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An asteroid threatens the artist's Earth-View - Asteroid threatening the Earth - Artist vie

An asteroid threatens the artist's Earth-View - Asteroid threatening the Earth - Artist vie

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Tungouska event -Artist's view-2/3 - Tunguska Valley - Artist view (2/3) - On June 30, 1908 a car, several ten metres in diameter, exploded over the Tounguska region of Siberia. 2000 km of forest and taiga were destroyed, blown by the shock wave of the car. The explosion was heard up to 1500 km. Just after seven in the morning of June 30, 1908 a huge fireball appeared over the region, and detonated as it hit the upper atmosphere. The explosion broke windows over 500 miles away. There were some herdsmen and hunters in the area at the time who were able to provide eyewitness accounts of what became known as the Tunguska Event. Many would later die from what appears to have been radiation exposure

Tungouska event -Artist's view-2/3 - Tunguska Valley - Artist view (2/3) - On June 30, 1908 a car, several ten metres in diameter, exploded over the Tounguska region of Siberia. 2000 km of forest and taiga were destroyed, blown by the shock wave of the car. The explosion was heard up to 1500 km. Just after seven in the morning of June 30, 1908 a huge fireball appeared over the region, and detonated as it hit the upper atmosphere. The explosion broke windows over 500 miles away. There were some herdsmen and hunters in the area at the time who were able to provide eyewitness accounts of what became known as the Tunguska Event. Many would later die from what appears to have been radiation exposure

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An asteroid threatens the Earth - An asteroid threatens the Earth - Photomontage Composite image

An asteroid threatens the Earth - An asteroid threatens the Earth - Photomontage Composite image

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The probes Osiris-Rex and Hayabusa 2 - Artist's view - Osiris-rex and Hayabusa 2 - Artwork: Artist's view of the probe Osiris-Rex near the asteroid Bennu (right) and the probe Hayabusa 2 near the asteroid (162173) Ryugu (upper left). OSIRIS-REX was launched on 8 September 2016 to reach the asteroid Bennu in 2018 and bring a sample back to Earth in 2023. Hayabusa 2 is a space probe of JAXA, the Japanese space agency, launched in December 2014, which will study the asteroid (162173) Ryugu from July 2018 to February 2019 and bring a sample to Earth in December 2020. Osiris-rex will travel to a near-earth asteroid called Bennu and bring a small sample back to Earth for study. It was launched on Sep 8, 2016. As planned, the spacecraft will reach its asteroid target in 2018 and return a sample to Earth in 2023. Hayabusa2 is an asteroid sample return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA. Launched in December 2014 Hayabusa 2 is expected to arrive at the asteroid 162173 Ryugu in July 2018, survey the asteroid for a year and a half, depart in December 2019, and return to Earth in December 2020 — The probes Osiris-Rex and Hayabusa 2 - Artist's view - Osiris-rex and Hayabusa 2 - Artwork: Artist's view of the probe Osiris-Rex near the asteroid Bennu (right) and the probe Hayabusa 2 near the asteroid (162173) Ryugu (upper left). OSIRIS-REX was launched on 8 September 2016 to reach the asteroid Bennu in 2018 and bring a sample back to Earth in 2023. Hayabusa 2 is a space probe of JAXA, the Japanese space agency, launched in December 2014, which will study the asteroid (162173) Ryugu from July 2018 to February 2019 and bring a sample to Earth in December 2020. Osiris-rex will travel to a near-earth asteroid called Bennu and bring a small sample back to Earth for study. It was launched on Sep 8, 2016. As planned, the spacecraft will reach its asteroid target in 2018 and return a sample to Earth in 2023. Hayabusa2 is an asteroid sample return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA. Launched in December 2014 Hayabusa 2 is expected to arrive at the asteroid 162173 Ryugu in

The probes Osiris-Rex and Hayabusa 2 - Artist's view - Osiris-rex and Hayabusa 2 - Artwork: Artist's view of the probe Osiris-Rex near the asteroid Bennu (right) and the probe Hayabusa 2 near the asteroid (162173) Ryugu (upper left). OSIRIS-REX was launched on 8 September 2016 to reach the asteroid Bennu in 2018 and bring a sample back to Earth in 2023. Hayabusa 2 is a space probe of JAXA, the Japanese space agency, launched in December 2014, which will study the asteroid (162173) Ryugu from July 2018 to February 2019 and bring a sample to Earth in December 2020. Osiris-rex will travel to a near-earth asteroid called Bennu and bring a small sample back to Earth for study. It was launched on Sep 8, 2016. As planned, the spacecraft will reach its asteroid target in 2018 and return a sample to Earth in 2023. Hayabusa2 is an asteroid sample return mission operated by the Japanese space agency, JAXA. Launched in December 2014 Hayabusa 2 is expected to arrive at the asteroid 162173 Ryugu in

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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An asteroid threatens the Earth - An asteroid threatens the Earth - Illustration

An asteroid threatens the Earth - An asteroid threatens the Earth - Illustration

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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The disappearance of dinosaurs - Artist view - Tylosaur and KT Event - Artist view - Impact of the asteroid responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. In the foreground, a tylosaurus, a large carnivorous marine lezard. The very end of the Mesozoic is marked by evidence of a devastating asteroid impact 65 million years ago, which is termed the KT event, referring to the Cretaceous (K) -Tertiary (T) transition. This impact likely contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs, although recent findings call into question how decisive the blow actually was. In this image, a huge tylosaur, a relative of today's varanid lizards such as the Komodo dragon, faces its last few minutes of existence in a Texas lagoon. Over the horizon looms the rising ejecta from the KT impact, which occurred in what is today the Yucatan

The disappearance of dinosaurs - Artist view - Tylosaur and KT Event - Artist view - Impact of the asteroid responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. In the foreground, a tylosaurus, a large carnivorous marine lezard. The very end of the Mesozoic is marked by evidence of a devastating asteroid impact 65 million years ago, which is termed the KT event, referring to the Cretaceous (K) -Tertiary (T) transition. This impact likely contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs, although recent findings call into question how decisive the blow actually was. In this image, a huge tylosaur, a relative of today's varanid lizards such as the Komodo dragon, faces its last few minutes of existence in a Texas lagoon. Over the horizon looms the rising ejecta from the KT impact, which occurred in what is today the Yucatan

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The disappearance of the dinosaurs - Artist view - Tertiary dawn - Artist view - Artist view of the impact of the asteroid responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs, about 65 million years ago. A sauropod grazes peacefully in the last seconds before the impact that ended the age of dinosaurs

The disappearance of the dinosaurs - Artist view - Tertiary dawn - Artist view - Artist view of the impact of the asteroid responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs, about 65 million years ago. A sauropod grazes peacefully in the last seconds before the impact that ended the age of dinosaurs

Dixon, Don (b.1951)

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Asteroids threatening the Earth - Artist view - Asteroids threaten to hit the Earth. Threatening asteroids going forward to impact Earth

Asteroids threatening the Earth - Artist view - Asteroids threaten to hit the Earth. Threatening asteroids going forward to impact Earth

