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Astronauts on ISS Share Christmas Cheer with Floating Candy Canes and Festivities
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) celebrated Christmas in a unique way, creating a festive atmosphere with floating candy canes and a snowman made from storage bags. The multinational crew, including astronauts from NASA and Russian cosmonauts, shared heartfelt messages, reflecting on their unity as a team and the collaborativ...
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Himalayas To Bahamas, NASA Shares Stunning Pics Of Earth Taken From Space
NASA recently delighted its Instagram followers with a series of photos, including an image of the Himalayas, taken from space. "Earth: It's got range," the space agency wrote in its caption.
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Captures Stunning Pic Of Saturn, Earth And Moon Appear As Little Dots
Mars, Earth, and Earth's Moon are also visible in the picture as small dots of light.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures Collision of DART With Asteroid Dimorphos
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a 1,200-pound NASA spacecraft called DART on September 26, 2022, according to their statement. Hubble's time-lapse movie of the aftermath of DART's collision reveals surprising and remarkable, hour...
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NASA's Lucy Mission Snaps Stunning Views Of Earth And Moon On Its Way To Jupiter
NASA's Lucy probe, a mission to a group of asteroids near Jupiter, flew past Earth on October 16 and took some stunning photos of our planet and the moon before retreating to deep space.
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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Detailed Pictures of Jupiter Showcasing Auroras and Rings
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured some intriguing photos of Jupiter. Apart from powerful winds and giant storms, the new images also feature some magnificent auroras on the gas giant. The pictures offer some intricate details of Jupiter that scientists think may shed more light on its inner life.
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NASA’s Juno Mission Captures Huge Storms on Jupiter’s Surface
NASA's Juno spacecraft has delivered a phenomenal picture of the Jupiter surface. The shot features fascinating vortices or hurricane-like spiral wind patterns forming near Jupiter's north pole. The Juno mission flew past close to Jupiter on July 5 this year. It clicked the striking photo using its JunoCam instrument.
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Anand Mahindra Shares Photo Of Earth Taken From Mars, Adds A Message
Anand Mahidra reshared an image of Earth captured from the planet Mars reportedly by NASA's Curiosity rover. It shows the Earth as a tiny dot. Mr Mahindra said the image teaches a very important lesson: Humility.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Shares Edge-on View of Little Sombrero Galaxy Located 40 Million Light-Years Away
On its official Instagram handle, the Hubble Space Telescope shared a photo of the Little Sombrero galaxy, also known as NGC 7814 or Caldwell 43. Set against a background of more distant galaxies, Little Sombrero is approximately 40 million light-years away from Earth, 80,000 light-years wide, and billions of years old.
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NASA Recaps Some of the Most Stunning Images From 2021
NASA has shared a recap post with the best images of 2021 captured by its satellites.
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NASA Shares Photo of Two Seemingly Colliding Galaxies Captured by Hubble
NASA has shared an image of a stunning cosmic duo of galaxies, located roughly 215 million light-years away from Earth in the Pisces constellation. The image was clicked by the Hubble telescope, NASA's current workhorse to study the mysteries of deep space.
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Death of a White Dwarf Star Creates Cosmic Red Ribbons of Gas, NASA Shares Photo
In a binary system a white dwarf gravitational pulls matter from its companion and then explodes.
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NASA Shares Image of Helix Nebula, a Giant Eye in Sky
NASA has shared a stunning image of a giant eye-shaped nebula that is among the brightest and closest to Earth. The image, captured by the agency's Spitzer Space Telescope, showed a deep vacuum surrounded by a sparkling cloud of dust and gas.
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NASA Explains Why 'Stars Are Just Like Us' With Stunning Pictures of Four Nebulae
NASA often shares images of the Earth and space that leaves social media users in awe. This time around, the space agency shared not one but four images of nebulae — star-forming gaseous clouds — on its official Instagram page.
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Does NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Work Like a Phone Camera? Find Out Here
NASA in a new post has explained how the Hubble Space Telescope takes pictures and how they are processed. The space agency routinely shares spectacular images of space and celestial bodies on Instagram that are credited to Hubble.
