As the holiday season approaches, people in the northern hemisphere will gather indoors to stay warm. In keeping with the season, astronomers have studied two groups of galaxies that are rushing together and producing their own warmth. The majority of galaxies do not exist in isolation. Rather, they […]
iss061e077393 (Dec. 12, 2019) — The Canadarm2 robotic arm with the Dextre robotic hand attached seemingly protrudes from the side of the International Space Station as the orbiting complex soared 263 miles above the South Pacific Ocean. iss061e077393(2019年12月12日)——当环绕地球飞行的国际空间站在南太平洋上空263英里的高空飞
iss061e066684 (Dec. 3, 2019) — Houston, Texas is pictured from the International Space Station at an altitude of 257 miles. The bodies of water (from top to bottom) are the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Bay, Lake Houston, Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston. iss061e066684(2019年12月3日)——国际空间站在海拔257英里的德克
NGC 3175 is located around 50 million light-years away in the constellation of Antlia (the Air Pump). The galaxy can be seen slicing across the frame in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, with its mix of bright patches of glowing gas, dark lanes of dust, bright core, and whirling,
In this image from December 2000, the Expedition One crew–the first to permanently inhabit the International Space Station–are about to eat a treat of fresh oranges onboard the Zvezda Service Module. Pictured, from the left, are Soyuz commander Yuri P. Gidzenko, Station commander William
This image of North and South America at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet. For more such images of our planet, read Eart
Meltwater lakes form on the surface of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier, seen here in a June 2019 Landsat image. A new study finds that the number – and elevation – of meltwater lakes in Greenalnd is increasing. How do scientists know? Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets as seen from space – some spanning
To make room for the latest cargo craft, on Nov. 29 the Progress 73 departed the station after undocking from the Pirs docking compartment, as shown in this image. Loaded with trash, the craft was deorbited a few hours later and burned up safely over the Pacific Ocean. Traveling approximately 260 mi
Within the tempestuous Carina Nebula lies “Mystic Mountain.” This three-light-year-tall cosmic pinnacle, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 in 2010, is made up primarily of dust and gas, and exhibits signs of intense star-forming activity. The colors in this composite image c
Robots need a place to stay in space, too. NASA is attaching a “robot hotel” to the outside of the International Space Station with the upcoming launch of the Robotic Tool Stowage (RiTS), a protective storage unit for critical robotic tools. On Dec. 4, RiTS is slated to launch aboard the 19th SpaceX