P. Carril

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Asteroides threaten the Earth - Artist view - Asteroids threatening the Earth - Artist view - Title: Space Situational Awareness - Near Earth Objects Picture caption: The SSA-NEO system is based on syndicating and federating observation and tracking data provided by a large number of European and international sources. The key components include: -Observatories and astronomers with telescopes of various sizes, both professional and amateur -A central SSA-NEO data centre, the 'Small Bodies Data Centre', which uses astrometric measurements collected by the Minor Planet Center (USA) -An analysis capability to predict possible impact locations and assess dangers -Analyses related to risk mitigation, including the possible deflection of an asteroid -A system for issuing warnings and alerts to civil authorities in Europe Data on NeOS are collected from telescopes and radar systems worldwide. Each of these submit observations to the Minor Planet Center (MPC), operated by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) at Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, which acts as a central clearing house for asteroid and comet observations. The measurements collected there are retrieved by the European Small Bodies Data Centre; orbits and miss distances are computed. In case of high-risk impact predictions, the data will be cross-checked with NASA's SENTRY system, operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California, before issuing alerts — Asteroides threaten the Earth - Artist view - Asteroids threatening the Earth - Artist view - Title: Space Situational Awareness - Near Earth Objects Picture caption: The SSA-NEO system is based on syndicating and federating observation and tracking data provided by a large number of European and international sources. The key components include: -Observatories and astronomers with telescopes of various sizes, both professional and amateur -A central SSA-NEO data centre, the 'Small Bodies Data Centre', which uses astrometric measurements collected by the Minor Planet Center (USA) -An analysis capability to predict possible impact locations and assess dangers -Analyses related to risk mitigation, including the possible deflection of an asteroid -A system for issuing warnings and alerts to civil authorities in Europe Data on NeOS are collected from telescopes and radar systems worldwide. Each of these submit observations to the Minor Planet Center (MPC), operated by the International Ast

Asteroides threaten the Earth - Artist view - Asteroids threatening the Earth - Artist view - Title: Space Situational Awareness - Near Earth Objects Picture caption: The SSA-NEO system is based on syndicating and federating observation and tracking data provided by a large number of European and international sources. The key components include: -Observatories and astronomers with telescopes of various sizes, both professional and amateur -A central SSA-NEO data centre, the 'Small Bodies Data Centre', which uses astrometric measurements collected by the Minor Planet Center (USA) -An analysis capability to predict possible impact locations and assess dangers -Analyses related to risk mitigation, including the possible deflection of an asteroid -A system for issuing warnings and alerts to civil authorities in Europe Data on NeOS are collected from telescopes and radar systems worldwide. Each of these submit observations to the Minor Planet Center (MPC), operated by the International Ast

P. Carril

PIX4583884

An asteroid threatens the Earth - An asteroid threatens the Earth - Illustration

An asteroid threatens the Earth - An asteroid threatens the Earth - Illustration

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

PIX4583847

Tunguska event -Artist view-3/3 - Tunguska valley - Artist view (3/3) - Artist view of the Tungouska region a few minutes after the explosion, June 30, 1908. 2000 km of forest and taiga were destroyed, blown by the shock wave of the car. Precisely what the Tunguska Event was remains a mystery. Despite the enormous scale of the explosion, there was no impact crater. Instead some 2000 sq/kms of taiga forest was flattened like matchwood and incinerated. This is the scene some minutes after the explosion. Most of the forest has been blown away, the few remaining stumps are burning and the air is full of acrid smoke. June 30 190

Tunguska event -Artist view-3/3 - Tunguska valley - Artist view (3/3) - Artist view of the Tungouska region a few minutes after the explosion, June 30, 1908. 2000 km of forest and taiga were destroyed, blown by the shock wave of the car. Precisely what the Tunguska Event was remains a mystery. Despite the enormous scale of the explosion, there was no impact crater. Instead some 2000 sq/kms of taiga forest was flattened like matchwood and incinerated. This is the scene some minutes after the explosion. Most of the forest has been blown away, the few remaining stumps are burning and the air is full of acrid smoke. June 30 190

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Tungouska event -Artist view-1/3 - Tunguska Valley - Artist view (1/3) - Reconstructed view of part of the valley of the Tungouska River before the appearance of the car. On June 30, 1908 a car, several ten meters in diameter, exploded over the Tungouska region of Siberia. 2000 km of forest and taiga were destroyed, blown by the shock wave of the car. The explosion was heard up to 1500 km. This is a part of the Tunguska River valley, in central Siberia, Russia. This 3D sequence begins at dawn, 30 June, 1908. Tunguska is a desolate region, full of swamps, taiga forests and mosquitoes

Tungouska event -Artist view-1/3 - Tunguska Valley - Artist view (1/3) - Reconstructed view of part of the valley of the Tungouska River before the appearance of the car. On June 30, 1908 a car, several ten meters in diameter, exploded over the Tungouska region of Siberia. 2000 km of forest and taiga were destroyed, blown by the shock wave of the car. The explosion was heard up to 1500 km. This is a part of the Tunguska River valley, in central Siberia, Russia. This 3D sequence begins at dawn, 30 June, 1908. Tunguska is a desolate region, full of swamps, taiga forests and mosquitoes

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Impact of an asteroid on the Yucatan - Yucatan impact - Artist view - Artist view of the impact of the asteroid that would have fallen on the Yucatan peninsula about 65 million years ago. This asteroid 10 km in diameter would be responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs. An asteroid 5-10 miles across impacts in the Yucatan to end the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. A fine layer of clay, rich in the element iridium - more concentrated in meteorites than in terrestrial rocks - marks the geological boundary between the Cretaceous and Tertiary eras. This clay layer is believed to have precipitated out of a plant-blanketing cloud of dust that was ejected into the atmosphere by the impact and subsequent fires. The dust darkened and cooled the earth so much that many species became extinct

Impact of an asteroid on the Yucatan - Yucatan impact - Artist view - Artist view of the impact of the asteroid that would have fallen on the Yucatan peninsula about 65 million years ago. This asteroid 10 km in diameter would be responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs. An asteroid 5-10 miles across impacts in the Yucatan to end the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. A fine layer of clay, rich in the element iridium - more concentrated in meteorites than in terrestrial rocks - marks the geological boundary between the Cretaceous and Tertiary eras. This clay layer is believed to have precipitated out of a plant-blanketing cloud of dust that was ejected into the atmosphere by the impact and subsequent fires. The dust darkened and cooled the earth so much that many species became extinct

Dixon, Don (b.1951)

PIX4583688

An asteroid threatens the Earth - Artist's view - Asteroid threatening the Earth - Artist vie

An asteroid threatens the Earth - Artist's view - Asteroid threatening the Earth - Artist vie

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An asteroid threatens the artist's Earth-View - Asteroid threatening the Earth - Artist vie

An asteroid threatens the artist's Earth-View - Asteroid threatening the Earth - Artist vie

P. Carril

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Tunguska Event - Artist View - Tunguska Event - Artist view - On June 30, 1908, a car, several ten meters in diameter, exploded over the Tunguska region of Siberia. 2000 km of forest and taiga were destroyed, blown by the shock wave of the car. The explosion was heard up to 1500 km. Just after seven in the morning of June 30, 1908 a huge fireball appeared over the region, and detonated as it hit the upper atmosphere. The explosion broke windows over 500 miles away. There were some herdsmen and hunters in the area at the time who were able to provide eyewitness accounts of what became known as the Tunguska Event. Many would later die from what appears to have been radiation exposure

Tunguska Event - Artist View - Tunguska Event - Artist view - On June 30, 1908, a car, several ten meters in diameter, exploded over the Tunguska region of Siberia. 2000 km of forest and taiga were destroyed, blown by the shock wave of the car. The explosion was heard up to 1500 km. Just after seven in the morning of June 30, 1908 a huge fireball appeared over the region, and detonated as it hit the upper atmosphere. The explosion broke windows over 500 miles away. There were some herdsmen and hunters in the area at the time who were able to provide eyewitness accounts of what became known as the Tunguska Event. Many would later die from what appears to have been radiation exposure

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Tunguska Event - Artist View - Tunguska Event - Artist view - On June 30, 1908, a car, several ten meters in diameter, exploded over the Tunguska region of Siberia. 2000 km of forest and taiga were destroyed, blown by the shock wave of the car. The explosion was heard up to 1500 km. Just after seven in the morning of June 30, 1908 a huge fireball appeared over the region, and detonated as it hit the upper atmosphere. The explosion broke windows over 500 miles away. There were some herdsmen and hunters in the area at the time who were able to provide eyewitness accounts of what became known as the Tunguska Event. Many would later die from what appears to have been radiation exposure

