Category Archives: Space

Earth seen from Cassini in 2006

SMILE, Cassini to take picture of Earth from Saturn

The Cassini spacecraft which recently celebrated 15 years of success will take a picture of Earth on July 19, 2013. The Earth will appear as a small, pale blue dot between…

Mercury.Imaged by MESSENGER

Crystal Clear Images of Mercury look very Moon like

At a glance this extreamly crisp image may look like Earth’s Moon but it is actually Mercury. The image was taken by the MESSENGER satellites Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS)….

Hubble Image of Planet Formatio

Hubble Uncovers Evidence for Extrasolar Planet Under Construction

(Source NASA) – Nearly 900 extrasolar planets have been confirmed to date, but now for the first time astronomers think they are seeing compelling evidence for a planet under construction…