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 …
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 …
The Pleiades (Messier 45), in Taurus, are an impressive sight with any or no optical aid. Akira Fujii By: Kelly Beatty, Sky & Telescope, August 28, 2014 A new measurement, made using radio interferometry, argues that the distance to the Pleiades star cluster measured by ESA’s Hipparcos satellite is decidedly wrong — and that …
VST snaps a very detailed view of the Pinwheel Galaxy The new picture is among the most detailed wide-field views of this object ever taken and shows the many glowing red gas clouds in the spiral arms with particular clarity. The VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Paranal Observatory in Chile …