Tunguska Event - Artist View - Tunguska Event - Artist view - On June 30, 1908, a car, several ten meters in diameter, exploded over the Tunguska region of Siberia. 2000 km of forest and taiga were destroyed, blown by the shock wave of the car. The explosion was heard up to 1500 km. Just after seven in the morning of June 30, 1908 a huge fireball appeared over the region, and detonated as it hit the upper atmosphere. The explosion broke windows over 500 miles away. There were some herdsmen and hunters in the area at the time who were able to provide eyewitness accounts of what became known as the Tunguska Event. Many would later die from what appears to have been radiation exposure

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Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwork - Artist view of the impact of the asteroid that would have fallen on the peninsula of Yucatan about 65 million years ago. This asteroid 10 km in diameter would be responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs. An asteroid 5-10 miles across impacts in the Yucatan to end the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago

Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwork - Artist view of the impact of the asteroid that would have fallen on the peninsula of Yucatan about 65 million years ago. This asteroid 10 km in diameter would be responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs. An asteroid 5-10 miles across impacts in the Yucatan to end the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago

L. Bret

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Asteroids rush on Earth - Asteroids threaten the Eart

Asteroids rush on Earth - Asteroids threaten the Eart

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Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwor

Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwor

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Asteroides threaten the Earth - Incoming meteors

Asteroides threaten the Earth - Incoming meteors

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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The disappearance of dinosaurs - Artist view - Tertiary dawn - Artist view - Artist view of the impact of the asteroid responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs, about 65 million years ago. The last seconds before the asteroid impact that ended the age of dinosaurs

The disappearance of dinosaurs - Artist view - Tertiary dawn - Artist view - Artist view of the impact of the asteroid responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs, about 65 million years ago. The last seconds before the asteroid impact that ended the age of dinosaurs

S. Numazawa

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Le Soleil vu d'un asteroid - Viewing Artist - Sun seen from an asteroid

Le Soleil vu d'un asteroid - Viewing Artist - Sun seen from an asteroid

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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A geocroiser asteroid passes Jupiter's orbit, 2016 (photo)

A geocroiser asteroid passes Jupiter's orbit, 2016 (photo)

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The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (binary) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens. Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (binary) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens. Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

Walter B Myers

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The Dawn probe near Ceres - Artist's view - Dawn approaches Ceres - Artist view of the Dawn probe near the dwarf planet Ceres. In February 2015 the unmanned Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the dwarf planet Ceres. The 65 foot long, 2.5 ton probe was launched from the Earth in 2007, passed March in 2009, and went into orbit around the protoplanet Vesta in July 2011 where it stayed until September 2012. Once in orbit around Ceres, Dawn is expected to operate for about a year making observations of this largest object in the asteroid belt. In this image Dawn's three xenon electrostatic ion thrusters can be seen emitting ionized xenon's characteristic blue/magenta glow, gently propelling the probe toward Ceres. While the ion engines have relatively low specific thrust (about equal to the weight of a few sheets of paper), they can operate continuously for long periods making efficient use of the approximately 1,000 pounds of xenon propellant onboard. The wing - like solar arrays produce about 1,300 watts for probe's propulsion and other electrical systems. While no close - up observations of yet been made of Ceres itself, here it is rendered as appearing similar to a much smaller version of the Earth's Moon, heavily cratered with the addition of surface water ice and hypothesized plumes of ice crystals from water geysers on its surface — The Dawn probe near Ceres - Artist's view - Dawn approaches Ceres - Artist view of the Dawn probe near the dwarf planet Ceres. In February 2015 the unmanned Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the dwarf planet Ceres. The 65 foot long, 2.5 ton probe was launched from the Earth in 2007, passed March in 2009, and went into orbit around the protoplanet Vesta in July 2011 where it stayed until September 2012. Once in orbit around Ceres, Dawn is expected to operate for about a year making observations of this largest object in the asteroid belt. In this image Dawn's three xenon electrostatic ion thrusters can be seen emitting ionized xenon's characteristic blue/magenta glow, gently propelling the probe toward Ceres. While the ion engines have relatively low specific thrust (about equal to the weight of a few sheets of paper), they can operate continuously for long periods making efficient use of the approximately 1,000 pounds of xenon propellant onboard. The wing - like solar arrays pr

The Dawn probe near Ceres - Artist's view - Dawn approaches Ceres - Artist view of the Dawn probe near the dwarf planet Ceres. In February 2015 the unmanned Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the dwarf planet Ceres. The 65 foot long, 2.5 ton probe was launched from the Earth in 2007, passed March in 2009, and went into orbit around the protoplanet Vesta in July 2011 where it stayed until September 2012. Once in orbit around Ceres, Dawn is expected to operate for about a year making observations of this largest object in the asteroid belt. In this image Dawn's three xenon electrostatic ion thrusters can be seen emitting ionized xenon's characteristic blue/magenta glow, gently propelling the probe toward Ceres. While the ion engines have relatively low specific thrust (about equal to the weight of a few sheets of paper), they can operate continuously for long periods making efficient use of the approximately 1,000 pounds of xenon propellant onboard. The wing - like solar arrays pr

Walter B Myers

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An asteroid threatens the Earth - An asteroid threatens the Earth - Illustration

An asteroid threatens the Earth - An asteroid threatens the Earth - Illustration

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwor

Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwor

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Detourner un asteroide menacant - Illustration - Moving an asteroid - Illustration: Attempt to devier an asteroid threatening Earth - A spaceprobe is attached to an asteroid to push it into a non-earth impacting course

Detourner un asteroide menacant - Illustration - Moving an asteroid - Illustration: Attempt to devier an asteroid threatening Earth - A spaceprobe is attached to an asteroid to push it into a non-earth impacting course

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwor

Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwor

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Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwork - Artist view

Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwork - Artist view

S. Numazawa

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Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwor

Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwor

S. Numazawa

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The disappearance of dinosaurs - Vue d'artiste - Nightfall on the Cretaceous - Artist view - In the star sky a new star appeared, it is the asteroid responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs that is approaching about 65 million years ago. Below, a Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis with a small mammal in a tree. This image portrays the late Cretaceous Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis under a starry sky that includes a very bright new star: the impending KT asteroid, from which small particles are already entering the atmosphere and burning up as meteors. Above, a small marsupial mammal scurries along a Metasequoia branch, poised for world domination

The disappearance of dinosaurs - Vue d'artiste - Nightfall on the Cretaceous - Artist view - In the star sky a new star appeared, it is the asteroid responsible for the disappearance of dinosaurs that is approaching about 65 million years ago. Below, a Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis with a small mammal in a tree. This image portrays the late Cretaceous Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis under a starry sky that includes a very bright new star: the impending KT asteroid, from which small particles are already entering the atmosphere and burning up as meteors. Above, a small marsupial mammal scurries along a Metasequoia branch, poised for world domination

PIX4583778

Le Soleil vu d'un asteroid - Viewing Artist - Sun seen from an asteroid

Le Soleil vu d'un asteroid - Viewing Artist - Sun seen from an asteroid

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Artist's view of the asteroid 1620 Geographos: The asteroid (1620) Geographos is an areocroiser asteroid and a geocroiser object belonging to the Apollo asteroids family. Geographos is a Mars-crosser asteroid and a near-earth object belonging to the Apollos

Artist's view of the asteroid 1620 Geographos: The asteroid (1620) Geographos is an areocroiser asteroid and a geocroiser object belonging to the Apollo asteroids family. Geographos is a Mars-crosser asteroid and a near-earth object belonging to the Apollos

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwork - Artist view

Impact of an asteroid on Earth - Asteroid impact on Earth- Artwork - Artist view

S. Numazawa

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The Osiris-Rex probe and the Bennu asteroid - Artist's view - Osiris-rex and asteroid Bennu - Artwork - Artist view of the Osiris-Rex probe collecting a sample of the Bennu asteroid. OSIRIS-REX was launched on 8 September 2016 to reach the asteroid Bennu in 2018 and bring a sample back to Earth in 2023. OSIRIS-REX contacts the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism. The spaceprobe was launched on Sept. 8, 2016. As planned, the spacecraft will reach its asteroid target in 2018 and return a sample to Earth in 2023

