A Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station this morning, carrying more than three metric tons of critical…
The Coming and Going of Ice
The knobby, pitted terrain is caused when ice is deposited and then sublimates over and over again. from HiRISE: High…
Strange Patterns in Echus Chasma
This image shows bright and dark patterns with curving boundaries, a good example of Mars art. What caused this appearance?…
Curiosity Trek
The Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, continues its exciting traverse of Mars. Here, we highlight some of its stops. from HiRISE:…
Inverted Streams in the Aeolis Region
The sinuous ridges in this image display strong characteristics of ancient meandering riverbeds that are preserved as inverted topography. from…
Tale of Capella and the Two Red Dwarfs
Bright Capella plays it close to the vest when it comes to companions, but with a good map and steady…
ESO: Zooming In On a Curious Cosmic Collision
NGC 5291, the hazy, golden oval dominating the center of this image, is an elliptical galaxy located nearly 200 million…
VLT Revisits a Curious Cosmic Collision
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Japan’s Akatsuki Spacecraft Reaches Venus . . . At Last
Engineers executed an innovative contingency plan to save the Akatsuki spacecraft and place it in orbit around our sister planet.…