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Image: This composite of the giant barred spiral galaxy NGC 6872 combines visible light images from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope with far-ultraviolet (1,528 angstroms) data from NASA's GALEX and 3.6-micron infrared data acquired by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. A previously unsuspected tidal dwarf galaxy candidate appears only in the ultraviolet, indicating the presence of many hot young stars. IC 4970,...

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"Kalpana Chawla "

Kalpana Chawla was born on 17 March 1962 in Karnal, Haryana, India. Called “Montu” by the family, she chose the name “Kalpana” at age three years old upon starting school. She attended Tagore Bal Niketan school, followed by Dyal Singh College and DAV College for Women, all in Karnal. Kalpana had decided on a career in aeronautical engineering at an early age, and in furtherance of this ambition attended Punjab Engineering College...

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ScienceAlert 05

A team of researchers have found evidence that the western long-beaked echidna isn't extinct in Australia and may still be roaming in the West Kimberley region. There is a small and declining population of western long-beaked echidna in Papua New Guinea [pictured] - finding a surviving population in Australia could help researchers save the species. This microscope image shows the scales on the wings of a Prola Beauty butterfly, which...

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NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

PHOTO CREDIT: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, carrying NASA’s twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, is rolled back from Space Launch Complex 41 to the Vertical Integration Facility. The rocket and spacecraft will be secured and protected from inclement weather due to Tropical Storm...

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Description: Colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER) from an acinar cell in the pancreas. ...

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