PIX4619560: Nebula Trifide (M20) in the constellation Sagittarius - Trifid nebula (M20) in Sagittarius - View of the Trifide nebula (M20/NGC 6514) located in the constellation Sagittarius between 5000 and 10,000 years - light from Earth. Measuring some forty light years across, this nebula contains enough gas to make many thousands of suns. Within it a number of young hot stars have already formed. The hottest cause the gas, mostly hydrogen, to emit its characteristic red light. Around the red emission nebula the gas contains many dust grains which preferentially reflect the blue component of starlight, and to the north (top) of the nebula can be seen a bright star which illuminates part of the dust to create a region of blue reflection. In some parts of the nebula there are so many dust grains that they hide the glowing gas, producing the three dark lanes which give the object its name. Trifid is located in Sagittarius constellation between 5000 and 10 000 light - years away / Bridgeman Images
PIX4619660: Hourglass Nebula in M8 - The Hourglass Nebula in M8, NGC 6523 - View of the Hourglass Nebula in the heart of the Lagoon Nebula (M8/NGC 6523). Located in Sagittarius, at a distance of 5800 light years, it is a region of star formation whose gases are excited mainly by two massive supergeant stars Herschel 36 and 9 Sagittarii. Image made with the 1.5m Danish telescope of La Silla in Chile. At the heart of the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius lies the diminutive Hourglass Nebula. Its gases are excited primarily by two massive O-type supergiants designated Herschel 36 and 9 Sagittarii. These two stars lie to the west of NGC 6530 and are separated from it by a dark lane which divides the nebula like a black lagoon, giving it its name. Twisted funnel shaped clouds are visible close to the illuminating stars, especially Herschel 36. The twists are due to shear forces between the hot excited gases at the surface and the cold interior of the clouds. These stars are probably less than 10,000 years old, about as old as the Hourglass itself, and are evidence of recent star-formation in this very dusty and active region. Image taken with the ESO/Danish 1.5m telescope at La Silla observatory in Chile / Bridgeman Images
TEC4619849: Wittenbergplatz metro station, Schoneberg district in Berlin (Germany).Architect Alfred Grenander (1863-1931), construction 1911-1913. First underground metro station in Berlin, on the first electric line. Built in reference to the classical buildings of the 18th century. Photography 2003. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4620019: Eagle Nebula (IC 4703) and M16 star cluster in the Snake - The Eagle nebula in Serpens - The M16 star cluster is a cluster of young stars distant from 7000 years - light, formed about 2 million years ago in the Eagle nebula, IC 4703. These stars are much warmer than the Sun and can be 30 times more massive. Messier 16 is a cluster of young stars which formed about 2 million years ago from the gas and dust which still surrounds them. Brilliant blue stars of this type are much hotter than the Sun and can be up to thirty times more massive. The dark intrusions visible across the face of the nebula are condensations of dusty material which might one day collapse into yet more stars, should they survive the radiation from the bright stars, which is gradually etching them away. Bright red regions of photo - ionised hydrogen such as M16 are usually found in the spiral arms of galaxies and are often associated recent star formation. This example is about 7000 light years distant / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642085: Mir Station 03/1996 - Mir Space Station 03/1996 - Mir Space Station seen from Shuttle Atlantis before returning to Earth. 28 March 1996. Russia's Mir Space Station seen from the STS - 76 Space Shuttle Atlantis following separation of the two spacecraft on March 28, 1996 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642105: Mir Station 09/1996 - Mir Space Station seen from the Atlantis shuttle after mooring. 24/09/1996. Russia's Mir Space Station, as seen in this Electronic Still Camera (ESC) photo from the Space Shuttle Atlantis, and the Space Shuttle begin their relative separation following undocking activity during Flight Day 9 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642232: Atlantis from Mir station 09/1996 - Atlantis seen from Mir station 09/1996 - Space shuttle Atlantis moored to Mir station. September 1996. View of the orbiter Atlantis docked to the Mir space station as seen from the Mir. he Cooperative Solar Array (CSA) can be seen just above the orbiter's flight deck / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642270: Mir station: exit of Vasili V. Tsibliyev 04/1997 - Exit into space of cosmonaut Vasili V. Tsibliyev on 29 April 1997. In the background the Kvant module of the Mir space station. This photograph, taken by NASA/Mir 23's Jerry M. Linenger, guest researcher, shows Mir 23 commander Vasili V. Tsibliyev during a five - hour spacewalk performed by the two outside the Russian Mir Space Station. Tsibliyev in new ORLAN - M space suit marked with red stripes works at the end of Strehla pole backdropped by Base Block and Kvant - 1 module. The tower - like structure in lower left is Sofora, which once was used for an experiment in attitude control on the Mir / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642335: Station Mir - Panel damage.10/1997 - Mir station with damaged solar panel. 10/1997 - The Mir space station seen from the shuttle Atlantis. A solar panel damage to the Spektr module (2nd to left from the top) is visible. 01/10/1997. Russia's Mir Space Station backdropped against a cloud - covered Earth photographed during a fly - around by the Space Shuttle Atlantis following the conclusion of joint docking activities between the Mir - 24 and STS - 86 crews. One of the solar array panels on the Spektr Module shows damage incurred during the impact of a Russian unmanned Progress re - supply ship with collided with the space station on June 25, 1997. Oct 01 1997 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4598893: Stars and Perseide - Star trails and bright meteor - A brilliant shooting star (Perseide) crosses the constellation of Orion above the historic castle of Saryazd in the prvince of Yazd in Iran. A bright meteor at the night of Perseid meteor shower passes through constellation of Orion over the historic castle of Saryazd in central Iran / Bridgeman Images
PIX4598896: Shooting star rain, Perseides - Perseid meteor shower - Shooting star rain seen August 11, 2008. In the sky, the constellations of Persee and Cassiopee. Composite image of perseid meteors seen on august 11 2008. Above, is the constellation of Cassiopeia, and constellation of Perseus is visible at bottom right / Bridgeman Images
PIX4599393: Gemini 4: release of Ed.White - Gemini 4: Ed White EVA - First release of an American into space made by Edward White on June 3, 1965. On June 3, 1965 Edward H. White II became the first American to step outside his spacecraft and let go, effectively setting himself adrift in the zero gravity of space. For 23 minutes White floated and maneuvered himself around the Gemini spacecraft while logging 6500 miles during his orbital walk. White was attached to the spacecraft by a 25 foot umbilical line and a 23 - ft. tether line, both wrapped in gold tape to form one cord. In his right hand White carries a Hand Held Self Maneuvering Unit (HHSMU) which is used to move about the weightless environment of space. The visor of his helmet is gold plated to protect him from the unfiltered rays of the sun / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642881: Communications satellite Telecom-1C - Satellite communication Telecom-1C. Artwork - Artist's view of the French satellite Telecom - 1C in orbit around the Earth. The satellite was launched on 11 March 1988 and its mission ended in 1996. English satellite Telecom - 1C was launched on March 11 1988 and its mission ended in 1996 / Bridgeman Images