Zbog ovih 17 fotografija s NASA-inog Instagrama mogli biste se osjećati još manje nego inače

NASA već neko vrijeme putem društvenih mreža privlači pažnju zanimljivim i impresivnim fotografijama svemira. Na njenom Instagram profilu nalazi se popriličan broj broj fotografija koje dočaravaju izgled pojedinih planeta i svemirskih prostranstava.

Astronauti poput Scotta Kellya ili Tima Peaka također su putem svojih Instagram i Twitter profila doprinijeli tome, a osim fotografija ovaj dvojac objavljivao je zanimljive video uratke s Međunarodne svemirske postaje.

Mnogi zaljubljenici u svemir zahvaljujući društvenim mrežama mogu uživati u fotografijama napravljenim u svemiru, a The Mic donosi pregled nekih od najzanimljivijh NASA-inih Instagram objava.

Fotografija mjeseca i Zemlje koja je zabilježena sa Međunarodne svemirske postaje

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Moon shot! Flying 250 miles above the Earth and traveling at 17,500 mph aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Tim Kopra snapped this photo of the moon and Earth and posted it before heading off to sleep Friday night. The station is a unique place – a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. It is a microgravity laboratory where an international crew live and work while orbiting our planet every 90 minutes. Image Credit: NASA #nasa #iss #spacestation #earth #moon

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Članak se nastavlja ispod oglasa

Patuljasta galaksija udaljena 11 milijuna svjetlosnih godina od Zemlje

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Despite being less famous than their elliptical and spiral galactic cousins, irregular dwarf galaxies, such as the one captured in this Hubble Space Telescope image, are actually one of the most common types of galaxy in the universe. This dwarf galaxy is located approximately 11 million light-years away. It's diffused and disorganized appearance is characteristic of an irregular dwarf galaxy. Lacking a distinctive structure or shape, irregular dwarf galaxies are often chaotic in appearance, with neither a nuclear bulge – a huge, tightly packed central group of stars – nor any trace of spiral arms – regions of stars extending from the center of the galaxy. Astronomers suspect that some irregular dwarf galaxies were once spiral or elliptical galaxies, but were later deformed by the gravitational pull of nearby objects. Image Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA; Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt #nasa #space #astronomy #hubble #hst #nasabeyond #galaxy #science

Članak se nastavlja ispod oglasa

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Fotografija Zemlje koju su zabilježili astronauti misije Apollo 8 1968. godine

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Članak se nastavlja ispod oglasa

Earthrise from Christmas Eve, 1968: Millions around the world were watching and listening as the Apollo 8 astronauts – Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders – became the first humans to orbit another world. As their command module floated above the lunar surface, the astronauts beamed back images of the moon and Earth and took turns reading from the book of Genesis, closing with a wish for everyone "on the good Earth." The mission was also famous for the iconic "Earthrise" image, snapped by Anders, which would give humankind a new perspective on their home planet. Anders has said that despite all the training and preparation for an exploration of the moon, the astronauts ended up discovering Earth. Credits: NASA #nasa #space #apollo #christmas #apollo8 #history #otd #moon #earth #holiday #merrychristmas

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Skupina zvijezda koje su udaljene 20 tisuća svjetlosnih godina od Zemlje

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The Hubble Space Telescope checks out globular cluster Terzan 1, a home for old stars. Lying around 20,000 light-years from us in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion), it is one of about 150 globular clusters belonging to our galaxy, the Milky Way. Typical globular clusters are collections of around a hundred thousand stars, held together by their mutual gravitational attraction in a spherical shape a few hundred light-years across. They contain some of the oldest stars in a galaxy, hence the reddish colors of the stars in this image — the bright blue ones are foreground stars, not part of the cluster. The ages of the stars in the globular cluster tell us that they were formed during the early stages of galaxy formation! Studying them can also help us to understand how galaxies formed. Image credit: NASA & ESA, Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt #nasa #hubble #stars #universe #astronomy #science

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Članak se nastavlja ispod oglasa

Prvi cvijet koji je izrastao na Međunarodnoj svemirskoj postaji, a fotografirao ga je astronaut Scott Kelly

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#HappySunday! #SpaceFlower #YearInSpace #flower #bloom #space #spacestation #iss

Članak se nastavlja ispod oglasa

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Slika Saturna s infracrvenim filterom

