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The Hidden Fires of The Flame Nebula: Infrared View | ESO's VISTA

The Hidden Fires of The Flame Nebula: Infrared View | ESO's VISTA

This image, the first to be released publicly from VISTA, the world’s largest survey telescope, shows the spectacular star-forming region known as the Flame Nebula, or NGC 2024, in the constellation of Orion (the Hunter) and its surroundings. In views of this evocative object in visible light the core of the nebula is completely hidden behind obscuring dust, but in this VISTA view, taken in infrared light, the cluster of very young stars at the object’s heart is revealed. The wide-field VISTA view also includes the glow of the reflection nebula NGC 2023, just below center, and the ghostly outline of the Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) towards the lower right. The bright bluish star towards the right is one of the three bright stars forming the Belt of Orion.

Distance: 1,500 light years

The image was created from VISTA images taken through J, H and Ks filters in the near-infrared part of the spectrum. The image shows about half the area of the full VISTA field and is about 40 x 50 arcminutes in extent. The total exposure time was 14 minutes.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/J. Emerson/VISTA

Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

Release Date: December 11, 2009

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344: Wide-field image (Ground-based image)

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344: Wide-field image (Ground-based image)

This ground-based image shows the spiral galaxy NGC 3344 and its surroundings.

Distance: 20 million light years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Release Date: February 14, 2018

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Galaxy in a Spin: NGC 3344 | Hubble

Galaxy in a Spin: NGC 3344 | Hubble

NGC 3344 is a glorious spiral galaxy around half the size of the Milky Way, which lies about 20 million light-years distant. We are fortunate enough to see NGC 3344 face-on, allowing us to study its structure in detail.

The galaxy features an outer ring swirling around an inner ring with a subtle bar structure in the center. The central regions of the galaxy are predominately populated by young stars, with the galactic fringes also featuring areas of active star formation.

Central bars are found in around two thirds of spiral galaxies. NGC 3344’s is clearly visible here, although it is not as dramatic as some.

The high density of stars in galaxies’ central regions gives them enough gravitational influence to affect the movement of other stars in their galaxy. However, NGC 3344’s outer stars are moving in an unusual manner, although the presence of the bar cannot entirely account for this, leaving astronomers puzzled. It is possible that in its past NGC 3344 passed close by another galaxy and accreted stars from it, but more research is needed to state this with confidence.

The image is a combination of exposures taken in visible and near-infrared light, using Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys. The field of view is around 3.4 by 3.4 arcminutes, or around a tenth of the diameter of the full Moon.

Credit: European Space Agency/Hubble & NASA

Release Date: October 15, 2012

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The Different Colors of Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344 | Hubble

The Different Colors of Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344 | Hubble

This video shows what the galaxy NGC 3344 looks like in different wavelengths of light. Astronomers collect light of different wavelengths to find out different types of information about astronomical objects.

Distance: about 20 million light-years

Credit: NASA & European Space Agency (ESA)

Duration: 26 seconds

Release Date: February 14, 2018

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Decoding the Colors of Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344 | Hubble

Decoding the Colors of Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344 | Hubble

Hubblecast 107: Our eyes detect only visible light, but on board Hubble are a variety of instruments that together detect many different wavelengths of light. This means that Hubble is able to observe galaxies over a wide range of wavelengths to reveal features that would otherwise remain invisible to our eyes.

Distance: about 20 million light-years

This episode of the Hubblecast explores the meaning of the colors in the spiral galaxy NGC 3344.

Credits: ESA/Hubble

Directed by: Rosa Jesse

Visual design and editing: Martin Kornmesser

Written by: Mathias Jäger, Nicole Shaerer

Narration: Sara Mendes da Costa

Images: NASA, ESA/Hubble

Videos: NASA, ESA/Hubble

Animations: NASA, ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser, L. Calçada

Web and technical support: Mathias Andre and Raquel Yumi Shida

Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen

Duration: 4 minutes, 47 seconds

Release Date: February 14, 2018

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Pan on Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344 | Hubble

Pan on Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344 | Hubble

This video pans over NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope observations of the spiral galaxy NGC 3344 that lies about 20 million light-years away. The galaxy is seen face-on, allowing us to see its spiral arms and the bright core. Because of the many filters used to create this image—ranging from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared—the bright young stars glowing blue and the red regions of dense gas and dust are visible.

Credit: European Space Agency/Hubble

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: February 14, 2018

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Zoom-in on Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344 | Hubble

Zoom-in on Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344 | Hubble

This video zooms in on the spiral galaxy NGC 3344, about 20 million light-years away from the Earth. The footage begins with a view of the night sky in the direction of the constellation of Leo Minor, as seen from the ground. It then zooms through observations from the Digitized Sky Survey 2, and ends with a view of the galaxy obtained with the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope.

Credit: European Space Agency/Hubble, NASA, Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: February 14, 2018

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Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344 | Hubble

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3344 | Hubble

This image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3344, located about 20 million light-years from Earth, is a composite of images taken through seven different filters. They cover wavelengths from the ultraviolet to the optical and the near-infrared. Together they create a detailed picture of the galaxy and allow astronomers to study many different aspects of it.

Credit: European Space Agency/Hubble, NASA

Release Date: February 14, 2018

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Bubbles of Brand New Stars in The Large Magellanic Cloud: Wide-field View | ESO

Bubbles of Brand New Stars in The Large Magellanic Cloud: Wide-field View | ESO

This dazzling region of newly-forming stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) was captured by the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The relatively small amount of dust in the LMC and MUSE’s acute vision allowed intricate details of the region to be picked out in visible light.

