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Friday, September 4, 2015

Hubble Peers into the Heart of a Galactic Maelstrom

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows Messier 96, a spiral galaxy just over 35 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). It is the nearest group containing both bright spirals and a bright elliptical galaxy (Messier 105). via NASA http://ift.tt/1i0WuDh

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

Sept. 3, 1976: Viking 2 Lands on Mars

This rocky panoramic scene is the second picture of the Martian surface that was taken by Viking Lander 2 shortly after touchdown on Sept. 3, 1976 at 3:58 p.m. PDT (Earth received time). via NASA http://ift.tt/1Vz1YDo

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Rocks Here Sequester Some of Mars’ Early Atmosphere

This view combines information from two instruments on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to map color-coded composition over the shape of the ground in a small portion of the Nili Fossae plains region of Mars’ northern hemisphere. via NASA http://ift.tt/1JyvxND

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Good Night From Space

Earth’s thin atmosphere stands out against the blackness of space in this photo taken on Aug. 31, 2015 by astronaut Scott Kelly on board the International Space Station. via NASA http://ift.tt/1PJ9YxN

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