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Darkness descending… Saturn's unusual appearance in this picture is a result of the planet being imaged via an infrared filter. Infrared images can help scientists determine the location of clouds in the planet's atmosphere. In this image, Cassini's wide-angle camera used a filter which is especially sensitive to infrared wavelengths that are absorbed by methane. Methane is not a major component of Saturn's atmosphere, but enough of it is present to make a difference in how much light is reflected by different clouds. The darker areas reveal clouds that are lower in the atmosphere, therefore under more methane. Bright areas on Saturn are higher altitude clouds. Scientists think that these lower-altitude clouds are in regions where "air" is descending while the higher-altitude clouds are in regions where air is rising. Thus, images like this one can help us map the vertical air movements on Saturn. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute #nasa #nasabeyond #cassini #space #solarsystem #saturn #science

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Ove elipse na površini sunca mogu biti 15 puta veće od promjera Zemlje u svojoj visini

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Loops in Profile A whole series of loops towered above a group of active regions over a five-days period from July 9-13, 2015. When viewed in extreme ultraviolet light, magnetic field lines above the Sun's surface are revealed by charged particles that spin along the lines and create these loops. They are best observed along the edge of the Sun as they are here. The tallest of the loops reach up about 15 times the diameter of Earth. Image credit: NASA/SDO #nasa #space #sun #solar #sdo #sunloops

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Polarna svjetlost zabilježena s Međunarodne svemirske postaje

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#Aurora and all that jazz over #Chicago city lights. #YearInSpace #space #spacestation #iss #NorthernLights #photo

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Skupina zvijezda Quintuplet koja je locirana 100 svjetlosnih godina od centra naše galaksije

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Although the Quintuplet Cluster gained its name due to its five brightest stars, it is home to hundreds more. The huge number of massive young stars in the cluster is clearly captured in this Hubble Space Telescope image. The cluster is just 100 light-years from the center of our galaxy. The Quintuplet Cluster hosts two extremely rare luminous blue variable stars: the Pistol Star, one of the most luminous known stars in the Milky Way. The exact age and future of the Pistol Star are uncertain, but it is expected to end in a supernova or even a hypernova in one to three million years. The cluster also contains a number of red supergiants, the largest in the galaxy and are burning their fuel at an incredible speed, meaning they will have a very short lifetime. Image credit: ESA/NASA #nasa #space #hubble #hubble25 #astronomy #galaxy #telescope #hst #science

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Pluton i njegov mjesec Haron

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They're a fascinating pair: Two icy worlds, spinning around their common center of gravity like a pair of figure skaters clasping hands. Scientists believe they were shaped by a cosmic collision billions of years ago, and yet, in many ways, they seem more like strangers than siblings. A high-contrast array of bright and dark features covers Pluto's surface, while on Charon, only a dark polar region interrupts a generally more uniform light gray terrain. The reddish materials that color Pluto are absent on Charon. Pluto has a significant atmosphere; Charon does not. On Pluto, exotic ices like frozen nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide have been found, while Charon's surface is made of frozen water and ammonia compounds. The interior of Pluto is mostly rock, while Charon contains equal measures of rock and water ice. On Tuesday, our New Horizons spacecraft will make its closest approach to Pluto. Standby for more never-before seen images of Pluto! Image Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI #nasa #space #newhorizons #pluto #plutoflyby #charon #nasabeyond #science

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Fotografija piramida u Gizi zabilježena iz svemira

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It looks like the great pyramids were built to face the golf course. #YearInSpace #pyramids #giza #egypt #golfcourse earth #space #spacestation #ISS #nasa #photo

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Astronaut Bruce McCandless slobodno lebdi iznad Zemlje 1984. godine

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In this Feb. 7, 1984 photograph taken by his fellow crewmembers aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-41B mission, NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II approaches his maximum distance from the vehicle. McCandless became the first astronaut to maneuver about in space untethered, during this first "field" tryout of a nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled backpack device called the Manned Maneuvering Unit. For 50 years, NASA has been "suiting up" for spacewalking. The first American to conduct a spacewalk, astronaut Edward H. White II, floated into the vastness of space on the Gemini IV mission on June 3, 1965. Image Credit: NASA #nasa #space #eva #spacewalk #geminiiv #otd #spaceshuttle #history #suitup

