Unlike most of images by Cassini, this one is completely different. In this image, Saturn is eclipsing the sun. At the center of the image is the body of the gas giant, which in itself is partially lit by the reflection of light from its ring system.
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Japan’s iSpace HAKUTO-R lander captured this stunning photo in orbit around our Moon while a solar eclipse was occurring on Earth last week. You can see the Moon’s dark shadow passing above Australia as a dark smudge.
International Space Station slips across the Moon's face as it flies by at 8 kilometres per second, gently kissing Tycho crater. That crater is 53 miles wide, so while the station almost looks like it's orbiting the moon, it's actually 1000x closer to us.
📸: Andrew McCarthy
NGC 7496 (MIRI Image)
Scientists are getting their first look with the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s powerful resolution at how the formation of young stars influences the evolution of nearby galaxies.
Japan’s iSpace HAKUTO-R lander captured this stunning photo in orbit around our Moon while a solar eclipse was occurring on Earth last week. You can see the Moon’s dark shadow passing above Australia as a dark smudge.
The Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and in the background the silhouette of the moon. Photo taken from the international space station.
The Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and in the background the silhouette of the moon. Photo taken from the international space station.
Chicago and lake Michigan from space at night, with the aurora Borealis and the Milky Way. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.. By Marcel Clemens.
This is M65, a spiral galaxy roughly 35 million lightyears from Earth which I haven’t seen frequently imaged in detail. I found it beguiling and went after it with my largest telescope in the spring as part of a forthcoming 4 panel mosaic.
This is Andromeda Galaxy, the closest galaxy to our Milky Way. This image was captured by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Surveyor Explorer. Scientists recently discovered that this galaxy will collide with the Milky Way galaxy.
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