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- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 23rd, 2015
Astronomers See Stellar Nursery 5,500 Light-Years Away
This nebula measures about 15 light-years across
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 8th, 2015
NASA Releases Gorgeous View of the ISS Transiting the Sun
The view was obtained last Sunday, September 6
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 6th, 2015
ESA Releases New View of Comet 67P/C-G
The comet was imaged by the space agency's Rosetta probe
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 28th, 2015
ESO Releases Gorgeous View of Insanely Hot Nebula
The star forming cloud goes by the name of RCW 34
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 21st, 2015
Medusa Nebula Looks Positively Stunning in New ESO Space Image
This view of the Medusa Nebula was delivered by ESO's Very Large Telescope in northern Chile's Atacama Desert
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 4th, 2015
Iconic Pillars of Creation Imaged in 3D for the First Time Ever
The Pillars of Creation sit in the Eagle Nebula some 7,000 light-years away, will disappear in about 3 million years
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 29th, 2015
Saturn's Moon Hyperion Can Easily Be Mistaken for a Sea Sponge
Gorgeously detailed image produced by the Cassini spacecraft shows the celestial body is oddly porous
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 27th, 2015
Here's What the Curiosity Rover Looks like to the Mars Orbiter
Scientists release space image showing NASA's Curiosity rover parked in a valley on the surface of the Red Planet
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 10th, 2015
ESA Astronomers Revisit Stunning Space Image of Exploded Star
The image, delivered by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the distant and freakishly old Veil Nebula
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 28th, 2015
Comet Lovejoy Looks Stunning in New Space Image
The image, obtained with the help of the Dark Energy Camera, was shared with the public just yesterday
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 13th, 2015
Exploded, Torn-Apart Star Resembles Blooming Cosmic Flower
The exploded star, located within our home galaxy, was imaged with the help of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 11th, 2015
Mars' South Polar Ice Cap Looks like a Space Cappuccino
The red- and brown-hued landscapes in this corner of the planet look just like chocolate and caramel
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 10th, 2015
Hubble Sees Seriously Creepy Smiley Face in Outer Space
The smiley face has two orange eyes and a white button nose, some say it looks like a cosmic emoticon
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 29th, 2015
Super Awesome Cometary Globule Looks like a Vicious Cosmic Beast
The cometary globule, located at a distance of about 1,300 light-years from our planet, goes by the name of CG4
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 14th, 2015
First Massive Solar Flare of 2015 Shines Insanely Bright in NASA Image
Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation, can upset GPS and communications signals on Earth when too intense
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 12th, 2015
Phytoplankton Bloom Near Alaska Revealed in Satellite Image
The image was obtained with the help of the Landsat 8 satellite, NASA scientists released it just a few days ago
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- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 6th, 2015
Astronomers Release Bird's-Eye View of the Andromeda Galaxy
The image, obtained with the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, comprises over 100 million stars