SPoW_July27_2017
01NGC 7098 is a spiral galaxy with not one but two dual elements. Located in southern Constellation of Octans some 95 millions light-years away, the galaxy boasts twin spiral arms that wrap around its glowing center. It’s also home to two bars, a structure stuffed with stars found in many spiral galaxies.
02Behold a glorious green aurora hovering above Earth in this photo from flight engineer Jack Fischer aboard the International Space Station.
03A stunning image of the Orion Nebula was released, providing high-resolution detail of the nebula’s young star clusters which appear to have developed over 3 million years in three bursts.
04Hubble captured this gorgeous image of spiral galaxy NGC 4248. It’s part of the telescope’s mission to document 50 galaxies with rapid star formation in ultraviolet, hopefully providing insight into how they develop.
05The latest imagery from the Thermal Infrared Sensor on Landsat 8 satellite reveals the A-68 iceberg is falling apart. The enormous iceberg, measuring around 2,200-square miles, broke off from the Antarctic Peninsula earlier this month, and is currently drifting out to sea.
06This is what Jupiter’s Great Red Spot might look like to the human eye. The true-color photo was provided by data from the JunoCam and processed by citizen scientist Björn Jónsson.
07NASA’s Cassini spacecraft continues on its ominous journey, snapping this stunning false-color image of Saturn’s hazy atmosphere and rings.
08Cassini is hard at work on its Grand Finale mission, providing all sorts of fascinating data and high-resolution imagery. This mosaic highlights Saturn’s churning, swirling atmosphere.
