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[AstroSam]

Galaxy cluster MACS J0717, one of the most complex and distorted galaxy clusters known, is the site of a collision between four clusters. It is located about 5.4 billion light years away from Earth.

Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/van Weeren et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA
http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/frontier_macsj0717.jpg


If you were to put planet Saturn in a glass of water, it would float!
This is because its density is .687 grams per cm cubed while water’s is .998 g per cm cubed. Unfortunately, though, you would need a glass that is over 120,000 km in diameter to witness this ...

http://www.brettlambright.com/images/Saturn-BrettLambright.jpg

 

[AstroSam]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClC1O-rUoAYrmY6.jpg

 

[AstroSam]

On Feb. 12, 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless, ventured further away from the confines and safety of his ship than any previous astronaut had ever been. This space first was made possible by a nitrogen jet propelled backpack, previously known at NASA as the Manned Manuevering Unit or MMU.

After a series of test maneuvers inside and above Challenger's payload bay, McCandless went "free-flying" to a distance of 320 feet away from the Orbiter. This stunning orbital panorama view shows McCandless out there amongst the black and blue of Earth and space.

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_feature/public/images/601259main_jetpack_full.jpg
Image Credit: NASA
Last Updated: July 31, 2015
Editor: NASA Administrator

 

[Xian-Luc Picard]

 

[Xian-Luc Picard]

This is a picture I took last night of the Summer Solstice full moon... It was a really clear sky, so I took advantage.

 

[MzHartz]

This is a picture I took last night of the Summer Solstice full moon... It was a really clear sky, so I took advantage.

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That's gorgeous!

 

[AstroSam]

+1
Amazing photo @Zapp Brannigan :)

The Jellyfish Nebula is a remnant from a supernova that exploded about 15,000 years ago:

http://astro.mayda.com/Img/IC443-Ha_OIII_OIII-02.jpg

The Jellyfish Nebula, also known by its official name IC 443, is the remnant of a supernova lying 5,000 light years from Earth. New Chandra observations show that the explosion that created the Jellyfish Nebula may have also formed a peculiar object located on the southern edge of the remnant, called CXOU J061705.3+222127, or J0617 for short. The object is likely a rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar. More: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/ic443/

 

[AstroSam]

The Moon and the Earth taken by China's Chang'e 5-T1 spacecraft:

http://www.hola.com/imagenes/actualidad/2015010775984/foto-tierra-cara-oculta-luna/0-302-447/luna-oculta--a.jpg

 

[AstroSam]

Across the sea of space, the stars are other suns.
- Carl Sagan

 

[HeadClot]

Does this count?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbknlX_548I

 

[AstroSam]

Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland, and The Northern Lights captured from the International Space Station.

h t t p ://i.imgur.com/tAefpj8.jpg

Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_feature/public/thumbnails/image/hs-2015-29-a-xlarge_web.jpg


We can all agree auroras on Earth are breathtaking...but how about this NEW view of auroras at Jupiter!? Wow!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmNVUueWgAA7C1f.jpg

More: http://instagr.am/p/BHSQlkcDK8S/ View: https://www.instagram.com/p/BHSQlkcDK8S/

 

[ratfeast]

 

[AstroSam]

Space selfie - how cool is that!?

 

[AstroSam]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnowtdtWAAEW3Ch.jpg




Messier 87 (M87), also known as Virgo A or the Smoking Gun, is a supergiant elliptical galaxy located in the core of the Virgo Cluster, in the southern constellation Virgo.

The galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 9.59 and lies at a distance of 53.5 million light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 4486 in the New General Catalogue.

Messier 87 is one of the largest, most massive and most luminous galaxies in the local universe. It has an estimated mass of almost 2.7 trillion solar masses!

http://www.messier-objects.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Messier-87.jpg
http://www.messier-objects.com/messier-87-virgo-a/

 

[thanatos73]

 

[ratfeast]

Awesome stuff guys! I can't wait for pics to come in from Jupiter!
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html

 

[AstroSam]

What caused this outburst of V838 Mon? For reasons unknown, star V838 Mon's outer surface suddenly greatly expanded with the result that it became the brightest star in the entire Milky Way Galaxy in January 2002. Then, just as suddenly, it faded. A stellar flash like this had never been seen before - supernovas and novas expel matter out into space. (...) V838 Mon lies about 20,000 light years away toward the constellation of the unicorn (Monoceros), while the light echo above spans about six light years in diameter.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA
http://universe-beauty.com/albums/spaceset2/other/Nebulae/V838-Monocerotis.jpg
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2472.html

 

[AstroSam]

In 2004, an international team of astronomers had (...) observed a stellar "survivor" emerge from a double star system involving an exploded supernova.
Supernovae (...) are at the heart of our understanding of the evolution of galaxies. In this artist's view, the red super-giant supernova progenitor star (left) is exploding after having transferred about 10 solar masses of hydrogen gas to the blue companion star (right).

Image Credit: European Space Agency and Justyn R. Maund (University of Cambridge)
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2122.html
http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_feature/public/images/607582main_hubble_supernove_full.jpg?itok=2xKep5zs

 

[ratfeast]

What caused this outburst of V838 Mon? For reasons unknown, star V838 Mon's outer surface suddenly greatly expanded with the result that it became the brightest star in the entire Milky Way Galaxy in January 2002. Then, just as suddenly, it faded. A stellar flash like this had never been seen before - supernovas and novas expel matter out into space. (...) V838 Mon lies about 20,000 light years away toward the constellation of the unicorn (Monoceros), while the light echo above spans about six light years in diameter.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA
http://universe-beauty.com/albums/spaceset2/other/Nebulae/V838-Monocerotis.jpg
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2472.html

In 2004, an international team of astronomers had (...) observed a stellar "survivor" emerge from a double star system involving an exploded supernova.
Supernovae (...) are at the heart of our understanding of the evolution of galaxies. In this artist's view, the red super-giant supernova progenitor star (left) is exploding after having transferred about 10 solar masses of hydrogen gas to the blue companion star (right).

Image Credit: European Space Agency and Justyn R. Maund (University of Cambridge)
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2122.html
http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width_feature/public/images/607582main_hubble_supernove_full.jpg?itok=2xKep5zs

This truely is the greatest show!

 

[ratfeast]

Relative size of Juno.