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Satellites Collide in Low Earth Orbit
Satellites rarely collide in the vastness of space, but in 2009, two full satellites did. A defunct Russian communications satellite, Cosmos 2251, smashed into an operational US Iridium 33 satellite over Siberia. Both were destroyed, creating a significant amount of new space debris.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 18 February 2009 Australia Wildfires Extract a Heavy Toll in Lives, Land See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2018 LL Ori and the Orion Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2005 Enceladus Mosaic See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2022 The aurora australis streams above the Indian Ocean in this picture from the International Space Station as it orbited See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2026 The far western edge of the Taklamakan Desert meets the Pamir Mountains in China See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 FEB 2009 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 FEB 2009.