Space is Beautiful

From a Million Miles Away, a Camera Aboard NASA's DISCOVR Spacecraft Shows the Moon Crossing the Face of the Earth

NASA visualization of a black hole

The clearest picture of Mars ever taken

Last pic of Earth taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft before it went on a death dive into Saturn

Hubble captures vivid auroras in Jupiter's atmosphere

This is Antares. Its 800 times bigger than our sun and 550 lightyears away. The light on this pictures is over 500 years old.

 

New image of Mars from the Mars Express

Bruce McCandless II, is seen further away from the confines and safety of his ship than any previous astronaut had ever been. After a series of test maneuvers inside and above Challenger's payload bay, McCandless went "free-flying" to a distance of 320 feet away from the Orbiter.

Saturn's Hexagon

The Rose of Saturn. This is a false-color image taken by Cassini. It’s at Saturn’s North Pole, and is about 2000 km across.

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