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Hubble Telescope Captures Incredible Up-Close View of Mars
An amazing new Mars image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows clouds, craters, ice caps and other features on the Red Planet. Hubble took the photo on May 12, when Mars was just 50 million miles (80 million kilometers) from Earth. That’s quite close in the cosmic scheme of things; Mars is nearly at “opposition” […]
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Kelly Elementary: Astronaut Twins Honored with Grade School Renaming
Astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly join students and school officials cutting a ribbon marking the opening of the newly-renamed Kelly Elementary School in West Orange, New Jersey, May 19, 2016. Credit: collectSPACE.com WEST ORANGE, N.J. — A New Jersey grade school launched its new name today (May 19) with the help of its honored namesakes — […]
Echoes of Ancient Cosmology Found at Prehistoric Native American Site
A hilltop site in Milan, Ohio, located on a bluff overlooking the Huron River, was likely a prehistoric ceremonial site for “Early Woodland” people 2,300 years ago. Credit: Brian Redmond, Cleveland Museum of Natural History A curious prehistoric site on a hilltop in northern Ohio may reflect the spiritual cosmology of the ancient hunter-gatherer people […]
'Belt Of Venus' Glows Over Paranal Observatory
The Belt of Venus occurs in the anti-sunward direction just after sunset and, depending on atmospheric conditions, a very dark band (the Earth’s shadow) and an orange/pink glow (backscattered sunlight) can become very obvious. Credit: Ian O’Neill A beautiful atmospheric phenomenon descended over the ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) last week, giving the participants of […]
Send Astronauts to Mars to Find Evidence of Life, NASA's Top Scientist Says
This detailed view of Mars was created using 1,000 photos taken by NASA’s Viking 1 orbiter. Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS The chances are good that microbial life existed on Mars long ago, and sending astronauts to the Red Planet is the best way to find the evidence, NASA’s chief scientist said. Do you think life exists on […]
Can We Talk to E.T.? Workshop Mulls Alien Intelligence
Astronomers, biologists and other scientists are discussing the nature of alien intelligence during a daylong workshop on May 18, 2016, at the International Space Development Conference in Puerto Rico. Credit: Danielle Futselaar, Creative Director, METI International. Scientists are gathering in Puerto Rico today (May 18) to discuss the many forms alien intelligence could take. Do […]
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Water Etchings in Western Mexico Sands
Expedition 47 Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA posted this May 15, 2016 photograph to social media, writing, “Water etchings in western @Mexico sands. @Space_Station #Explore” To source
Alexander Gerst to be Space Station commander
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst has been assigned a new mission to the International Space Station, where he will fulfil the role of commander during the second part of his six-month mission in 2018. To source
African mosaic
Images from Sentinel-2A over the last five months have been used to create a remarkable cloud-free view of Africa To source
Model arrival at Mars
Technology image of the week: this Lego model of Europe’s ExoMars 2020 rover on its lander is a tool, being used by robotics engineers during an ‘egress’ test campaign To source