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Universe Pictures
Universe pictures
Pictures of the Universe: Views of the most interesting objects in our universe by NASA.
Diamonds In Space
Diamonds in space
Diamonds In Space: Diamonds with Spitzer Space Telescope.
Farside Mountains
Lunar farside highlands
Mountains on the lunar far side may have formed by a collision with a companion moon.
Olivine Rain
olivine rain
Olivine Rain: Spitzer Telescope discovered a rain of olivine crystals on protostar HOPS-68.
Arsenic Bacteria
Arsenic bacteria
Arsenic Bacteria: All life was based on C, P, N, O, S and H. This bacteria includes As.
Fissures on Enceladus
Fissures on Enceladus
Active Fissures on Enceladus: Saturn's moon has "hot" fissures that spray water.
If it is not grown, it is mined.
 
Galaxy Pictures
Galaxy collisions
Galaxies in Collision: Galaxies are dynamic and explosive.
Volcanoes on Mars
Highest and Lowest Points on Mars
Olympus Mons: Highest point on Mars, and largest volcano.
Planets Collide
Planet collision
Planet Collision: Spitzer detects an ancient impact .
Saturn's Largest Ring
Saturn's largest ring
Saturn's Largest Ring: Spitzer finds a huge diffuse ring.
Dark Matter
Dark Matter in a Supercluster
Dark Matter in a Supercluster: Dark mattter & galaxy violence.

Oil is found first in the mind.

Newest Astronomy Items

Titan's Sand Dunes
Sand dunes on Titan
Sand Dunes on Titan: Saturn's moon has sand dunes composed of solid hydrocarbon.
Dinosaur Killer
Dinosaur Killing Asteroid
Where Did the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Come From? WISE telescope investigates.
Jupiter's Moon Io
magma ocean under Io
Magma Ocean beneath Io erupts 100x as much magma as all Earth volcanoes combined.
Kepler-11
Kepler 11
Kepler-11 planetary system consists of a dwarf yellow star and six planets orbiting closely.
Solar Flare Activity
Solar flare
Space Weather such as solar flare activity can disrupt energy and communication systems.
First Rocky Exoplanet
Exoplanet records
First Rocky Exoplanet: NASA has discovered the first rocky planet outside our solar system.
The present is the key to the past.
 
NASA News
Super-Earth GJ 1214b:  "GJ 1214b is like no planet we know...

NASA's Global Map of Tree Canopy Height:  “A NASA-led science team has created an accurate,...

Powerful and Geologically Recent Earthquakes on Mars:  A study of ruptures in the Martian surface...

Young Grabens Discovered on the Lunar Surface:  “New images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft...

Space Junk Cleanup?:  The space junk problem has been growing for...

Melting Land Ice and Sea Level Rise:  “In the first comprehensive satellite study of its...

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Moon Structure
Moon Internal Structure
Moon's Internal Structure: The Moon has a structure similar to earth and an iron-rich core.
Rocks Made of Ice
Water ice
Where Rocks are Made of Ice: Rocks on Saturn's moon Titan are likely made of water ice.

Geology underlies it all.
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