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Double take: Do you see a face or a hand? When this image from nasachandraxray of PSR B1509-58 – a spinning neutron star surrounded by a cloud of energetic particles about 17,000 light-years from Earth – was released in 2009, it created a ton of hype because people saw a hand-like shape in the X-ray emission. Pareidolia vibes were strong. X-rays from Chandra in gold are seen along with infrared data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) telescope in red, green and blue. Pareidolia struck again as others reported seeing a shape of a face in WISE's infrared data. So... can you help us settle the debate? what do YOU see? Vote using the "✋" or "🙂" in the comments below! Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech #NASA #Pareidolia #WordOfTheDay #Earth #Universe #Chemistry #Galaxy

The seven-member Expedition 64 crew gathers together for a New Year's Day portrait inside the International Space Station's "window to the world," the cupola. Clockwise from bottom are Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov; NASA astronauts Kate Rubins, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins; Roscosmos cosmonaut and station Commander Sergey Ryzhikov; JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi; and NASA astronaut Shannon Walker. #nasa #roscosmos #jaxa #astronaut #cosmonaut #crew #international #space #station #window #world

Our Planet Earth as seen by ISS.

SpaceX is targeting as early as Friday for a Starship SN9 launch attempt, with FAA temporary flight restrictions reaching "from the surface up to Unlimited." The FAA posted windows from 9am ET to 6:59pm ET (14:00 to 23:59 UTC) on Jan 8, Jan 9, and Jan 10: h/t @SpaceTfrs

In 2020, the world's most powerful space telescope unfurled its primary mirror, went through a full launch simulation, stretched out its 5-layer sunshield and more. Look back on NASAWebb's biggest accomplishments of 2020 at the link in our bio, and get ready for launch this year! Image Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn #nasawebb #nasa #space #engineering #jwst

Captured ISS transit This morning 120x magnification

betelgeuse (comic)

Long exposure views of the Cygnus region reveals beautiful deep sky objects

New photos reveal massive canyon on Mars, the largest in the solar system, NASA says

Sarychev Volcano Eruption from the International Space Station

Whirpool galaxy, 23 million light years away

A secret behind the workings of sunquakes — seismic activity on the Sun during solar flares — might be hidden beneath the solar surface. ☀️ Explore new results, using data from our @NASASun Solar Dynamics Observatory: https://t.co/t5PooxqVMH https://t.co/nmro7fLP3d

Tomorrow, 5 Jan. is pt. 2 of the most important election in our lifetime. If you’re registered in #Georgia, be sure to get out there and #vote! It’s an opportunity to send people with integrity to the US Senate who respect you and me... and #science. @WhenWeAllVote https://t.co/DAWQQgE3sF

For more than 20 years, humans have continuously lived and worked on the @Space_Station. On Jan 7, the next generation of explorers from across the country will have their questions answered by @NASA_Astronauts Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins. Learn more: https://t.co/mKxmzIuoQc https://t.co/q3Tcfjn4mK

My first shot of the Milky Way. (OC)