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Galaksija NGC 9240 koja je udaljena 400 milijuna svjetlosnih godina od Zemlje

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Not all galaxies are neatly shaped, as this new Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 6240 clearly demonstrates. Hubble previously released an image of this galaxy back in 2008, but the knotted region, shown here in a pinky-red hue at the center of the galaxies, was only revealed in these new observations from Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys. NGC 6240 lies 400 million light-years away in the constellation of Ophiuchus (The Serpent Holder). This galaxy has an elongated shape with branching wisps, loops and tails. This mess of gas, dust and stars bears more than a passing resemblance to a butterfly and a lobster. This bizarrely-shaped galaxy did not begin its life looking like this; its distorted appearance is a result of a galactic merger that occurred when two galaxies drifted too close to one another. This merger sparked bursts of new star formation and triggered many hot young stars to explode as supernovae. Image credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration, and A. Evans (University of Virginia, Charlottesville/NRAO/Stony Brook University) #hubble #hst #nasa #space #galaxy

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Skupina zvijezda Palomar 12 koja se nalazi na rubu Mliječne staze

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Sparkling Stars: Some cosmic objects move a little further than others – take the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, a globular cluster of stars known as Palomar 12. Although it currently lies on the outskirts of the Milky Way's halo, Palomar 12 was not born here. When astronomers first studied this cluster, they were puzzled by its strangely young age when compared to the other clusters in the galaxy. It appeared to be around 30 percent younger than other Milky Way globulars. Surely if it had been born within our galaxy, it would have sprung to life at a similar time to its cluster companions? A bit more digging revealed that Palomar 12 was actually ripped from its initial home, the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical galaxy, around 1.7 billion years ago via tidal interactions between its former home and our galaxy. The dwarf galaxy that Palomar 12 once called home is a satellite galaxy to ours, and closely orbits around us – even occasionally passing through the plane of our galaxy. In fact, it is being slowly torn apart and consumed by the Milky Way. Credit: ESA/NASA #nasa #hst #hubble #hubble25 #space #astronomy #galaxy #science

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Ostaci zvijezde koja je eksplodirala

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Exploded Star Blooms Like a Cosmic Flower: Because the debris fields of exploded stars, known as supernova remnants, are very hot, energetic, and glow brightly in X-ray light, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has proven to be a valuable tool in studying them. The supernova remnant called G299.2-2.9 (or G299 for short) is located within our Milky Way galaxy, but Chandra’s new image of it is reminiscent of a beautiful flower here on Earth. G299 was left over by a particular class of supernovas called Type Ia. Astronomers think that a Type Ia supernova is a thermonuclear explosion – involving the fusion of elements and release of vast amounts of energy − of a white dwarf star in a tight orbit with a companion star. If the white dwarf’s partner is a typical, Sun-like star, the white dwarf can become unstable and explode as it draws material from its companion. Alternatively, the white dwarf is in orbit with another white dwarf, the two may merge and can trigger an explosion. Image Credit: NASA/CXC/U.Texas #nasa #chandra #space #supernova #astronomy #science

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Pogled na New York sa Međunarodne svemirske postaje

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Good morning #Manhattan! #bigapple #YearInSpace #saturday #morning #iss #space #nyc #newyork #photo

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Ostaci supernove čija su eksploziju prije 2 tisuće godina vidjeli kineski astronomi

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The year of 2015 has been declared the International Year of Light (IYL) by the United Nations. Organizations, institutions, and individuals involved in the science and applications of light will be joining together for this yearlong celebration to help spread the word about the wonders of light. In many ways, astronomy uses the science of light. And to celebrate, our Chandra X-ray Observatory released new images. Here's one of them: This supernova remnant is the remains of an exploded star that may have been witnessed by Chinese astronomers almost 2,000 years ago. Modern telescopes have the advantage of observing this object in light that is completely invisible to the unaided human eye. This image combines X-rays from Chandra (pink and blue) along with visible emission from hydrogen atoms in the rim of the remnant, observed with the 0.9-m Curtis Schmidt telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (yellow). (Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/D.Castro et al, Optical: NOAO/AURA/NSF/CTIO) #nasa #chandra #astronomy #telescope #xray #light #science #IYL2015#IYL #UN

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