Tag: cosmos

June 30, 2016 at 1:54 pm

Auroras Larger Than Earth Spotted Over Jupiter

Auroras Larger Than Earth Spotted Over Jupiter

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed giant, vivid auroras on the poles of the Solar System’s largest planet

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June 1, 2016 at 11:07 am

Picture of the Day: Stargazing from the International Space Station

Picture of the Day: Stargazing from the International Space Station

With the Earth below and Milky Way above, the views from the ISS never get old

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May 23, 2016 at 1:47 pm

The Entire Universe Explained in 4 Glorious Minutes

The Entire Universe Explained in 4 Glorious Minutes

Everything you wanted to know about the Universe in 4 funny and informative minutes

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May 11, 2016 at 11:19 am

This Rare Mercury Transit Timelapse Really Puts the Colossal Size of Our Sun in Perspective

This Rare Mercury Transit Timelapse Really Puts the Colossal Size of Our Sun in Perspective

Mercury is roughly 1/3 the size of Earth and you can fit about 1.3 million Earths inside the Sun…

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May 4, 2016 at 1:10 pm

Picture of the Day: Saturn’s Little Water World

Picture of the Day: Saturn's Little Water World

The water-world Enceladus appears here to sit atop Saturn’s rings like a drop of dew upon a leaf

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April 21, 2016 at 5:06 pm

Picture of the Day: Your Car Photo is Inferior

Picture of the Day: Your Car Photo is Inferior

Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene Cernan looking like a boss on this lunar rover. Taken December 11, 1972

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April 19, 2016 at 10:22 am

NASA Releases Jaw Dropping Footage of Aurora Borealis in Ultra HD 4K

NASA Releases Jaw Dropping Footage of Aurora Borealis in Ultra HD 4K

Marvel at the cosmic beauty of Aurora Borealis from space with this compilation of timelapses shot in stunning ultra HD 4K

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April 13, 2016 at 10:50 am

Navid Baraty is Creating Fictional Space Scenes by Scanning Food on a Photo Scanner

Navid Baraty is Creating Fictional Space Scenes by Scanning Food on a Photo Scanner

Spice: The Final Frontier. Planet and moon = pancakes. Background = olive oil, flour, cinnamon, cumin, seasoned salt

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March 24, 2016 at 8:54 pm

Picture of the Day: Jupiter’s Moon Io Casts a Shadow as It Transits Jupiter

Picture of the Day: Jupiter's Moon Io Casts a Shadow as It Transits Jupiter

Did you know Io’s shadow sails across the face of Jupiter at 38,000 mph (17 kilometers per second)!

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February 12, 2016 at 12:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Aurora Borealis Over the Pacific Northwest

Picture of the Day: Aurora Borealis Over the Pacific Northwest

Astronaut Scott Kelly snapped this amazing photo of aurora borealis over the pacific northwest on January 20, 2016, while aboard the ISS

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