ginnysgirl:

Earth From Mars by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on Flickr.

unknownskywalker:

Some stars capture rogue planets
New research suggests that billions of stars in our galaxy have captured rogue planets that once roamed interstellar space. The nomad worlds, which were kicked out of the star systems in which they fo…

sunrec:

The First Images and Video Footage from Outer Space, 1946-1959

In October 1946, American scientists, working in White Sands, New Mexico, shot a V-2 missile 65 miles into the air. The missile (originally designed by the Nazis during World Wa…

angwe:

(via APOD: 2012 April 6 – Venus and the Sisters)
Venus here is in conjunction with the Pleiades. The diffraction spikes are from the shape of the aperture of the lens used for the shot.
Image Credit & Copyright: Fred Espenak (Bifrost Astrono…

the-star-stuff:

Terrestrial Planets
Also known as rocky planets, these bodies are composed primarily of rock and metal and have very high densities. They also tend to be relatively small in size and have slow periods of rotation. The terrestrial p…

beyond-the-horizons:

Io: Moon Over Jupiter 
http://apod.nasa.gov

itsfullofstars:

Villain in disguise: Jupiter’s role in impacts on Earth
Jupiter is often credited for shielding Earth from catastrophic asteroid and comet impacts. But new simulations of the influence of gas giant planets in solar systems casts doub…