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Four years ago, the James Webb Space Telescope launched—quietly redefining how we see the universe.
Here are some of my favorite images from James Webb.
Here are some of my favorite images from James Webb.
Every star you see in the night sky may be a sun to someone else.
March 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Every star you see in the night sky may be a sun to someone else.
“There are more habitable Earth-mass planets in the observable volume of the universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth.” - Dr. Avi Loeb.
March 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“There are more habitable Earth-mass planets in the observable volume of the universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth.” - Dr. Avi Loeb.
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Hello, my lovely little moons! My name is Iridian Lune, but you can call me Iri. I'm a goddess in training, but I'm not really good at it yet. The process of creating galaxies... eludes me. Come check out my stream sometime and see just how this cosmic corgi can be chaotic!
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November 3, 2024 at 12:57 PM
The potential dark future of the universe underscores that we live in a privileged time — the brief window when life can thrive, look up to see trillions of stars and galaxies, and know its impermanent place in an ever-changing universe.
January 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The potential dark future of the universe underscores that we live in a privileged time — the brief window when life can thrive, look up to see trillions of stars and galaxies, and know its impermanent place in an ever-changing universe.
“Our little terraqueous globe as the madhouse of those hundred thousand millions of worlds.
We, who cannot even put our own planetary home in order, riven with rivalries and hatreds; are we to venture out into space?”
- Carl Sagan
We, who cannot even put our own planetary home in order, riven with rivalries and hatreds; are we to venture out into space?”
- Carl Sagan
November 17, 2024 at 9:07 AM
“Our little terraqueous globe as the madhouse of those hundred thousand millions of worlds.
We, who cannot even put our own planetary home in order, riven with rivalries and hatreds; are we to venture out into space?”
- Carl Sagan
We, who cannot even put our own planetary home in order, riven with rivalries and hatreds; are we to venture out into space?”
- Carl Sagan
🔮HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!🔮
🌌 I’m happy to say that I’M OPENING UP A DISCORD SERVER! 🌌
I was thinking about doing this for a while and I have finally come to a consensus.
I wanted to make a space where I can bring all my besties into one place and hang out!🔮
Discord:👇
discord.gg/xqFzJjsg
🌌 I’m happy to say that I’M OPENING UP A DISCORD SERVER! 🌌
I was thinking about doing this for a while and I have finally come to a consensus.
I wanted to make a space where I can bring all my besties into one place and hang out!🔮
Discord:👇
discord.gg/xqFzJjsg
Join the Transcendonia - The Transcendent Universe Discord Server!
Check out the Transcendonia - The Transcendent Universe community on Discord - hang out with 1 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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November 12, 2024 at 10:05 PM
🔮HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!🔮
🌌 I’m happy to say that I’M OPENING UP A DISCORD SERVER! 🌌
I was thinking about doing this for a while and I have finally come to a consensus.
I wanted to make a space where I can bring all my besties into one place and hang out!🔮
Discord:👇
discord.gg/xqFzJjsg
🌌 I’m happy to say that I’M OPENING UP A DISCORD SERVER! 🌌
I was thinking about doing this for a while and I have finally come to a consensus.
I wanted to make a space where I can bring all my besties into one place and hang out!🔮
Discord:👇
discord.gg/xqFzJjsg
“The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever.”
— Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
— Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
November 8, 2024 at 7:58 PM
“The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever.”
— Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
— Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
When I look up at the night sky, I see the stars, but also the future.
November 5, 2024 at 10:40 PM
When I look up at the night sky, I see the stars, but also the future.