Description:NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft captured this image on January 14, 2008, during its closest approach to Mercury. The image reveals a variety of intriguing surface features, including craters as small as 300 yards across. The image also shows...
Topics: Carnegie Institution of Washington, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Mercury, MESSENGER, NASA, Planets, Space Fotos

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Credit: Andrew Fruchter (STScI) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA Explanation: In 1787, astronomer William Herschel discovered the Eskimo Nebula. From the ground, NGC 2392 resembles a person’s head surrounded by a parka hood. In 2000, the Hubble Space.
Topics: Andrew Fruchter, Deep Space, Eskimo Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, NASA, NGC 2392, Space Fotos, STScI, WFPC2

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Credit:ESO,L. Calçada, Alan SternDescription:We passed the milestone of being one-third of the distance to Pluto last year, but today — March 19, 2009 — after 38 months and almost 2 billion kilometers of flight, New Horizons has completed precisely..
Topics: Alan Stern, artist's illustration, ESO, L. Calcada, New Horizons, Planets, Pluto, Space Fotos

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Additional ImagesFull Size1600 x 12001024 x 768800 x 600Description:During the STS-119 mission’s first spacewalk, astronauts Richard Arnold and Steve Swanson (out of frame) connected bolts to permanently attach the S6 truss segment to S5. The...
Topics: Beta Gimbal Assemblies, Earth, International Space Station, NASA, Planets, Richard Arnold, S6 Truss, Space Fotos, Spacewalk, Steve Swanson, STS-119

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Credit:NASA/JPL/University of ArizonaDescription:Mars’ seasonal cap of carbon dioxide ice (dry ice) has eroded many beautiful terrains as it sublimates (goes directly from ice to vapor) every spring. In this region we see troughs that form a starburst..
Topics: HiRISE, JPL, Mars, NASA, Planets, Space Fotos, University of Arizona

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