The Osiris-Rex probe and the Bennu asteroid - Artist's view - Osiris-rex and asteroid Bennu - Artwork - Artist view of the Osiris-Rex probe collecting a sample of the Bennu asteroid. OSIRIS-REX was launched on 8 September 2016 to reach the asteroid Bennu in 2018 and bring a sample back to Earth in 2023. OSIRIS-REX contacts the asteroid Bennu with the Touch-And-Go Sample Arm Mechanism. The spaceprobe was launched on Sept. 8, 2016. As planned, the spacecraft will reach its asteroid target in 2018 and return a sample to Earth in 2023

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Asteroids Families - Asteroids Families- Artwork - Artist's view of the different Asteroids families

Asteroids Families - Asteroids Families- Artwork - Artist's view of the different Asteroids families

L. Bret

PIX4584051

An asteroid passes near Saturn - Artist view - Asteroid near Saturn - Artist view: A near-earth asteroid close to Saturn

An asteroid passes near Saturn - Artist view - Asteroid near Saturn - Artist view: A near-earth asteroid close to Saturn

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Asteroide P/2010 A2 seen by the space telescope Hubble - Comet-like Asteroid P/2010 A2 - P/2010 A2 is not a comet but the result of the collision between two asteroides located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. This remains of asteroid (lower left) is about 150 metres in diameter and is accompanied by a long trail of debris and dust

Asteroide P/2010 A2 seen by the space telescope Hubble - Comet-like Asteroid P/2010 A2 - P/2010 A2 is not a comet but the result of the collision between two asteroides located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. This remains of asteroid (lower left) is about 150 metres in diameter and is accompanied by a long trail of debris and dust

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An asteroid threatens the artist's Earth-View - Earth crossing asteroid - Artist view - A small asteroid zooms past the moon enroute to eart

An asteroid threatens the artist's Earth-View - Earth crossing asteroid - Artist view - A small asteroid zooms past the moon enroute to eart

Dixon, Don (b.1951)

PIX4583865

A Planet approaches the Earth dangerously - Near approach of Niburu: Artist's view illustrating the passage of the hypothetical planet Nibiru near the Earth - The Nibiru cataclysm is a supposed disastrous encounter between the Earth and a large planetary object (either a collision or a near-miss)

A Planet approaches the Earth dangerously - Near approach of Niburu: Artist's view illustrating the passage of the hypothetical planet Nibiru near the Earth - The Nibiru cataclysm is a supposed disastrous encounter between the Earth and a large planetary object (either a collision or a near-miss)

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Space Exploration: Soyuz and Orion Ships - Artist's View - CEV-Soyuz Joint Mission - An American Orion spacecraft mooring to a Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft in low orbit for a distant space exploration mission. A 3-man Soyuz TMA-M prepares to dock with a 6-man Orion class Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV, AKA Deep Space Vehicle) in low Earth orbit. Given that Russian and Western spacecraft employ different docking and airlock solutions, the CEV hosts an adapter module that makes the two spacecraft compatible and includes a hatch for Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) and science instrumentation. Such a union may be suitable for deep space missions to gravitational-stable Lagrangian points and even a near-earth object (NEO)/asteroid

Space Exploration: Soyuz and Orion Ships - Artist's View - CEV-Soyuz Joint Mission - An American Orion spacecraft mooring to a Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft in low orbit for a distant space exploration mission. A 3-man Soyuz TMA-M prepares to dock with a 6-man Orion class Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV, AKA Deep Space Vehicle) in low Earth orbit. Given that Russian and Western spacecraft employ different docking and airlock solutions, the CEV hosts an adapter module that makes the two spacecraft compatible and includes a hatch for Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) and science instrumentation. Such a union may be suitable for deep space missions to gravitational-stable Lagrangian points and even a near-earth object (NEO)/asteroid

Walter B Myers

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The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (binary) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens. Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (binary) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens. Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

Walter B Myers

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The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (binary) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens. Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (binary) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens. Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

Walter B Myers

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The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (single) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens (as here). Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (single) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens (as here). Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

Walter B Myers

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The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (single) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens (as here). Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (single) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens (as here). Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

Walter B Myers

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The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (binary) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens. Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (binary) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens. Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

Walter B Myers

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The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (single) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens (as here). Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (single) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens (as here). Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

Walter B Myers

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The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (single) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens (as here). Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

The New Horizons probe near 2014 MU69 - Artist's View - New Horizons and 2014 MU69 (single) - Artwork: Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near the small object of Kuiper 2014 MU69. Observations in 2017 show that 2014 MU69 would be either a binary object (model favors), in contact or not, or a single object lengthens (as here). Speculative illustration of Nasa's New Horizons interplanetary probe flying by classical Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, about 3 billion miles from the Earth, on 1 January 2019. 2014 MU69 is either a single elongated object about 30 miles long, or two smaller objects orbiting very closely together, maybe even touching; this image illustrates the latter. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high-gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth

Walter B Myers

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CHAIRMAN OF THE NEAR EARTH OBJECT TASK FORCE WITH THE ROWTON IRON MASS
METEORITE AT LEICESTER SPACE CENTRE, 2002-04-18 (photo) — CHAIRMAN OF THE NEAR EARTH OBJECT TASK FORCE WITH THE ROWTON IRON MASS METEORITE AT LEICESTER SPACE CENTRE, 2002-04-18 (photo)

CHAIRMAN OF THE NEAR EARTH OBJECT TASK FORCE WITH THE ROWTON IRON MASS METEORITE AT LEICESTER SPACE CENTRE, 2002-04-18 (photo)

Darren Staples

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DR HARRY ATKINSON OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT NEAR EARTH OBJECT TASK FORCE, 2000-09-18 (photo)

DR HARRY ATKINSON OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT NEAR EARTH OBJECT TASK FORCE, 2000-09-18 (photo)

Dan Chung

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THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT NEAR EARTH OBJECT TASK FORCE PRESENT THEIR REPORT, 2000-09-18 (photo)

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT NEAR EARTH OBJECT TASK FORCE PRESENT THEIR REPORT, 2000-09-18 (photo)

Dan Chung

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ISRAELI SCREAMS AS POLICE REMOVE HIM FROM EARTH MOVER AT ROAD SITE NEAR RAMALLAH, 1999-01-24 (photo)

ISRAELI SCREAMS AS POLICE REMOVE HIM FROM EARTH MOVER AT ROAD SITE NEAR RAMALLAH, 1999-01-24 (photo)

Flash Ninety

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Part of the Nakhla Meteorite, 1911

Part of the Nakhla Meteorite, 1911

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SOJOURNER NEARS "BARNACLE BILL" ROCK ON MARS, 1997-07-09 (photo)

SOJOURNER NEARS "BARNACLE BILL" ROCK ON MARS, 1997-07-09 (photo)

NASA NASA

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Galactic Center Region - Center of our galaxy (photo)

Galactic Center Region - Center of our galaxy (photo)

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Spiral galaxies NGC 3314 A and B in Hydra - Galaxy pair NGC 3314 in Hydra - NGC 3314 is a pair of spiral galaxies distant about 140 million years - Earth light. These galaxies are not interacting but just perfectly aligned in front of each other from Earth. Through an extraordinary chance alignment, a face - on spiral galaxy lies precisely in front of another larger spiral. This line - up provides us with the rare chance to visualize dark material within the front galaxy, seen only because it is silhouetted against the object behind it. NGC 3314 lies about 140 million light - years from Earth, in the direction of the southern hemisphere constellation Hydra. The bright blue stars forming a pinwheel shape near the center of the front galaxy have formed recently from interstellar gas and dust. In many galaxies, interstellar dust lies only in the same regions as recently formed blue stars. However, in the foreground galaxy, NGC 3314a, there are numerous additional dark dust lanes that are not associated with any bright young stars. A small, red patch near the center of the image is the bright nucleus of the background galaxy. It is reddened for the same reason the setting sun looks red. When light passes through a volume containing small particles (molecules in the Earth's atmosphere or interstellar dust particles in galaxies), its color becomes redder. The Hubble space telescope image of NGC 3314 was constructed from archival images taken in April 1999 — Spiral galaxies NGC 3314 A and B in Hydra - Galaxy pair NGC 3314 in Hydra - NGC 3314 is a pair of spiral galaxies distant about 140 million years - Earth light. These galaxies are not interacting but just perfectly aligned in front of each other from Earth. Through an extraordinary chance alignment, a face - on spiral galaxy lies precisely in front of another larger spiral. This line - up provides us with the rare chance to visualize dark material within the front galaxy, seen only because it is silhouetted against the object behind it. NGC 3314 lies about 140 million light - years from Earth, in the direction of the southern hemisphere constellation Hydra. The bright blue stars forming a pinwheel shape near the center of the front galaxy have formed recently from interstellar gas and dust. In many galaxies, interstellar dust lies only in the same regions as recently formed blue stars. However, in the foreground galaxy, NGC 3314a, there are numerous additional dark dust lanes that are