Distance: around 160,000 light-years

The image is a color composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2, and shows the region surrounding LHA 120-N 180B, visible at the center of the image.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2

Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

Release Date: February 6, 2019

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Tour Bubbles of Brand New Stars in The Large Magellanic Cloud | ESO

Tour Bubbles of Brand New Stars in The Large Magellanic Cloud | ESO

ESOcast 193 Light: This dazzling region of newly-forming stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) was captured by the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on the European Southern Observatory ’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The relatively small amount of dust in the LMC and MUSE’s acute vision allowed intricate details of the region to be picked out in visible light.

Deep within the glowing cloud of the HII region LHA 120-N 180B, MUSE spotted a jet emitted by a fledgling star—a massive young stellar object. This was the first time such a jet has been observed in visible light outside the Milky Way. Usually, such jets are obscured by their dusty surroundings, meaning they can only be detected at infrared or radio wavelengths by telescopes such as ALMA. However, the relatively dust-free environment of the LMC allowed this jet—named Herbig–Haro 1177, or HH 1177 for short—to be observed at visible wavelengths. At nearly 33 light-years in length, it is one of the longest such jets ever observed.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Duration: 1 minute, 29 seconds

Release Date: February 6, 2019

Monday, August 22, 2022

Panning across Bubbles of Brand New Stars in The Large Magellanic Cloud | ESO

Panning across Bubbles of Brand New Stars in The Large Magellanic Cloud | ESO

This pan video explores a dazzling region of newly-forming stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The HII region LHA 120-N 180B—also known as N180—was captured by the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The relatively small amount of dust in the LMC and MUSE’s acute vision allowed intricate details of the region to be picked out in visible light.

Deep within the glowing cloud of N180, MUSE spotted a jet emitted by a fledgling star—a massive young stellar object. This was the first time such a jet had been observed in visible light outside the Milky Way. Usually, such jets are obscured by their dusty surroundings, meaning they can only be detected at infrared or radio wavelengths by telescopes, such as Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). However, the relatively dust-free environment of the LMC allowed this jet—named Herbig–Haro 1177, or HH 1177 for short—to be observed at visible wavelengths. At nearly 33 light-years in length, it is one of the longest such jets ever observed.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO), A McLeod et al.

Duration: 25 seconds

Release Date: February 6, 2019

Zooming into Bubbles of Brand New Stars in The Large Magellanic Cloud | ESO

Zooming into Bubbles of Brand New Stars in The Large Magellanic Cloud | ESO

This zoom video starts with a wide view of the Milky Way and ends with a close-up look at a dazzling region of newly-forming stars in the HII region LHA 120-N 180B—also known as N180. This glowing region of newborn stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) was captured by the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The relatively small amount of dust in the LMC and MUSE’s acute vision allowed intricate details of the region to be picked out in visible light.

Distance: around 160,000 light-years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinger

Duration: 50 seconds

Release Date: February 6, 2019

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Bubbles of Brand New Stars in The Large Magellanic Cloud | ESO

Bubbles of Brand New Stars in The Large Magellanic Cloud | ESO

Distance: around 160,000 light-years

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO), A McLeod et al.

Release Date: February 6, 2019

SpaceX Dragon CRS-25 Resupply Ship Undocking | International Space Station

SpaceX Dragon CRS-25 Resupply Ship Undocking | International Space Station

The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship, packed with over 4,000 pounds of return cargo and science experiments for analysis, backs away from the International Space Station moments after undocking from the Harmony module's forward port on August 19, 2022. The station was soaring into an orbital sunrise 260 miles above Hawaii's big island in the Pacific Ocean at the time of this photograph.

SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 2:53 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022, north of Cape Canaveral off the Florida coast, marking the return of the company’s 25th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. The spacecraft carried more than 4,000 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo back to Earth.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Education

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: August 19, 2022

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The Seven-member Expedition 67 Crew | International Space Station

The Seven-member Expedition 67 Crew | International Space Station

The seven-member Expedition 67 crew poses for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Harmony module. Clockwise from bottom are, Roscosmos cosmonauts Commander Oleg Artemyev and Flight Engineer Denis Matveev; NASA Flight Engineers Bob Hines and Kjell Lindgren; Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (ESA); Roscosmos Flight Engineer Sergey Korsakov; and NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Watkins.

Expedition 67 Crew

Commander Oleg Artemyev (Russia)

Roscosmos Flight Engineers: Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov (Russia)

NASA Flight Engineers: Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins (USA)

European Space Agency (ESA) Flight Engineer: Samantha Cristoforetti (Italy)

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science

For more information about STEM on Station:

https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Education

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Release Date: August 18, 2022

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NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover: New August 2022 Images | JPL

NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover: New August 2022 Images | JPL

MSL - sol 3570 - MAHLI

Mars2020 - sol 533 - Supercam

MSL - sol 3565 - Mastcam

MSL - sol 3566 - Mastcam

MSL - sol 3565 - Mastcam

MSL - sol 3568 - MastCam

MSL - sol 3565 - Mastcam

Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Rover Name: Curiosity

Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life.

Launch: Nov. 6, 2011

Landing Date: Aug. 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars

For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

Release Dates: August 19-22, 2022

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