Earth from space: Golden river of toxic waste spills out from deadly mining disaster in South Africa

Earth from space: Golden river of toxic waste spills out from deadly mining disaster in South Africa

A mining catastrophe in the South African town of Jagersfontein launched a slurry of possibly poisonous waste, called tailings, into the surrounding countryside. (Image credit: NASA/Landsat/Lauren Dauphin) FAST FACTS Where…

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Space photo of the week: James Webb and Hubble telescopes unite to solve ‘impossible’ planet mystery

Space photo of the week: James Webb and Hubble telescopes unite to solve ‘impossible’ planet mystery

A picture of NGC 346 from the Hubble Space Telescope(left)and the James Webb Space Telescope(ideal). (Image credit: Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Olivia C. Jones( UK ATC ), Guido…

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Space photo of the week: Galaxies teeter toward collision in the sparkling depths of Virgo

Space photo of the week: Galaxies teeter toward collision in the sparkling depths of Virgo

The Antlia Cluster(Abell S636)is a group of a minimum of 230 galaxies situated about 130 million & light-years away in the instructions of the constellation Antlia(the Air Pump). (Image credit:…

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Hubble Space Telescope Observes Outskirts of Tarantula Nebula

Hubble Space Telescope Observes Outskirts of Tarantula Nebula

A brand-new Hubble image includes a dirty yet gleaming scene from the Large Magellanic Cloud, among the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies. This Hubble image reveals the Tarantula Nebula, which lies…

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Space photo of the week: Look into Titan’s ‘eye,’ 20 years after the Huygens spacecraft’s historic landing on Saturn’s largest moon

Space photo of the week: Look into Titan’s ‘eye,’ 20 years after the Huygens spacecraft’s historic landing on Saturn’s largest moon

(Image credit: ESA/NASA/JPL/ University of Arizona ) What it is: Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan Where it is: Around 750 million miles(1.2 billion kilometers) from Earth When it was shared: May…

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Space photo of the week: The tilted spiral galaxy that took Hubble 23 years to capture

Space photo of the week: The tilted spiral galaxy that took Hubble 23 years to capture

UGC 10043 is among the couple of spiral nebula we see edge-on. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Windhorst, W. Keel) What it is: Spiral nebula UGC 10043 Where it…

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Earth from space: Pakistan’s ‘bleeding ink’ lagoon brings life to harsh desert environment

Earth from space: Pakistan’s ‘bleeding ink’ lagoon brings life to harsh desert environment

The colors in this satellite picture of Khor Kalmat have actually been improved to assist highlight the plain distinction in between the lagoon and its environments. (Image credit: USGS/Landsat) FAST…

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Hubble Space Telescope Observes Various Galaxies in Hydra

Hubble Space Telescope Observes Various Galaxies in Hydra

This brand-new image from the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a small spot of sky in the constellation of Hydra. This Hubble image…

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Earth from space: ‘Lake of clouds’ appears between volcanic nesting dolls in Russia via rare mirror-like phenomenon

Earth from space: ‘Lake of clouds’ appears between volcanic nesting dolls in Russia via rare mirror-like phenomenon

Kol ‘tsevoye Lake is sandwiched in between both halves of the Krenitsyna Volcano on Russia’s Onekotan Island. In this astronaut image, it seems loaded with clouds– however this is simply…

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Coolest space missions coming in 2025

Coolest space missions coming in 2025

(Image credit: ESA; NASA/JPL-Caltech; NASA/JPL-Caltech) This year will be an interesting time for area objectives. 2025 starts with 2 moon landing efforts in January, followed by SpaceX’s bold presentation to…

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