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Universe Pictures
Pictures of the Universe
: Views of the most interesting objects in our universe by NASA.
Diamonds In Space
Diamonds In Space:
Diamonds with Spitzer Space Telescope.
Farside Mountains
Mountains on the lunar far side
may have formed by a collision with a companion moon.
Olivine Rain
Olivine Rain:
Spitzer Telescope discovered a rain of olivine crystals on protostar HOPS-68.
Arsenic Bacteria
Arsenic Bacteria:
All life was based on C, P, N, O, S and H. This bacteria includes As.
Fissures on Enceladus
Active Fissures on Enceladus:
Saturn's moon has "hot" fissures that spray water.
Galaxy Pictures
Galaxies in Collision:
Galaxies are dynamic and explosive.
Volcanoes on Mars
Olympus Mons:
Highest point on Mars, and largest volcano.
Planets Collide
Planet Collision:
Spitzer detects an ancient impact .
Saturn's Largest Ring
Saturn's Largest Ring:
Spitzer finds a huge diffuse ring.
Dark Matter
Dark Matter in a Supercluster:
Dark mattter & galaxy violence.
Newest Astronomy Items
Titan's Sand Dunes
Sand Dunes on Titan:
Saturn's moon has sand dunes composed of solid hydrocarbon.
Dinosaur Killer
Where Did the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Come From?
WISE telescope investigates.
Jupiter's Moon Io
Magma Ocean
beneath Io erupts 100x as much magma as all Earth volcanoes combined.
Kepler-11
Kepler-11
planetary system consists of a dwarf yellow star and six planets orbiting closely.
Solar Flare Activity
Space Weather
such as solar flare activity can disrupt energy and communication systems.
First Rocky Exoplanet
First Rocky Exoplanet:
NASA has discovered the first rocky planet outside our solar system.
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...
Moon Structure
Moon's Internal Structure:
The Moon has a structure similar to earth and an iron-rich core.
Rocks Made of Ice
Where Rocks are Made of Ice:
Rocks on Saturn's moon Titan are likely made of water ice.
