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Somewhere far, far away, 60 million light-years from Earth, two galaxies NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 collided
#Space #Astrophysics #galaxy
March 18, 2024 at 7:18 AM
March 14, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Do you see any number?
March 11, 2024 at 8:38 PM
The anglerfish lives in the deep, dark parts of the Atlantic and Antarctic oceans. There are over 200 different species of Anglerfish. Some can live in shallow, tropical waters, while others live in the murky depths of the sea, up to a mile below the water’s surface.
#Animals #Fish #Nature
March 10, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Lechuguilla Cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
#Nature #Environment #Cave
March 8, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Full Moon as seen from International Space Station.
#Space #ISS
March 8, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Happy International Women Day
#Women #8marchwomensday
March 8, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Canadian Lynx
A medium-sized wild cat characterized by long, dense fur, triangular ears with black tufts at the tips, and broad snowshoe-like paws.
It is a good swimmer and an agile climber.
#Animals #Cats #Nature
March 8, 2024 at 4:00 PM
A young woman who has been injured in motor accidents.
Bilateral femur fracture and severe dislocation.
#Accident #vehicle #Motor #trauma #injury
March 8, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Wave power is typically produced by floating turbine platforms or buoys that rise and fall with the swells. However, wave power can be generated by exploiting the changes in air pressure occurring in wave capture chambers that face the sea or changes in wave pressure on the ocean floor.
March 6, 2024 at 9:52 PM
There has to be life on one of these dots.
March 6, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Spitting cobras will bite attackers in self-defense. Spitting is their signature move, however, and the snakes are crack shots. They can direct a stream of venom into an attacker's face from more than 2 meters away, aiming for the eyes
March 6, 2024 at 9:26 PM
ARCTIC HARE
Has long claws, especially on its hind legs. It uses its claws to dig in packed snow. It can hop on its hind legs like a kangaroo at speeds of up to 30 miles an hour and also has incisors (front teeth) that are longer and straighter than most hares.
#Arctic
March 6, 2024 at 8:44 PM
GLASS SQUID
They range in length from 10 cm to over 3 m. The common name, glass squid, derives from the transparent nature of most species. They spend much of their lives in partially sunlit shallow waters, where their transparency provides camouflage.
#Ocean #Squid
March 6, 2024 at 8:30 PM
A L A B A Y
The Central Asian Shepherd Dog, also known as the Alabay, is a livestock guardian dog breed.
#Dogs
March 6, 2024 at 10:08 AM
RAZORBILL
The striking black-and-white Razorbill nests in cliffside colonies overlook the ocean. It uses its sharp, hatchet-shaped bill to catch fish underwater, sometimes diving to 330 feet.
#Animals
March 6, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Neuromuscular Junction.
Where the motor neurons reach muscles.
#physiology
March 6, 2024 at 9:10 AM
G U L P E R E E L
Also known as the pelican eel, it might look like your run of the mill eel. It has a long, narrow body that undulates back and forth to move through the water.
#Ocean
March 6, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Let's go close. There are
"Pillars of Creation"
in the Eagle Nebula (M16). Three towers of gas and dust, standing light-years tall, are giving birth to new stars, buried within their dusty spires.
Captured by HST.
#Space
March 6, 2024 at 8:16 AM
S E A D R A G O N
It is found along the coasts of Australia.
This rare fish, with its leaflike fins and frilly appendages, is perfectly camouflaged among seaweeds and seagrass beds. It can be difficult to spot among the kelp as it slowly sways back and forth with the current.
#Ocean #Fish
March 6, 2024 at 8:06 AM
The endless space
March 1, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Ghost Mantis, Dead Leaf Mantis, Banded
Flower Mantis, Devils Flower Mantis, and
Indian Stick Mantis
#insects
March 1, 2024 at 11:43 AM
This is the last image received from the moon before its power was depleted.
goodnight, odie, hopefully you’ll wake up someday.
#odi #moon #space
March 1, 2024 at 10:35 AM
The big continent, the Africa
#africa
February 25, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is a British multinational aerospace company, which is the world's second-largest maker of aircraft engine (after General Electric) and powers more than 35 types of commercial aircraft around the world.
#Aviation #Engineering #RollsRoyce
February 25, 2024 at 2:45 PM