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Debris in orbit around Earth - Space junk in Earth orbit: Artist's view of thousands of debris in low orbit around Earth. Artist view of thousands of space junk in Low-earth orbit

Debris in orbit around Earth - Space junk in Earth orbit: Artist's view of thousands of debris in low orbit around Earth. Artist view of thousands of space junk in Low-earth orbit

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Space debris - Artist view - Space debris - Artist view - Approximately 11,000 objects over 10 cm have been identified around the Earth. Most of these debris is in low orbit. The number of debris between 10 cm and 1 cm in diameter, greater than 100,000; particles less than 1 cm must exceed 10 million. Approximately 11,000 objects larger than 10 cm are known to exist around the Earth. The estimated population of particles between 1 and 10 cm in diameter is greater than 100,000. The number of particles smaller than 1 cm probably exceeds tens of millions

Space debris - Artist view - Space debris - Artist view - Approximately 11,000 objects over 10 cm have been identified around the Earth. Most of these debris is in low orbit. The number of debris between 10 cm and 1 cm in diameter, greater than 100,000; particles less than 1 cm must exceed 10 million. Approximately 11,000 objects larger than 10 cm are known to exist around the Earth. The estimated population of particles between 1 and 10 cm in diameter is greater than 100,000. The number of particles smaller than 1 cm probably exceeds tens of millions

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View of debris in low orbit around the Earth: 80% of recenses are in low orbit, up to 2000 km above Earth. Debris objects in Low-earth orbit (LEO) Eighty percent of all catalogued objects are in Low-earth orbit (LEO), which extends to 2000 km above the Earth's surface. To observe the Earth, spacecraft must orbit at such a low altitude. The spatial density of objects increases at high latitudes

View of debris in low orbit around the Earth: 80% of recenses are in low orbit, up to 2000 km above Earth. Debris objects in Low-earth orbit (LEO) Eighty percent of all catalogued objects are in Low-earth orbit (LEO), which extends to 2000 km above the Earth's surface. To observe the Earth, spacecraft must orbit at such a low altitude. The spatial density of objects increases at high latitudes

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View of satellites and debris in orbit around the Earth: Artist's view of thousands of debris in orbit around the Earth. Artist view of thousands of space junk in Earth orbit.

View of satellites and debris in orbit around the Earth: Artist's view of thousands of debris in orbit around the Earth. Artist view of thousands of space junk in Earth orbit.

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Space debris - Artist view - Space debris - Artist view - Artist view of space debris in orbit around Earth. Artwork showing space debris orbiting around the Earth

Space debris - Artist view - Space debris - Artist view - Artist view of space debris in orbit around Earth. Artwork showing space debris orbiting around the Earth

D. Ducros

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E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the satellite e.deorbit (right) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown right, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon.

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the satellite e.deorbit (right) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown right, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon.

D. Ducros

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Satellite collision by a spatial debris - Artist view - Satellite hit by a space debris - Artist view - Artist view of a solar panel of satellite struck by a spatial debris. Artwork showing a space debris striking a satellite

Satellite collision by a spatial debris - Artist view - Satellite hit by a space debris - Artist view - Artist view of a solar panel of satellite struck by a spatial debris. Artwork showing a space debris striking a satellite

D. Ducros

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E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

D. Ducros

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Space Debris - Space debris - Photo of an escape hold of space shuttle Challenger. February 9, 1984. This photo centers on a foot restraint that strayed from the shuttle Challenger during the February 9 extravehicular activity (EVA) session of Astronauts Bruce McCandless, II and Robert L. Shaw

Space Debris - Space debris - Photo of an escape hold of space shuttle Challenger. February 9, 1984. This photo centers on a foot restraint that strayed from the shuttle Challenger during the February 9 extravehicular activity (EVA) session of Astronauts Bruce McCandless, II and Robert L. Shaw

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E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon. In

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon. In

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Shuttle External Reservoir Columbia - 04/1993 - STS - 55 Columbia's external tank falls back to Earth - The external reservoir, separated from Columbia, falls back to Earth. It is the only element of the shuttle that is not reused as it is destroyed during its fall into the atmosphere. 26/04/1993. Columbians's external tank falls back to Earth; April 26, 1993 After main engine cutoff and external tank (ET) separation, the ET falls back towards Earth. Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle 102, continues to orbit insertion and circularization for its STS-55 mission. The ET orbiter aft attachment and feedline are clearly visible

Shuttle External Reservoir Columbia - 04/1993 - STS - 55 Columbia's external tank falls back to Earth - The external reservoir, separated from Columbia, falls back to Earth. It is the only element of the shuttle that is not reused as it is destroyed during its fall into the atmosphere. 26/04/1993. Columbians's external tank falls back to Earth; April 26, 1993 After main engine cutoff and external tank (ET) separation, the ET falls back towards Earth. Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle 102, continues to orbit insertion and circularization for its STS-55 mission. The ET orbiter aft attachment and feedline are clearly visible

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E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

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External fuel tank Atlantis STS - 110 04/2002 - External fuel tank released from Atlantis 04/2002 - The external fuel tank is jettisoned from the Atlantis and falls towards Earth's atmosphere during the completion of the launch phase of the STS - 110 mission. Apr 04 2002

External fuel tank Atlantis STS - 110 04/2002 - External fuel tank released from Atlantis 04/2002 - The external fuel tank is jettisoned from the Atlantis and falls towards Earth's atmosphere during the completion of the launch phase of the STS - 110 mission. Apr 04 2002

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E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

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Satellite hit by a space debris - Vue d'artiste - Satellite hit by a space debris - Artist view - Le satellite militaire français Cherry hit in 1996 by debris from the third floor of an Ariane 1 rocket launched ten years ago. The English Cerise military reconnaissance satellite hit by a chunk of Ariane 1 rocket stage, in 1996

Satellite hit by a space debris - Vue d'artiste - Satellite hit by a space debris - Artist view - Le satellite militaire français Cherry hit in 1996 by debris from the third floor of an Ariane 1 rocket launched ten years ago. The English Cerise military reconnaissance satellite hit by a chunk of Ariane 1 rocket stage, in 1996

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Impact on the window of the shuttle Endeavour - 03/2008 - Windows's impact crater on space shuttle Endeavour - 03/2008: Micro impact crater on one of the triple-glazed windows of the space shuttle Endeavour. March 2008. View of small ding on Space Shuttle Endeavours leftmost three-pane, 2.5-inch thick window (next to commanders seat) caused by micrometeorite impact. The ding is about 1/8th to 3/16th of an inch in diameter. NASA engineers evaluated the damage for reentry, and deemed it to be safe

Impact on the window of the shuttle Endeavour - 03/2008 - Windows's impact crater on space shuttle Endeavour - 03/2008: Micro impact crater on one of the triple-glazed windows of the space shuttle Endeavour. March 2008. View of small ding on Space Shuttle Endeavours leftmost three-pane, 2.5-inch thick window (next to commanders seat) caused by micrometeorite impact. The ding is about 1/8th to 3/16th of an inch in diameter. NASA engineers evaluated the damage for reentry, and deemed it to be safe