Spiral galaxies NGC 3314 A and B in Hydra - Galaxy pair NGC 3314 in Hydra - NGC 3314 is a pair of spiral galaxies distant about 140 million years - Earth light. These galaxies are not interacting but just perfectly aligned in front of each other from Earth. Through an extraordinary chance alignment, a face - on spiral galaxy lies precisely in front of another larger spiral. This line - up provides us with the rare chance to visualize dark material within the front galaxy, seen only because it is silhouetted against the object behind it. NGC 3314 lies about 140 million light - years from Earth, in the direction of the southern hemisphere constellation Hydra. The bright blue stars forming a pinwheel shape near the center of the front galaxy have formed recently from interstellar gas and dust. In many galaxies, interstellar dust lies only in the same regions as recently formed blue stars. However, in the foreground galaxy, NGC 3314a, there are numerous additional dark dust lanes that are

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Remnants of the Supernova of Sails - Part of the Vela Supernova Remnant - Rest of the Supernova of Sails. The supernova exploded 12,000 years ago and is approximately 815 light years away from Earth. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. About 120 centuries ago an inconspicuous star in what is now the constellation of Vela brightened by about 100 million times to rival the Moon as the brightest object in the night sky. This photograph shows a portion of the north - western quadrant of an expanding nebulous shell, which now surrounds the site of the explosion. Near the centre of the nebula (and not seen here) is the Vela pulsar, a rapidly - spinning neutron star only a few kilometres in diameter, the remnant of the star that exploded. This tiny object spins about 11 times a second and until recently was among the faintest stars ever studied at optical wavelengths, a far cry from its brief glory as one of the brightest stars ever seen

Remnants of the Supernova of Sails - Part of the Vela Supernova Remnant - Rest of the Supernova of Sails. The supernova exploded 12,000 years ago and is approximately 815 light years away from Earth. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. About 120 centuries ago an inconspicuous star in what is now the constellation of Vela brightened by about 100 million times to rival the Moon as the brightest object in the night sky. This photograph shows a portion of the north - western quadrant of an expanding nebulous shell, which now surrounds the site of the explosion. Near the centre of the nebula (and not seen here) is the Vela pulsar, a rapidly - spinning neutron star only a few kilometres in diameter, the remnant of the star that exploded. This tiny object spins about 11 times a second and until recently was among the faintest stars ever studied at optical wavelengths, a far cry from its brief glory as one of the brightest stars ever seen

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Remnants of the Supernova of Sails - The Vela Supernova Remnant - Remnant of the Supernova of Sails. The supernova exploded 12,000 years ago and is approximately 815 light years away from Earth. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. About 120 centuries ago an inconspicuous star in what is now the constellation of Vela brightened by about 100 million times to rival the Moon as the brightest object in the night sky. This photograph shows a portion of the north - western quadrant of an expanding nebulous shell, which now surrounds the site of the explosion. Near the centre of the nebula (and not seen here) is the Vela pulsar, a rapidly - spinning neutron star only a few kilometres in diameter, the remnant of the star that exploded. This tiny object spins about 11 times a second and until recently was among the faintest stars ever studied at optical wavelengths, a far cry from its brief glory as one of the brightest stars ever seen

Remnants of the Supernova of Sails - The Vela Supernova Remnant - Remnant of the Supernova of Sails. The supernova exploded 12,000 years ago and is approximately 815 light years away from Earth. Image obtained with the 1.2m Schmidt UK Telescope from Siding Spring. About 120 centuries ago an inconspicuous star in what is now the constellation of Vela brightened by about 100 million times to rival the Moon as the brightest object in the night sky. This photograph shows a portion of the north - western quadrant of an expanding nebulous shell, which now surrounds the site of the explosion. Near the centre of the nebula (and not seen here) is the Vela pulsar, a rapidly - spinning neutron star only a few kilometres in diameter, the remnant of the star that exploded. This tiny object spins about 11 times a second and until recently was among the faintest stars ever studied at optical wavelengths, a far cry from its brief glory as one of the brightest stars ever seen

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 4452 - Galaxy Spiral NGC 4452 - NGC 4452 is located about 60 million light years away from Earth in the galaxy cluster of Our Lady. Seen from the Earth, this spiral galaxy is presented by the slice, leaving only the thickness of its disc visible. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a striking galaxy called NGC 4452, which appears to lie exactly edge - on as seen from Earth. The bright nucleus can be seen at the centre, along with the very thin disc that looks like a straight line from our unusual viewing position. To complete the picture, a hazy halo of stars on the periphery of the galaxy makes it seem to glow. NGC 4452 was first seen by William Herschel in 1784 with his 47 cm telescope in England. He described the object as a bright nebula, small and very much elongated. The new Hubble image shows just how elongated this unusual object really is. NGC 4452 is part of the Virgo Cluster, so - called because many of its members appear in the constellation of Virgo (the Maiden). This enormous grouping is approximately 60 million light - years distant and contains around 2000 galaxies. Large numbers of much more remote, faint galaxies, far beyond NGC 4452 and the Virgo Cluster, appear in the background of this image. This picture of NGC 4452 was created from images taken using the Wide Field Channel on Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. This picture was made from images through blue (F475W, colored blue) and near - infrared (F850LP, colored red) filters. The exposures times were 750 s and 1210 s respectively. The field of view extends over 2.6 arcminutes — Spiral Galaxy NGC 4452 - Galaxy Spiral NGC 4452 - NGC 4452 is located about 60 million light years away from Earth in the galaxy cluster of Our Lady. Seen from the Earth, this spiral galaxy is presented by the slice, leaving only the thickness of its disc visible. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a striking galaxy called NGC 4452, which appears to lie exactly edge - on as seen from Earth. The bright nucleus can be seen at the centre, along with the very thin disc that looks like a straight line from our unusual viewing position. To complete the picture, a hazy halo of stars on the periphery of the galaxy makes it seem to glow. NGC 4452 was first seen by William Herschel in 1784 with his 47 cm telescope in England. He described the object as a bright nebula, small and very much elongated. The new Hubble image shows just how elongated this unusual object really is. NGC 4452 is part of the Virgo Cluster, so - called because many

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4452 - Galaxy Spiral NGC 4452 - NGC 4452 is located about 60 million light years away from Earth in the galaxy cluster of Our Lady. Seen from the Earth, this spiral galaxy is presented by the slice, leaving only the thickness of its disc visible. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a striking galaxy called NGC 4452, which appears to lie exactly edge - on as seen from Earth. The bright nucleus can be seen at the centre, along with the very thin disc that looks like a straight line from our unusual viewing position. To complete the picture, a hazy halo of stars on the periphery of the galaxy makes it seem to glow. NGC 4452 was first seen by William Herschel in 1784 with his 47 cm telescope in England. He described the object as a bright nebula, small and very much elongated. The new Hubble image shows just how elongated this unusual object really is. NGC 4452 is part of the Virgo Cluster, so - called because many

