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
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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
Good Night From Space
Good Night From Space Earth’s thin atmosphere stands out against the blackness of space in this photo taken on Aug. 31, 2015 by astronaut Scott Kelly on board the International Space Station. via NASA http://ift.tt/1PJ9YxN
Western Wildfire Smoke Has Drifted Over the Atlantic
Western Wildfire Smoke Has Drifted Over the Atlantic Smoke from the treacherous western wildfires has wafted across country and out to sea. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MXEkxm
Signs of Katrina Linger in the Marshes
Signs of Katrina Linger in the Marshes Ten years after making landfall, scars from Hurricane Katrina still linger. via NASA http://ift.tt/1MSLi6M
Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Corrals the Supply of Fresh Fruit
Astronaut Kjell Lindgren Corrals the Supply of Fresh Fruit NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren corrals the supply of fresh fruit that arrived on the Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5.) via NASA http://ift.tt/1hI2yjP
Stark Beauty of Supersonic Shock Waves
Stark Beauty of Supersonic Shock Waves Updating a 150-year-old German photography technique, NASA and the U.S. Air Force released what’s called a „schlieren“ image of the shock wave from a supersonic aircraft. via NASA http://ift.tt/1fFScyS
The Lonely Mountain
The Lonely Mountain NASA’s Dawn spacecraft spotted this tall, conical mountain on Ceres from a distance of 915 miles (1,470 kilometers). via NASA http://ift.tt/1IcpgoZ
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