2016-04-15 22:10
Alpha Centauri as seen from Saturn. Click image for larger version. Photo Credit: NASA
This image shows the stars Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B just above the edge of the cloud tops… Read More
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2016-04-12 02:44
Artist’s conception of the possible Planet Nine, orbiting much farther from the Sun than even Pluto. The Cassini spacecraft may be able to help find it. Image Credit: Caltech/R. Hurt (… Read More
2016-04-07 00:01
View from the Opportunity rover looking downhill from the steep hillside on sol 4323 (March 22, 2016). Part of the floor of Endeavour crater can be seen beneath the underside of one of the s… Read More
2016-04-04 03:50
Long, spindly and delicate rock formations created by blowing sand. Click image for larger version. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This image from the Curiosity rover on sol 1294 shows some… Read More
2016-04-01 22:33
Enceladus and its geysers. Click image for larger version. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Michael Benson/Kinetikon Pictures
A beautiful image of Saturn’s moon Enceladus with its active… Read More
2016-03-28 23:23
Conical hill and sand dunes in Ganges Chasma. Click for larger image. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Another odd but beautiful image of Mars, showing a cone-shaped hill with sa… Read More
2013-11-20 02:52
The MAVEN spacecraft is launched on November 18, 2013 for a 10-month journey to Mars. Credit: NASA/Bill IngallsOnly a couple of weeks after India launched its first-ever mission to… Read More
2013-11-17 01:30
Oval pit or crater with an opening in the bottom, as photographed near Galaxias Chaos on Mars by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Click for larger version. Cr… Read More
2013-11-13 20:55
Beautiful panoramic view of Saturn, some of its moons, and even some of the inner planets including Earth, as imaged by Cassini on July 19, 2013 as part of The Day the Earth Smiled event. Cl… Read More
2013-11-11 23:03
Panoramic image of the view from Curiosity on sol 409. Click image for link to larger version.Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Damia BouicAs it continues to make its way to Mount Sharp, the Curi… Read More
2013-11-07 00:53
Launch of India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) on November 5, 2013. Credit: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)India has begun its first-ever mission to Mars, with the successful l… Read More
2013-11-06 03:39
Part of the rock outcrop called Cooperstown. Interesting pointed protrusions can be seen in this Mastcam image from sol 440. Click image for larger version. Credit: NASA / JPL-CaltechAs the… Read More
2013-11-05 19:34
Astronomers now estimate that about one in five sun-like stars in our galaxy has an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone. Credit: UC BerkeleySome exciting exoplanet news this week: based… Read More
2013-10-31 02:29
Artist’s conception of Kepler-78b. Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA)For the first time, an exoplanet orbiting another star has been discovered which is similar to Earth in size, mass and… Read More
2013-10-28 22:26
Hematite Ridge, as seen from near Curiosity’s landing site, a few kilometres away. Click on image for larger version. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / annotated by A. FraemanAs the Curiosi… Read More
2013-10-18 17:36
Saturn as seen from above by the Cassini spacecraft. Click image for larger version.Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Gordan UgarkovicThis stunning view of Saturn is one that can never be se… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Dawn spacecraft just recently entered its lowest and final orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres, providing the closest look ever at the puzzling world. Dawn will, of course, be taking tho… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
To say that 2015 has been a great year for planetary exploration would be an understatement, with fantastic new discoveries from around the Solar System. From our first ever close-up look at… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Every year at this time there are a lot of new calendars to choose from, but only a few that are space or astronomy-related, or visually stunning or unique enough to stand out from the crowd… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
NASA has released the first images of the dwarf planet Ceres from the Dawn spacecraft’s new lowest orbit. This is the closest view that Dawn will have of Ceres and its intriguing white… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
NASA officially announced at a media teleconference yesterday that the InSight mission to Mars has now been postponed, for at least two years, due to a leak in a seismometer instrument which… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
When it comes to planetary rings, what do you think of? Saturn is the first obvious thing that comes to mind, with its famous majestic ring system surrounding the gas giant planet. The other… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
When it comes to presenting space exploration and science to the general public, there is one program that continues to stand out, setting the standard for how it should be done: Cosmos… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
For scientists and space enthusiasts who have been advocating a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa, there was some good news this week from NASA. A mission to Europa has been&n&hell…Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
This is a nice “selfie” photo that the Rosetta spacecraft took of itself as it flew past Mars in 2007. Rosetta is still en route to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and will star… Read More
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