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This image by NASA astronaut Christina Koch shows the launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket, as seen from the International Space Station, during its approach on Sept. 25, 2019.

The first image ever produced of a black hole, taken by the Event Horizon Telescope on April 10, 2019 and observed at the center of Messier 87 in the Virgo galaxy cluster. The telescope was designed specifically to capture images of black holes, through a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes around the world.

The New Video of One of the Scariest Places on Earth

For the first time, scientists have a clear view of the line where the giant Thwaites Glacier is leaking water into the ocean.Earlier this week, researchers published the first images of the place where this behemoth glacier, which is both one of the world’s largest and most vulnerable, sits on the deep seafloor and bleeds water into the ocean. In other words, they have made a film of sea-level rise in progress, showing ice from the land becoming water in the ocean.

The color-enhanced image was taken on May 23, 2018, as NASA's Juno spacecraft performed its 13th close flyby of Jupiter. 

The lone active region visible on our Sun put on a fine display with its tangled magnetic field lines swaying and twisting above it (April 24-26, 2018) when viewed in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light. 

This image captures the swirling cloud formations around the south pole of Jupiter, looking up toward the equatorial region. NASA’s Juno spacecraft took the color-enhanced image during its 11th close flyby of the gas giant planet on Feb. 7, 2018.

‘Then why didn’t you stay in Mexico?’: A Latino dad was interrupted by a white man at a meeting about racism in schools

Adrian Iraola, an immigrant from Mexico, was discussing racist taunts faced by his three kids in high school when a man in the audience interrupted him.On Monday, he was telling a crowd of parents in Saline, Mich., about the harm these kinds of remarks had inflicted on his son yet again — how classmates’ taunts of “taco,” “enchilada” and “dirty Mexican” had left the high schooler in tears.

Swirling cloud formations in the northern area of Jupiter's north temperate belt are seen in this color-enhanced image taken by Juno on Feb. 7, 2018. 

Coronal holes on the sun are shown in this image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory during Nov. 7-9, 2017. 

The diamond ring effect is visible as the moon passes in front of the sun during a total solar eclipse seen from the Big Summit Prairie ranch in Ochoco National Forest near Mitchell, Oregon, U.S., on Aug. 21, 2017.

The dwarf galaxy named NGC 5949 is seen in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Aug. 11, 2017.

The moon rises in this photo, taken in low Earth orbit by NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik from the International Space Station on Aug. 3, 2017. 

Pluto's frozen nitrogen 'heart' makes the dwarf planet's winds blow

The 'beating heart' of Pluto appears to double as its lungs In contrast to Pluto's mostly pocked and cratered reddish surface, there is an immense bright region, much smoother than the rest, which scientists named Sputnik Planitia. This larger 'lobe' of Pluto's heart - the Tombaugh Regio feature - is like an immense ocean of nitrogen, frozen into rock-solid form by the frigid temperatures that far from the Sun.

A picture taken with a telescope shows the Orion Nebula in the sky over the Hanthawaddy golf course in Bago, Myanmar, on Dec. 24, 2017.

A medium-sized solar flare and a coronal mass ejection erupting from the same large active region of the sun on July 14, 2017.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot fades from view while the dynamic bands of the southern region come into focus, in this image taken on July 10, 2017, from the JunoCam imager on NASA's Juno spacecraft. North is to the left of the image, and south is on the right.

The SpaceX Dragon capsule re-entered Earth's atmosphere before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California, Mexico, on July 3, 2017, in this photograph by NASA astronaut Jack Fischer.

A late summer view of the southern hemisphere of Mars is seen in this image taken from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and released on June 2, 2017. Shallow pits are seen in the bright residual cap of carbon dioxide ice. There is also a deeper, circular formation that penetrates through the ice and dust, possibly an impact crater or a collapse pit.

Live fast, die young monster galaxy discovered by astronomers

Scientists are not entirely sure why XMM-2599 peaked so quickly.A monster galaxy that existed about 12 billion years ago has baffled scientists because of the way it lived fast and died young.

An image taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows spring in the northern hemisphere of the planet on May 21, 2017. 

This composite image of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant, was assembled by combining data from five telescopes spanning nearly the entire breadth of the electromagnetic spectrum: the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Hubble Space Telescope, the XMM-Newton Observatory, and the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The photo was released on May 10, 2017.