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Space Debris - Space Debris - The tool bag used by astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn - Piper floats in space. On the first extravehicular exit of the STS - 126 mission on 18 November 2008, the astronaut let him escape, becoming a space debris. 18 Nov. 2008 - An extravehicular activity (EVA) tool bag drifts away from the International Space Station during the mission's first scheduled spacewalk for STS - 126. About halfway into the spacewalk, one of the grease guns that astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn - Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, was preparing to use on the SARJ released some Braycote grease into her crew lock bag, which is the tool bag the spacewalkers use during their activities. As she was cleaning the inside of the bag, it drifted away from her and toward the aft and starboard portion of the International Space Station. Inside the bag were two grease guns, scrapers, several wipes and tethers and some tool caddies

Space Debris - Space Debris - The tool bag used by astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn - Piper floats in space. On the first extravehicular exit of the STS - 126 mission on 18 November 2008, the astronaut let him escape, becoming a space debris. 18 Nov. 2008 - An extravehicular activity (EVA) tool bag drifts away from the International Space Station during the mission's first scheduled spacewalk for STS - 126. About halfway into the spacewalk, one of the grease guns that astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn - Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, was preparing to use on the SARJ released some Braycote grease into her crew lock bag, which is the tool bag the spacewalkers use during their activities. As she was cleaning the inside of the bag, it drifted away from her and toward the aft and starboard portion of the International Space Station. Inside the bag were two grease guns, scrapers, several wipes and tethers and some tool caddies

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Impact on the window of the shuttle Discovery - 07/1995 - Windows's impact crater on space shuttle Discovery - 07/1995: Micro impact crater on one of the windows of the space shuttle Discovery. July 1995. Debris impact damage to flight deck window W6 next to the pilot's seat.

Impact on the window of the shuttle Discovery - 07/1995 - Windows's impact crater on space shuttle Discovery - 07/1995: Micro impact crater on one of the windows of the space shuttle Discovery. July 1995. Debris impact damage to flight deck window W6 next to the pilot's seat.

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Space Debris Falls in Texas - Space Debris: Delta 2 Rocket Tank - A reservoir of the American Delta 2 rocket fell to Earth near Georgetown, Texas on January 22, 1997. After a nine-month stay around the Earth, this reservoir of about 250 kg remains practically intact due to its atmospheric rental. This is the main propellant tank of the second stage of a Delta 2 launch vehicle which landed near Georgetown, TX, on 22 January 1997, after nine months in Earth - orbit. This approximately 250 kg tank is primarily a stainless steel structure and survived reentry relatively intact

Space Debris Falls in Texas - Space Debris: Delta 2 Rocket Tank - A reservoir of the American Delta 2 rocket fell to Earth near Georgetown, Texas on January 22, 1997. After a nine-month stay around the Earth, this reservoir of about 250 kg remains practically intact due to its atmospheric rental. This is the main propellant tank of the second stage of a Delta 2 launch vehicle which landed near Georgetown, TX, on 22 January 1997, after nine months in Earth - orbit. This approximately 250 kg tank is primarily a stainless steel structure and survived reentry relatively intact

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Debris of Shuttle Challenger - STS - 51L Challenger debris. Jan. 29 1986 - STS - 51L Challenger wreckage remains and boxes of debris being lowered into abandoned Minuteman Missile Silos at Complex 31 on Cape Canveral Air Force Station. Jan 29 1986

Debris of Shuttle Challenger - STS - 51L Challenger debris. Jan. 29 1986 - STS - 51L Challenger wreckage remains and boxes of debris being lowered into abandoned Minuteman Missile Silos at Complex 31 on Cape Canveral Air Force Station. Jan 29 1986

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Debris from the Space Shuttle Challenger on Cocoa Beach - A large piece of debris from the Space Shuttle Challenger washes up on Cocoa Beach almost 11 years after Challenger accident. The piece is believed to be part of an elevon or rudder. NASA recovered thousands of pounds of debris from the Atlantic Ocean; about 50 percent of the orbiter remained in the ocean after search operations were suspended. Dec 16 1996

Debris from the Space Shuttle Challenger on Cocoa Beach - A large piece of debris from the Space Shuttle Challenger washes up on Cocoa Beach almost 11 years after Challenger accident. The piece is believed to be part of an elevon or rudder. NASA recovered thousands of pounds of debris from the Atlantic Ocean; about 50 percent of the orbiter remained in the ocean after search operations were suspended. Dec 16 1996

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Debris from the Space Shuttle Challenger on Cocoa Beach - A large piece of debris from the Space Shuttle Challenger washes up on Cocoa Beach almost 11 years after Challenger accident. The piece is believed to be part of an elevon or rudder. NASA recovered thousands of pounds of debris from the Atlantic Ocean; about 50 percent of the orbiter remained in the ocean after search operations were suspended. Dec 16 1996

Debris from the Space Shuttle Challenger on Cocoa Beach - A large piece of debris from the Space Shuttle Challenger washes up on Cocoa Beach almost 11 years after Challenger accident. The piece is believed to be part of an elevon or rudder. NASA recovered thousands of pounds of debris from the Atlantic Ocean; about 50 percent of the orbiter remained in the ocean after search operations were suspended. Dec 16 1996

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Shuttle Explosion Challenger STS - 51L 28/01/1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident Jan 28 1986 - Shuttle Explosion Challenger 76 seconds after launch. 76 seconds after the launch of Shuttle Chalenger STS - 51L, fragments of the Orbiter can be seen tumbling against a background of fire, smoke and vaporized propellants from the External Tank. All seven crewmembers perished. Jan 28 1986

Shuttle Explosion Challenger STS - 51L 28/01/1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident Jan 28 1986 - Shuttle Explosion Challenger 76 seconds after launch. 76 seconds after the launch of Shuttle Chalenger STS - 51L, fragments of the Orbiter can be seen tumbling against a background of fire, smoke and vaporized propellants from the External Tank. All seven crewmembers perished. Jan 28 1986

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Shuttle Explosion Challenger STS - 51L 28/01/1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident Jan 28 1986 - Photograph of the Space Shuttle Challenger accident taken by a 70 mm tracking camera at UCS 15 south of Pad 39B. Hurtling out of the conflagration at 78 seconds are the Challenger's left wing, main engines (still burning residual propellant) and the forward fuselage (crew cabin). Jan 28 1983

Shuttle Explosion Challenger STS - 51L 28/01/1986 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident Jan 28 1986 - Photograph of the Space Shuttle Challenger accident taken by a 70 mm tracking camera at UCS 15 south of Pad 39B. Hurtling out of the conflagration at 78 seconds are the Challenger's left wing, main engines (still burning residual propellant) and the forward fuselage (crew cabin). Jan 28 1983

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Challenger missions. Shuttle Explosion Challenger (STS - 51L) 28/01/1986 - Main engine exhaust, solid rocket booster plume and an expanding ball of gas from the external tank is visible seconds after the Space Shuttle Challenger accident. Jan 28 1986

Challenger missions. Shuttle Explosion Challenger (STS - 51L) 28/01/1986 - Main engine exhaust, solid rocket booster plume and an expanding ball of gas from the external tank is visible seconds after the Space Shuttle Challenger accident. Jan 28 1986

