2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Space has always attracted the attention of mankind, and recently this topic has begun to gain momentum again. Is it possible to be indifferent to space at all? We think not. And for those who still have doubts, we have selected 8 gorgeous photos from the official NASA Instagram account. Enjoy.
1. The dark side of the moon
One of the rarest phenomena that NASA managed to capture is the passage of the unlit side of the Moon over the Earth. Usually we are used to seeing the moon much brighter.
2. Sunset from the ISS
One of the beauties of working on the ISS is the ability to witness such stunning sunsets with your own eyes. This photo was taken by American astronaut Scott Kelly.
3. Millions of stars
This cluster of young stars was captured by the Hubble Telescope. The stars shown are about 100 light-years from the center of our galaxy. Just imagine how many stars are hidden in other galaxies of our Universe, of which there are countless numbers.
4. Outbursts of young stars
The glow you see in this image are flashes of young stars that appeared only 2 million years ago, which is negligible by cosmic standards. For example, the age of the Sun is estimated at 4.57 billion years - the closest star to us is approximately in the middle of its life cycle.
5. Galaxy of 300 million stars
According to the classification, the image shows an "extremely luminous infrared galaxy". This cosmic work of art shines with the light of 300 million (!) Stars.
6. Storm in space
What do you think is in front of you? No, this is not another typhoon or storm. This is a completely unique phenomenon - a huge old star is rapidly losing its strength. The nebula that you can see around the star was formed just a few thousand years ago.
7. The hypnotic rings of Saturn
What comes to your mind first when the word "Saturn" is spoken? Of course, the rings. Perhaps this is one of the most spectacular photographs of the rings of Saturn, taken by the Cassini probe in December 2014.
8. Black hole
The theme of black holes became especially popular after the movie Interstellar. And in this photo, unlike the graphics in the film, there is a real black hole. It has a mass 5 times that of the core of our galaxy, and is located in an extremely densely populated galaxy of 140 million stars. Moreover, its diameter is 500 times smaller than the Milky Way.
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