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Astronauts on ISS Share Christmas Cheer with Floating Candy Canes and Festivities
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) celebrated Christmas in a unique way, creating a festive atmosphere with floating candy canes and a snowman made from storage bags. The multinational crew, including astronauts from NASA and Russian cosmonauts, shared heartfelt messages, reflecting on their unity as a team and the collaborativ...
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Himalayas To Bahamas, NASA Shares Stunning Pics Of Earth Taken From Space
NASA recently delighted its Instagram followers with a series of photos, including an image of the Himalayas, taken from space. "Earth: It's got range," the space agency wrote in its caption.
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NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Captures Stunning Pic Of Saturn, Earth And Moon Appear As Little Dots
Mars, Earth, and Earth's Moon are also visible in the picture as small dots of light.
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NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures Collision of DART With Asteroid Dimorphos
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a 1,200-pound NASA spacecraft called DART on September 26, 2022, according to their statement. Hubble's time-lapse movie of the aftermath of DART's collision reveals surprising and remarkable, hour...
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NASA's Lucy Mission Snaps Stunning Views Of Earth And Moon On Its Way To Jupiter
NASA's Lucy probe, a mission to a group of asteroids near Jupiter, flew past Earth on October 16 and took some stunning photos of our planet and the moon before retreating to deep space.
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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Detailed Pictures of Jupiter Showcasing Auroras and Rings
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured some intriguing photos of Jupiter. Apart from powerful winds and giant storms, the new images also feature some magnificent auroras on the gas giant. The pictures offer some intricate details of Jupiter that scientists think may shed more light on its inner life.
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NASA’s Juno Mission Captures Huge Storms on Jupiter’s Surface
NASA's Juno spacecraft has delivered a phenomenal picture of the Jupiter surface. The shot features fascinating vortices or hurricane-like spiral wind patterns forming near Jupiter's north pole. The Juno mission flew past close to Jupiter on July 5 this year. It clicked the striking photo using its JunoCam instrument.
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Anand Mahindra Shares Photo Of Earth Taken From Mars, Adds A Message
Anand Mahidra reshared an image of Earth captured from the planet Mars reportedly by NASA's Curiosity rover. It shows the Earth as a tiny dot. Mr Mahindra said the image teaches a very important lesson: Humility.
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Shares Edge-on View of Little Sombrero Galaxy Located 40 Million Light-Years Away
On its official Instagram handle, the Hubble Space Telescope shared a photo of the Little Sombrero galaxy, also known as NGC 7814 or Caldwell 43. Set against a background of more distant galaxies, Little Sombrero is approximately 40 million light-years away from Earth, 80,000 light-years wide, and billions of years old.
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NASA Recaps Some of the Most Stunning Images From 2021
NASA has shared a recap post with the best images of 2021 captured by its satellites.
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NASA Shares Photo of Two Seemingly Colliding Galaxies Captured by Hubble
NASA has shared an image of a stunning cosmic duo of galaxies, located roughly 215 million light-years away from Earth in the Pisces constellation. The image was clicked by the Hubble telescope, NASA's current workhorse to study the mysteries of deep space.
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Death of a White Dwarf Star Creates Cosmic Red Ribbons of Gas, NASA Shares Photo
In a binary system a white dwarf gravitational pulls matter from its companion and then explodes.
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NASA Shares Image of Helix Nebula, a Giant Eye in Sky
NASA has shared a stunning image of a giant eye-shaped nebula that is among the brightest and closest to Earth. The image, captured by the agency's Spitzer Space Telescope, showed a deep vacuum surrounded by a sparkling cloud of dust and gas.
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NASA Explains Why 'Stars Are Just Like Us' With Stunning Pictures of Four Nebulae
NASA often shares images of the Earth and space that leaves social media users in awe. This time around, the space agency shared not one but four images of nebulae — star-forming gaseous clouds — on its official Instagram page.
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Does NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Work Like a Phone Camera? Find Out Here
NASA in a new post has explained how the Hubble Space Telescope takes pictures and how they are processed. The space agency routinely shares spectacular images of space and celestial bodies on Instagram that are credited to Hubble.
