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An Astronaut's View of WorkSpacewalkers Bob Behnken (left) and Chris Cassidy (right) in the Quest Airlock on June 26, 2020, before beginning a spacewalk to replace batteries on one of two power channels on the International Space Station.
Hubble Captures Galaxy on EdgeWe don’t see the beautiful spiral arms of galaxy NGC 5907 in this Hubble image because we are viewing it edge-on, like looking at the rim of a plate. It is for this reason that NGC 5907 is also known as the Knife Edge galaxy.
The Space Station's Solar TransitThis composite image, made from six frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of five onboard, in silhouette as it transits the Sun.
A Solar Eclipse Shadows AsiaOn June 21, 2020, as the International Space Station orbited over Kazakhstan and into China, an external high-definition camera captures this picture of the solar eclipse shadowing a portion of the Asian continent.
