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Magnetic Fields May Be the Key to Black Hole Activity
October 17, 2018
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This artist’s conception of the core of Cygnus A shows the dusty donut-shaped surroundings, called a torus, and jets launching from its center. via NASA https://ift.tt/2P0z3hl
Uncrewed Japanese Vehicle Delivers Supplies to the Space Station
October 16, 2018
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Viewed from a window inside the cupola, the International Space Station’s “window to the world,” is the Japanese Exploration Agency’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-7. via NASA https://ift.tt/2CNoDvQ
Hubble’s Lucky Observation of an Enigmatic Cloud
August 31, 2018
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The little-known nebula IRAS 05437+2502 billows out among the bright stars and dark dust clouds that surround it. via NASA https://ift.tt/2N6kacc
Celebrating Guy Bluford’s Historic First Flight
August 30, 2018
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Guy Bluford, the first African-American astronaut, launched into space on shuttle Challenger’s STS-8 mission thirty-five years ago, on August 30, 1983. via NASA https://ift.tt/2PkZv1t
Underwater Robots Help NASA Plan Future Deep-Space Missions
August 29, 2018
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An expedition that will help NASA search for life in deep space launched today – not with a rocket’s roar, but with a gentle splash into the deep Pacific Ocean. The project will use underwater robots to explore the environment around a deep-sea volcano off the coast of Hawaii that has similar conditions to what may exist on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. via NASA https://ift.tt/2LCZDaj
Lights of Java
August 28, 2018
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Astronauts get to observe the Earth in all her beauty from aboard the International Space Station. A member of the Expedition 56 crew currently onboard the station took this nighttime image of Java, Indonesia’s largest island. via NASA https://ift.tt/2wnzAiL
Time-lapse Sequence of Jupiter’s North
August 27, 2018
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Striking atmospheric features in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere are captured in this series of color-enhanced images from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/2NnBjLx
