Blue Marble, the spectacular Apollo 17 photo of Earth was taken on December 7, 1972, when the spacecraft was en route to the Moon.
Located about 1,300 light-years fromEarth, these youngstars, also known as protostars, reside in a hotbed for star formation: theOrion Nebula, which is the nearest massive star-forming region to Earth and is home to hundreds of newborn stars. The recent photo from ...
“In the orbit, the source of star trails is the space station motion, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes with approximately 16 sunrises and sunsets every day,” Tafreshi continues. “When Don Pettit points the camera towards the pitch axis of ISS (and not towards Polaris), circular star t...
Astrophotographer captures the moon and Jupiter suspended above one of Europe's oldest lakes (photo) A whole 'population' of minimoons may be lurking near Earth, researchers say James Webb Space Telescope finds coldest exoplanet ever seen, and it orbits a dead star Will SpaceX's Starbase...
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What we see in this famous photo is the Eagle Nebula, 6,500 light-years from Earth. These are smokestacks of interstellar dust found in the Serpens Cauda constellation. The image itself is a composite. The Hubble telescope used four cameras to capture this beautiful scene. The missing parts...
The wonder of space — comet Lovejoy photo Posted on25 December 2011byMarius—No Comments ↓ Sometime I am just speeceless when I see photographs that are taken about space object. Take the photo of Comet Lovejoy against the Earth’s horizon. NASA astronaut and Expedition 30 Commander Dan ...
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On each successive journey to the inner solar system, astronomers on Earth turned their telescopes skyward to watch Halley's approach. This photo of Halley's comet was taken by the Russian Vega 2 spacecraft, one of two Soviet probes (Vega 1 was the other) to rendezvous with the comet dur...
1 of 50Prev Next CNN — Imagine the best dessert on Earth. Then ask other people their favorites. Bet you dollars to doughnuts, their answer is different from yours. From childhood treats to a grandparent’s favorite recipes, beloved foods are deeply personal. This seems especially true ...