Tag: Outer Solar System

The Cycle of Water Ice at Comet 67P/Churyumov–GerasimenkoThe Cycle of Water Ice at Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

September 24, 2015| Gary| 0 Comment| 1:08 pm

<a href="http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2015/09/the_water-ice_cycle_of_rosetta_s_comet/15614542-3-eng-GB/The_water-ice_cycle_of_Rosetta_s_comet_large.jpg" target="_blank"></a> ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence for a daily water-ice cycle on and near the surface of comets. Comets are celestial bodies comprising a mixture of dust and ices,

Spots on Ceres Continue to Mystify in Latest ImagesSpots on Ceres Continue to Mystify in Latest Images

June 24, 2015| Gary| 0 Comment| 2:02 pm

The closer we get to Ceres, the more intriguing the distant dwarf planet becomes. New images of Ceres from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft provide more clues about its mysterious bright spots,

What Makes the Depressions That Hold Titan’s Seas and Lakes?What Makes the Depressions That Hold Titan’s Seas and Lakes?

June 18, 2015| Gary| 0 Comment| 12:30 pm

<a href="http://www.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2015/06/lakes_and_seas_on_titan/15456024-1-eng-GB/Lakes_and_seas_on_Titan.jpg" target="_blank"></a> Saturn’s moon Titan is home to seas and lakes filled with liquid hydrocarbons, but what makes the depressions they lie in? A new study suggests that the moon’s

The Cosmos Seems to Be Awash With WaterThe Cosmos Seems to Be Awash With Water

April 7, 2015| Gary| 0 Comment| 5:18 pm

As NASA missions explore our solar system and search for new worlds, they are finding water in surprising places. Water is but one piece of our search for habitable planets

Japan Launches Hayabusa2 Asteroid MissionJapan Launches Hayabusa2 Asteroid Mission

December 5, 2014| Gary| 0 Comment| 3:33 pm

On Dec. 3, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched its Hayabusa2 mission to rendezvous with an asteroid, land a small probe plus three mini rovers on its surface,

All NASA Mars Orbiters Healthy After Comet Siding Spring FlybyAll NASA Mars Orbiters Healthy After Comet Siding Spring Flyby

October 20, 2014| Gary| 0 Comment| 11:05 am

All three NASA orbiters around Mars confirmed their healthy status Sunday after each took shelter behind Mars during a period of risk from dust released by a passing comet. Mars Odyssey,

New Horizons Spacecraft Reaches Neptune Orbit Crossing MilestoneNew Horizons Spacecraft Reaches Neptune Orbit Crossing Milestone

August 26, 2014| Gary| 0 Comment| 4:31 pm

NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has traversed the orbit of Neptune. This is its last major crossing en route to becoming the first probe to make a close

A Real Find – Carl Sagan’s 1977 Royal Institution Christmas LecturesA Real Find – Carl Sagan’s 1977 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

May 1, 2014| Gary| 0 Comment| 8:24 pm

I remember being glued to the TV just after Christmas in 1977 as Carl Sagan delivered that years’s Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. This was in the days before Video Cassette

New Detailed Geologic Map of GanymedeNew Detailed Geologic Map of Ganymede

February 13, 2014| Gary| 0 Comment| 12:06 pm

More than 400 years after its discovery by astronomer Galileo Galilei, the largest moon in the solar system – Jupiter’s moon Ganymede – has finally claimed a spot

Comet ISON Seen by Amateur AstronomersComet ISON Seen by Amateur Astronomers

September 25, 2013| Gary| 0 Comment| 11:08 am

A useful point of comparison is Comet Lovejoy, which put on a grand show after it brushed the sun in 2011. People in the southern

Recommended Astronomy DVDs, Blu-Rays and 4K UHD Blu-Rays
Updated: January 14th, 2025. Stuck for something to watch on TV of an evening? Then why not load up an astronomy or […]
4-Billion-Year-Old Relic From the Early Solar System Is Headed This Way
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The […]
Hubble Space Telescope Finds the Most Distant Star Ever Seen
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has established an extraordinary new benchmark: detecting the light of a star that […]
The Lessons Learned From a Simulated Asteroid Strike Over Europe
In an alternate reality playing out at this year’s international Planetary Defense Conference, a fictional asteroid […]
Teachers: Apply Now to the ESA Teach With Space Online Conference
Register now for ESA’s first-ever virtual teacher conference! Over the course of three days, from 6 to 8 July 2021, ESA […]
First Panoramic View of Mars at Perseverance Rover Landing Site
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Feb. 21, […]
NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Show Us More Stars at Higher Resolution
...And Here’s What That Means for Astronomy... Early observations of stars in the local universe will pave the way for […]
Animations of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing
This video depicts key events during entry, descent, and landing that will occur when NASA’s Perseverance rover lands […]
NASA Is Providing Spanish-Language Coverage for the Livestream of the December 14 Solar Eclipse
NASA will provide live coverage on Monday, Dec. 14, of a solar eclipse that will pass over South America, treating […]
NASA Names Artemis Team of Astronauts Eligible for Early Moon Missions
NASA has selected 18 astronauts from its corps to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next astronaut […]

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