An amazing picture.. NASA honors "Pele" in its own way

 The US space agency “NASA” honored, through its Twitter account, the Brazilian legend Pele, who died on Thursday. The honor came through an image of a spiral galaxy in the colors of the Brazilian flag (green, yellow and blue).

And "NASA" said that the late player is known to many as "the king of the beautiful game (...) This image is of a spiral galaxy in the colors of Brazil, on the occasion of the death of the legend Pele, known to many as the (king of the beautiful game)".

On Thursday, outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro declared 3 days of official mourning for Pele's death, in a decree published in the Official Gazette. The decree stated that "official mourning has been declared throughout the country (...) in a gesture of honor after the death of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele" after suffering from cancer at the age of 82.

Bolsonaro said that Pele "carried the name of Brazil to the whole world. He turned football into art and joy." For his part, Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva bid farewell to his country's legend, saying on Twitter, "There was no number 10 like him."

"Few Brazilians carried the name of our country as far as he did... He not only played, but gave a comprehensive show," said Lula, who assumed his presidential duties on Sunday, stressing that he enjoyed the privilege of watching Pele play live. "Thank you Pele," he added. Brazilian football legend Pele died on Thursday at the age of 82 after a long struggle with cancer.