Dione and SaturnDione and Saturn
<p></p> <p>Saturn has many, varied moons – over 60 have been discovered so far. One of the larger ones, Dione, is shown here in this image from the Cassini orbiter, pictured
Tag: Earth And The Moon
Image of Comet Siding Spring Next to MarsImage of Comet Siding Spring Next to Mars
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2014-45-a-web_print.jpg" target="_blank"></a></p> <p>This composite Hubble Space Telescope image (click image for larger view) captures the positions of Comet Siding Spring and Mars in a never-before-seen close passage of
Evidence of Water in Meteorite Revives Debate Over Life on MarsEvidence of Water in Meteorite Revives Debate Over Life on Mars
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>A team of scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has found evidence of past water movement throughout a Martian
JUNO Shoots Movie of Its Earth and Moon FlybyJUNO Shoots Movie of Its Earth and Moon Flyby
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>When NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Earth on Oct. 9, 2013, it received a boost in speed of more than 8,800 mph (about 7.3 kilometer per second), which set
NASA Releases Images of Earth Taken by Cassini and MESSENGERNASA Releases Images of Earth Taken by Cassini and MESSENGER
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>Color and black-and-white images of Earth taken by two NASA interplanetary spacecraft on July 19 show our planet and its moon as bright beacons from millions of miles away
Asteroid 1998 QE2 Moon MovieAsteroid 1998 QE2 Moon Movie
<p>Scientists working with NASA’s 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif., have released a new and improved movie clip of near-Earth asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon. The
Approaching Asteroid 1998 QE2 Has Its Own MoonApproaching Asteroid 1998 QE2 Has Its Own Moon
<p style="text=align:center"><br /> <em>The first radar images of asteroid 1998 QE2 were obtained when the asteroid was about 3.75 million miles (6 million kilometers) from Earth. The radar collage covers a
Asteroid Nine Times Larger Than QE2 to Sail Past Earth Later This MonthAsteroid Nine Times Larger Than QE2 to Sail Past Earth Later This Month
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>On May 31, 2013, asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail serenely past Earth, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance
NASA Researchers Conclude Giant Asteroids Hit Earth Billions of Years AgoNASA Researchers Conclude Giant Asteroids Hit Earth Billions of Years Ago
<p>Research by NASA and international scientists concludes giant asteroids, similar or larger than the one believed to have killed the dinosaurs, hit Earth billions of years ago with more frequency
Mars’ Pit Chains – a Possible Place for Life?Mars’ Pit Chains – a Possible Place for Life?
<p>The latest images released from ESA’s Mars Express reveal a series of ‘pit-chains’ on the flanks of one of the largest volcanoes in the Solar System. Depending on their origin,