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Stunning New Photo of Nebula for Hubble's Birthday
Horsehead Nebula The Hubble Telescope captured a stunning new photo of the Horsehead Nebula in infrared light in April, 2013. It looks through veils of dust to reveal the Nebula's hidden features. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a spectacular new image of an iconic nebula to celebrate its 23 years of peering deep into the heavens. The Hubble observatory, which launched on April 24, 1990, captured theHorsehead Nebulain infrared light, peering through obscuring veils of dust to reveal the...
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Ingredient for Life Common on Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa
These global views of Jupiter's icy moon Europa were captured by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in June 1997. The image on the left shows Europa in natural color, while the right-side image has enhanced colors to bring out subtle color differences to show differences between pure water ice (white and bluish white) and non-ice components (red, brown and yellow spots). (NASA/JPL/University of Arizona ) A potential energy source for life appears to be common on Jupiter's icy moon Europa, a new...
New Private Rocket Maiden Flight Postponed
New York City A minute and a half after the launch, the rocket should be visible from Manhattan. (Photo courtesy of Orbital) WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — A private company contracted by NASA to make supply runs to the International Space Station scrubbed a Wednesday test launch of an unmanned rocket, saying cables linked to the rocket's second stage apparently detached too early in blustery winds. (PHOTOS: ) The towering Antares rocket had been scheduled to blast off Wednesday afternoon from...
Sun Unleashes Most Powerful Solar Flare of Year
A look at a powerful M6.5 class flare, the strongest of 2013 at the time, at 3:16 EDT on April 11, 2013. This image shows a combination of light in wavelengths of 131 and 171 Angstroms. (NASA/SDO) The most powerful solar flare of the year erupted from the sun Thursday, sparking a temporary radio blackout on Earth, NASA officials say. The solar flare occurred at 3:16 a.m. EDT and registered as a M6.5-class sun storm, a relatively mid-level flare on...
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