Amazing Things That Everyone Should See
There’s something behind these clouds. Those faint graceful arcs, upon inspection, are actually far, far in the distance. They are the Earth’s Moon and the planet Venus. Both the Moon and Venus are bright enough to be seen during the day, and both are quite capable of showing a crescent phase. via APOD: 2010 May [...]
From space, the aurora is a crown of light that circles each of Earth’s poles. The IMAGE satellite captured this view of the aurora australis (southern lights) on September 11, 2005, four days after a record-setting solar flare sent plasma—an ionized gas of protons and electrons—flying towards the Earth. The ring of light that the [...]
The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of planet Earth taken in 1990 by Voyager 1 from a record distance, showing it against the vastness of space. By request of Carl Sagan, NASA commanded the Voyager 1 spacecraft, having completed its primary mission and now leaving the Solar System, to turn its camera around and [...]
Today, Microsoft Research and NASA are providing an entirely new experience to users of the WorldWide Telescope, which will allow visitors to interact with and explore our solar system like never before. Viewers can now take interactive tours of the red planet, hear directly from NASA scientists, and view and explore the most complete, highest-resolution [...]
A series of three (click to enlarge) photos taken from the International Space Station show the progression from sunrise to sunset over Earth below. Top photo shows sunrise over Northern Europe; the center photo is of the Tibetan Plateau and the glaciers of the Himalayan Mountains; the bottom picture shows the interior of Australia. Full [...]
It’s an amazing scene: A NASA space shuttle rocketing into space while U.S. Air Force pilots watch from their airborne F-15E Strike Eagle jet fighter. The stunning snapshot was taken May 14 as NASA’s shuttle Atlantis soared into orbit on its final scheduled mission. via SPACE.com — Space Shuttle Launch Seen From Jet Fighter.
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 [...]
Impact craters are visible everywhere on the Moon, but pits are rare. This pit in Mare Ingenii (located at -35.95°N, 166.06°E) is about 427 feet (130 meters) in diameter. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University via Space.com.
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! [...]
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