Time and Space

dvdp:

April 21, the 2012 Lyrid meteor shower peaked in the skies over Earth

Ok, this is awesome.

(via 4gifs)

n-a-s-a:

A Hole in Mars

Credit: NASA, JPL, U. Arizona

Explanation: Black spots have been discovered on Mars that are so dark that nothing inside can be seen. Quite possibly, the spots are entrances to deep underground caves capable of protecting Martian life, were it to exist. The unusual hole pictured above was found on the slopes of the giant Martian volcano Arsia Mons. 

gmunk:

heyoscarwilde:

OMG SPACE is a project by designer Margot Trudell ”to communicate to people what we’ve managed to accomplish in space exploration in simple terms”.  

View all (ready to print) planet infographics at silent-t.com/projects/omgspace

via omgspace.net 

britneys-unicorn:

Time Lapse Images of Earth at Night Taken From the International Space Station

dvdp:

The Milky Way and Storms over Africa
view from ISS, 2011-12-29 (over central Africa to Madagascar)

n-a-s-a:

Retrograde Mars

Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel (TWAN)

Explanation: Why would Mars appear to move backwards? Most of the time, the apparent motion of Mars in Earth’s sky is in one direction, slow but steady in front of the far distant stars. About every two years, however, the Earth passes Mars as they orbit around the Sun. During the most recent such pass over the last year, the proximity of Mars made the red planet appear larger and brighter than usual. Also during this time, Mars appeared to move backwards in the sky, a phenomenon called retrograde motion. Pictured above is a series of images digitally stacked so that all of the stars images coincide.

n-a-s-a:

Metal on the Plains of Mars

Credit: Mars Exploration Rover Mission

laughingsquid:

NASA Researchers Release Highest Resolution Map Ever of the Moon

This has been going around a lot lately, but I had to post it. Amazing images from the ISS.

n-a-s-a:

Apollo Command and Service Module.

n-a-s-a:

Galileo being deployed during the STS 34 flight.

dvdp:

“A wide field meteor camera at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center recorded this spectacular meteor breaking up in Earth’s atmosphere on Sept. 30, 2011, 8:37 p.m. EDT. Also visible is a star-like object moving slowly toward the upper middle of the field of view — the upper stage of the Zenit booster that launched the Russian Cosmos 2219 intelligence satellite back in 1992. Orbiting 500 miles above Earth, this empty rocket body can get bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye.”

laughingsquid:

The Aurora Seen From The International Space Station

dvdp:

Hundreds of pictures of Earth, each taken at about 6AM , showing the terminator - the day/night line - over the course of one year (2010sep-2011sep).
Taken by METEOSAT-9 Earth-observing satellite.

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory