Space Science Image of the Week: In this view of galaxy NGC 300, ESA’s XMM-Newton reveals the glow from remnants of past stellar generations To source
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Cloudy waters
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows a huge plume of sediment gushing into the sea following heavy rainfall in the Rome area To source
Hubble Peers into the Vast Distance
This picture showcases a gravitational lensing system called SDSS J0928+2031. To source
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 18 – 22 February 2019 To source
Copernicus Sentinel-1 reveals shared plumbing led to Agung awakening
When Mount Agung in Indonesia erupted in 2017, the search was on to find out why it had stirred. Thanks to information on ground deformation from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, scientists now have more insight into the volcano’s hidden secrets that caused it to reawaken. To source
Western Sicily
Earth observation image of the week: the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite takes us over western Sicily and the islands of Favignana and Levanzo in Italy To source
Earth from Space
In this week’s edition, we explore western Sicily in Italy with Copernicus Sentinel-2 To source
Solar swirls
Operations image of the week: Geomagnetic activity caused by our star recently created a stir in the skies over Iceland, resulting in the seeming electrification of the night and a reminder of the immense power of our star… To source
Good Morning From the Space Station!
Good morning to our beautiful world, said astronaut Anne McClain from aboard the Space Station on Feb. 21, 2019. To source
Neptunian moon
Hubble helps uncover origin of Neptune’s smallest moon Hippocamp To source
Signs of ancient flowing water on Mars
These images from ESA’s Mars Express satellite show a branching, desiccated system of trenches and valleys, signs of ancient water flow that hint at a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet. To source
Countdown to Calving at Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf
Cracks growing across Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf are poised to release an iceberg with an area about twice the size of New York City. It is not yet clear how the remaining ice shelf will respond following the break, posing an uncertain future for scientific infrastructure and a human presence on the shelf that was […]
Earth’s atmosphere stretches out to the Moon – and beyond
The outermost part of our planet’s atmosphere extends well beyond the lunar orbit – almost twice the distance to the Moon. To source