Living Volvox colony at 100x magnification, differential interference contrast, by Mr Wim van Egmond
Aurora over New Zealand
Aurora Australis, accompanied by star streaks and air glow, is pictured in this view recorded by one of the Expedition 31 crew members on May 22, 2012 when the orbital outpost was about 290 miles southeast of southern New Zealand. Two Russian spacecraft, docked to the station, are seen in the foreground.
Releasing the Dragon
The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured just prior to being released by the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm on May 31 to allow it to head toward a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Dragon, released
The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured just after being released by the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm (top center) on May 31 as it heads toward a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Waxing Crescent
When you looked to the sky last Monday, did it look anything like this? Earth’s moon, through the eyes of the humans living and working on the International Space Station as they travelled over Brazil at 13:46 GMT May 28, 2012.
Galaxies being ripped apart in Abell 1185 by the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, & ESA
Nemesis.
Nemesis is a hypothetical red dwarf or brown dwarf star said to be orbiting our sun past the Oort Cloud. Originally proposed in 1984, it was offered as an answer to the periodic mass extinctions on Earth, which occur about every 26 million years. Though the existence of Nemesis would certainly answer many questions and help astronomers sleep at night, and despite the advancement of more than capable technology, evidence of a brown dwarf, or any other star in our solar system has not been found. (Pictured above is a red dwarf star)