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ISS: BEAM - 09/2016 - Bigelow Expandable Activity Module - 09/2016 - View of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) mooring to the Tranquility module of the International Space Station (ISS). This experimental habitable module should allow for two years to test the technique of inflatable space habitat. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is seen attached to the Tranquility module of the International Space Station. BEAM is an experimental expandable habitat. Expandable habitats, occasionally described as inflatable habitats, greatly decrease the amount of transport volume for future space missions. These “” expandables”” weigh less and take up less room on a rocket while allowing additional space for living and working. They also provide protection from solar and cosmic radiation, space debris, and other contaminants. Crews traveling to the moon, Mars, asteroids, or other destinations could use them as habitable structures

ISS: BEAM - 09/2016 - Bigelow Expandable Activity Module - 09/2016 - View of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) mooring to the Tranquility module of the International Space Station (ISS). This experimental habitable module should allow for two years to test the technique of inflatable space habitat. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is seen attached to the Tranquility module of the International Space Station. BEAM is an experimental expandable habitat. Expandable habitats, occasionally described as inflatable habitats, greatly decrease the amount of transport volume for future space missions. These “” expandables”” weigh less and take up less room on a rocket while allowing additional space for living and working. They also provide protection from solar and cosmic radiation, space debris, and other contaminants. Crews traveling to the moon, Mars, asteroids, or other destinations could use them as habitable structures

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This Hubble picture, taken on 23 July 2009, is the sharpest visible

This Hubble picture, taken on 23 July 2009, is the sharpest visible

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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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Asteroides Ceres and Vesta seen by the Hubble space telescope - Asteroids Ceres and Vesta seen by the Hubble space telescope - Ceres and Vesta are the two largest bodies of the asteroid belt, a region located between Mars and Jupiter. Since August 2006, Ceres is considered a dwarf planet. Ceres (left) has a diameter of about 950 km. Image obtained in January 2004. The image on the right, obtained on 14 and 16 May 2007, shows the asteroid Vesta. Its diameter is about 530 km. These Hubble Space Telescope images of Vesta and Ceres show two of the most massive asteroids in the asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter. At least 100,000 asteroids inhabit the asteroid belt, a reservoir of leftover material from the formation of our solar-system planets 4.6 billion years ago. The International Astronomical Union named Ceres one of three dwarf planets in 2006. Ceres is round like planets in our solar system, but it does not clear debris out of its orbit as our planets do. The image at r

Asteroides Ceres and Vesta seen by the Hubble space telescope - Asteroids Ceres and Vesta seen by the Hubble space telescope - Ceres and Vesta are the two largest bodies of the asteroid belt, a region located between Mars and Jupiter. Since August 2006, Ceres is considered a dwarf planet. Ceres (left) has a diameter of about 950 km. Image obtained in January 2004. The image on the right, obtained on 14 and 16 May 2007, shows the asteroid Vesta. Its diameter is about 530 km. These Hubble Space Telescope images of Vesta and Ceres show two of the most massive asteroids in the asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter. At least 100,000 asteroids inhabit the asteroid belt, a reservoir of leftover material from the formation of our solar-system planets 4.6 billion years ago. The International Astronomical Union named Ceres one of three dwarf planets in 2006. Ceres is round like planets in our solar system, but it does not clear debris out of its orbit as our planets do. The image at r

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Star Vega in the Lyre - Star Vega in infrared - Vega (Alpha Lyrae) is the main star of the constellation Lyra, located only 25.4 light years from the Sun. It is the second brightest star after Sirius in the northern hemisphere. It's seen here in infrared by the Spitzer space telescope. Observed in this wavelength, the dust cloud surrounding the star appears. Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope captured these images of the star Vega, located 25 light years away in the constellation Lyra. Spitzer was able to detect the heat radiation from the cloud of dust around the star and found that the debris disk is much larger than previously thought. This side - by - side comparison, taken by Spitzer's multiband imaging photometer, shows the warm infrared glows from dust particles orbiting the star at wavelengths of 24 microns (on the left in blue) and 70 microns (on the right in red). Both images show a very large, circular and smooth debris disk. The disk radius extends to at least 815 astronomical

Star Vega in the Lyre - Star Vega in infrared - Vega (Alpha Lyrae) is the main star of the constellation Lyra, located only 25.4 light years from the Sun. It is the second brightest star after Sirius in the northern hemisphere. It's seen here in infrared by the Spitzer space telescope. Observed in this wavelength, the dust cloud surrounding the star appears. Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope captured these images of the star Vega, located 25 light years away in the constellation Lyra. Spitzer was able to detect the heat radiation from the cloud of dust around the star and found that the debris disk is much larger than previously thought. This side - by - side comparison, taken by Spitzer's multiband imaging photometer, shows the warm infrared glows from dust particles orbiting the star at wavelengths of 24 microns (on the left in blue) and 70 microns (on the right in red). Both images show a very large, circular and smooth debris disk. The disk radius extends to at least 815 astronomical

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Galaxies Group: Stephan's Quintet in Pegase - Stephan's Quintet group of galaxies - Image obtained with the Hubble space telescope. This group of 5 galaxies is located about 270 million light years away from Earth. In this image three star-forming regions are visible: in the long arm of NGC 7319 (near the center); the gas debris of two galaxies, NGC 7318B and NGC 7318A (upper right); and in the upper left. Blue indicates that these stars are young. The NASA Hubble Space Telescope photo shows three regions of star birth: the long, sweeping tail and spiral arms of NGC 7319 [near center]; the gaseous debris of two galaxies, NGC 7318B and NGC 7318A [top right]; and the area north of those galaxies, dubbed the northern starburst region [top left]. The clusters' bluish color indicates that they're relatively young. Their ages span from about 2 million to more than 1 billion years old. The brilliant star clusters in NGC 7318B's spiral arm (about 30,000 light - years long) and the northern sta

Galaxies Group: Stephan's Quintet in Pegase - Stephan's Quintet group of galaxies - Image obtained with the Hubble space telescope. This group of 5 galaxies is located about 270 million light years away from Earth. In this image three star-forming regions are visible: in the long arm of NGC 7319 (near the center); the gas debris of two galaxies, NGC 7318B and NGC 7318A (upper right); and in the upper left. Blue indicates that these stars are young. The NASA Hubble Space Telescope photo shows three regions of star birth: the long, sweeping tail and spiral arms of NGC 7319 [near center]; the gaseous debris of two galaxies, NGC 7318B and NGC 7318A [top right]; and the area north of those galaxies, dubbed the northern starburst region [top left]. The clusters' bluish color indicates that they're relatively young. Their ages span from about 2 million to more than 1 billion years old. The brilliant star clusters in NGC 7318B's spiral arm (about 30,000 light - years long) and the northern sta

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Galaxies Group: Stephan's Quintet in Pegase - Stephan's Quintet group of galaxies - Image obtained with the Hubble space telescope. This group of 5 galaxies is located about 270 million light years away from Earth. In this image three star-forming regions are visible: in the long arm of NGC 7319 (near the center); the gas debris of two galaxies, NGC 7318B and NGC 7318A (upper right); and in the upper left. Blue indicates that these stars are young. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a close - up view of the central part of Stephan's Quintet, giving a magnificent view of a gigantic cosmic collision. Stephan's Quintet, as its name implies, is a group of five galaxies (NGC7317, 7318A, 7318B, 7319 and 7320) and lies about 270 million light - years away in the constellation of Pegasus (North - west of the Great Square of Pegasus). A sixth galaxy (NGC 7320C) lies south - east of the other five (upper left - hand corner of the overview image). The galaxy group was the first of its

