Astrophoto: Abell 34 by Jim Misti
Abell 34 by Jim Misti Most stars do not end their existence in a cataclysmic supernova explosion. For example, our…
What’s Up This Week – April 3 – April 9, 2006
Download our free "What's Up 2006" ebook, with entries like this for every day of the year. Craters Steinheil and…
Mars Aerobraking Begins
Image showing the heat being emitted from the day and night side of Mars. Image credit: NASA Click to enlarge…
The Storm Rages On
Giant Saturn and its moon Tethys. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI. Click to enlarge This Cassini photograph shows half of Saturn shrouded…
Waves in the Earth’s Magnetic Tail
Double Star TC-2 spacecraft. Image credit: ESA. Click to enlarge Like many comets when they get close to the Sun,…
New Class of Saturn Moonlets Discovered
Small moonlets resides within Saturn's rings. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI Click to enlarge A whole new class of mini-moons have been…
Space Station Captures Images of the Solar Eclipse
The moon shadow falls on Earth as seen from the ISS. Image credit: NASA Click to enlarge The Moon passed…
Cassini’s View of Jupiter’s South Pole
Jupiter as mapped by Cassini. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI Click to enlarge Cassini took many photographs of Jupiter on the way…
Libya Montes Valley on Mars
ESA's Mars Express took this photograph of Libya Montes, which is south of the large Isidis Planitia impact basin on…
Nearby Clouds of Gas are Stellar Nursaries in the Making
Astronomers from Boston University have carefully mapped the giant gas clouds in our region of the Milky Way, offering clues…