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10 Of Reddit's Most Incredible Images From Space
Space, the final frontier. In our day-to-day lives, we tend to forget that we are like little ants on a rock hurtling through space at around 66,660 miles per hour (107,278.87 km/h) with our Sun, in turn, orbiting the center of the Milky Way Galaxy at an unimaginably fast speed. A truly mind-boggling concept for most people to wrap their heads around (and understandably so), the vastness alone is honestly humbling.
Space and its unimaginable wonders have captured the minds of humanity since our earliest foray out of our caves all those centuries ago and with each passing year, we learn more and more about that massive inky expanse that twinkles in the night sky. With the new NASA James Webb Space Telescope pictures being published recently now's a better time than any to celebrate space! We’ve compiled 10 of the most astounding astronomical images from /r/space for your viewing pleasure.
Perseverance Rover's Thermal Blanket Spotted on Sol 467
(Source: NASA)
The rover originally landed about 1.2 miles away from where the shiny piece of the thermal blanket was spotted by the rover.
A Photo Of Our Moon
(Source: Reddit)
Breathtaking to think we've stepped foot on that grey rock out there.
First Simulated Image Of A Black Hole
(Source: Reddit)
Calculated with an IBM 7040 computer using 1960 punch cards and hand-plotted by French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet in 1978.
Galileo Galilei's First Drawings Of The Moon
(Source: Reddit)
Drawings made after seeing the moon through his telescope in 1609.
The Most Detailed Image Of The Sun To Date
(Source: Reddit)
Captured using over 100,000 individual photos.
2 Hours Worth Of Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Streaks
(Source: Reddit)
Taken by Astrophotographer Joshua Rozelis over Nambung National Park in Western Australia.