Galaxies Group: Stephan's Quintet in Pegase - Stephan's Quintet group of galaxies - Image obtained with the Hubble space telescope. This group of 5 galaxies is located about 270 million light years away from Earth. In this image three star-forming regions are visible: in the long arm of NGC 7319 (near the center); the gas debris of two galaxies, NGC 7318B and NGC 7318A (upper right); and in the upper left. Blue indicates that these stars are young. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a close - up view of the central part of Stephan's Quintet, giving a magnificent view of a gigantic cosmic collision. Stephan's Quintet, as its name implies, is a group of five galaxies (NGC7317, 7318A, 7318B, 7319 and 7320) and lies about 270 million light - years away in the constellation of Pegasus (North - west of the Great Square of Pegasus). A sixth galaxy (NGC 7320C) lies south - east of the other five (upper left - hand corner of the overview image). The galaxy group was the first of its

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Group of Galaxies HCG 31 - Hickson Compact Group 31 - This group of interacting galaxies is located 166 million years of light from Earth in the constellation Eridan. Dwarf galaxies are merging causing intense star formation. This long fusion process will lead to the birth of a large elliptical galaxy. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on August 8, 2006. These four dwarf galaxies waited billions of years to come together, setting off a fireworks show as thousands of new star clusters come to life. The distorted galaxies are quickly producing massive, hot, young stars that are pumping out ultraviolet radiation, heating up surrounding gas clouds, and causing them to glow. Such encounters between dwarf galaxies are normally seen billions of light - years away and therefore occurred billions of years ago. But these galaxies, members of Hickson Compact Group 31, are relatively nearby, only 166 million light - years away. In this image, taken by Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, the

Group of Galaxies HCG 31 - Hickson Compact Group 31 - This group of interacting galaxies is located 166 million years of light from Earth in the constellation Eridan. Dwarf galaxies are merging causing intense star formation. This long fusion process will lead to the birth of a large elliptical galaxy. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope on August 8, 2006. These four dwarf galaxies waited billions of years to come together, setting off a fireworks show as thousands of new star clusters come to life. The distorted galaxies are quickly producing massive, hot, young stars that are pumping out ultraviolet radiation, heating up surrounding gas clouds, and causing them to glow. Such encounters between dwarf galaxies are normally seen billions of light - years away and therefore occurred billions of years ago. But these galaxies, members of Hickson Compact Group 31, are relatively nearby, only 166 million light - years away. In this image, taken by Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope, the

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Quasars seen by the Hubble Space Telescope - Quasars seen by the Hubble Space Telescope - Gallery of quasars observed in different types of galaxies; left column, quasars in normal galaxies, center in colliding galaxies, right in particular galaxies. Top left: quasar PG 0052+251, has about 1.4 billion years - light. Bottom left: Quasar PHL 909 has about 1.5 billion years - light. High center: quasar IRAS04505 - 2958, has about 3 billion years - light. Low center: quasar PG 1012+008, has about 1.6 billion years - light. High right: quasar 0316 - 346, has about 2.2 billion years - light. Low right: quasar IRAS13218+0552. has about 2 billion years - light. Images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1996. Quasars reside in a variety of galaxies, from normal to highly disturbed. When seen through ground - based telescopes, these compact, enigmatic light sources resemble stars, yet they are billions of light - years away and several hundred billion times brighter than normal stars. The

Quasars seen by the Hubble Space Telescope - Quasars seen by the Hubble Space Telescope - Gallery of quasars observed in different types of galaxies; left column, quasars in normal galaxies, center in colliding galaxies, right in particular galaxies. Top left: quasar PG 0052+251, has about 1.4 billion years - light. Bottom left: Quasar PHL 909 has about 1.5 billion years - light. High center: quasar IRAS04505 - 2958, has about 3 billion years - light. Low center: quasar PG 1012+008, has about 1.6 billion years - light. High right: quasar 0316 - 346, has about 2.2 billion years - light. Low right: quasar IRAS13218+0552. has about 2 billion years - light. Images obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1996. Quasars reside in a variety of galaxies, from normal to highly disturbed. When seen through ground - based telescopes, these compact, enigmatic light sources resemble stars, yet they are billions of light - years away and several hundred billion times brighter than normal stars. The

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Asteroid belts around the star Epsilon Eridani - Asteroid belts around Epsilon Eridani - Artist's view of the planetary system around the star Epsilon Eridani. This star is located 10 years from Earth. Observations made by the Spitzer space telescope in 2008 show that this system has two asteroid belts. An exoplanet had already been discovered around this star in 2000. This artist's conception shows the closest known planetary system to our own, called Epsilon Eridani. Observations from Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope show that the system hosts two asteroid belts, in addition to previously identified candidate planets and an outer comet ring. Epsilon Eridani is located about 10 light - years away in the constellation Eridani. It is visible in the night skies with the naked eye. The system's inner asteroid belt appears as the yellowish ring around the star, while the outer asteroid belt is in the foreground. The outermost comet ring is too far out to be seen in this view, but comets orig

Asteroid belts around the star Epsilon Eridani - Asteroid belts around Epsilon Eridani - Artist's view of the planetary system around the star Epsilon Eridani. This star is located 10 years from Earth. Observations made by the Spitzer space telescope in 2008 show that this system has two asteroid belts. An exoplanet had already been discovered around this star in 2000. This artist's conception shows the closest known planetary system to our own, called Epsilon Eridani. Observations from Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope show that the system hosts two asteroid belts, in addition to previously identified candidate planets and an outer comet ring. Epsilon Eridani is located about 10 light - years away in the constellation Eridani. It is visible in the night skies with the naked eye. The system's inner asteroid belt appears as the yellowish ring around the star, while the outer asteroid belt is in the foreground. The outermost comet ring is too far out to be seen in this view, but comets orig

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Crew in the shuttle Columbia STS - 107 - STS - 107 crew in Columbia space shuttle. 2003 - From left to right, in red, astronauts Kalpana Chawla, Rick D. Husband, Laurel B. Clark, and Ilan Ramon. From left to right, in blue, David M. Brown, William C. McCool, and Michael P. Anderson. (16 January - 1 February 2003) - - The STS - 107 crewmembers strike a 'flying' pose for their traditional in - flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module (RDM) aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. From the left (bottom row), wearing red shirts to signify their shift's color, are astronauts Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; Rick D. Husband, mission commander; Laurel B. Clark, mission specialist; and Ilan Ramon, payload specialist. From the left (top row), wearing blue shirts, are astronauts David M. Brown, mission specialist; William C. McCool, pilot; and Michael P. Anderson, payload commander. Ramon represents the Israeli Space Agency. EDITOR'S NOTE: On February 1, 2003, the seven crewmembe

