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Soyuz MS-16 Spacecraft Docked to the Space Station

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Pictured is the Soyuz MS-16 crew ship, currently docked to the International Space Station's Poisk module. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Satellite Captures Active Fires in the Western U.S.

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Our Aqua satellite captured this composite visible and infrared image on Sep. 29, 2020, which shows that fires and smoke continue to dominate the landscape of the western U.S. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Hubble Captures Galactic Glamour Shot

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This stunning image by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features the spiral galaxy NGC 5643 in the constellation of Lupus (the Wolf). NGC 5643 is about 60 million light-years away from Earth. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Antares Rocket Launches to the Space Station

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An Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with the company’s Cygnus spacecraft aboard, launches at 9:16 p.m. EDT, Friday, October 2, 2020, from t NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Overcoming Hurricanes and Earthquakes to Get an Experiment to the Space Station

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Camila Morales-Navas conducts final preparations on the Electrochemical Ammonia Removal system prior to parabolic flight testing. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Prepares for Launch to Space Station

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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is seen as she has her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and fellow crewmates prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Hubble Snaps a Special Stellar Nursery

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This Hubble image shows a special class of star-forming nursery known as Free-floating Evaporating Gaseous Globules. Called frEGGs for short, these dark compact globules of dust and gas can give birth to low-mass stars. (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
Hubble Views a Galactic Waterfall

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In this spectacular image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 2799 (on the left) is seemingly being pulled into the center of the galaxy NGC 2798 (on the right). (More at NASA Picture of The Day)
 
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