Amazing Things That Everyone Should See
The left-hand image contains data from MISR's vertical-viewing camera. It is shown in near-true color, except that data from the instrument's near-infrared band, where vegetation appears bright, have been blended with the instrument's green band to enhance the appearance of vegetation. The Mississippi River delta is located below the image center. The slick is seen [...]
A spectacular new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a stunning space bubble filled with baby stars. The new space bubble image highlights an area called N11 – a complex network of gas clouds and star clusters within our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud. This energetic star-forming region is the second largest [...]
This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, some 7500 light-years away in the southern constellation of Carina. Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 observed the pillar on 1-2 February 2010. via Space.com.
We here at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center think Earth is a pretty special place and hope you love the Big Blue Marble as much as we do. Here are a few of our favorite Earth images from over the years to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Today we celebrate Earth, so enjoy! [...]
A movie of the March 30, 2010 prominence eruption, starting with a zoomed in view. The twisting motion of the material is the most noticeable feature. The viewpoint then pulls out to show the entire Sun. via A Solar Prominence [HD Video] on Flickr – Photo Sharing!.
Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo. This clip is raw from Camera E-8 on the launch umbilical tower/mobile launch program of Apollo 11, July 16, 1969. This is an HD transfer from the 16mm original. Even more excellent footage is available on our DVDs at our website at [...]
That’s the impact scar of the third stage of the Saturn V rocket (technically designated S-IVB) that carried Apollo 13 to — but sadly, not on — the Moon. Earlier missions had placed seismic instruments on the lunar surface to measure if the Moon had any activity. They found it did, and in fact several [...]
The crater is 35 kilometres wide and has a maximum depth of approximately 2 kilometres beneath the crater rim. The circular patch of bright material located at the centre of the crater is residual water ice. via ESA – Mars Express – Water ice in crater at Martian north pole – images.
Like sprinklers hidden beneath the surface, a series of geysers — more than previously thought — are gushing water ice from fissures near the south pole of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, new images reveal. via SPACE.com — Saturn Moon Riddled with Gushing Geysers, New Images Reveal.
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