Creating Chaos: Craters, Cracks, and Collapse on Mars
Elevation can be deceiving in satellite imagery of Mars, even when differences are extreme – as demonstrated by this image of Pyrrhae Regio from ESA’s…
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Hubble Spots a Bright Bar of Light – What Is It?
The magnificent central bar of NGC 2217 (also known as AM 0619-271) shines bright in the constellation of Canis Major (The Greater Dog), in this…
European Space Agency Highlights 2020 [Video]
2020 has been another year of progress for the European Space Agency (ESA). The launch and commissioning of Solar Orbiter heralded a new era of…
Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Prepares for Festive Venus Flyby
Solar Orbiter is getting ready for the first of many gravity assist flybys of Venus on December 27, to start bringing it closer to the…
Huge Chunk of Ice Breaks Off Giant Iceberg As It Drifts Alarmingly Close to South Georgia
A large block of ice has broken off the northern tip of the A-68A iceberg as seen in new images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3…
Faint Remnant Threads: Hubble Captures an Unusual Lenticular Galaxy
This unusual lenticular galaxy, known as NGC 1947, has lost almost all the gas and dust from its signature spiral arms, which used to orbit…
Exploring Earth From Space: Rovaniemi, Lapland [Video]
The Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission takes us over Lapland, the largest and northernmost region of Finland, just in time for Christmas. Located within the Arctic Circle,…
Dreaming of a Red Christmas: Festive Silhouettes Spotted Near Mars’ South Pole
As the holiday season swiftly approaches, even our planetary neighbors are getting into the spirit – as shown by this perfect pair of festive silhouettes…
Giant Iceberg on Collision Course With South Georgia Could Wreak Havoc [Video]
The giant A-68A iceberg could strike land this month – wreaking havoc near the waters of the South Georgia Island. Since its ‘birth’ in 2017,…
Iron’s in the Fire: Smokeless, Carbon Free Combustion
Did you know iron could burn? The combustion of iron powder seen here is taking place on an entirely smokeless, carbon free basis. Tested in…
Astronauts Chosen for NASA SpaceX Crew-3 Mission to Space Station
NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have selected three astronauts to serve as crew members for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station,…
Surprising Ebb and Flow of Vast Subglacial Lakes Revealed by CryoSat
Hidden from view by ice kilometers thick, there is a vast network of lakes and streams at the base of the Antarctic ice sheet. This…
Rings of Relativity: A Truly Strange and Very Rare Phenomenon
The narrow galaxy elegantly curving around its spherical companion in this image is a fantastic example of a truly strange and very rare phenomenon. This…
Solar Orbiter: Turning Pictures Into Physics – Solar ‘Campfires’, Space Weather, and Disintegrating Comets
Solar Orbiter’s latest results show that the mission is making the first direct connections between events at the solar surface and what’s happening in interplanetary…
ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Celebrates a Quarter-Century in Space
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory launched on December 2, 1995. A joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, SOHO’s original operating phase was…
“Delivering Incredible Data” – First Results From Copernicus Sentinel-6 Satellite Surpass Expectations
Launched less than three weeks ago, the Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite has not only returned its first data, but results also show that it…
Ethereal Orange Glow Radiates From Heart of Stellar Forge
An orange glow radiates from the center of NGC 1792, the heart of this stellar forge. Captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, this intimate…
See the Motion of 40,000 Stars in the Sky Over the Next 1.6 Million Years
The stars are constantly moving across the sky. Known as proper motion, this motion is imperceptible to the unaided eye but is being measured with…