Earth from space: Antarctica’s ‘Deception Island’ is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano
Deceptiveness Island is a semi-submerged volcanic caldera that supplies sanctuary to sailors checking out the Southern Ocean’s rough seas. (Image credit: NASA/LAndsat/Lauren Dauphin) FAST FACTS Where is it? Deceptiveness Island,…
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Hubble Space Telescope Revisits NGC 5643
The Hubble group has actually launched a striking brand-new picture of the main part of NGC 5643, a strategy spiral nebula in the constellation of Lupus. This Hubble image reveals…
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Space photo of the week: Astronaut spots 2 nearby galaxies from SpaceX capsule
A long-duration picture catches the view of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds from a window on the SpaceX Dragon team spacecraft. (Image credit: NASA/Don Pettit ) What it is:…
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100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to ‘small men’ on the internet: ‘I should have expected this.’
Emily Calandrelli made history on Nov. 22, 2024, when she ended up being the 100th female to go to area. Thanks to “small men on the internet,” the significant turning…
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Hubble Space Telescope Looks at Flocculent Spiral: NGC 2090
Astronomers utilizing the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have actually recorded an incredible brand-new image of the spiral nebula NGC 2090. This Hubble image reveals NGC 2090, a spiral nebula some…
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Space photo of the week: Hubble uncovers the true identity of an odd galaxy — and it’s not spiral or elliptical
The uncommon galaxy NGC 4694 has characteristics distinct to the 2 primary galaxy types, spiral and elliptical. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker) What it is: The galaxy NGC…
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Space photo of the week: Stare into the ‘bloodshot eyes’ of a haunting galaxy pair
JWST and Hubble’s brand-new composite image reveals the galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 with bright-red “blood-soaked” eyes. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI) What it is: The spiral nebula…
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As ABL Space departs launch, the 1-ton rocket wars have a clear winner
“Take a look around,” Piemont composed. “US rockets fly every couple of days, with perfect success. It’s revolutionary. While there is still a need for more providers in certain market…
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Earth from space: Giant ‘phantom lake’ dotted with stripy gold islands shimmers in Australian outback
Oddly stripy, golden islands are littered across Lake Mackay in the Australian outback. When the ephemeral lake fills with water, these islands stand out against the blue-green background. (Image credit:…
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Space Force’s mysterious X-37B begins ‘aerobraking’ to lower orbit. Here’s how it works.
The U.S. armed force’s extremely deceptive X-37B area airplane simply got a little less mystical. In an unusual program of openness about the area airplane’s operations, Boeing and the U.S….
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