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Vogue, February 1970

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis seen in silhouette during solar transit, May 12, 2009.

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“ solar prominences “ // simon2940

Music:  M83 - Outro

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Europa & Io moons orbiting Jupiter, captured by the Cassini space probe | source                          

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Hush by Adam Burke

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A Flower Shaped Rock on Mars : It is one of the more unusual rocks yet found on Mars. Smaller than a penny, the rock has several appendages that make it look, to some, like a flower. Although it would be a major discovery if the rock was truly a fossilized ancient Martian flower, there are less spectacular – and currently preferred – explanations for its unusual structure. One theory that has emerged is that the rock is a type of concretion created by minerals deposited by water in cracks or divisions in existing rock. These concretions can be compacted together, can be harder and denser than surrounding rock, and can remain even after the surrounding rock erodes away. The flower structure may also be caused by crystal clusters. The small rock, named Blackthorn Salt, has similarities to previously imaged Martian pebbles. The featured image was taken by the Curiosity rover on Mars in late February. Scientists will continue to study data and images taken of this – and similar – surprising Martian rocks. via NASA

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Astronomical Explosion in Taurus © Hubble

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LDN 483 is located about 700 light-years away in the constellation of Serpens (The Serpent).

Credit: Warren Keller

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NGC 4565 - Needle Galaxy

Due to the edge on nature of this galaxy, it wasn't initially easy to categorise it, however it is believed to be a barred spiral galaxy, and more recent data would point to a classical bulge/bar spiral structure, not too unsimilar to our own Milky Way, however this galaxy is far more luminous than even the Andromeda galaxy.

The galaxy is thought to contain around 240 globular clusters, near 100 more than our Milky Way, and is thought to be coming out of a recent starburst era.

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The Sun l Alan Friedman

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Epimetheus (Satellite of Saturn)

Credit: Gordan Ugarkovic

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Rosetta s Comet in Gemini : Returning along its 6.4 year orbit, periodic comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) is caught in this telescopic frame from November 7. Sweeping past background stars in the constellation Gemini the comet’s dusty tail stretches toward the upper right to Upsilon Geminorum. Also known as Pollux, Beta Geminorum, Gemini’s brightest star, shines just off the upper left edge of the field-of-view. Churyumov-Gerasimenko reached its 2021 perihelion or closest approach to the Sun on November 2. At perigee, its closest approach to planet Earth on November 12, this comet was about 0.42 astronomical units away, though it remains too faint to be seen by eye alone. The well-studied comet was explored by robots from planet Earth during its last trip through the inner solar system. It’s now famous as the final resting place for the historic Rosetta spacecraft and Philae lander. via NASA

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NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus : NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected by interstellar dust. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, it lies at the edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud. This telescopic close-up spans about two full moons on the sky or just over 15 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 1333. It shows details of the dusty region along with telltale hints of contrasty red emission from Herbig-Haro objects, jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recently formed stars. In fact, NGC 1333 contains hundreds of stars less than a million years old, most still hidden from optical telescopes by the pervasive stardust. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago. via NASA

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general relativity for babies