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A peek at planet Earth and the moon from between the rings of Saturn
April 25, 2017
On April 12, as the Sun was blocked by the disk of Saturn the Cassini spacecraft camera looked toward the inner Solar System and the gas giant’s backlit rings.
At the top of the mosaicked view is… Continue reading
Scenic vistas from . . . Mars by NASA’s Curiosity
This scene, taken by Curiosity on Sept. 5, 2015, shows the dark Murray Buttes in the foreground, the lighter-toned Murray formation beyond them, and the summit of Aeolis Mons (“Mount Sharp”) in the distance.
September 20, 2016
It’s hard to… Continue reading
Mars poses with the stars, Antares and M4
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Wandering through this stunning field of view, Mars really is in front of these colorful cosmic clouds.
The mosaic contructed from telescopic images is about 5 degrees (10 full moons) across. It… Continue reading
Cassini’s awe-inspiring view of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io
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How big is Jupiter’s moon Io? The most volcanic body in the Solar System, Io (usually pronounced “EYE-oh”) is 3,600 kilometers in diameter, about the size of… Continue reading
Cassini’s coming collision with Saturn
Aug. 1, 2016
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What’s behind Saturn? The first answer is the camera itself, perched on the Cassini spacecraft currently orbiting behind the planet with the most grand ring system in our… Continue reading
‘Built like an armored tank’, Juno swoops through debris, radiation in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere
July 4, 2016
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft, on July 4, 2016, headed in for a close look at the largest planet in our solar system. / NASA art
NASA’s Juno spacecraft was to fire its… Continue reading
Juno, on July 4, will fire engine, orbit Jupiter’s poles at cloud-top level
After nearly a five-year journey, Juno enjoys a perspective on Jupiter not often seen, even by spacecraft from Earth that usually swing by closer to Jupiter’s equator.
Credit: NASA, JPL, Juno Mission.
Looking down toward the ruling gas giant from… Continue reading
The view from beyond Pluto
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The night side of Pluto spans this shadowy scene. The space-based view with the Sun behind the distant world was captured by New Horizons last July.
The… Continue reading
Mercury takes 7.5 hours to transit the sun
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On May 9, the diminutive disk of Mercury spent about seven and a half hours crossing in front of the Sun as viewed from the general vicinity of Earth.
It was the… Continue reading
Meanwhile, on Mars it’s just another day, but where does Curiosity go for a tire change?
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Where is NASA’s rover Curiosity going on Mars? Its geographical goals are on the slopes of Mount Sharp, whose peak is seen in the background on the right.
A key scientific… Continue reading
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