Video Credit: Gateway to Astronaut Photography, NASA ; Compilation: David Peterson (YouTube); Music: Freedom Fighters (Two Steps from Hell) Explanation: Many wonders are visible when flying over the Earth at night. A compilation of such visual spectacles was captured recently from the International Space Station (ISS) and set to rousing music. Passing below are …
Scientists may have discovered the first meteorite from Mercury. The green rock found in Morocco last year may be the first known visitor from the solar system’s innermost planet, according to meteorite scientist Anthony Irving, who unveiled the new findings this month at the 44th annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas. …
The Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array, or ALMA, is already producing amazing science results. To see the telescope up close at an altitude of 16,500 feet (5,000 meters) is even more incredible. This high-precision instrument on top of the world is truly one of the most impressive sights that I have ever seen. So what’s …
4-Billion-Pixel Panorama Lets You Explore Mars As If You Were Standing Next To Curiosity Mars Gigapixel Panorama – Curiosity rover: Martian solar days 136-149 in The World
A map detailing the oldest light in our Universe has been released by the European Space Agency (ESA), revealing previously unknown features that “challenge the foundations of our current understanding of the Universe”. The incredible image is based on 15 and a half months of data captured by ESA’s Planck space telescope, whose mission it …
