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NASA telescope captures breathtaking images of 10 mesmerizing starry scenes

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The US space agency National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) often takes to Instagram to share stunning visuals of the cosmos and celestial bodies from space, captured by its telescope. Let's take a look at some of the stunning starry photos captured by NASA. NASA's Webb telescope captured this record- breaking brown dwarf in star cluster IC 348. It is about 1000 light-years away and only 5 million years old. NASA's Hubble telescope captured this image of a cosmic reef 163,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Dorado. It is a part of a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way full of massive stars. Captured by the Hubble telescope, here's a pic of two galaxies full of bright blue stars and dark brown dust gravitationally interacting and merging. This image was captured by Hubble telescope when a star got too close to a black hole causing the tidal waves to rip away the stars' gaseous matt...

NASA provides an explanation for why astronauts float in space

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ASTRONAUTS FLOAT IN SPACE? According to NASA, astronauts float in space because they are in a state of microgravity, also sometimes called free fall. While it might seem like there's no gravity at all in space, that's not quite true. Gravity is still very much present, but astronauts experience it differently due to their constant motion. Read ahead in detail! MICROGRAVITY Astronauts experience a state known as microgravity in space, where the pull of gravity is not very strong, making things seem weightless. This microgravity environment creates unique challenges and opportunities for space exploration and research. FREE FALL Astronauts are in a constant state of free fall, meaning they are constantly falling towards the Earth. However, they are moving so fast that they never actually hit the ground. They experience perpetual free fall in a very weak gravitational field. GRAVITY'S PULL The force of gravity pulls all objects t...