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More Amazing High Speed Images and Video of Sprite Lightning 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Red sprite lightning seen over Nebraska on August 12, 2013. Credit and copyright: Jason Ahrns. When we first checked in with graduate student and astrophotographer Jason Ahrns earlier this month, he ...
Titan Has a Fancy Collar 26 Aug 2013 | 10:18 pm
UV image of Titan acquired by Cassini on April 13 (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI) As high summer slowly but steadily approaches on Saturn, Cassini is opening a window to the seasonal changes that occur not on...
‘TransFormers’ Could Beam Light Into Permanently Shadowed Craters 26 Aug 2013 | 08:17 pm
A crater on Mercury at the edge of the larger Oskison crater located in the plains north of Caloris basin. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Wash...
“Tranquility Base:” Original Song Honors Neil Armstrong on the Anniversary of his Death 26 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
Apollo 11 moonwalker Neil Armstrong died on Aug. 25, 2012 at age 82, and NASA has posted a video tribute with an original song “Tranquility Base” by songwriter Eric Brace. Fittingly, the video starts ...
Your Guide To When, Where and How To See The Aurora Borealis 26 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
A beautiful display of the aurora borealis on June 6, 2013. The light trail across the top is the International Space Station; an airplane is off to the left. Credit: Bob King As an amateur astronome...
Astrophoto: Double Rainbow All the Way Across the Observatory 25 Aug 2013 | 10:16 pm
A double rainbow spans above Planetario Alfa observatory in Mexico on August 24, 2013. Credit and copyright: César Cantú. Astrophotographer César Cantú was in the right place at the right time this w...
Weekly Space Hangout – Aug. 23, 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 11:59 pm
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An Illustrative Explanation Of Our Solar System 23 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
The Solar System: Our Home in Space (screenshot) © Philipp Dettmer Information Design The Solar System: it’s our home in space, the neighborhood that we all grew up in and where — unless we figure ou...
Major Volcanic Eruption Seen on Jupiter’s Moon Io 23 Aug 2013 | 07:36 pm
Voyager 1 acquired this image of Io on March 4, 1971. An enormous volcanic explosion can be seen silhouetted against dark space over Io’s bright limb. Credit: NASA/JPL. Recent observations of Jupiter...
A New Look at NASA’s Asteroid Capture Plan 23 Aug 2013 | 06:10 pm
This concept image shows an astronaut retrieving a sample from the captured asteroid. Credit: NASA. NASA has released some new photos and video animations outlining the concept of how their planned a...
