Monthly Archive: April 2017
In 2008, NASA Cassini spacecraft discovered a hidden ocean beneath the surface of Saturn’s moon, Enceladus. Now, scientists have found molecular hydrogen, one more essential ingredient that may support life, in its jets.
The Bubble Nebula or NGC 7635 is located in the Cassiopeia and is 7,100 light-years away from our planet. The Nebula is seven light-years wide and is famous for its vivid colorful images.
Using the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Voyager 2 probe, scientists have spotted auroras on the seventh planet of our Solar System, Uranus. The auroras are detected around the planet’s south pole.
Stargazers are able to observe the bright Jupiter with a full moon in the night sky. They come very close to each other, reaching the distance of only 2 degrees. The April’s full moon...
The following time-lapse video shows an incredible view of Europe and its bright lights by night. The video is made from the International Space Station (ISS) in March, 2017.
The following time-lapse video shows a stunning view of the northern lights captured from Iceland. Their magnificent dance is caught by an astrophotographer Kun Xu the last month.
The following time-lapse video contains the images taken from Blanchetown, South Australia. The video is created by an astrophotographer Richie Flesfadar.
In their search for habitable planets, scientists have detected Venus-like planet in a nearby solar system. Actually, the newly found exoplanet is more similar to Earth in terms of size and density. But, by...
The following video shows the third Jupiter’s moon, Io, and its volcanic surface. Io is the most active space body in our Solar System, in terms of volcanic activity. Namely, it contains more than...
Twenty years after its launching, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft nears its ‘grand finale’. Namely, Cassini will enter into its latest phase on April 26. The spacecraft will dive into a gap in Saturn’s rings.
The following time-lapse video consists of images of the Milky Way taken from New Zealand. Creator of the video is an astrophotographer, Mark Gee.
Using the NASA/ ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope, scientists are trying to find out a stellar survivor in supernova explosion N103B. The explosion belongs to Type Ia supernovae and is located in the Large Magellanic...
The following time-lapse video consists of images of the Milky Way that were captured on Nyepi Day or so-called day of silence. That day is dedicated to complete silence that includes switching the lights...
Using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), scientists got new insights about Martian steep slopes. Namely, they have found that deposits of rocks in Mars’ gullies had once contained ice.