Two neutron stars begin to merge in this illustration, blasting a jet of high-speed particles and producing a cloud of debris. via NASA https://ift.tt/B3ed1Ri
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Hubble Captures an Elusive Galaxy Cluster
A menagerie of interesting astronomical finds are visible in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. via NASA https://ift.tt/MH1OIb2
The Cygnus space freighter is released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm
The Cygnus space freighter is pictured moments after its release from the Canadarm2 robotic arm. via NASA https://ift.tt/GACtUDO
Celebrating Earth Day
Former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden speaks with local students during an Earth Day event, Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Union Station in Washington. via NASA https://ift.tt/WjY8cPu
NASA’s New 3D-Printed Superalloy Can Take the Heat
NASA has demonstrated a breakthrough in 3D printable high-temperature materials that could lead to stronger, more durable parts for airplanes and spacecraft. via NASA https://ift.tt/jB4zbmT
SuperBIT Sees Colliding Antennae Galaxies
This view of the Antennae Galaxies, two large galaxies colliding 60 million light-years away, is one of the first research images from the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) that launched on a scientific super pressure balloon April 16, 2023 (local time New Zealand). via NASA https://ift.tt/udPYWSx
Martian Milestone for Ingenuity
This April 16, 2023, enhanced color image of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is the clearest view of the rotorcraft since its first flight. via NASA https://ift.tt/ZeF1cmN
The Himalayas and Mount Everest in Nepal
Clouds gather on Nepal’s sub-tropical side of the Himalayas with Mount Everest at the center of this photograph taken by an external high-definition camera on the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Indian subcontinent on April 13, 2023. via NASA https://ift.tt/OpHSAJG
Bald Eagle Lands at Kennedy Space Center
An American bald eagle swoops down to land on a pole at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on April 10, 2023. via NASA https://ift.tt/YeN2qJo
Hubble Spots a Galaxy with Tendrils
This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows JO204, a ‘jellyfish galaxy’ so named for the bright tendrils of gas that appear in this image as drifting lazily below JO204’s bright central bulk. The galaxy lies almost 600 million light-years away in the constellation Sextans. via NASA https://ift.tt/pX4R3Kr