Carnival of Space #267
Published September 18, 2012
Carnival of Space
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In Remembrance of 9/11/2001 Tragedy
Published September 11, 2012
Astronaut David R. Scott, commander, gives a military salute while standing beside the deployed U.S. flag during the Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. Image Credit: NASA / James Irwin
On this day of remembrance of the tragic events on September 11th, 2001, let’s take a moment to also remember the great many things the U.S has achieved.
Carnival of Space #266
Published September 10, 2012Carnival of Space
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Carnival of Space #265
Published September 5, 2012Carnival of Space
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Farewell Portrait of Giant Asteroid Vesta
Published September 4, 2012
This simulated flight over Vesta takes the viewer over some of the most intriguing landmarks on the giant asteroid, seen up-close for the first time by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft.
This animation is based on images taken by Dawn’s framing cameras from 2011 to 2012, and Colors have been enhanced.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Bright Superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Published September 3, 2012
This composite image shows a superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located about 160,000 light years from Earth. Image Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Mich./S.Oey, IR: NASA/JPL, Optical: ESO/WFI/2.2-m
The composite image shown above is comprised of X-rays data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue), infrared data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope (red), and optical light from the 2.2-m Max-Planck-ESO telescope (yellow).
Source:Chandra X-Ray Observatory Images