PIX4660688: The monastery of Saint Thaddee in Iran - Saint Thaddeus monastery - The cathedral of Saint Thaddeus (north-western Iran) seen in the moonlight. This Armenian church is classified as a World Heritage Site. The historic Thaddeus Cathedral in moonlight, in a clear winter morning after a snow storm. The Armenian church located in the mountainous area of north west Iran is a World Heritage Site. The church is known to be one of the most beautiful and historic church in Middle East / Bridgeman Images
TEC4660863: Le Cirque d'hiver, 110 rue Amelota Paris 75011. Architect Jakob Hittorff (1792-1857), 1852. Finished a week after the coup, the circus became the circus Napoleon. Built for Louis Dejean, this cirquesitue near the grand boulevards and theatres that attracted a large audience at that time. The decoration is inspired by Greek architecture. The entrance is decorated with two cast iron statues that announce the equestrian vocation of the place. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4661468: Eastern part of Sumbawa Island, Indonesia. - Eastern part of Sumbawa island. Indonesia. - Image obtained by the Landsat-7 satellite. To the north of the island, the volcano Tambora, a huge stratovolcano 60 km in diameter. His eruption on April 10, 1815 was the deadliest in history. Image taken by the Landsat - 7 satellite. To the north is the Tambora volcano, a huge 60 km diameter volcano. Its eruption in april 1815 was the most destructive volcanic eruption in modern history / Bridgeman Images
PIX4642990: Iris: system for air traffic management - Iris: satellite communications for air traffic management - Artist's view of the European telecommunication system Iris for air traffic management. Iris, element 10 of the ARTES programme, aims to develop a new Air - Ground Communication system for Air Traffic Management. By 2020 it will contribute to the modernisation of air traffic management by providing digital datalinks to cockpit crews in continental and oceanic airspace / Bridgeman Images
PIX4620709: Nebula NGC 7635 in Cassiopee - The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) in Cassiopeia - This nebula is located about 7100 years - light from Earth. A star 40 times more massive than our Sun, called Wolf - Rayet, is responsible for the formation of this bubble; it is the star BD+60* 2522. The Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia is one of the most dramatic emission nebulae visible in the northern hemisphere. Lying at a distance of about 7,000 light - years away and spanning six light - years in diameter, NGC 7635 is quite bright with a magnitude of 7.0. The star in the middle of the bubble, BD+602522, is responsible for this stunning site, for this very hot star emits so much UV radiation that it is able to also heat and excite the surrounding dust and gas, thus emitting its own radiation. It is a Wolf - Rayet star, a very luminous star and also very short - lived. This Wolf - Rayet star is 40 times as massive than our sun / Bridgeman Images
PIX4644782: INTERBALL satellites - Artist's view of the satellites Tail probe and Auroral probe, the two pairs of satellites studying the magnetosphere of the sovietic program Interball. INTERBALL is the solar - terrestrial programme aimed to study various plasma processes in the Earth magnetosphere by the system of spacecraft consisting of Tail probe and Auroral probe, two pairs (satellite - subsatellite) above the polar aurora and in the magnetospheric tail respectively / Bridgeman Images
PIX4644835: Hubble satellite deployment 25 - 04 - 1990 - Hubble space telescope deployment 04 - 1990 - The satellite is deployed by the arm of the shuttle Discovery. Most of the giant Hubble Space Telescope (HST) can be seen as it is suspended in space by Discovery's remote manipulator system (RMS), following the deployment of part of its solar panels and antennae. STS - 31 mission / Bridgeman Images
PIX4644872: Hubble Space Telescope: 1st maintenance mission 12 - 1993 - Hubble Space Telescope approaches Shuttle Endeavour - Space Shuttle Endeavour approached the Hubble Space Telescope on 4 December 1993 for the first satellite maintenance mission. Below the Indian Ocean and the Australian coast (Shark Bay). Part of the vast Indian Ocean forms the backdrop for the scene of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) as it approaches the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Denham Sound and Shark Bay, on Australia's west coast, are just below the waiting mechanical arm at lower right corner. December 4 1993 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4645315: Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - The space telescope in the cargo bay of the shuttle Atlantis after it was captured for its fourth maintenance mission on 13 May 2009. The Hubble Space Telescope stands tall in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis following its capture and lock - down in Earth orbit. 13 May 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4677877: Sea Elephant - Southern Elephant Seal - During the breeding period, sea elephants (Mirounga leonina) fight blood. Peninsule de Valdes, Argentina. Male elephant seals (bulls) (Mirounga leonina) fight for their territory and harems of females. Valdes peninsula, Argentina / Bridgeman Images
