Earth May Be Surrounded by Hairy Dark Matter This illustration shows Earth surrounded by theoretical filaments of dark matter called "hairs."
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Carol Harrison: Seeing the Beauty in All Things | #Astronomy
Carol Harrison: Seeing the Beauty in All Things Carol Carol "Bird Song" Harrison is a a quality assurance specialist (QAS) working in the Mission Assurance Branch at NASA's Langley Research Center.
It’s Black Hole Friday! | #Astronomy
It's Black Hole Friday! What is a black hole? A black hole is an astronomical object with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it.
Artemis I Stacks Up | #Astronomy
Artemis I Stacks Up The first of 10 pieces of the twin Space Launch System (SLS) rocket boosters for NASA’s Artemis I mission was placed on the mobile launcher Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020.
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launches to Monitor Global Ocean | #Astronomy
Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Launches to Monitor Global Ocean The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Nov. 21, 2020.
Hubble Captures Cosmic Cinnamon Bun | #Astronomy
Hubble Captures Cosmic Cinnamon Bun Observed with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the faint galaxy featured in this image is known as UGC 12588.
Marcellus Proctor: Bring a Unique Perspective | #Astronomy
Marcellus Proctor: Bring a Unique Perspective Marcellus Proctor is an enrolled member of the Piscataway-Conoy Nation and the Assistant Chief in the Electrical Engineering Division at NASA Goddard .
SpaceX Crew Dragon Approaches Space Station | #Astronomy
SpaceX Crew Dragon Approaches Space Station The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking.
Hubble Spies Galaxy through Cosmic Lens | #Astronomy
Hubble Spies Galaxy through Cosmic Lens This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LRG-3-817, also known as SDSS J090122.37+181432.3.
Crew-1 Launches on Historic Journey | #Astronomy
Crew-1 Launches on Historic Journey SpaceX's Falcon 9 launches Crew-1 to the space station on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.