Hubble Snaps Image of Triple Galaxy, as Ordered by the People
Source: Wired News
The Hubble Space Telescope took a closer look at this triple galaxy group on April 1 and 2 after 140,000 people around the world voted on six potential targets. The areas have previously only been photographed by ground-based telescopes.
Image shows incredible quadruple transit on Saturn!
Source: discovermagazine.com
OK, duh, that's Saturn. But you can see four moons crossing its face at the same time! Such an event is pretty rare, and very cool. The moons are (from left to right) Enceladus, Dione, Titan, and Mimas.
Green Comet Approaches Earth
Source: NASA - Science@NASA
Comet Lulin, named after the observatory in Taiwan where the discovery-photo was taken, is now approaching Earth. "It is a green beauty that could become visible to the naked eye any day now," says Ye.
Space Photos this week: Hot, Young Stars and More
Source: National Geographic
January 27, 2009--In this composite image, Chandra X-Ray Observatory data (blue) is combined with visible-light data from the Hubble Space Telescope (red and green) to reveal a divided neighborhood in the nearby M33 galaxy which houses some 200 huge, hot stars.
Ten Views: Galactic Center Imaged
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The Spitzer Space Telescope made this infrared image of the Milky Way's galactic center, which is located 27,000 light-years from Earth.
IYA2009 | From Earth to the Universe
Source: seedmagazine.com
Seed kicks off the International Year of Astronomy with a slideshow of awe-inspiring astronomical snapshots of our universe.
Jupiter's Moon Plays Peekaboo With Hubble
Source: Wired News
The Hubble Space Telescope recently caught this shot of Jupiter's moon Ganymede just before it ducked behind the giant planet. The largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede is an icy rock even bigger than Mercury.
Sharpest Ground-based Image of Jupiter, Ever!
Source: discovermagazine.com
This weird-looking image is the sharpest picture of Jupiter ever taken from the ground. Taken with a device called — are you ready for this? — the Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics Demonstrator (or MAD, in an acronymic stretch), it has a resolution better than Hubble's!
Mimas Rising Over Saturn
Source: www.fileden.com
Just a beautiful video of a moonrise over Saturn... but you'll need a high-speed connection to really enjoy it.
New Moon Map Is Best Ever
Source: space.com
Scientists have created a new map of the south lunar pole with Earth-based telescopes that is 50 times more detailed than the last version, created with data from the Clementine spacecraft in 1994.