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Today’s Image of the Day from the European Space Agency features the galaxy I Zwicky 18, which was captured in remarkable detail by the James Webb Space Telescope...
#imageoftheday #EuropeanSpaceAgency #dwarfgalaxy #jameswebbspacetelescope #photography #universe #space
https://www.earth.com/image/dwarf-galaxy-i-zwicky-18-has-a-youthful-appearance/
Norman Rockwell Commemorates Gemini Program with Grissom and Young
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Astronauts John Young and Gus Grissom are suited for the first flight of the Gemini program in March 1965. NASA loaned Norman Rockwell a Gemini spacesuit in order to make this painting as accurate as possible.
Uranus Discovered 244 Years Ago
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Uranus was the first planet found with the aid of a telescope. It was discovered on March 13, 1781, by astronomer William Herschel, although he originally thought it was either a comet or a star. Herschel tried unsuccessfully to name his discovery Georgium Sidus after King George III. Instead, the planet was named for Uranus, the Greek god of the sky, as suggested by astronomer Johann Bode.
Our Pale Blue Dot
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This updated version of "the Pale Blue Dot," made for the photo's 30th anniversary in 2020, uses modern image-processing software and techniques to revisit the well-known Voyager view while attempting to respect the original data and intent of those who planned the images.
Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features an astronaut view of Mount Nemrut, a volcano located in eastern Turkey near Lake Van...
#imageoftheday #nasaearthobservatory #turkiye #mountnemrut #volcano #lakevan #photography #geography
https://www.earth.com/image/the-immense-caldera-of-mount-nemrut/
Image of the Day (Feb 1) from NASA Earth Observatory features Ksudach, a remarkable volcanic complex located on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula...
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https://www.earth.com/image/ksudach-a-volcano-shaped-by-explosive-forces/
Pics of the day: January 31, 2025 http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THhl00 #PicsOfTheDay #Africanews #DailyNews #NewsPhotography #ImageOfTheDay
Alone by the lake, it gazes at the horizon, carried by the silence and the wind.
Wolf Moon in Washington
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay The full Moon, also known in January as the Wolf Moon, rises above the Lincoln Memorial and the Memorial Bridge, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, as seen from Arlington, Virginia.
Artist’s Concept of Gemini Spacecraft
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay This is an artist's concept of a two-person Gemini spacecraft in flight, showing a cutaway view. The Gemini program was designed as a bridge between the Mercury and Apollo programs.
Langley’s Propeller Research Tunnel
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Chief of aerodynamics Elton W. Miller ponders the future of the Sperry M-1 Messenger, the first full-scale airplane tested in the Propeller Research Tunnel. Miller was one of the designers of the Propeller Research Tunnel.
Red and Green Aurora Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay iss072e031823 (Oct. 7, 2024) -- Peering through the window of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image of the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft as vivid green and pink aurora swirled through Earth's atmosphere while the International Space Station soared 273 miles above the Indian Ocean.
Hang a Shining Star Upon the Highest Bough
#NASA #ImageOfTheDay Here is a new version of the “Christmas tree cluster.” NGC 2264 is a cluster of young stars between one and five million years old. (For comparison, the Sun is a middle-aged star about 5 billion years old – about 1,000 times older.)
