NASA Mars Rover Snaps Its 1st Color Photo on Red Planet
NASA’s Curiosity rover snapped its first color photo of the north wall and rim of Gale Crater using its Mars Hand Lens Imager, or MAHLI. [Full Story]
Amazing Perseid Meteor Shower Photos of 2012
Veteran astrophotographer Roberto Porto snapped this spectacular view of a Perseid meteor over Mount Tiede National Park in the Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa on Aug. 11, 2012 during the peak of the 2012 Perseid meteor shower. The Milky Way and rock arch Zapata de la Reina (Queen's Shoe) are visible. [Full Photo Gallery]
NASA Space Shuttles Meet Nose-to-Nose for Final Time
Shuttles Atlantis and Endeavour paused briefly for nose-to-nose photos as they were moved between the Vehicle Assembly Building and orbiter processing facility at the Kennedy Space Center. [Full Story]
Simply (Not) Red
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope took this close-up of the outskirts of the Tarantula Nebula. The bright wispy structures signal an environment rich in ionized hydrogen gas. In reality these appear red, but the various and filters and exposures of this image make the gas appear green. These regions contain recently formed stars emitting powerful ultraviolet radiation ionizing the gas around them. [See more images.]
Massive Solar Loop on Sun Captured by Photographer
A gigantic plasma loop protrudes from the sun in this magnificent amateur astronomy image. Astrophotographer J. P. Brahic captured this photo from France on July 19, 2012. [Full Story]
Amazing NASA Videos Capture Drama of Mars Rover Landing
Two new videos let viewers relive the Mars rover Curiosity’s daring Red Planet landing on Aug. 5, 2012. [Full Story]
Millions of Black Holes Seen by WISE Telescope (Photos)
The entire sky as mapped by WISE at infrared wavelengths is shown here, with an artist's concept of the WISE satellite superimposed. Image released August 29, 2012. [Full Photo Gallery]
'Blue Moon' of 2012: See the First Photos
The first photos are starting to appear from today's (Aug. 31) blue moon, the last such sight until 2015. [Full Photo Gallery]
Stunning Mars Photo Shows Curiosity Rover's Tracks from Space
NASA's newest Mars rover Curiosity is taking its first tentative drives across the Martian surface and leaving tracks that have been spotted all the way from space in a spectacular photo snapped by an orbiting spacecraft. [Full Story]
Northern Lights Blaze Up After Big Sun Storm
Skywatchers around the world were wowed by the northern lights show produced by a recent solar storm. [Full Story]
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