Crew in the shuttle Columbia STS - 107 - STS - 107 crew in Columbia space shuttle. 2003 - From left to right, in red, astronauts Kalpana Chawla, Rick D. Husband, Laurel B. Clark, and Ilan Ramon. From left to right, in blue, David M. Brown, William C. McCool, and Michael P. Anderson. (16 January - 1 February 2003) - - The STS - 107 crewmembers strike a 'flying' pose for their traditional in - flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module (RDM) aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. From the left (bottom row), wearing red shirts to signify their shift's color, are astronauts Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; Rick D. Husband, mission commander; Laurel B. Clark, mission specialist; and Ilan Ramon, payload specialist. From the left (top row), wearing blue shirts, are astronauts David M. Brown, mission specialist; William C. McCool, pilot; and Michael P. Anderson, payload commander. Ramon represents the Israeli Space Agency. EDITOR'S NOTE: On February 1, 2003, the seven crewmembe

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The Cassini - Huygens probe crosses the rings of Saturn - Cassini - Huygens spacecraft crossing Saturn's rings - Artist's view of the Cassini probe as he crossed the rings of Saturn. The Huygens European module is attached to the probe. The Cassini-Huygens probe was launched on 15 October 1997 and has been placed in orbit around Saturn since 1 July 2004. The Cassini/Huygens spacecraft makes a dangerous journey through Saturn's debris filled ring plane before entering orbit around the planet

The Cassini - Huygens probe crosses the rings of Saturn - Cassini - Huygens spacecraft crossing Saturn's rings - Artist's view of the Cassini probe as he crossed the rings of Saturn. The Huygens European module is attached to the probe. The Cassini-Huygens probe was launched on 15 October 1997 and has been placed in orbit around Saturn since 1 July 2004. The Cassini/Huygens spacecraft makes a dangerous journey through Saturn's debris filled ring plane before entering orbit around the planet

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Planet around the star Fomalhaut - Planet orbiting star Fomalhaut - First visible light photo of an extrasolar planet obtained by the space telescope Hubble. The planet called Fomalhaut b, is a planet with a mass close to Jupiter, orbiting the star Fomalhaut, 25 years - light from Earth in the constellation of Southern Fish. The star Fomalhaut (indicated by a white dot) is hidden here to show the dust disc surrounding it and the position of the planet. Located at a distance of about four times that separating Neptune from the Sun, Fomalhaut b makes a complete orbit around its star in 872 years. November 2008 - This image, taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the newly discovered planet, Fomalhaut b, orbiting its parent star, Fomalhaut. The small white box at lower right pinpoints the planet's location. Fomalhaut b has carved a path along the inner edge of a vast, dusty debris ring encircling Fomalhaut that is 34.5 billion kilomete

Planet around the star Fomalhaut - Planet orbiting star Fomalhaut - First visible light photo of an extrasolar planet obtained by the space telescope Hubble. The planet called Fomalhaut b, is a planet with a mass close to Jupiter, orbiting the star Fomalhaut, 25 years - light from Earth in the constellation of Southern Fish. The star Fomalhaut (indicated by a white dot) is hidden here to show the dust disc surrounding it and the position of the planet. Located at a distance of about four times that separating Neptune from the Sun, Fomalhaut b makes a complete orbit around its star in 872 years. November 2008 - This image, taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the newly discovered planet, Fomalhaut b, orbiting its parent star, Fomalhaut. The small white box at lower right pinpoints the planet's location. Fomalhaut b has carved a path along the inner edge of a vast, dusty debris ring encircling Fomalhaut that is 34.5 billion kilomete

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Planet around the star Fomalhaut - Planet orbiting star Fomalhaut - First visible light photo of an extrasolar planet obtained by the space telescope Hubble. The planet called Fomalhaut b, is a planet with a mass close to Jupiter, orbiting the star Fomalhaut, 25 years - light from Earth in the constellation of Southern Fish. The star Fomalhaut (indicated by a white dot) is hidden here to show the dust disc surrounding it and the position of the planet. Located at a distance of about four times that separating Neptune from the Sun, Fomalhaut b makes a complete orbit around its star in 872 years. November 2008 - This image, taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the newly discovered planet, Fomalhaut b, orbiting its parent star, Fomalhaut. The small white box at lower right pinpoints the planet's location. Fomalhaut b has carved a path along the inner edge of a vast, dusty debris ring encircling Fomalhaut that is 34.5 billion kilomete

Planet around the star Fomalhaut - Planet orbiting star Fomalhaut - First visible light photo of an extrasolar planet obtained by the space telescope Hubble. The planet called Fomalhaut b, is a planet with a mass close to Jupiter, orbiting the star Fomalhaut, 25 years - light from Earth in the constellation of Southern Fish. The star Fomalhaut (indicated by a white dot) is hidden here to show the dust disc surrounding it and the position of the planet. Located at a distance of about four times that separating Neptune from the Sun, Fomalhaut b makes a complete orbit around its star in 872 years. November 2008 - This image, taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows the newly discovered planet, Fomalhaut b, orbiting its parent star, Fomalhaut. The small white box at lower right pinpoints the planet's location. Fomalhaut b has carved a path along the inner edge of a vast, dusty debris ring encircling Fomalhaut that is 34.5 billion kilomete

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Galaxy UGC 10214 in the Dragon - Galaxy UGC 10214 in Draco - The galaxy UGC 10214 is about 420 million years away - light from Earth. The shape of this galaxy is due to a collision with another galaxy, the small galaxy, blue, visible in the upper left corner of the image. Powerful gravitational forces are responsible for the formation of the tail, consisting of stars of dust and gas, which stretches over nearly 28,000 light years and is composed of recently formed and extremely bright blue stars. In the background, more than 6000 galaxies are visible, some more than 12 billion years apart - light. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in April 2002. This picture of the galaxy UGC 10214 was taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which was installed aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope in March during Servicing Mission 3B. Its distorted shape was caused by a small interloper, a very blue, compact galaxy visible in the upper left corner of the more massive Tadpole. The Tad

Galaxy UGC 10214 in the Dragon - Galaxy UGC 10214 in Draco - The galaxy UGC 10214 is about 420 million years away - light from Earth. The shape of this galaxy is due to a collision with another galaxy, the small galaxy, blue, visible in the upper left corner of the image. Powerful gravitational forces are responsible for the formation of the tail, consisting of stars of dust and gas, which stretches over nearly 28,000 light years and is composed of recently formed and extremely bright blue stars. In the background, more than 6000 galaxies are visible, some more than 12 billion years apart - light. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in April 2002. This picture of the galaxy UGC 10214 was taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which was installed aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope in March during Servicing Mission 3B. Its distorted shape was caused by a small interloper, a very blue, compact galaxy visible in the upper left corner of the more massive Tadpole. The Tad

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Moon Formation: A Debris Ring Around the Earth - Moon Formation: ring around the earth: The Moon, in the foreground, in accretion in the Debris Ring resulting from Theia's Giant Collision with Earth. In the sky, in the background, the primitive Earth - The surface of the nascent moon was largely molten as it formed from the accreting ring material. ♪ In the distance is the slowly healing earth ♪

Moon Formation: A Debris Ring Around the Earth - Moon Formation: ring around the earth: The Moon, in the foreground, in accretion in the Debris Ring resulting from Theia's Giant Collision with Earth. In the sky, in the background, the primitive Earth - The surface of the nascent moon was largely molten as it formed from the accreting ring material. ♪ In the distance is the slowly healing earth ♪

