Leicester researchers searching for a 'golden spike' to formally define humanity's current geological period - and acknowledge human impact on our planet - have announced a major step in their analysis at an international conference on Wednesday.
Captured by the Mosaic camera on the Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, the spiral galaxy NGC 2403, also known as Caldwell 7, highlights the dynamic birth and death of stars.
While we have coverage of the eastern side of this crater, this view of the western flank shows that lava flows poured over the crater's rim and down towards the interior.
The seven Expedition 67 crew members are resuming their normal schedule of science and maintenance activities following Wednesday's departure of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft completed its touchdown at 6:49 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, wrapping up the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.