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NASA probe speeds through the sun’s atmosphere, captures scorching photo of Mercury

sudshr47 December 14, 2018

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe recently dove deeper into the sun’s atmosphere than any spacecraft before. And it has the photos to prove it. 

Launched four months ago, the heavily-shielded probe — an exploration craft that will swoop progressively closer to the sun over the next six years — came within 16.9 million miles of the sun’s surface when it captured this orange-tinged image on November 8. 

Here, the probe was well inside the sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, a difficult-to-visit place that’s still largely a mystery to astronomers. 

The dominant part of the scene is a horizontal bright streak emanating from the sun. On November 8, the probe approached this beam of energized particles, called a “coronal streamer,” that had been blasted out from our medium-sized star. Read more…

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The incredible view of a rocket launch … from space

sudshr47 December 4, 2018

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Not many of us will get a chance to see a rocket launch live from this angle in our lifetimes, but at least we can see the photos.

European astronaut Alexander Gerst managed to photograph the launch of three new crewmembers to the International Space Station from his post aboard the orbiting laboratory.

The pictures, taken Monday, show the Soyuz rocket carrying the three new space station residents as it ascends to orbit just after launch.

Congratulations to the Russian Space Agency @roscosmos and all international partners for a flawless launch of #SoyuzMS11. And welcome to space, @Astro_DavidS, @AstroAnnimal and Oleg! #Exp57 #Exp58 #Horizons pic.twitter.com/rzEjtm2PcO

— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) December 3, 2018 Read more…

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A tiny satellite says goodbye to Mars with gorgeous new photo

sudshr47 November 27, 2018

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Parting is such sweet sorrow. 

A farewell photo taken by a tiny satellite shows its final view of Mars as it flew by the red planet on Monday. 

The satellite — called a cubesat — that took the photo is named MarCO-B and it performed quite the service for humanity before saying goodbye to Mars. 

The small satellite and its twin MarCO-A beamed home data to Earth on Monday as the InSight lander made its successful touchdown on Mars.

“This image was taken at about 12:10 p.m. PST (3:10 p.m. EST) while MarCO-B was flying away from the planet after InSight landed,” NASA said in a statement, adding that the satellite was about 4,700 miles from Mars when the photo was snapped. Read more…

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InSight beams home its first photo from the surface of Mars

sudshr47 November 26, 2018

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Mars looks like a dusty wasteland in the first photo from NASA’s InSight lander sent from the surface of the red planet.

The image, taken moments after landing, shows the rust-colored surface of Mars from InSight’s perspective through a fisheye lens. 

The photo looks particularly obscured because the camera still has its dust-covered protective covering on it, according to NASA. 

My first picture on #Mars! My lens cover isn’t off yet, but I just had to show you a first look at my new home. More status updates:https://t.co/tYcLE3tkkS #MarsLanding pic.twitter.com/G15bJjMYxa

— NASAInSight (@NASAInSight) November 26, 2018 Read more…

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Before-and-after satellite photos reveal devastation left by Hurricane Michael

sudshr47 October 13, 2018

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Hurricane Michael — the fourth Category 4 storm to pummel the United States in 14 months — snapped pine trees like toothpicks, washed neighborhoods into the sea, and shredded the hangars off an Air Force base. 

Before the storm’s 155 mph winds struck the Florida Panhandle on Oct. 10, storm scientists predicted Michael would be an extremely intense storm, in large part because it passed through ocean waters that were 3.5 degrees Fahrenheit above normal — and hurricanes thrive on warm water.

The devastation, seen by satellites orbiting hundreds of miles above, is ghastly. 

Some of the images of destruction from #HurricaneMichael have been devastating, but I wasn’t prepared for these before/after aerial shots provided by @NOAA‘s post storm survey of #MexicoBeach

Most buildings in this area are completely gone.

Link:https://t.co/VEM6x3fEQK pic.twitter.com/cQwdzSbY1b

— Philippe Papin (@pppapin) October 12, 2018 Read more…

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New photo shows stellar life and death thousands of light-years from Earth

sudshr47 August 29, 2018

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Death and new life meet in a photo showing off a nebula located 7,500 light-years away. 

The Carina Nebula — recently photographed by the VISTA telescope in the Southern Hemisphere — is a 300-light-year-across area of gas and dust that gives rise to brand new stars as other, older objects die.

It’s thought to be one of the largest regions of star formation in the Milky Way, according to the European Southern Observatory (ESO). That makes this new view of the nebula all the better. 

“The massive stars in the interior of this cosmic bubble emit intense radiation that causes the surrounding gas to glow. By contrast, other regions of the nebula contain dark pillars of dust cloaking newborn stars,” the ESO said in a statement. Read more…

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Photos of Hurricane Lane from space show the extreme size of the monster storm

sudshr47 August 22, 2018

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The Hawaiian islands are battening down the hatches as they prepare for Hurricane Lane, a powerful, Category 4 storm barreling toward the state at 155 mph. 

And now, photos taken from space show the extreme power of that storm as it makes its way toward possible landfall.

NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold highlighted Hurricane Lane’s size with photos tweeted from his post on the International Space Station.

#HurricaneLane in the early morning hours near #Hawaii. The crew of the @Space_Station sends much aloha to everyone therepic.twitter.com/raPh37MZH9

— Ricky Arnold (@astro_ricky) August 22, 2018 Read more…

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