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Moon Formation: A ring of debris around the Earth - Moon Formation: ring around the earth: 4.5 billion years ago, the planet Theia collided with the primitive Earth. For a short time, a ring formed around the Earth. Soon, these debris will merge into the Moon - 4.5 billion years ago. After Theia collision and for a short time, the earth is surrounded by a ring of debris. The ring is only temporary, however: it soon begins to coalesce into a solid mass. Only a few years might have been required for it to form into a moon

Moon Formation: A ring of debris around the Earth - Moon Formation: ring around the earth: 4.5 billion years ago, the planet Theia collided with the primitive Earth. For a short time, a ring formed around the Earth. Soon, these debris will merge into the Moon - 4.5 billion years ago. After Theia collision and for a short time, the earth is surrounded by a ring of debris. The ring is only temporary, however: it soon begins to coalesce into a solid mass. Only a few years might have been required for it to form into a moon

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Galaxy UGC 10214 in the Dragon - Galaxy UGC 10214 in Draco - The galaxy UGC 10214 is about 420 million years away - light from Earth. The shape of this galaxy is due to a collision with another galaxy, the small galaxy, blue, visible in the upper left corner of the image. Powerful gravitational forces are responsible for the formation of the tail, consisting of stars of dust and gas, which stretches over nearly 28,000 light years and is composed of recently formed and extremely bright blue stars. In the background, more than 6000 galaxies are visible, some more than 12 billion years apart - light. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in April 2002. This picture of the galaxy UGC 10214 was taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which was installed aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope in March during Servicing Mission 3B. Its distorted shape was caused by a small interloper, a very blue, compact galaxy visible in the upper left corner of the more massive Tadpole. The Tad

Galaxy UGC 10214 in the Dragon - Galaxy UGC 10214 in Draco - The galaxy UGC 10214 is about 420 million years away - light from Earth. The shape of this galaxy is due to a collision with another galaxy, the small galaxy, blue, visible in the upper left corner of the image. Powerful gravitational forces are responsible for the formation of the tail, consisting of stars of dust and gas, which stretches over nearly 28,000 light years and is composed of recently formed and extremely bright blue stars. In the background, more than 6000 galaxies are visible, some more than 12 billion years apart - light. Image obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope in April 2002. This picture of the galaxy UGC 10214 was taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which was installed aboard Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope in March during Servicing Mission 3B. Its distorted shape was caused by a small interloper, a very blue, compact galaxy visible in the upper left corner of the more massive Tadpole. The Tad

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Earth seen from the early moon: Earth seen from the early moon: The surface of the nascent moon is melting, debris of the rings continues to increase. In the sky the primitive Earth - The surface of the nascent moon was largely molten as it formed from the accreting ring material. ♪ In the distance is the slowly healing earth ♪

Earth seen from the early moon: Earth seen from the early moon: The surface of the nascent moon is melting, debris of the rings continues to increase. In the sky the primitive Earth - The surface of the nascent moon was largely molten as it formed from the accreting ring material. ♪ In the distance is the slowly healing earth ♪

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Moon Formation: Hypotheses of impact giant - Moon Formation: Giant impact hypothesis: The hypotheses of impact giant suggests that the Moon was created from material ejecteated by a collision between the young Earth and a body the size of Mars named Theia, 4.5 billion years ago - The giant-impact hypothesis, sometimes called the Big Splash, or the Theia Impact suggests that the Moon formed out of the debris left over from a collision between Earth and a body of the size of Mars, approximately 4.5 billion years ago

Moon Formation: Hypotheses of impact giant - Moon Formation: Giant impact hypothesis: The hypotheses of impact giant suggests that the Moon was created from material ejecteated by a collision between the young Earth and a body the size of Mars named Theia, 4.5 billion years ago - The giant-impact hypothesis, sometimes called the Big Splash, or the Theia Impact suggests that the Moon formed out of the debris left over from a collision between Earth and a body of the size of Mars, approximately 4.5 billion years ago

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Moon Formation: Another Hypotheses of Giant Impact - Moon Formation: Hit-and-run Giant Impact Scenario: The hypothesis of giant impact suggests that the Moon was created from material ejected by a collision between the young Earth and a body the size of Mars named Theia 4.5 billion years ago. This scenario is widely accepted, but analyses of lunar samples have shown a major problem with this theory: the Moon should be composed mainly of Theia materials. The elements of the Moon and the Earth show remarkable similarities. Researchers explored a new collision geometry, changing the impact configuration. Their simulation also integrates a more energetic impact (called “hit and run”) that could tear more matter from Earth and make the pre-lunar debris disc dominate by terrestrial matter - The giant-impact hypothesis, sometimes called the Big Splash, or the Theia Impact suggests that the Moon formed out of the debris left over from a collision between Earth and a body of the size of Mars, a

Moon Formation: Another Hypotheses of Giant Impact - Moon Formation: Hit-and-run Giant Impact Scenario: The hypothesis of giant impact suggests that the Moon was created from material ejected by a collision between the young Earth and a body the size of Mars named Theia 4.5 billion years ago. This scenario is widely accepted, but analyses of lunar samples have shown a major problem with this theory: the Moon should be composed mainly of Theia materials. The elements of the Moon and the Earth show remarkable similarities. Researchers explored a new collision geometry, changing the impact configuration. Their simulation also integrates a more energetic impact (called “hit and run”) that could tear more matter from Earth and make the pre-lunar debris disc dominate by terrestrial matter - The giant-impact hypothesis, sometimes called the Big Splash, or the Theia Impact suggests that the Moon formed out of the debris left over from a collision between Earth and a body of the size of Mars, a

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Tenerife Observatory in the setting sun: In the foreground, the dome of the 1 m OGS telescope. Foreground is OGS telescope which was originally built by ESA for tests with laser link and for space debris observations. For the remainder of the available observing time the OGS is currently used by the IAC for astronomy observations. It is a one-meter telescope with a focal length of 13.3 m

Tenerife Observatory in the setting sun: In the foreground, the dome of the 1 m OGS telescope. Foreground is OGS telescope which was originally built by ESA for tests with laser link and for space debris observations. For the remainder of the available observing time the OGS is currently used by the IAC for astronomy observations. It is a one-meter telescope with a focal length of 13.3 m

Patrick Lécureuil

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Tenerife Observatory under the Stars - Starry sky above Teide observatory: The Moon and the Star Sky seen above the dome of the European Space Agency OGS in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Night sky seen above Tenerife observatory in Canary islands. OGS telescope was originally built by ESA for tests with laser link and for space debris observations. For the remainder of the available observing time the OGS is currently used by the IAC for astronomy observations. It is a one-meter telescope with a focal length of 13.3 m

Tenerife Observatory under the Stars - Starry sky above Teide observatory: The Moon and the Star Sky seen above the dome of the European Space Agency OGS in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Night sky seen above Tenerife observatory in Canary islands. OGS telescope was originally built by ESA for tests with laser link and for space debris observations. For the remainder of the available observing time the OGS is currently used by the IAC for astronomy observations. It is a one-meter telescope with a focal length of 13.3 m

