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The Family that Went to the Moon

April 24, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Well, the family photo, anyway. On April 23, 1972, Apollo 16 astronauts Charlie Duke and John Young embarked on the third and final EVA of the mission, exploring the Descartes Highlands via Lunar Roving Vehicle. During the EVA, before setting up [...]

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Pictures of Water Pollution

May 10, 2010

Here are some pictures of water pollution. You can make any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then choose “Set as Desktop Background”. This picture of the fringing reef in the Mayotte territory was generated using the data provided by the Space Imaging’s IKONOS [...]

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Hawaiian Islands Pictures

May 10, 2010

Here are some very nice Hawaiian Islands pictures. You can turn any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then right-click and choose “Set as Desktop Background”. This photo of Oahu Island in Hawaii was taken in September 1988 from the International Space Station. Oahu [...]

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Glacier Pictures

May 10, 2010

Here are some glacier pictures. You can make any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then choose “Set as Desktop Background”. This image shows the collision of B-09B iceberg with the Mertz Glacier taken on February 20, 2010 by NASA’s Aqua satellite. B-09B had [...]

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Atmosphere Pictures

May 10, 2010

Here are some cool atmosphere pictures. You can make any of these atmosphere images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then choose “Set as Desktop Background”. This breathtaking image of the sunset on earth was captured from the International Space Station by an Expedition 13 astronaut in [...]

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