Hubble Peers into the Heart of a Galactic Maelstrom

Hubble Peers into the Heart of a Galactic Maelstrom This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows Messier 96, a spiral galaxy just over 35 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion). It is the nearest group containing both bright spirals and a bright elliptical galaxy (Messier 105). via NASA http://ift.tt/1i0WuDh

Sept. 3, 1976: Viking 2 Lands on Mars

Sept. 3, 1976: Viking 2 Lands on Mars ​This rocky panoramic scene is the second picture of the Martian surface that was taken by Viking Lander 2 shortly after touchdown on Sept. 3, 1976 at 3:58 p.m. PDT (Earth received time). via NASA http://ift.tt/1Vz1YDo

Rocks Here Sequester Some of Mars‘ Early Atmosphere

Rocks Here Sequester Some of Mars‘ Early Atmosphere This view combines information from two instruments on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to map color-coded composition over the shape of the ground in a small portion of the Nili Fossae plains region of Mars‘ northern hemisphere. via NASA http://ift.tt/1JyvxND

Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea

Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea As the northern hemisphere experiences the heat of summer, ice moves and melts in the Arctic waters and the far northern lands surrounding it. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of sea ice off Greenland on July 16, 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1PuQrkn