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Center of the particular galaxy Arp 220 in the Serpent - Heart of the galaxy Arp 220 - The galaxy Arp 220 (IC 4553) is about 250 million years away - light from Earth. Designee in the 1960s as a particular galaxy, today it is defined as an ultra-aluminous infrared galaxy. The Hubble space telescope photographed its heart in April 1997 in infrared light and discovered that its nucleus had two spiral galaxies colliding. The two nuclei (the two light points in the center) are 1200 light years apart and orbit around each other. This collision caused a tremendous flare of new stars. The Hubble Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera and Multi - Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) has uncovered a collision between two spiral galaxies in the heart of the peculiar galaxy called Arp 220. The collision has provided the spark for a burst of star formation. The bright, crescent moon - shaped object is a remnant core of one of the colliding galaxies. The core is a cluster of 1 billion stars. The core's half - moon shape suggests that its bottom half is obscured by a disk of dust about 300 light - years across. This disk is embedded in the core and may be swirling around a black hole. The core of the other colliding galaxy is the bright round object to the left of the crescent moon - shaped object. Both cores are about 1,200 light - years apart and are orbiting each other. Arp 220, located 250 million light - years away in the constellation Serpens, is the 220th object in Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. The image was taken April 5, 1997 — Center of the particular galaxy Arp 220 in the Serpent - Heart of the galaxy Arp 220 - The galaxy Arp 220 (IC 4553) is about 250 million years away - light from Earth. Designee in the 1960s as a particular galaxy, today it is defined as an ultra-aluminous infrared galaxy. The Hubble space telescope photographed its heart in April 1997 in infrared light and discovered that its nucleus had two spiral galaxies colliding. The two nuclei (the two light points in the center) are 1200 light years apart and orbit around each other. This collision caused a tremendous flare of new stars. The Hubble Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera and Multi - Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) has uncovered a collision between two spiral galaxies in the heart of the peculiar galaxy called Arp 220. The collision has provided the spark for a burst of star formation. The bright, crescent moon - shaped object is a remnant core of one of the colliding galaxies. The core is a cluster of 1 billion stars. The core's hal

Center of the particular galaxy Arp 220 in the Serpent - Heart of the galaxy Arp 220 - The galaxy Arp 220 (IC 4553) is about 250 million years away - light from Earth. Designee in the 1960s as a particular galaxy, today it is defined as an ultra-aluminous infrared galaxy. The Hubble space telescope photographed its heart in April 1997 in infrared light and discovered that its nucleus had two spiral galaxies colliding. The two nuclei (the two light points in the center) are 1200 light years apart and orbit around each other. This collision caused a tremendous flare of new stars. The Hubble Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera and Multi - Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) has uncovered a collision between two spiral galaxies in the heart of the peculiar galaxy called Arp 220. The collision has provided the spark for a burst of star formation. The bright, crescent moon - shaped object is a remnant core of one of the colliding galaxies. The core is a cluster of 1 billion stars. The core's hal

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Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 450 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by a 50 cm telescope, 42 poses of 15 minutes accumulated. Located in the constellation of Aquarius, the Helix is our closest planetary nebula at only 450 light years distance. It is so close that it can be telescopically seen shifting one side to the other in front of the more distant background stars as the earth moves around the sun - a phenomenon called parallax. Parallax measurements are used to trigonometrically deduce distance between an object in space and the earth. A planetary nebula results when a red giant star, near the ends of it's productive life, sheds its outer layers into space and creates a breathtaking shell of surrounding gas that early visual astronomers likened to the disks of planets. This planetary spans approximately 1.5 light years and is still expanding. The name associated with the Helix is derived from the cork - screw appearance that resulted from the spin induced by the nebula's central star as its outer layers were thrown off into the surrounding vacuum of space. This image of the Helix Nebula, photographed by R. Jay GabAny was the result of combining forty two, fifteen minute digital exposures taken during the month of September 2005, through a remotely controlled twenty inch Ritchey - Chretien telescope with an eleven mega - pixel camera at f/8. The remote observatory is located in Cloudcroft, New Mexico City, 7,000 feet above sea level in the Sacramento Mountains — Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 450 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by a 50 cm telescope, 42 poses of 15 minutes accumulated. Located in the constellation of Aquarius, the Helix is our closest planetary nebula at only 450 light years distance. It is so close that it can be telescopically seen shifting one side to the other in front of the more distant background stars as the earth moves around the sun - a phenomenon called parallax. Parallax measurements are used to trigonometrically deduce distance between an object in space and the earth. A planetary nebula results when a red giant star, near the ends of it's productive life, sheds its outer layers into space and creates a breathtaking shell of surrounding gas that early visual astronomers likened to the disks of planets. This planetary spans approximately 1.5 light years and is still expanding. The name associated with the Helix is derived from the c

Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) in Aquarius - Planetary nebula Helix (NGC 7293) - This nebula is located 450 years - light from Earth. Image obtained by a 50 cm telescope, 42 poses of 15 minutes accumulated. Located in the constellation of Aquarius, the Helix is our closest planetary nebula at only 450 light years distance. It is so close that it can be telescopically seen shifting one side to the other in front of the more distant background stars as the earth moves around the sun - a phenomenon called parallax. Parallax measurements are used to trigonometrically deduce distance between an object in space and the earth. A planetary nebula results when a red giant star, near the ends of it's productive life, sheds its outer layers into space and creates a breathtaking shell of surrounding gas that early visual astronomers likened to the disks of planets. This planetary spans approximately 1.5 light years and is still expanding. The name associated with the Helix is derived from the c

R. Jay GaBany

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Pistol star - Massive star in the constellation Sagittarius - The massive star Pistol star in Sagittarius - Pistol star is one of the most massive stars in our galaxy. Located about 25,000 years ago - the light of the Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius, this star shines like 10 million Sun consuming in six seconds as much energy as our star in a year. This star is masked by the numerous interstellar dust present in the Sagittarius near the galactic center and appears only in infrared wavelengths, as in this image obtained with the NICMOS instrument embark on the Hubble space telescope. The nebula that surrounds it (in the shape of a gun), extends over 4 years - light. Image obtained in 1997. Astronomers using Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope have identified what may be the most luminous star known “” a celestial mammoth which releases up to 10 million times the power of the Sun and is big enough to fill the diameter of Earth's orbit. The star unleashes as much energy in six seconds as our Sun does in one year. The image, taken with the Near - Infrared Camera and Multi - Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) aboard Hubble, also reveals a bright nebula, created by extremely massive stellar eruptions. The nebula is so big (four light - years) that it would almost span the distance from the Sun to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to Earth's solar system. The astronomers estimate that when the titanic star was formed one to three million years ago, it may have weighed up to 200 times the mass of the Sun before shedding much of its mass in violent eruptions. The star, called the “” Pistol Star”” (for the pistol shaped nebula surrounding it), is approximately 25,000 light - years from Earth near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The Pistol Star is not visible to the eye, but is located in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, hidden behind the great dust clouds along the Milky Way — Pistol star - Massive star in the constellation Sagittarius - The massive star Pistol star in Sagittarius - Pistol star is one of the most massive stars in our galaxy. Located about 25,000 years ago - the light of the Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius, this star shines like 10 million Sun consuming in six seconds as much energy as our star in a year. This star is masked by the numerous interstellar dust present in the Sagittarius near the galactic center and appears only in infrared wavelengths, as in this image obtained with the NICMOS instrument embark on the Hubble space telescope. The nebula that surrounds it (in the shape of a gun), extends over 4 years - light. Image obtained in 1997. Astronomers using Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope have identified what may be the most luminous star known “” a celestial mammoth which releases up to 10 million times the power of the Sun and is big enough to fill the diameter of Earth's orbit. The star unleashes as much energy in six seconds

Pistol star - Massive star in the constellation Sagittarius - The massive star Pistol star in Sagittarius - Pistol star is one of the most massive stars in our galaxy. Located about 25,000 years ago - the light of the Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius, this star shines like 10 million Sun consuming in six seconds as much energy as our star in a year. This star is masked by the numerous interstellar dust present in the Sagittarius near the galactic center and appears only in infrared wavelengths, as in this image obtained with the NICMOS instrument embark on the Hubble space telescope. The nebula that surrounds it (in the shape of a gun), extends over 4 years - light. Image obtained in 1997. Astronomers using Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope have identified what may be the most luminous star known “” a celestial mammoth which releases up to 10 million times the power of the Sun and is big enough to fill the diameter of Earth's orbit. The star unleashes as much energy in six seconds