An image acquired by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on April 18, 2017, shows a rugged cliff edge on Mars. The image was released on June 22.

A composite image released by NASA on April 12, 2017, showing the Earth's full western hemisphere at night. This map of night lights is based on imagery from 2016.

A view of the surface of Mars released by NASA on March 7, 2017, shows viscous, lobate flow features commonly found at the bases of slopes in the mid-latitudes of the planet.

A view of Saturn’s moon Dione released by NASA on Feb. 21, 2017.

The Calabash Nebula in an image released by NASA on Feb. 3, 2017. Taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, it shows the star transforming from a red giant to a planetary nebula, as it blows gas and dust out into the surrounding space.

Astronaut Christina Koch lands on Earth after record-setting space station mission

Christina Koch did not set out to break records on her first spaceflight, but with her return to Earth after nearly a year in orbit, her mission is now one for the history books. Koch landed from the space station with Alexander Skvortsov and Luca Parmitano.Christina Koch did not set out to break records on her first spaceflight, but with her return to Earth after nearly a year in orbit, her mission is now one for the history books.

A composite image, released by NASA on Jan. 5, 2017, contains X-rays from Chandra (blue), radio emission from the GMRT (red), and optical data from Subaru (red, green, and blue) of the colliding galaxy clusters called Abell 3411 and Abell 3412. 

A view of the hillside outcrop with layered rocks in the Murray Buttes region on Mars taken by NASA's Curiosity rover on Sept. 8, 2016.

An image of the Martian rippled surface called Bagnold Dunes, taken by NASA's Curiosity rover on Nov. 27, 2015.

An undated image of Hale Crater taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Scientists reported on Sept. 28, 2015, that the narrow streaks on the slopes could have been formed by saline water.

A satellite image shows the far side of the moon as it crosses between the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft and the Earth. The image was released on Aug. 5, 2015.

An image of Pluto by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft during its flyby on July 13, 2015, taken from a distance of 476,000 miles (766,000 kilometers) from the surface.

German ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst took this image of an aurora as he circled Earth while aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Sept. 9, 2014.

Tethys, one of Saturn's moons, is seen from a distance of approximately 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilometers) from the Cassini spacecraft on July 14, 2014.

The ring-like swirls of dust filling the Andromeda galaxy stand out colorfully in this image from the Herschel Space Observatory on Jan. 29, 2013. 

A deep look at the galaxy Centaurus A in May 2012.

A solar eruption rises above the surface of the sun on Dec. 31, 2012.

The spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm is seen from Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 27, 2012. The photo released by NASA was taken from a distance of approximately 261,000 miles (420,038 kilometers) from Saturn.

The planet Venus at the start of its transit of the Sun on June 5, 2012. 

A composite view of Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy taken by Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2012.

An extreme ultraviolet image of the Sun taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on March 30, 2010.

A planetary nebula named NGC 6302, also known as Butterfly Nebula and Bug Nebula, in the Scorpius constellation is captured on July 27, 2009. The image is provided by NASA, ESA and Hubble Space Telescope.

This image of the giant, active galaxy NGC 1275, released on Aug. 21, 2008, was taken using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys in July and August 2006. It provides amazing detail and resolution of fragile filamentary structures, which show up as a reddish lacy structure surrounding the central bright galaxy. 

NASA astronaut Robert Curbeam works on the International Space Station's S1 truss during the space shuttle Discovery's STS-116 mission in December 2006. European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame) was his partner in the six-hour, 36-minute spacewalk.

The panoramic view of Saturn and its rings captured by Cassini's wide-angle camera over nearly three hours on Sept. 15, 2006.

The Hubble Space Telescope released this image of Whirlpool Galaxy on April 25, 2005.

This mosaic image shows six-light-year-wide expanding remnant of a star's supernova explosion, Crab Nebula, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and released on Dec. 2, 2005.

Saturn and its rings along with three of its moons (L-R) Prometheus, Pandora and Janus are prominently shown in this color image released by NASA’s Cassini aircraft on Aug. 19, 2004.

Saturn's rings are seen in this image taken by Cassini spacecraft on June 30, 2004.

The Cone Nebula in an image taken by the new Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard Hubble Space Telescope in 2002.

An image of the galaxy NGC 4013, located some 55 million light-years from Earth, taken by Hubble Space Telescope on March 1, 2001.

A picture of the celestial object called the Ant Nebula (a dying star) released by Hubble Space Telescope on Feb. 1, 2001.