PIX4678124: Chilean hummingbird - Green - backed Firecrown - Chilean hummingbird (Sephanoides sephaniodes) and aloe flowers (aloe arborescens). Santiago, Chile. Green - backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes), a common hummingbird in Chile, with Aloe arborescens flowers. Santiago, Chile / Bridgeman Images
PIX4678128: Chilean hummingbird - Green - backed Firecrown - Chilean hummingbird (Sephanoides sephaniodes) and aloe flowers (aloe arborescens). Santiago, Chile. Green - backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes), a common hummingbird in Chile, with Aloe arborescens flowers. Santiago, Chile / Bridgeman Images
PIX4678161: Chilean hummingbird - Green - backed Firecrown - Chilean hummingbird (Sephanoides sephaniodes) and aloe flowers (aloe arborescens). Santiago, Chile. Green - backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes), a common hummingbird in Chile, with Aloe arborescens flowers. Santiago, Chile / Bridgeman Images
PIX4678299: Rooster - de - roche peruvien - Andean Cock - of - the - rock - Le Rooster - de - roche peruvien (Rupicola peruvianus) belongs to the order of passeriformes. Bellavista, Ecuador. The Andean Cock - of - the - rock (Rupicola peruvianus) is a medium - sized passerine bird of the Cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America. Bellavista, Ecuador / Bridgeman Images
PIX4678309: Galapagos Thrasher - Galapagos Mockingbird - Galapagos Thrasher (Nesomimus parvulus) on Isabela Island. This species of passerine is endemic to the Galapagos Islands. Galapagos Mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus) is a species of bird in the Mimidae family. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador / Bridgeman Images
PIX4621115: Star Formation in the DR21 Region - Star Formation in the DR21 Region - This star formation region is about 6200 years old - light. Hidden in light visible by interstellar dust, this region rises in infrared light. Gas filaments appear in red; they emphasize the presence of aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAH); they are organic molecules composed of carbon atoms and hydrogen that could be the germs on which the first bricks of life appeared. Composite image in different wavelengths obtained by the Spitzer space telescope; in blue the visible light, in yellow and red the infrared light. Hidden behind a shroud of dust in the constellation Cygnus is a stellar nursery called DR21, which is giving birth to some of the most massive stars in our galaxy. Visible light images reveal no trace of this interstellar cauldron because of heavy dust obscuration. This image from Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope allow us to peek behind the cosmic veil and pinpoint one of the most massive natal stars yet seen in our Milky Way galaxy. The never - before - seen star is 100,000 times as bright as the Sun. Also revealed for the first time is a powerful outflow of hot gas emanating from this star and bursting through a giant molecular cloud. This colorful image is a large - scale composite mosaic assembled from data collected at a variety of different wavelengths. Views at visible wavelengths appear blue, near - infrared light is depicted as green, and mid - infrared data is portrayed as red. The result is a contrast between structures seen in visible light (blue) and those observed in the infrared (yellow and red). The image covers an area about two times that of a full moon. The red filaments stretching across the Spitzer image denote the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These organic molecules, comprised of carbon and hydrogen, are excited by surrounding i / Bridgeman Images
PIX4645459: Hubble space telescope: end of the 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: end of the fourth repair mission - The Hubble space telescope (HST) seen from space shuttle Atlantis after their separation on 19 May 2009. An STS - 125 crew member aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis captured this still image of the Hubble Space Telescope as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation on May 19, after having been linked together for the better part of a week. During the week five spacewalks were performed to complete the final servicing. 19 May 2009 / Bridgeman Images