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The Hubble Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera and Multi - Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) has captured a glimpse of a brief stage in the burnout of NGC 7027, a medium - mass star like our sun. THE INFRARED VIEW - - The composite color image of NGC 7027 (on the left) is among the first data of a planetary nebula taken with NICMOS. This picture is actually composed of three separate images taken at different wavelengths. The red color represents cool molecular hydrogen gas, the most abundant gas in the universe. The image reveals the central star, which is difficult to see in images taken with visible light. Surrounding it is an elongated region of gas and dust cast off by the star. This gas (appearing as white) has a temperature of several tens of thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. The object has two “” cones”” of cool molecular hydrogen gas (the red material) glowing in the infrared. The gas has been energized by ultraviolet light from the star - a process known as fluorescence. Most of the material shed by the star remains outside of the bright regions. It is invisible in this image because the layers of material in and near the bright regions are still shielding it from the central star's intense radiation. NGC 7027 is one of the smallest objects of its kind to be imaged by the Hubble telescope. However, the region seen here is approximately 14,000 times the average distance between Earth and the sun. THE INFRARED AND VISIBLE LIGHT VIEW - - This visible and infrared light picture of NGC 7027 (on the right) provides a more complete view of how this planetary nebula is being shaped, revealing steps in its evolution. This image is composed of three exposures, one from the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) and two from NICMOS. The blue represents the WFPC2 image; the green and red, NICMOS exposures. The white is emission from the hot gas surrounding the central star; the red and pink represent emission from cool — The Hubble Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera and Multi - Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) has captured a glimpse of a brief stage in the burnout of NGC 7027, a medium - mass star like our sun. THE INFRARED VIEW - - The composite color image of NGC 7027 (on the left) is among the first data of a planetary nebula taken with NICMOS. This picture is actually composed of three separate images taken at different wavelengths. The red color represents cool molecular hydrogen gas, the most abundant gas in the universe. The image reveals the central star, which is difficult to see in images taken with visible light. Surrounding it is an elongated region of gas and dust cast off by the star. This gas (appearing as white) has a temperature of several tens of thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. The object has two “” cones”” of cool molecular hydrogen gas (the red material) glowing in the infrared. The gas has been energized by ultraviolet light from the star - a process known as fluorescence. Most of

The Hubble Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera and Multi - Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) has captured a glimpse of a brief stage in the burnout of NGC 7027, a medium - mass star like our sun. THE INFRARED VIEW - - The composite color image of NGC 7027 (on the left) is among the first data of a planetary nebula taken with NICMOS. This picture is actually composed of three separate images taken at different wavelengths. The red color represents cool molecular hydrogen gas, the most abundant gas in the universe. The image reveals the central star, which is difficult to see in images taken with visible light. Surrounding it is an elongated region of gas and dust cast off by the star. This gas (appearing as white) has a temperature of several tens of thousands of degrees Fahrenheit. The object has two “” cones”” of cool molecular hydrogen gas (the red material) glowing in the infrared. The gas has been energized by ultraviolet light from the star - a process known as fluorescence. Most of

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Southern Crown Nebula - The Corona Australis nebula (NGC 6726 - 27 - 29) - R Coronae Australis is a region of star formations visible in the southern hemisphere. It is located about 500 light years away from Earth. Image made with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. This spectacular reflection nebula is the result of a few bright stars caught up in a large, dusty cloud. If that is all there was here, this region would be considered to be like the Pleiades, an accidental association of dust and stars. However, there are features here that show the dark cloud to be an active star forming nebula, though most of the action is hidden from view. The peculiar yellowish curved streak near the two bright reflection nebulae surround an intriguing object best seen in infrared light, R CRA, a young star still accreting interstellar material on to its surface. It seems to be the source of two compact but distinctly red patches which are Herbig - Haro objects, often the first visible signs of star formation occurring deep inside dark clouds. These compact nebulae are ejected from proto - stars during the later stages of star formation and sometimes appear in pairs, moving in opposite directions from the hidden star forming region. The R CRA complex is about 500 light years distant, one of the nearest star - forming regions — Southern Crown Nebula - The Corona Australis nebula (NGC 6726 - 27 - 29) - R Coronae Australis is a region of star formations visible in the southern hemisphere. It is located about 500 light years away from Earth. Image made with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. This spectacular reflection nebula is the result of a few bright stars caught up in a large, dusty cloud. If that is all there was here, this region would be considered to be like the Pleiades, an accidental association of dust and stars. However, there are features here that show the dark cloud to be an active star forming nebula, though most of the action is hidden from view. The peculiar yellowish curved streak near the two bright reflection nebulae surround an intriguing object best seen in infrared light, R CRA, a young star still accreting interstellar material on to its surface. It seems to be the source of two compact but distinctly red patches which are Herbig - Haro objects, often the first visible signs of star forma

Southern Crown Nebula - The Corona Australis nebula (NGC 6726 - 27 - 29) - R Coronae Australis is a region of star formations visible in the southern hemisphere. It is located about 500 light years away from Earth. Image made with Siding Spring's 3.9m telescope. This spectacular reflection nebula is the result of a few bright stars caught up in a large, dusty cloud. If that is all there was here, this region would be considered to be like the Pleiades, an accidental association of dust and stars. However, there are features here that show the dark cloud to be an active star forming nebula, though most of the action is hidden from view. The peculiar yellowish curved streak near the two bright reflection nebulae surround an intriguing object best seen in infrared light, R CRA, a young star still accreting interstellar material on to its surface. It seems to be the source of two compact but distinctly red patches which are Herbig - Haro objects, often the first visible signs of star forma

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Globular cluster M54 in Sagittarius - Globular cluster M54 in Sagittarius - The globular cluster M54 photographed by the Hubble space telescope (HST). M54 resides about 90,000 light years from Earth, in the dwarf galaxy of Sagittarius. The object shown in this beautiful Hubble image, dubbed Messier 54, could be just another globular cluster, but this dense and faint group of stars was in fact the first globular cluster found that is outside our galaxy. Discovered by the famous astronomer Charles Messier in 1778, Messier 54 belongs to a satellite of the Milky Way called the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy. Messier had no idea of the significance of his discovery at the time, and it wasn't until over two centuries later, in 1994, that astronomers found Messier 54 to be part of the miniature galaxy and not our own. Current estimates indicate that the Sagittarius dwarf, and hence the cluster, is situated almost 90 000 light - years away - - more than three times as far from the centre of our galaxy than the Solar System. Ironically, even though this globular cluster is now understood to lie outside the Milky Way, it will actually become part of it in the future. The strong gravitational pull of our galaxy is slowly engulfing the Sagittarius dwarf, which will eventually merge with the Milky Way creating one much larger galaxy. This picture is a composite created by combining images taken with the Wide Field Channel of Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys. Light that passed through a yellow - orange (F606W) was colored blue and light passing through a near - infrared filter (F814W) was colored red. The total exposure times were 3460 s and 3560 s, respectively and the field of view is approximately 3.4 by 3.4 arcminutes — Globular cluster M54 in Sagittarius - Globular cluster M54 in Sagittarius - The globular cluster M54 photographed by the Hubble space telescope (HST). M54 resides about 90,000 light years from Earth, in the dwarf galaxy of Sagittarius. The object shown in this beautiful Hubble image, dubbed Messier 54, could be just another globular cluster, but this dense and faint group of stars was in fact the first globular cluster found that is outside our galaxy. Discovered by the famous astronomer Charles Messier in 1778, Messier 54 belongs to a satellite of the Milky Way called the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy. Messier had no idea of the significance of his discovery at the time, and it wasn't until over two centuries later, in 1994, that astronomers found Messier 54 to be part of the miniature galaxy and not our own. Current estimates indicate that the Sagittarius dwarf, and hence the cluster, is situated almost 90 000 light - years away - - more than three times as far from the centre

