Spiral Galaxy Spans Space
February 3, 2023, Space: This January 10, 2013, composite image of the giant barred spiral galaxy NGC 6872 combines visible light images from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope with far-ultraviolet data from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) and infrared data acquired by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. NGC 6872 is 522,000 light-years across, making it more than five times the size of the Milky Way galaxy; in 2013, astronomers from the United States, Chile, and Brazil found it to be the largest-known spiral galaxy, based on archival data from GALEX. (Credit Image: © JPL-Caltech/NASA/ZUMA Press Wire Service)
Quake 7.8 Hits Turkey-Syria: Thousands Dead
Feb. 6, 2023, Hama, Syria: People injured in a powerful earthquake are treated at a hospital in Hama province, Syria. According to the Syrian health ministry and the Britain-based pro-rebel Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the northern Syrian provinces of Latakia, Tartous, Hama, Aleppo, and Idlib on Monday, killing over 5,000. (Credit Image: © Stringer/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)
Quake 7.8 Hits Turkey-Syria: Thousands Dead
February 8, 2023, Jableh, Syria: EDITOR'S NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT: A victim is removed from the rubble during a search for survivors after an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck southern Turkey and northwest Syria early on February 6. Almost 150 subsequent aftershocks were felt across ten provinces of Turkey and the neighboring countries, particularly Syria. According to recent reports, more than 1,500 people died and over 2,200 were injured in Syria. The Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Tartus and Hama are the worst affected in the country. The death toll for Turekey and Syria has surpassed 11,000. (Credit Image: © Valery Sharifulin/TASS via ZUMA Press)
Quake 7.8 Hits Turkey-Syria: Thousands Dead
February 8, 2023, Jenderis, Aleppo Governorate, Syria: Dozens of search and rescue workers swarm over wreckage as operations continue amid the vast destruction in the northwest Syrian town of Jenderis, following two deadly earthquakes on Monday. According to official figures the death toll in Syria has so far reached 2,470 people. The damaged roads, the continuous aftershocks, the freezing temperatures, the limited resources, and the divided control have hampered the response to the humanitarian crisis provoked by the earthquakes in war-torn northwest Syria (Credit Image: © Juma Mohammad/IMAGESLIVE via ZUMA Press Wire)
Flood-themed Dhaka Art Summit
February 11, 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh: A woman poses in front of an artwork - 'Reetu' by artist Bishwajit Goswami, during Dhaka Art Summit at National Art Gallery. Written in Bengali across the face, the word 'Reetu', meaning 'Seasons', is also a commonly used first name for Bengali girls, and culturally and symbolically related to the name 'Bonna' (Flood) which is the theme of Dhaka Art Summit. Human life can also be measured in seasons. Goswami connects these personal stories of land, nature, and seasons with words, pigment, and touch. (Credit Image: © Joy Saha/ZUMA Press Wire)
World News - February 14, 2023
ANTAKYA, Feb. 15, 2023 A woman and her dog search on earthquake debris in Antakya in the southern province of Hatay, T¨¹rkiye, Feb. 14, 2023.. The death toll from last week's powerful earthquakes in southern T¨¹rkiye rose to 35,418 on Tuesday. A total of 105,505 people were injured in the tremors, of whom 13,208 are still receiving treatment in hospitals, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a press conference after a cabinet meeting. (Credit Image: © Shadati/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)
Quake 7.8 Turkey-Syria: Miracle Rescue
February 15, 2023, Hatay, Turkey: A woman and two child (a boy and a girl) are rescued by the personnel from the rubble of a collapsed building 228 hours after earthquakes hit Antakya district of Hatay, Turkey. On Feb. 06, a strong 7.7 earthquake, centered in the Pazarcik district, jolted Kahramanmaras and strongly shook several provinces, including Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adiyaman, Malatya, Osmaniye, Hatay, and Kilis. Later, at 13.24 p.m. (1024GMT), a 7.6 magnitude quake centered in Kahramanmaras' Elbistan district struck the region. (Credit Image: © Demiroren Visual Media/Abaca via ZUMA Press)
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