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. 

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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 

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:

Apollo Command and Service Module.

n-a-s-a:

Galileo being deployed during the STS 34 flight.

laughingsquid:

Spaceport America, The World’s First Private Commercial Spaceport

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

thedailywhat:

Astronomy Photo of the Day: Photographer Anton Jankovoy captured this stellar shot of the Milky Way in the skies over the Annapurna section of the Himalayas — a massif with a peak elevation of over 8,000 meters.

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n-a-s-a:

Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn’s Enceladus 

dvdp:

earth at night and sunrise from the ISS HD timelapse

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Robot Works While ISS Astronauts Sleep
first repair job of Dextre - the Canadian Space Agency’s robotic handyman