The thin line of Earth’s atmosphere and the blackness of space are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 24 crew member on the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA View original image/caption: spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-24/html/… More about space station science: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html There’s a Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ [...]
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Ariane 5 is the European space industry’s warhorse, and continues to successfully put payloads into orbit. Soon new rockets will join a stable that already dominates the market, and increase Ariane’s competitivity. 2011 will be the year of the launchers…. www.euronews.net
PRESS RELEASEDate Released: Wednesday, January 4, 2012Source: European Southern Observatory The Smoky Pink Core of the Omega Nebula A new image of the Omega Nebula, captured by ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), is one of the sharpest of this object ever taken from the ground. It shows the dusty, rose-coloured central parts of this famous [...]
eso1201 — Photo Release 4 January 2012 A new image of the Omega Nebula, captured by ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), is one of the sharpest of this object ever taken from the ground. It shows the dusty, rose-coloured central parts of this famous stellar nursery and reveals extraordinary detail in the cosmic landscape of [...]