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A Worker Removes a Cover from a Soyuz Rocket Engine
A Worker Removes a Cover from a Soyuz Rocket Engine

worker removes a protective cover from an engine as the Soyuz rocket and Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft are assembled.

The Soyuz MS-02 Spacecraft is Seen Undergoing Final Checks
The Soyuz MS-02 Spacecraft is Seen Undergoing Final Checks

The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft, encapsulated in its fairing, is seen undergoing final checks during final assembly of the Soyuz rocket.

Antares Rocket Raising
Antares Rocket Raising

The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is raised into the vertical position on launch Pad-0A, Friday,…

CTB 37A
CTB 37A

Astronomers estimate that a supernova explosion should occur about every 50 years on average in the Milky Way galaxy. The…

Toothbrush Cluster RX J0603.3+4214
Toothbrush Cluster RX J0603.3+4214

The phenomenon of pareidolia is when people see familiar shapes in images. This galaxy cluster has invoked the nickname of…

Abell 665
Abell 665

Merging galaxy clusters can generate enormous shock waves, similar to cold fronts in weather on Earth. This system, known as…

PSR J1509-5850
PSR J1509-5850

The pulsar, PSR J1509-5850, located about 12,000 light years from Earth and appearing as the bright white spot in the…

3C31
3C31

X-rays from the radio galaxy 3C31 (blue), located 240 million light years from Earth, allow astronomers to probe the density,…

POSIDON WB-57F Aircraft Investigates Convective Transport and Low Ozone Over Guam
POSIDON WB-57F Aircraft Investigates Convective Transport and Low Ozone Over Guam

In October of 2016, the Pacific Oxidants, Sulfur, Ice, Dehydration, and Convection (POSIDON) mission will be based in Guam and…

Westerlund 2
Westerlund 2

A cluster of young stars – about one to two million years old – located about 20,000 light years from…