Universe ID: 13556

Astrophysics Valentines

Released on February 14, 2020

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You pulled in my heart.

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Did you know the brightest star in Earth’s night sky is Sirius?

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Black holes have so much gravity, they can bend light itself!

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Pulsars appear to pulse because they are spinning – they have a constant beam of light that swings around as the star spins!

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Love is in the air and so is the flying telescope SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. It carries a 2.7-meter telescope in a modified Boeing 747-SP aircraft to study the universe with infrared light that does not reach Earth’s surface.
Credit: NASA/SOFIA/Proudfit

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Credits

Chris Smith (USRA): Artist
Jeanette Kazmierczak (University of Maryland College Park): Artist

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. However, individual items should be credited as indicated above.

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Astrophysics Stills

Keywords:
SVS >> Black Hole
SVS >> Astrophysics
NASA Science >> Universe