Patrick Lécureuil

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Apollo 17: experience LEAM - The Lunar Ejecta and Meteorite (LEAM) experiment - Apollo 17 - LEAM (white box in the foreground) is the acronym for Lunar Ejecta And Meteorites; this instrument was installed by astronauts of the Apollo 17 mission to study dust ejected by meteorite impacts on the surface of the Moon. The Lunar Ejecta and Meteorite (LEAM) instrument as deployed at the Apollo 17 ALSEP site. The central station is directly behind it, the RTG to the right of that, and the Lunar Surface Gravimeter (LSG) to the left of the central station. Discarded pallets and trash are also visible. The North Massif dominates the right side of the picture. The objectives of the LEAM experiment were to detect secondary particles that had been ejected by meteorite impacts on the lunar surface and to detect primary micrometeorites themselves. The 3 classes of particles encountered by the LEAM included lunar ejecta, interstellar grains, and cometary debris, all of which can be considered under the

Apollo 17: experience LEAM - The Lunar Ejecta and Meteorite (LEAM) experiment - Apollo 17 - LEAM (white box in the foreground) is the acronym for Lunar Ejecta And Meteorites; this instrument was installed by astronauts of the Apollo 17 mission to study dust ejected by meteorite impacts on the surface of the Moon. The Lunar Ejecta and Meteorite (LEAM) instrument as deployed at the Apollo 17 ALSEP site. The central station is directly behind it, the RTG to the right of that, and the Lunar Surface Gravimeter (LSG) to the left of the central station. Discarded pallets and trash are also visible. The North Massif dominates the right side of the picture. The objectives of the LEAM experiment were to detect secondary particles that had been ejected by meteorite impacts on the lunar surface and to detect primary micrometeorites themselves. The 3 classes of particles encountered by the LEAM included lunar ejecta, interstellar grains, and cometary debris, all of which can be considered under the

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Tyndall Glacier, Chile - Tyndall Glacier, Chile - The Tyndall Glacier in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, observed from the International Space Station in November 2007. Tyndall Glacier is located in the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. This glacier, which has a total area of 331 square kilometers and a length of 32 kilometers (based on 1996 measurements), begins in the Patagonian Andes Mountains to the west and terminates in Lago Geikie. The digital astronaut photograph taken in november 2007 records visible light in red, green, and blue wavelengths (true color). The Tyndall Glacier terminus has retreated significantly during the past 17 years. Significant ice loss was also observed earlier this year at Grey Glacier, about 30 kilometers to the north - northeast, suggesting both glaciers are responding similarly to regional changes in temperature and precipitation. A medial moraine is visible in the center of the glacier, extending along its length (top image, center le

Tyndall Glacier, Chile - Tyndall Glacier, Chile - The Tyndall Glacier in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, observed from the International Space Station in November 2007. Tyndall Glacier is located in the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. This glacier, which has a total area of 331 square kilometers and a length of 32 kilometers (based on 1996 measurements), begins in the Patagonian Andes Mountains to the west and terminates in Lago Geikie. The digital astronaut photograph taken in november 2007 records visible light in red, green, and blue wavelengths (true color). The Tyndall Glacier terminus has retreated significantly during the past 17 years. Significant ice loss was also observed earlier this year at Grey Glacier, about 30 kilometers to the north - northeast, suggesting both glaciers are responding similarly to regional changes in temperature and precipitation. A medial moraine is visible in the center of the glacier, extending along its length (top image, center le

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Umnak Island - Aleutian Islands - Alaska - Umnak Island - Aleutian Islands - Alaska: Umnak Island is one of the Fox Islands, belonging to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, USA. With an area of more than 1,776 km, it is the third largest of the Aleutian Islands. At the top right is the Okmok caldera (erupted in 2008), below the Vsevidof volcano; below the left, the Ile des Quatre Montagnes. Image obtained on 3 May 2014 by the Landsat-8 satellite. On May 3, 2014, the Landsat 8 satellite acquired this natural-color image of Umnak Island and its volcanic neighbors in the Aleutian Island chain. Part of the Fox Islands, Umnak is the third largest in the Aleutian chain and lies just southwest of Unalaska. Umnak is mostly unpopulated, with roughly 40 people living in the village of Nikolski near the southwest tip of the island. Being a volcanic island, Umnak has numerous mud pots, hot springs, and the only geysers in Alaska. The landscape is dominated by volcanoes. On the northern half of the is

Umnak Island - Aleutian Islands - Alaska - Umnak Island - Aleutian Islands - Alaska: Umnak Island is one of the Fox Islands, belonging to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, USA. With an area of more than 1,776 km, it is the third largest of the Aleutian Islands. At the top right is the Okmok caldera (erupted in 2008), below the Vsevidof volcano; below the left, the Ile des Quatre Montagnes. Image obtained on 3 May 2014 by the Landsat-8 satellite. On May 3, 2014, the Landsat 8 satellite acquired this natural-color image of Umnak Island and its volcanic neighbors in the Aleutian Island chain. Part of the Fox Islands, Umnak is the third largest in the Aleutian chain and lies just southwest of Unalaska. Umnak is mostly unpopulated, with roughly 40 people living in the village of Nikolski near the southwest tip of the island. Being a volcanic island, Umnak has numerous mud pots, hot springs, and the only geysers in Alaska. The landscape is dominated by volcanoes. On the northern half of the is

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Space Debris: Meteosat type satellite - Space debris: Meteosat satellite - Artist's view of a Meteosat satellite when it is put into orbit. As with many satellites, orbit operations cause new space debris (ejection of covers, bolts...). A measure against space debris is minimizing the number of objects released during spacecraft operations. Typical “” mission - related objects”” (MRO) include adapters used between two satellites in a dual launch, telescope covers, bolts, cast off yo - yo spinners, etc. Spacecraft designers and operators must design missions so that objects stay attached to the spacecraft and do not become additional space debris

Space Debris: Meteosat type satellite - Space debris: Meteosat satellite - Artist's view of a Meteosat satellite when it is put into orbit. As with many satellites, orbit operations cause new space debris (ejection of covers, bolts...). A measure against space debris is minimizing the number of objects released during spacecraft operations. Typical “” mission - related objects”” (MRO) include adapters used between two satellites in a dual launch, telescope covers, bolts, cast off yo - yo spinners, etc. Spacecraft designers and operators must design missions so that objects stay attached to the spacecraft and do not become additional space debris

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Exploding Star, 2015 (digital illustration)

Exploding Star, 2015 (digital illustration)

Roetsch, Tobias

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Space Debris: Meteosat type satellite - Space debris: Meteosat satellite - Artist's view of a Meteosat satellite when it is put into orbit. As with many satellites, orbit operations cause new space debris (ejection of covers, bolts...); in view of the dangerous increase in space debris, it is imperative to design cleaner satellites today (here a cover remains attached to the satellite). A measure against space debris is minimizing the number of objects released during spacecraft operations. Typical “” mission - related objects”” (MRO) include adapters used between two satellites in a dual launch, telescope covers, bolts, cast off yo - yo spinners, etc. Spacecraft designers and operators must design missions so that objects stay attached to the spacecraft and do not become additional space debris

