Tag Archives: space photos

You probably don't know this, but February 12th, 1984 was an incredible day for space exploration. No, we didn't discover a new galaxy, or make a huge technological advancement in the area of extraterrestrial communication. However, an astronaut did attempt the first-ever exploratory maneuver that took him further away from his ship than had ever been attempted.

Remember comet Elenin, which some internet bloggers claimed was a sign of the coming apocalypse? Well, the tiny 1.2 mile rock has apparently disintegrated, and won't be seen again for a long, long time.

Want to see what 14,000 stars looks like? Check out this photo from NASA of the Carina Nebula. This amazing photo is from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, which has provided us with some of the most stunning (and surprising) space photos to date.

An amazing new X-Ray photo of a nearby supernova has astronomers extremely interested -- since it shows the transition of a supernova into a supernova remnant.

The Cassini spacecraft has been sending incredible space photos back to Earth for many years. The latest photos from Cassini are of Saturn's odd-shaped moon Hyperion, which tumbles around Saturn in an irregular orbit.

NASA's Mars Opportunity Rover has been sending back some really incredible photography detailing the unique landscape on Mars. This week, NASA released a true color-rendered photo showing the debris of the Opportunity's heat shield, which was destroyed during impact.

NASA has released a stunning photo that captures two far-off galaxies as they're about to collide.