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Image Credit: HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona), NASA Explanation: Deep shadows create dramatic contrasts between light and dark in this high-resolution close-up of the martian surface. Recorded on January 24 by the HiRISE camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the scene spans about 1.5 … Continue reading
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(Huffington Post Science) A NASA spacecraft has spotted a big gully on Mars, a feature that appears to have formed only within the last three years. The powerful HiRISE camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) imaged the channel, which … Continue reading
Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Bolte (UCSC) Explanation: Towering 3,000 feet from base to summit, the famous granite face of El Capitan in Earth’s Yosemite National Park just hides the planet’s north celestial pole in this skyscape. Of course, the north celestial … Continue reading
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NASA BIOGRAPHY Posted: October 11, 2004 Yuri Shargin, a lieutenant-colonel in Russia’s Air Force, will fill the third seat in the Soyuz with the Expedition 10 crewmembers. He will spend eight days aboard the Station conducting scientific experiments before returning … Continue reading
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Astronomers have found evidence for a companion star that survived the blast of a supernova explosion. Chandra’s X-rays reveal a point-like source within the debris field produced when a massive star exploded. This system contains either a neutron star or … Continue reading
Image Credit & Copyright: Maciej Zapiór and Łukasz Fajfrowski Explanation: Today is the equinox. The Sun crosses the celestial equator heading north at 16:57 UT, marking the northern hemisphere’s first day of spring. To celebrate, consider this remarkable image following the Sun’s … Continue reading
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(Huffington Post Science) After decades of searching, NASA scientists have detected the veil of dust kicked up by tiny meteoroid impacts on the moon. The Apollo astronauts and many spacecraft had tried to detect sunlight reflected from the dust and … Continue reading
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Alexei Leonov, was the first man to “walk” in space on March 18, 1965. Though he was expected to become a professional artist, aviation beckoned and Leonov was soon flying jets and studying engineering. When the call came for Cosmonaut … Continue reading
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M51, whose name comes from being the 51st entry in Charles Messier’s catalog, is considered to be one of the classic examples of a spiral galaxy. At a distance of about 30 million light years from Earth, it is also one … Continue reading
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To celebrate its 24th year in orbit, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has released a beautiful new image of part of NGC 2174, also known as the Monkey Head Nebula. This colourful region is filled with young stars embedded within … Continue reading
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