The Stars and Stripes in Space
This flag accompanied NASA astronaut Alan B. Shepard on his 15-minute suborbital journey on May 5, 1961.
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Seeing an Aurora From the Space Station
Seeing an Aurora From the Space Station
«Years ago at the South Pole, I looked up to the aurora for inspiration through the 6-month winter night.» Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Christina Koch snapped this image of an aurora.
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Unveiling Hidden Figures Way
Unveiling Hidden Figures Way
A D.C. Department of Transportation employee removes a paper cover from the «Hidden Figures Way» street sign in front of NASA Headquarters at the corner of 3rd and E Street SW.
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Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor at Excel Academy In Washington, D.C.
Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor at Excel Academy In Washington, D.C.
NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor is hugged by students after a presentation about her experience on Expeditions 56 and 57 onboard the International Space Station at Excel Academy Public Charter School in DC.
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Mature Galaxy Mesmerizes in New Hubble View
Mature Galaxy Mesmerizes in New Hubble View
NGC 7773 is a beautiful example of a barred spiral galaxy. A luminous bar-shaped structure cuts prominently through the galaxy’s bright core, extending to the inner boundary of NGC 7773’s sweeping, pinwheel-like spiral arms. Astronomers think that these bar structures emerge later in the lifetime of a galaxy.
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