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Category: Astronomy
Astronomy is the fourth and final category of the Quadrivium. It is number in space and time.
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Celebrating 20 Years of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
Celebrating 20 Years of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
After 20 years in space, ESA and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO, is still going strong. Originally launched in 1995 to study the sun and its influence out to the very edges of the solar system, SOHO revolutionized this field of science, known as heliophysics, providing the basis for nearly 5,000 scientific papers.
December 01, 2015
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A Precocious Black Hole
A Precocious Black Hole
In July 2015, researchers announced the discovery of a black hole that grew much more quickly than its host galaxy. The discovery calls into question previous assumptions on development of galaxies. The black hole was discovered using the Hubble Space Telescope, and detected in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, by ESA’s XMM-Newton and NASA’s Chandra.
November 27, 2015
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Cloud Patterns Over the Prince Edward Islands
Cloud Patterns Over the Prince Edward Islands
Early November 2015 brought cloudy skies and intriguing patterns over the Prince Edward Islands in the South Indian Ocean. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this scene on November 5.
November 18, 2015
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Colors After the Storms
Colors After the Storms
Damaging heavy rains fell on South Carolina in the southeastern United States at the beginning of October 2015. Much of that water had, by mid-October, flowed into the Atlantic Ocean bringing with it heavy loads of sediment, nutrients, and dissolved organic material. The above VIIRS image shows the runoff as it interacts with ocean currents.
October 28, 2015
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Layers and Fractures in Ophir Chasma, Mars
“At the height of laughter, the universe is
flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.”
– Jean Houston
Layers and Fractures in Ophir Chasma, Mars
Ophir Chasma forms the northern portion of the vast Mars canyon system Valles Marineris, and this image, acquired on Aug. 10, 2015, by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, features a small part of its wall and floor.
November 09, 2015
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“How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.”
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A Hubble View of Starburst Galaxy Messier 94 & New Perspective on a Galaxy Cluster
“We become aware of the void as we fill it.”- Antonio Porchia
A Hubble View of Starburst Galaxy Messier 94
This image shows the galaxy Messier 94, which lies in the small northern constellation of the Hunting Dogs, about 16 million light-years away.
October 23, 2015
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New Perspective on a Galaxy Cluster
The galaxy cluster MS 0735.6+7421 is home to one of the most powerful eruptions ever observed. X-rays detected by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory (blue) show the hot gas that comprises much of the mass of this enormous object. This image is part of a collection of new images released from the Chandra archive to celebrate American Archive Month.
October 21, 2015
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NASA Completes Successful Heat Shield Testing for Future Mars Exploration Vehicles
As NASA missions to Mars progress with science and complex human exploration missions, spacecraft will require larger heat shields to protect against the extreme heat of entering a planet’s atmosphere and decelerating at a safe altitude in the thin Martian atmosphere.
October 06, 2015
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Artist Concept: Space Launch System Takes Flight & NASA’s Space Launch System Design ‘Right on Track’ for Journey to Mars
“When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” —Lao Tzu
Artist Concept: Space Launch System Takes Flight
Artist concept of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton configuration launching to space.
October 22, 2015
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NASA’s Space Launch System Design ‘Right on Track’ for Journey to Mars
For the first time in almost 40 years, a NASA human-rated rocket has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review (CDR). The agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the first vehicle designed to meet the challenges of the journey to Mars and the first exploration class rocket since the Saturn V.
October 22, 2015
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‘Pluto Time’ Mosaic
‘Pluto Time’ Mosaic
NASA is unveiling mosaics of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, representing the global response to its popular “#PlutoTime” social media campaign. A photo of Clyde Tombaugh, the American who discovered Pluto in 1930, is embedded in this mosaic of hundreds of images shared during the campaign.
October 20, 2015
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