Published 16:18 IST, December 31st 2020
NASA shares four most liked pictures from 2020, asks people to chose their favourite
As the year 2020 comes to an end, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared its four most liked photographs from the year.
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As the year 2020 comes to an end, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared its four most liked photographs from the year. Shared on Twitter by the official account of Hubble Telescope, the collage features astonishing snapshots captured by the telescope from an altitude of about 340 miles. Alongside the photographs, the post also lays out an option to the followers to pick their favourite from the lot.
The first picture, (top left) shows the Cosmic Reef while the that on top right shows an image of Jupiter. The bottom left snapshot is of the ringed planet Saturn while Neptune is captured in the bottom right photo. “Planets seemed to be pretty popular...,” quipped the post highlighting that planets made three out of the four pictures.
The post quickly created a stir on the internet garnering over ten and half thousand likes and multiple retweets. In addendum, zealous people from across the world flocked on the post sharing their favourite. Many also wrote that they were flustered between two images and were equally mesmerised by both. Later, NASA shared the conclusion of its poll declaring that Cosmic Reef was the most popular amongst them all.
About Hubble Telescope
Launched in April 1990, it is the Hubble telescope which has revealed the universe’s secrets capturing over a million observations. A few days ago, it shared a video showcasing the sonification of Caldwell 73, which was discovered by the Scottish astronomer James Dunlop in the year 1826. In the caption, NASA urges its followers to unwrap the mesmerizing gift as the agency wishes ‘Happy Holidays’ to everyone.
Updated 16:18 IST, December 31st 2020
