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Astronaut’s ‘glowing fingernail clipping’ is actually the moon
The striking image was captured from the International Space Station (ISS) 250 miles above Earth and also shows the glow of a sunrise — or sunset — over Earth. Pettit, who at 69 is NASA’s ...
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A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever
People who appreciate good astrophotography will no doubt be familiar with the work of Don Pettit, a veteran NASA astronaut ... a near-sunrise just over the horizon, and nighttime cities appearing ...
Rare comet may be visible for first time in 160,000 years
A bright comet could be visible in skies across the globe over the coming days for the first time in 160,000 years. Nasa said the future brightness of a comet is "notoriously hard" to predict, but ...