Every January, bits of asteroid 2003 EH1 cross paths with Earth’s orbit to create a beautiful annual meteor shower: the Quadrantids. As the fragments collide with our atmosphere, they disintegrate […]
Meteor shower from space
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astronomy
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CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope
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The 64 m radio telescope at Parkes Observatory, New South Wales, Australia, as seen in 1969, when it received signals from the Apollo 11 Moon landing. This photo, taken in […]
Milky Way 3D
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M87 Black Hole
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This photograph of the M87 galaxy black hole is the first image of a black hole in history! This first image of a black hole shows a bright ring with […]
Airglow Borealis, Banff, Canada
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The best known asterism in northern skies hangs over the Canadian Rockies in this mountain and night skyscape taken last week from Banff National Park. But most remarkable is the amazing […]
International Space Station Transits the Full Moon
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Square Kilometre Array
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The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a large multi radio telescope project aimed to be built in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Oumuamua Asteroid
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Antares
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