Archive for September, 2011

Galaxy caught blowing bubbles
Hubble spots huge glowing bubbles of hot gas in a strange dwarf galaxy.

Astronaut’s view of Earth’s aurora
Brilliant aurora bathes our planet in a green glow in this video from the Space Station.

Earth from Space – Sand dunes
Huge dunes dot the desert near the borders of China, Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan.

Hubble’s replacement put to the test
James Webb Space Telescope gets a taste of space in NASA’s vacuum test chamber.

Earth from Space – Åland Islands
Archipelago of thousands of islands dots the waters between Sweden and Finland.

Satellite re-entry poses no danger
NASA satellite about to burn up in the atmosphere is no threat to life or property.

Moon sinks into the gloom
Astronaut’s view of the Moon sinking below Earth’s horizon.

New way of looking at the sky
Australian astronomy centre will take a ‘big picture’ approach to studying the cosmos.

Australia from Space – The Blue Mountains
Satellite photo shows the dramatic landscape of the mountains west of Sydney.

Rare view of Earth and Moon
Jupiter-bound spacecraft looks back at its home world and its nearest neighbour.