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PIX4583341: Gamma Ray Burst - Artist view - Gamma Ray Burst - Artist view - Artist view of a gamma burst, a powerful and brief emission of gamma rays whose origin is linked either to the collision of two neutron stars or to the death of a hypermassive star. Gamma - ray bursts (GRBs) are powerful flashes of energetic gamma - rays lasting from less than a second to several minutes. They release a tremendous amount of energy in this short time making them the most powerful events in the Universe. They are thought to be mostly associated with the explosion of stars that collapse into black holes. In the explosion, two jets of very fast - moving material are ejected, as depicted in this artist's illustration. If a jet happens to be aimed at Earth, we see a brief but powerful gamma - ray burst / Bridgeman Images
PIX4583359: Supernova and Planet - Artist's View - Supernova Explosion - Artist view - A planet devastee by the intense radiation emitted by the explosion of a star. Mountain ranges melt on the outer planet of a star that has gone supernova. Even before the wave of ejecta from the exploding star reaches the planet, the unimaginably intense radiation has turned the world's crust molten, Dixon, Don (b.1951) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4583365: Solar eruption - The Sun seen by SDO: Coronal rain (right) during an eruption on the surface of the Sun, ultraviolet view by SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) on July 19, 2012. On July 19, 2012, an eruption occurred on the sun that produced a moderately powerful solar flare and a dazzling magnetic display known as coronal rain. Hot plasma in the corona cooled and condensed along strong magnetic fields in the region. Magnetic fields, are invisible, but the charged plasma is forced to move along the lines, showing up brightly in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength of 304 angstroms, and outlining the fields as it slowly falls back to the solar surface / Bridgeman Images
PIX4583483: Asteroide Eros seen by the probe NEAR - Asteroid Eros seen by NEAR spacecraft - Mosaic of images obtained by the probe Near on 26 October 2000 showing at a distance of 6.4 km from the asteroid. The smallest rocks seen in this photo measure 1.4m. 433 Eros is an asteroid of the family of Amors and is about 30 km long. This image mosaic was taken in the early hours of October 26, 2000, as NEAR Shoemaker made its low-altitude flyover of Eros. At the time of closest approach, the camera was looking at a region just 6.4 kilometers (4 miles) away. Much of the surface is covered in rocks of all sizes and shapes, set on a gently rounded surface. Other regions are smooth, suggesting accumulation of fine regolith. The smallest rocks seen are about 1.4 meters (5 feet) across / Bridgeman Images
FLO4579493: Imperial Fritillary or Imperial Crown - Lithography by Sydenham Edwards (1768-1819), Plate from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine (1746-1799), 1792 (England) - Crown imperial, Fritillaria imperialis - Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis's “” Botanical Magazine,” St. Georgeorgeorgeorgeorgeed's Crescent, London, 1792, Edwards, Sydenham Teast (c.1768-1819) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4579610: Total Eclipse of Moon 20/02/2008 - Eclipsed Moon, Saturn, Regulus. February 20, 2008 - The Moon eclipsed in the constellation Lion. To the left of the Moon is the Planet Saturn, above the Moon, the star Regulus. 20 February 2008. February 20, 2008 Total Lunar Eclipse. The eclipsed Moon is seen in Leo, near Saturn and Regulus / Bridgeman Images