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International Space Station astronaut Terry Virts tweeted this image of a Vulcan hand salute from orbit as a tribute to actor Leonard Nimoy.
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Saturday Space Sight: Dwarf planet in sight! These two views of Ceres were acquired by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft from a distance of about 52,000 miles.
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Female U-2 Pilot Blazes Trail Through Society, Space

Saturday Space Sight: Air Force Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal receives a maintenance check on her full pressure suit in prep for her U-2 flight at Beale AFB.
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Saturday Space Sight: This image shows Arp 230, also known as IC 51, observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
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Saturday Space Sight: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory explores the universe in X-rays, a high-energy form of light.
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Saturday Space Sight: The Cupola houses one of the International Space Station’s two robotic work stations!
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Saturday Space Sight: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of this solar flare event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation.
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Saturday Space Sight: Expedition 42 Flight Engineer Terry W. Virts took this photograph of the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. Gulf Coast at sunset.
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