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This is the mess that is left when a star explodes. The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova seen in 1054 AD, is filled with mysterious filaments. The filaments are not only tremendously complex, but appear to have less mass than expelled in the original supernova and a higher speed than expected from a free explosion. The above image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, is presented in three colors chosen for scientific interest. The Crab Nebula spans about 10 light-years. In the nebula's very center lies a pulsar: a neutron star as massive as the Sun but with only the size of a small town. The Crab Pulsar rotates about 30 times each second. #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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This floating ring is the size of a galaxy. In fact, it is part of the photogenic Sombrero Galaxy, one of the largest galaxies in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. The dark band of dust that obscures the mid-section of the Sombrero Galaxy in optical light actually glows brightly in infrared light. The above image, digitally sharpened, shows the infrared glow, recently recorded by the orbiting Spitzer Space Telescope, superposed in false-color on an existing image taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in optical light. The Sombrero Galaxy, also known as M104, spans about 50,000 light years across and lies 28 million light years away. M104 can be seen with a small telescope in the direction of the constellation Virgo. #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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I'm happy to announce there is a 2% increase in woman! And sad to announce we lost 2% in Men.

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Ghosts aren't actually hovering over the James Webb Space Telescope. But the lights are out as it stands with gold tinted mirror segments and support structures folded in Goddard Space Flight Center's Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility clean room. Following vibration and acoustic testing, bright flashlights and ultraviolet lights are played over the stationary telescope looking for contamination, easier to spot in a darkened room. In the dimness the camera's long exposure creates the ghostly apparitions, blurring the moving lights and engineers. A scientific successor to Hubble, the James Webb Space Telescope is optimized for the infrared exploration of the early Universe. Its planned launch is in 2018 from French Guiana on a European Space Agency Ariane 5 rocket. #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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Amazing photography! 😍 #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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Just as the Moon goes through phases, Venus' visible sunlit hemisphere waxes and wanes. This composite of telescopic images illustrates the steady changes for the inner planet, seen in the west as the evening star, as Venus grows larger but narrows to a thin crescent from December 20, 2016 through March 10. Gliding along its interior orbit between Earth and Sun, Venus grows larger during that period because it is approaching planet Earth. Its crescent narrows, though, as Venus swings closer to our line-of-sight to the Sun. Closest to the Earth-Sun line but passing about 8 degrees north of the Sun on March 25, Venus will reach a (non-judgmental) inferior conjunction. Soon after, Venus will shine clearly above the eastern horizon in predawn skies as planet Earth's morning star. #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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Peering from the shadows, the Saturn-facing hemisphere of Mimas lies in near darkness alongside a dramatic sunlit crescent. The mosaic was captured near the Cassini spacecraft's final close approach on January 30, 2017. Cassini's camera was pointed in a nearly sunward direction only 45,000 kilometers from Mimas. The result is one of the highest resolution views of the icy, crater-pocked, 400 kilometer diameter moon. An enhanced version better reveals the Saturn-facing hemisphere of the synchronously rotating moon lit by sunlight reflected from Saturn itself. To see it, slide your cursor over the image (or follow this link). Other Cassini images of Mimas include the small moon's large and ominous Herschel Crater. Image Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA

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Stars are forming in the gigantic dust pillar called the Cone Nebula. Cones, pillars, and majestic flowing shapes abound in stellar nurseries where natal clouds of gas and dust are buffeted by energetic winds from newborn stars. The Cone Nebula, a well-known example, lies within the bright galactic star-forming region NGC 2264. The Cone was captured in unprecedented detail in this close-up composite of several observations from the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. While the Cone Nebula, about 2,500 light-years away in Monoceros, is around 7 light-years long, the region pictured here surrounding the cone's blunted head is a mere 2.5 light-years across. In our neck of the galaxy that distance is just over half way from our Sun to its nearest stellar neighbors in the Alpha Centauri star system. The massive star NGC 2264 IRS, seen by Hubble's infrared camera in 1997, is the likely source of the wind sculpting the Cone Nebula and lies off the top of the image. The Cone Nebula's reddish veil is produced by glowing hydrogen gas. #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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Amazing photography! 😍 #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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Stars are forming in the gigantic dust pillar called the Cone Nebula. Cones, pillars, and majestic flowing shapes abound in stellar nurseries where natal clouds of gas and dust are buffeted by energetic winds from newborn stars. The Cone Nebula, a well-known example, lies within the bright galactic star-forming region NGC 2264. The Cone was captured in unprecedented detail in this close-up composite of several observations from the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. While the Cone Nebula, about 2,500 light-years away in Monoceros, is around 7 light-years long, the region pictured here surrounding the cone's blunted head is a mere 2.5 light-years across. In our neck of the galaxy that distance is just over half way from our Sun to its nearest stellar neighbors in the Alpha Centauri star system. The massive star NGC 2264 IRS, seen by Hubble's infrared camera in 1997, is the likely source of the wind sculpting the Cone Nebula and lies off the top of the image. The Cone Nebula's reddish veil is produced by glowing hydrogen gas. #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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Cool photo!! 🚀 [Image credit to: @iss] #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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Happy birthday genius! #einstein #birthday #march14

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You, too, can see a night sky like this. That is because Monfragüe National Park in Spain, where this composite image was created, has recently had its night sky officially protected from potential future light pollution. Icons of the night sky that should continue to stand out during northern winter -- and are visible on the featured image -- include very bright stars like Sirius, Betelgeuse, and Procyon, bright star clusters like the Pleiades, and, photographically, faint nebulas like the California and Rosette Nebulas. Even 100 years ago, many people were more familiar with a darker night sky than people today, primarily because of the modern light pollution. Other parks that have been similarly protected as dark-sky preserves include Death Valley National Park (USA) and Grasslands National Park (Canada). Areas such as the city of Flagstaff, Arizona and much of the Big Island of Hawaii also have their night skies protected. #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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Why does Saturn's moon Pan look so odd? Images taken last week from the robotic Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn have resolved the moon in unprecedented detail. The surprising images reveal a moon that looks something like a walnut with a slab through its middle. Other visible features on Pan include rolling terrain, long ridges, and a few craters. Spanning 30-kilometer across, Pan orbits inside the 300-kilometer wide Encke Gap of Saturn's expansive A-ring, a gap known since the late 1800s. Next month, Cassini will be directed to pass near Saturn's massive moon Titan so it can be pulled into a final series of orbits that will take it, on occasion, completely inside Saturn's rings and prepare it to dive into Saturn's atmosphere. #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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Near the center of this sharp cosmic portrait, at the heart of the Orion Nebula, are four hot, massive stars known as the Trapezium. Tightly gathered within a region about 1.5 light-years in radius, they dominate the core of the dense Orion Nebula Star Cluster. Ultraviolet ionizing radiation from the Trapezium stars, mostly from the brightest star Theta-1 Orionis C powers the complex star forming region's entire visible glow. About three million years old, the Orion Nebula Cluster was even more compact in its younger years and a dynamical study indicates that runaway stellar collisions at an earlier age may have formed a black hole with more than 100 times the mass of the Sun. The presence of a black hole within the cluster could explain the observed high velocities of the Trapezium stars. The Orion Nebula's distance of some 1,500 light-years would make it the closest known black hole to planet Earth. #outerspace #messier #galaxie #spirale #Tournesol #space #cosmos #nasa #esa #Hubble #astrophotography #Méchain #hubble #hubbletelescope #nasa #shuttle #aliens #astrothoughts #astrology #iss #spacevideos #galaxy #Terre#constellation #Chiens #chasse #Univers #universe #cosmos #espace

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