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Fomalhaut System, as NASA incorrectly calls this, is clearly a gigantic eye in space looking straight at us. We just call it a giant eye, since we could not decide if it should be attributed to Sauron, Galactus, God or Arnold from Terminator. In any case, the giant star system is massive in size and eye, and seems to have a planet that isn’t really following any course and is the source of curiosity for NASA right now.
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We’ve only recently seen a night-time view of earth as captured by NASA satellites. Well, this is like that, but different. This set shows the same region of the earth, the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula to be specific, and displays what it looks like from space during different phases of the moon cycle. The images were all captured in 2012 and show a nice touch to the moonlit nights of our little blue marble.
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NASA is now showing off its new Space Suit that will probably be pressed into service by around 2015. And well, it seems to be obviously much like Buzz Lightyear’s space suit in Toy Story. NASA’s concerns although weren’t to make the astronauts look adorable, but more in favor of practical advantages. The new suits have a rear entry hatch that lets astronauts just slip in and close the rear hatch.
The sun is huge when compared to the little blue dot in space we call Earth. Solar eruptions can easily be massive beyond the scale and volume of the earth, as these images and the video show. NASA calls it a “long filament of solar material” that was shot out of the sun at more than 900 miles per second.
It’s been a few days since NASA’s Curiosity rover put a step on Mars. The video here shows the rover’s descent on the red planet, as a full HD Video.
On June 5, Venus made a trek across the face of the sun (as seen from earth). That may not sound like much, but it’s a rare celestial event that happens in pairs of eight year gaps, and then again after 105 or 121 years. The last such trek was in 2004, and the next will be visible in 2117. Obviously, most of us would be pushing daisies at that time, but thanks to the power of YouTube and NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, those of us who missed it can still have a look at the rare event.
NASA’s latest rover Curiosity made way to Mars on November 26 this year. The video here is an artistic simulation showing the rover’s journey to the red planet, and what it may see there.
Hurricane Irene is nearly done with its destructive ways and has already been downgraded to a Category 1 Hurricane. NASA has released a set of images showing the hurricane from space. The images were taken by the NOAA GOES-13 satellite.
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When NASA’s Juno spacecraft takes off for Jupiter, it will take along three tiny guests for the huge planet. Going to Jupiter are 1.5-inch high Lego-like minifigs of Roman God Jupiter, his wife Juno, and of Galileo Galilei. The three figurines will travel as part of a joint outreach and educational program between NASA and Lego group. The program is intended to inspire children to explore science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis took off for its final flight to the International Space Station. This launch was the final part of the shuttle program, and it might be years before another space shuttle takes off from American soil.
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