Composite of a Series of Images Taken From Space Aboard the Station
Psychedelic Space Redux
This is a composite of a series of images photographed from a mounted camera on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, from approximately 240 miles above Earth.
Space station hardware in the foreground includes [...]
Crossing the Sun: The Last Transit of Venus until 2117
Next week will be the last opportunity this century to see the planet Venus as a little black dot moving across the solar disk–a rare event with a long, important history in astronomy
SUN-SPOTTING:
The planet Mercury transited the [...]
Live Chat: The 2012 Transit of Venus, with SA Editor George Musser
Musser, who covers space for SA, will help us prepare to watch Tuesday’s transit and explain the science behind this rare astronomical event
The 2012 Transit of Venus
Venus will pass in front of the solar disk on Tuesday, June 5. The next [...]
In PHOTOS: On the surface of Mars
Image: NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander’s Surface Stereo Imager shows two trenches dug by Phoenix’s Robotic Arm
Photographs: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
NASA’s new rover blasted off for an eight-month, 570 million-km [...]
Rare “ring of fire” solar eclipse to dim skies with photos
The sun and moon will align over the earth in a rare astronomical event on Sunday – an annular eclipse that will dim the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire.
“It will look [...]
Endeavour’s final mission: The last blast
Endeavour’s final mission: The last blast, the 25th and final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour
The shuttle overview:
The Crew Compartment:
The Payload Bay:
The Rear Engines:
The Crew:
SOURCES: NASA, Associated Press, AP [...]
In Memoriam: Mars Rover Spirit
On January 26th, 2274 Mars days into the mission, NASA declared Spirit a ‘stationary research station’, expected to stay operational for several more months until the dust buildup on its solar panels forces a final shutdown.
A “self [...]
Earths Entire Star for the First Time on Super SUNday
Launched in October 2006, STEREO traces the flow of energy and matter from the sun to Earth. It also provides unique and revolutionary views of the sun-Earth system. STEREO, when paired with SDO, can now give us the first complete view of the [...]
The first 3D images of the Sun
NASA’s Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellites have provided the first three-dimensional images of the sun.
The Sun in 3D. For the first time, scientists will be able to see structures in the sun’s atmosphere [...]
Kepler Findings…
As the search for “Habitable Planets” continues, a number of findings regarding the Kepler solar system have been found, here are some videos and images to showcase the same.
Kepler Discovers Its First Rocky Planet:
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NASA’s [...]
