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Say farewell to 2016 with comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

by José Joaquin Galánsábado, diciembre 31, 2016

Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková, captured on October 1st, 2011. Source: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory The little Comet 45P/Honda-M...Read More

Hubble sees a Small Stellar Galaxy in Canes Venatici

by José Joaquin Galánjueves, diciembre 29, 2016

Many years ago on a clear April night of 1789, the renowned astronomer William Herschel while continuing with his unrelenting survey ...Read More

Cassini spacecraft NASA Saturn

Saturn's northern hemisphere basking in Light

by José Joaquin Galánmiércoles, diciembre 28, 2016

Detail of Hexagon: Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute The north pole of Saturn is approaching summer solstice of the r...Read More

Astronomer Dark Matter Vera Rubin

Vera Rubin left us, the astronomer who helped to discover about dark matter

by José Joaquin Galánmartes, diciembre 27, 2016

Vera Cooper Rubin was born on Philadelphia, Pensilvania on July 23 in 1928, sadly she left us last 25 of December in Princeton, New J...Read More

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Diffuse nebula NGC 6357 seen by Chandra

by José Joaquin Galánsábado, diciembre 24, 2016

NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius . The nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark ...Read More

Cassini JPL NASA Pandora

Cassini spacecraft close-up of Saturn's moon Pandora

by José Joaquin Galánviernes, diciembre 23, 2016

This recent image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft is one of the highest-resolution views ever taken of Saturn's moon Pandora. ...Read More

ESA ExoMars Mars Phobos

The ExoMars Orbiter Images Mars’s moon Phobos

by José Joaquin Galánjueves, diciembre 22, 2016

ExoMars first colour image of Phobos The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has imaged the martian moon Phobos , this was done as part of a ...Read More

ESA Galaxy Grus Hubble IC 5201 NASA Southern Skies

Hubble takes a closer look at galaxy IC 5201

by José Joaquin Galánjueves, diciembre 22, 2016

Detail of IC 5201 sits over 40 million light-years away from us. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA In 1900, astronomer Joseph Lunt made...Read More

JPL Juno Jupiter NASA

The Juno spacecraft captures a Jupiter 'Pearl'

by José Joaquin Galánlunes, diciembre 19, 2016

This image, taken by the JunoCam imager on NASA's Juno spacecraft, highlights the seventh of eight features forming a ‘string of ...Read More

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The Belt of Venus

by José Joaquin Galánmiércoles, diciembre 14, 2016

Ever seen a sunset or sunrise with a pink or purple colour? Surely you have seen it, this is the so called Belt of Venus and it might b...Read More

Alcalá de Gudaíra Mars Mercury Observation Venus

Mercury, Venus and Mars on the December evening skies

by José Joaquin Galánmiércoles, diciembre 14, 2016

Marte visible por poco arriba a la izquierda, Venus ne el centro y Mercurio abajo a la izquierda cerca del horizonte. Throughout Decemb...Read More

ESO Galaxy Radio Astronomy

The Radio Galaxy Centaurus A

by José Joaquin Galánsábado, diciembre 10, 2016

This image of FORS2 of Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128, was taken on February 8 2000 and is an example of how frontier science can...Read More

JPL Solar Dynamics Observatory Sun

Solar prominence that bents

by José Joaquin Galánviernes, diciembre 09, 2016

A solar prominence rises from the surface of the Sun on the right side of this image last October 4, we can see this here along the rig...Read More

Cassini spacecraft JPL NASA Saturn

First Saturn images of Cassini’s new Orbit

by José Joaquin Galánjueves, diciembre 08, 2016

The NASA spacecraft, Cassini, is beginning to send to earth the first views of Saturn's atmosphere since beginning the latest phase...Read More

Cassini spacecraft JPL NASA Saturn Titan

First images of Titan Flyby T-125

by José Joaquin Galánmiércoles, diciembre 07, 2016

Cassini is releasing the first images of the recent Flyby T-125 over Saturn’s moon Titan, these are not validated and calibrated which...Read More

ESO Quasars Spectrum VLT

The Fingerprint of the early Universe

by José Joaquin Galánmartes, diciembre 06, 2016

The most massive galaxies in the Universe host supermassive black holes at their centres. These truly colossal black holes chew up s...Read More

Cassini Cassini spacecraft NASA Planetary Science Saturn

Cassini final year

by José Joaquin Galánlunes, diciembre 05, 2016

The Cassini spacecraft is preparing to say goodbye to the ring giant, it has entered its final year of operations, on November 30, NA...Read More

James Webb Telescope NASA NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Testing the main mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

by José Joaquin Galánjueves, diciembre 01, 2016

Before going into space the probes are subjected to rigorous tests and cleaning, such as could be vibrations and sounds tests to ma...Read More

Cerberus Fossae Elysium Planitia Geology Mars

A River of Sand on Mars

by José Joaquin Galánmiércoles, noviembre 30, 2016

River of Sand on Elysium Planitia. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona One dominant processes regarding surface shaping on Mars...Read More

Adamas Labyrinthus ESA Mars Planetary Science

Adamas Labyrinthus in Mars

by José Joaquin Galánmartes, noviembre 29, 2016

Adamas Labyrinthus color image. Credit: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin The adamas Labyrinthus is a system of depressions and elevations which are ...Read More

Hubble Space Telescope Open Cluster Southern Skies Tucana

Hubble Captures The beautiful Cluster NGC 299 in Tucana

by José Joaquin Galánmiércoles, noviembre 23, 2016

The southern constellation of Tucana is home to some spectacular sights, like the Tucana Dwarf Galaxy and 47 Tucanae globular cluster...Read More

Ice Giant Neptune Planet Solar System Uranus

The Ice Giants Planets and their importance

by José Joaquin Galánmartes, noviembre 22, 2016

There are two enigmatic giants in the cold periphery of our solar system, very far away, in fact Uranus is 19 times further than the ea...Read More

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Say farewell to 2016 with comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova

Hubble sees a Small Stellar Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Saturn's northern hemisphere basking in Light

Vera Rubin left us, the astronomer who helped to discover about dark matter

Diffuse nebula NGC 6357 seen by Chandra

Cassini spacecraft close-up of Saturn's moon Pandora

The ExoMars Orbiter Images Mars’s moon Phobos

Hubble takes a closer look at galaxy IC 5201

The Juno spacecraft captures a Jupiter 'Pearl'

The Belt of Venus

Mercury, Venus and Mars on the December evening skies

The Radio Galaxy Centaurus A

Solar prominence that bents

First Saturn images of Cassini’s new Orbit

First images of Titan Flyby T-125

The Fingerprint of the early Universe

Cassini final year

Testing the main mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

A River of Sand on Mars

Adamas Labyrinthus in Mars

Hubble Captures The beautiful Cluster NGC 299 in Tucana

The Ice Giants Planets and their importance

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