kaiyves:

bricabracart:

This was taken Christmas Eve 1968 by the Apollo 8 mission. Our lonely little Earth…

:-)

(via 10 spectacular moons: Jupiter’s Io | MNN - Mother Nature Network)

(via BBC News - In pictures: 2011 as seen from space)

(via INSANELY cool picture of Comet Lovejoy | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine)

discoverynews:

Life Possible On ‘Large Regions’ of Mars

With higher pressures and warmer temperatures beneath the Martian surface, Earth-like microorganisms could thrive.

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kaiyves:

astrotastic:

cordisre:

STS-103 Shuttle Mission Imagery (di NASA)

Glorious.

Fantastic.

kaiyves:

slaves-shall-serve:

Our significance in the Universe.

*nods*

connuh:

there has got to be something living other than us in the universe

(Source: rainbowparoxysm)

crookedindifference:

Voyager 1 Encounters Stagnation Region

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region between our solar system and interstellar space, which scientists are calling the stagnation region. In the stagnation region, the wind of charged particles streaming out from our sun has slowed and turned inward for the first time, our solar system’s magnetic field has piled up and higher-energy particles from inside our solar system appear to be leaking out into interstellar space. This image shows that the inner edge of the stagnation region is located about 113 astronomical units (10.5 billion miles or 16.9 billion kilometers) from the sun. Voyager 1 is currently about 119 astronomical units (11 billion miles or 17.8 billion kilometers) from the sun. The distance to the outer edge is unknown.

cwnl:

Around The World In Space

Made some animated GIFs out of the videos provided below, click on each of the GIF for the titles.

“Remember the amazing night-time timelapse video that James Drake stitched together from space station photos? Well, he’s gone back through the astronaut photographs and created six more videos. They’re shorter… but they’re AMAZING. Daytime, night time, auroras, it’s all there. Check them out via UniverseToday.”

(Source: ikenbot)

cwnl:

Solar Full Disk In Ha

Copyright: Jim Lafferty

(Source: ikenbot)

most unforgettable space shuttle pictures (via Best Space Pictures of 2011: Editors’ Picks)

kaiyves:

scienceisbeauty:

The global  exploration roadmap (click on the image to visit the interactive version at www.nasa.gov)

Human and robotic exploration of destinations such as the Moon, asteroids and Mars will strengthen and enrich humanity’s future, bringing nations together in a common cause, revealing new knowledge, inspiring young people and stimulating technical and commercial innovation on Earth. As more nations undertake space exploration activities, they see the importance of partnering to achieve their objectives.

All together now!