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Fire in Space
In the microgravity of the International Space Station, fire behaves differently than on Earth. Without gravity, heated air does not rise, so flames form perfect spheres as oxygen molecules randomly drift into them. This image, taken in the Combustion Integration Rack, shows a spherical flame enveloping fuel clusters.
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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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The Sun on your day The Sun on 10 August 2021 See it as a poster -
Released on 10 August 2026 Lion Nebula (NIRCam + MIRI image) See it as a poster -
Released on 10 August 2020 Ring of Stellar Wildfire See it as a poster -
Released on 10 August 2010 Spiral galaxy NGC 4911 in the Coma cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 10 August 2021 Perseid Meteor Shower See it as a poster -
Released on 10 August 2023 Five Meters over Mars See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 10 AUG 2021 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 10 AUG 2021.