This ESA photograph released on Oct. 25, 2001, shows a supermassive black hole in the core of galaxy named MCG-6-30-15 as seen through the X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) satellite. With this type of imaging, scientists for the first time saw energy being extracted from a black hole.

The Sombrero galaxy, located some 30 million light-years away, is seen in this NASA image taken Feb. 22, 2000.

The Cassini spacecraft captured Jupiter's Great Red Spot and the volcanic moon Io (L) in this color composite image taken during its flyby from a distance of 17.8 million miles (28.6 million kilometers) in 2000.

A giant celestial eye is seen in this image of planetary nebula NGC 6751 taken by Hubble Space Telescope in January 2000.

The majestic spiral galaxy NGC 4414 as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1999.

The Galileo probe enters the turbulent upper atmosphere of Jupiter with its heat shield below and a parachute above on Dec. 7, 1995. It was expected to relay around 75 minutes of information to earth, before succumbing to the surrounding temperature and pressure. Behind it is the Galileo Orbiter, which was to remain above the cloud level to observe the Jupiter system from above.

Sunrise over the West Indies, as seen from the space shuttle Discovery during NASA's STS-70 mission in July 1995.

Moon sets over Earth in this image taken from space shuttle Discovery during STS-70 mission in July 1995.

Gaseous pillars are seen in the Eagle Nebula in an image captured by Hubble Space Telescope in April 1995.

The crescents of Neptune and its moon Triton was acquired by Voyager II, approximately three days, six and a half hours after its closest approach to Neptune on Aug. 29, 1989.

Neptune's largest moon, Triton is seen in this mosaic of images captured by Voyager 2 in 1989.

Halley's Comet photographed by the Soviet probe Vega in 1986.

American astronaut Bruce McCandless II photographed from the Space Shuttle Challenger during the first untethered spacewalk in Earth orbit on Feb. 7, 1984.

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter and the turbulent region to the west, as seen by Voyager 1 in 1979.

A photomosaic tinted to approximate the appearance of Mercury as seen from the exploratory spacecraft Mariner 10 on March 29, 1974.

View of the Earth as seen by the crew of Apollo 17 in December 1972.

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., the lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, stands next to a U.S. flag during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity on the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969.

The full moon as photographed during NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, as the astronauts began their journey back to Earth, on July 21, 1969. The spacecraft was already 10,000 nautical miles (18,520 kilometers) from the Moon when the image was taken.

When Apollo 8 entered the lunar orbit on 1968 Christmas Eve, astronauts Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders held a live broadcast showing pictures of the Earth and Moon as seen from their spacecraft.

Galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163, located 140 million light-years away in the Canis Major constellation, tug at each other, stimulating the formation of new stars.

The Little Gem Nebula or NGC 6818 as pictured by Hubble Space Telescope and seen through different colored filters.

An eclipse of the Sun by Jupiter, as viewed from Galileo spacecraft.

The Curiosity rover took this image of twilight on Mars, with Earth shining as a distinct evening star.

An image of the sun taken by NASA's Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope and the ESA-operated Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft.

An open star cluster called NGC 299 is seen near Nubecula Minor, a dwarf galaxy near Milky Way.

The Hubble Space Telescope captures an expanding shell of debris called SNR 0519-69.0, left behind after a massive star explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.

The composite picture of Helix Nebula is a blend of ultra-sharp images from Hubble Space Telescope combined with the wide view of the Mosaic Camera on the National Science Foundation's telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

The colorful nebula NGC 604 is located in the Triangulum Galaxy which is approximately three million light-years from Earth.

The constellations of (L-R) Ara, Telescopium, Corona Australis and Sagittarius, with the tail of Scorpius on the bottom left, circa 1990.

A stellar jet in the Carina Nebula is pictured in this undated image provided by NASA, ESA and Hubble Space Telescope.

A composite image of galaxy cluster Stephan's Quintet in the Pegasus constellation, provided by NASA, ESA and Hubble Space Telescope.

A massive black hole is seen at the center of the galaxy Centaurus A as captured by Hubble Space Telescope.

The Hubble Space Telescope reveals thousands of colorful galaxies in space.

Gullies on Martian sand dunes, like these in Matara Crater, as captured from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

This Hubble Space Telescope image of a sparkling jewel box full of stars captures the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. It's a composite of exposures taken in near-infrared and visible light with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3.