Remembering Trailblazing Pilot Charles McGee
Retired U.S. Air Force Honorary Brigadier General Charles McGee, left, spoke with NASA astronaut Alvin Drew in 2020.
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Archivo de la etiqueta: Astronomy photo
Drilling Holes on the Red Planet
Drilling Holes on the Red Planet
This image shows the Highfield drill hole, on Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale crater on Mars, made by NASA’s Curiosity rover in its search for rock samples. Just recently, scientists announced that an analysis of rock samples collected by the rover were enriched in carbon 12, a type of carbon that on Earth is associated with biological processes.
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Color Explosion; Beautiful Earth
Color Explosion; Beautiful Earth
This image, captured by the Landsat-8 satellite, shows the view over Western Australia on May 12, 2013.
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Baby Stars in the Orion Constellation
Baby Stars in the Orion Constellation
Scores of baby stars shrouded by dust are revealed in this infrared image of the star-forming region NGC 2174.
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The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Has a Leak
The Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole Has a Leak
Our Milky Way’s central black hole has a leak.
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