moderation:

Is This Proof of Life on Mars?
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The Curiosity rover is currently on its way to Mars, scheduled to make a dramatic landing within Gale Crater in mid-August and begin its hunt for the geologic signatures of a watery, life-friendly past. S…

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…

Hubble Peers Deeply into the Eagle Nebula
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has once more turned its attention towards the magnificent Eagle Nebula (Messier 16). This picture shows the northwestern part of the region, well away from the centre, and …

beyond-the-horizons:

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

the-star-stuff:

What Space Looks Like to Kids
It’s great to see how the kids pictured out the “Space.” Don’t forget to view the whole gallery here. 
Images: Space Foundation

Early NACA human computers at work
by Euclid vanderKroew
The women of the Computer Department at NACA [National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics] High-Speed Flight Research Station are shown busy with test flight calculations.
The computers under th…

ennieox:

Images from Mars OdysseyOn 7 April 2001, Mars Odyssey was launched as part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program.It has mapped the amount and distribution of chemical elements and minerals that make up the martian surface, monitored atmospheri…