Globular cluster M54 in Sagittarius - Globular cluster M54 in Sagittarius - The globular cluster M54 photographed by the Hubble space telescope (HST). M54 resides about 90,000 light years from Earth, in the dwarf galaxy of Sagittarius. The object shown in this beautiful Hubble image, dubbed Messier 54, could be just another globular cluster, but this dense and faint group of stars was in fact the first globular cluster found that is outside our galaxy. Discovered by the famous astronomer Charles Messier in 1778, Messier 54 belongs to a satellite of the Milky Way called the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy. Messier had no idea of the significance of his discovery at the time, and it wasn't until over two centuries later, in 1994, that astronomers found Messier 54 to be part of the miniature galaxy and not our own. Current estimates indicate that the Sagittarius dwarf, and hence the cluster, is situated almost 90 000 light - years away - - more than three times as far from the centre

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Asteroids Families - Asteroids Families- Artwork - Artist's view of the different Asteroids families

Asteroids Families - Asteroids Families- Artwork - Artist's view of the different Asteroids families

L. Bret

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Nebula M78 in Orion - M78 nebula in Orion - The reflexion nebula M78 (NGC 2068) is located about 1300 years - light from Earth and extends over 4 years - light. Image obtained with the 2.2 meter MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory. Messier 78 is a fine example of a reflection nebula. The ultraviolet radiation from the stars that illuminate it is not intense enough to ionise the gas to make it glow - - its dust particles simply reflect the starlight that falls on them. Despite this, Messier 78 can easily be observed with a small telescope, being one of the brightest reflection nebulae in the sky. It lies about 1350 light - years away in the constellation of Orion (The Hunter) and can be found northeast of the easternmost star of Orion's belt. Two bright stars, HD 38563A and HD 38563B, are the main powerhouses behind Messier 78. However, the nebula is home to many more stars, including a collection of about 45 low mass, young stars (less than 10 million years old) in which the cores are still too cool for hydrogen fusion to start, known as T Tauri stars. Studying T Tauri stars is important for understanding the early stages of star formation and how planetary systems are created. Remarkably, this complex of nebulae has also changed significantly in the last ten years. In February 2004 the experienced amateur observer Jay McNeil took an image of this region with a 75 mm telescope and was surprised to see a bright nebula - - the prominent fan shaped feature near the bottom of this picture - - where nothing was seen on most earlier images. This object is now known as McNeil's Nebula and it appears to be a highly variable reflection nebula around a young star. Image taken with the MPG/ESO 2.2 - metre telescope at the La Silla Observatory — Nebula M78 in Orion - M78 nebula in Orion - The reflexion nebula M78 (NGC 2068) is located about 1300 years - light from Earth and extends over 4 years - light. Image obtained with the 2.2 meter MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory. Messier 78 is a fine example of a reflection nebula. The ultraviolet radiation from the stars that illuminate it is not intense enough to ionise the gas to make it glow - - its dust particles simply reflect the starlight that falls on them. Despite this, Messier 78 can easily be observed with a small telescope, being one of the brightest reflection nebulae in the sky. It lies about 1350 light - years away in the constellation of Orion (The Hunter) and can be found northeast of the easternmost star of Orion's belt. Two bright stars, HD 38563A and HD 38563B, are the main powerhouses behind Messier 78. However, the nebula is home to many more stars, including a collection of about 45 low mass, young stars (less than 10 million years old) in which the

Nebula M78 in Orion - M78 nebula in Orion - The reflexion nebula M78 (NGC 2068) is located about 1300 years - light from Earth and extends over 4 years - light. Image obtained with the 2.2 meter MPG/ESO telescope at the La Silla Observatory. Messier 78 is a fine example of a reflection nebula. The ultraviolet radiation from the stars that illuminate it is not intense enough to ionise the gas to make it glow - - its dust particles simply reflect the starlight that falls on them. Despite this, Messier 78 can easily be observed with a small telescope, being one of the brightest reflection nebulae in the sky. It lies about 1350 light - years away in the constellation of Orion (The Hunter) and can be found northeast of the easternmost star of Orion's belt. Two bright stars, HD 38563A and HD 38563B, are the main powerhouses behind Messier 78. However, the nebula is home to many more stars, including a collection of about 45 low mass, young stars (less than 10 million years old) in which the

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Nebulae NGC 6334 and NGC 6357 in Scorpio - Nebulae NGC 6334 and NGC 6357 in Scorpius: These nebulae are located about 5500 light years from Earth - Located in the constellation of Scorpius, the Cat's Paw Nebula resemble a faint, luminous paw-print on the sky. Deep images reveal that the nebula is about a degree across in the sky. At a distance of about 5500 light-years away it is a truly vast structure spanning almost 100 light-years across. The sculpted gases of NGC 6334 are illuminated by the light of numerous powerful stars, some exceeding 10 solar masses. The two brilliant blue stars in the upper left are Lambda and Kappa Scorpii. Many of these luminous hot stars are surprisingly not visible because they lie within the dusty plane of our galaxy. At infrared wavelengths the numerous hot stars are revealed and the nature of this object as a region of massive star formation becomes clear. In the past decade water masers, molecular outflows, and x-ray sources have provided direct evidence of clusters of protostars within NGC 6334. The nebula was discovered by John Herschel in 1837, and the brief and uninformative description in his Cape Observations catalog is a testament to its faintness. The ruddy hue of this complex is the result of the absorption of blue light by the ubiquitous dust clouds along our line of sight in the plane of the Milky Way. The red, intricate bubble making up the left paw print is particularly striking and is most likely either a star expelling large amounts of matter at high speed as it nears the end of its life or the remnant of a recent supernova - Located near the famous “” Cat Paw”” nebula (NGC 6334), the Stellar Cluster Pismis 24 lies at the core of NGC 6357. Its stars include some of the most massive stellar behemoths known. One of the brightest stars in the cluster, Pismis 24-1, was thought possibly to be the most massive on record, approaching 300 solar masses, until it was discovered by the Hubble Telescope to b — Nebulae NGC 6334 and NGC 6357 in Scorpio - Nebulae NGC 6334 and NGC 6357 in Scorpius: These nebulae are located about 5500 light years from Earth - Located in the constellation of Scorpius, the Cat's Paw Nebula resemble a faint, luminous paw-print on the sky. Deep images reveal that the nebula is about a degree across in the sky. At a distance of about 5500 light-years away it is a truly vast structure spanning almost 100 light-years across. The sculpted gases of NGC 6334 are illuminated by the light of numerous powerful stars, some exceeding 10 solar masses. The two brilliant blue stars in the upper left are Lambda and Kappa Scorpii. Many of these luminous hot stars are surprisingly not visible because they lie within the dusty plane of our galaxy. At infrared wavelengths the numerous hot stars are revealed and the nature of this object as a region of massive star formation becomes clear. In the past decade water masers, molecular outflows, and x-ray sources have provided direct evide

Nebulae NGC 6334 and NGC 6357 in Scorpio - Nebulae NGC 6334 and NGC 6357 in Scorpius: These nebulae are located about 5500 light years from Earth - Located in the constellation of Scorpius, the Cat's Paw Nebula resemble a faint, luminous paw-print on the sky. Deep images reveal that the nebula is about a degree across in the sky. At a distance of about 5500 light-years away it is a truly vast structure spanning almost 100 light-years across. The sculpted gases of NGC 6334 are illuminated by the light of numerous powerful stars, some exceeding 10 solar masses. The two brilliant blue stars in the upper left are Lambda and Kappa Scorpii. Many of these luminous hot stars are surprisingly not visible because they lie within the dusty plane of our galaxy. At infrared wavelengths the numerous hot stars are revealed and the nature of this object as a region of massive star formation becomes clear. In the past decade water masers, molecular outflows, and x-ray sources have provided direct evide

R. Gendler

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