The amazing surface of the Jovian moon Europa, as captured by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft. NASA / JPL / SETI Institute A newly processed image from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft shows Europa’s breathtaking beauty and tortured surface in greater detail than ever before. A close look at the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa reveals a stunning …
Australian amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley took these composite images of Uranus on September 19th and October 2nd, showing the dramatic appearance of a bright storm on a planet that normally displays only a diffuse bright polar region. The color is from RGB filters, but the spot appears in infrared. Anthony Wesley Amateur astronomers have confirmed …
NASA’s Stereo A and B spacecraft circle the Sun in orbits very similar to Earth’s. This plot shows their location on November 21, 2014. NASA / JPL Horizons Despite rescue efforts, no one has heard from one of two NASA spacecraft on the far side of the Sun since October 1st. Solar physicists always worry …
The HAC Committee members are(back from left): Peter Harvey, Derek Duckitt, Jenny Moris, Johan Retief, Lynette Geldenhuys and Fanie Lombard. Front: Pierre de Villiers (chairperson) and Deon Krige. Absent: Laura Norris. photo: jan-hendrik coetzer By Jan-Hendrik Coetzer Photo : jan-hendrik coetzer 2014-11-28 Prof Patrick Woudt, incoming head of the University of Cape Town’s(UCT) Department of …
An artist’s portrayal of the moment when Rosetta’s Philae lander touches down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. ESA / ATG medialab – Days from now, the Philae lander will drop onto Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. In the meantime, the “mother ship” Rosetta is watching the icy nucleus — and smelling the mix of gases escaping from it. In less …