Space Debris: Meteosat type satellite - Space debris: Meteosat satellite - Artist's view of a Meteosat satellite when it is put into orbit. As with many satellites, orbit operations cause new space debris (ejection of covers, bolts...); in view of the dangerous increase in space debris, it is imperative to design cleaner satellites today (here a cover remains attached to the satellite). A measure against space debris is minimizing the number of objects released during spacecraft operations. Typical “” mission - related objects”” (MRO) include adapters used between two satellites in a dual launch, telescope covers, bolts, cast off yo - yo spinners, etc. Spacecraft designers and operators must design missions so that objects stay attached to the spacecraft and do not become additional space debris

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Earth Collision, 2018 (digital illustration)

Earth Collision, 2018 (digital illustration)

Roetsch, Tobias

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Simulation of an explosion in geostationary orbit - Simulation of an explosion in geostationary orbit - A satellite in geostationary orbit moves about 3 km per second. During an explosion, debris will move more slowly and remain in the initial orbit. Some fragments will move faster than others, forming a diffuse ring around the Earth. Downstairs, the debris seen two days after the explosion. What happens after an explosion in space? A geostationary satellite has a velocity of about 3 kms/second (10,000 kms/hour). The fragments are ejected with a much lower velocity and thus stay close to the initial orbit. However, some will travel a bit faster and others a bit slower. Within a few days the debris cloud will form a diffuse ring at 36,000 km altitude around the Earth. Bottom, seen two days after the explosion

Simulation of an explosion in geostationary orbit - Simulation of an explosion in geostationary orbit - A satellite in geostationary orbit moves about 3 km per second. During an explosion, debris will move more slowly and remain in the initial orbit. Some fragments will move faster than others, forming a diffuse ring around the Earth. Downstairs, the debris seen two days after the explosion. What happens after an explosion in space? A geostationary satellite has a velocity of about 3 kms/second (10,000 kms/hour). The fragments are ejected with a much lower velocity and thus stay close to the initial orbit. However, some will travel a bit faster and others a bit slower. Within a few days the debris cloud will form a diffuse ring at 36,000 km altitude around the Earth. Bottom, seen two days after the explosion

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Supernova 1987A in the Great Magellan Cloud View by HST - This Hubble Space Telescope picture shows Supernova 1987A and its neighborhood. The series of four panels shows the evolution of the SN 1987A debris from February 1994 to February 1996. Material from the stellar interior was ejected into space during the supernova explosion in February 1987. The explosion debris is expanding at nearly 6 million miles per hour. Ten years now after the explosion, this cosmic fireball is large enough - - - about one - sixth of a light - year in diameter - - - to be resolved from the Earth's orbit with the Hubble Space Telescope. The debris is resolved into two opposing blobs and is dim in the center. The apparent direction of ejection is the same as the short axis of the bright inner ring that surrounds the supernova. This suggests that the explosion is directed out of the plane of the ring. The ring is probably composed of materials lost by the pre - supernova star in the last stages of its evolut

Supernova 1987A in the Great Magellan Cloud View by HST - This Hubble Space Telescope picture shows Supernova 1987A and its neighborhood. The series of four panels shows the evolution of the SN 1987A debris from February 1994 to February 1996. Material from the stellar interior was ejected into space during the supernova explosion in February 1987. The explosion debris is expanding at nearly 6 million miles per hour. Ten years now after the explosion, this cosmic fireball is large enough - - - about one - sixth of a light - year in diameter - - - to be resolved from the Earth's orbit with the Hubble Space Telescope. The debris is resolved into two opposing blobs and is dim in the center. The apparent direction of ejection is the same as the short axis of the bright inner ring that surrounds the supernova. This suggests that the explosion is directed out of the plane of the ring. The ring is probably composed of materials lost by the pre - supernova star in the last stages of its evolut

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Earth at the end of Permian - Ring arcs over the Permian Earth - A ring of rocks and dust is orbiting the Earth. The massive continent below is Pangee and the ocean to the west is Panthalassa. This is what Earth was supposed to look like at the end of Permian, about 260 million years ago, before the first dinosaurs appeared. This ring around the Earth was of earthly origin, constitutes debris thrown into orbit by collision with a meteorite or comet. Over time, these debris have either fallen or fallen back to Earth in a meteorite rain. A dusty ring arc orbits four thousand miles above Earth's equator. The massive continent below is Pangea and the ocean to the west is Panthalassa. This is how the Earth may have appeared during the end of the Permian period, a time just prior to the appearance of the dinosaurs, when continental drift was pulling Pangea apart into the seven continents we know today. 260 million years ago the Earth may have been host to ring arcs similar to the incomplete

Earth at the end of Permian - Ring arcs over the Permian Earth - A ring of rocks and dust is orbiting the Earth. The massive continent below is Pangee and the ocean to the west is Panthalassa. This is what Earth was supposed to look like at the end of Permian, about 260 million years ago, before the first dinosaurs appeared. This ring around the Earth was of earthly origin, constitutes debris thrown into orbit by collision with a meteorite or comet. Over time, these debris have either fallen or fallen back to Earth in a meteorite rain. A dusty ring arc orbits four thousand miles above Earth's equator. The massive continent below is Pangea and the ocean to the west is Panthalassa. This is how the Earth may have appeared during the end of the Permian period, a time just prior to the appearance of the dinosaurs, when continental drift was pulling Pangea apart into the seven continents we know today. 260 million years ago the Earth may have been host to ring arcs similar to the incomplete

Walter B Myers

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A ring of rocks and dust is orbiting the Earth. The massive continent below is Pangee and the ocean to the west is Panthalassa. This is what Earth was supposed to look like at the end of Permian, about 260 million years ago, before the first dinosaurs appeared. This ring around the Earth was of earthly origin, constitutes debris thrown into orbit by collision with a meteorite or comet. Over time, these debris have fallen or fallen to Earth in a meteorite rain - A dusty ring arc orbits four thousand miles above Earth's equator. The massive continent below is Pangea and the ocean to the west is Panthalassa. This is how the Earth may have appeared during the end of the Permian period, a time just prior to the appearance of the dinosaurs, when continental drift was pulling Pangea apart into the seven continents we know today - 260 million years ago the Earth may have been host to ring arcs similar to the incomplete rings that currently circumscribe the planet Neptune . Unlike Neptune's rin

A ring of rocks and dust is orbiting the Earth. The massive continent below is Pangee and the ocean to the west is Panthalassa. This is what Earth was supposed to look like at the end of Permian, about 260 million years ago, before the first dinosaurs appeared. This ring around the Earth was of earthly origin, constitutes debris thrown into orbit by collision with a meteorite or comet. Over time, these debris have fallen or fallen to Earth in a meteorite rain - A dusty ring arc orbits four thousand miles above Earth's equator. The massive continent below is Pangea and the ocean to the west is Panthalassa. This is how the Earth may have appeared during the end of the Permian period, a time just prior to the appearance of the dinosaurs, when continental drift was pulling Pangea apart into the seven continents we know today - 260 million years ago the Earth may have been host to ring arcs similar to the incomplete rings that currently circumscribe the planet Neptune . Unlike Neptune's rin

Walter B Myers

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Composite image of supernova remnant Tycho (photo)

Composite image of supernova remnant Tycho (photo)

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