2021年03月01日 The Pelican Nebula in Red and Blue Image Credit & Copyright: M. Petrasko, M. Evenden, U. Mishra (Insight Obs.) Explanation: The Pelican Nebula is changing. The entire nebula, officially designated IC 5070, is divided from the larger North America Nebula by a molecular cloud filled w […]
2021年02月28日 The Aurora Tree Image Credit & Copyright: Alyn Wallace Explanation: Yes, but can your tree do this? Pictured is a visual coincidence between the dark branches of a nearby tree and bright glow of a distant aurora. The beauty of the aurora — combined with how it seemed to mimic
2021年02月27日 Perseverance Landing Site from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Explanation: Seen from orbit a day after a dramatic arrival on the martian surface, the Perseverance landing site is identified in this high-resolution view from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
2021年02月26日 Mars Perseverance Sol 3 Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, MSSS, ASU Explanation: Stitched together on planet Earth, 142 separate images make up this 360 degree panorama from the floor of Jezero Crater on Mars. The high-resolution color images were taken by the Perseverance rover’s z
2021年02月25日 A Venus Flyby Image Credit: NASA, JHUAPL, Naval Research Lab, Guillermo Stenborg and Brendan Gallagher Explanation: On a mission to explore the inner heliosphere and solar corona, on July 11, 2020 the Wide-field Imager on board NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured this stunning view
2021年02月24日 Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, Janice Lee; Processing & Copyright: Leo Shatz; Text: Karen Masters Explanation: It’s always nice to get a new view of an old friend. This stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of nearby spiral galaxy M66 is just that. A
2021年02月23日 Video: Perseverance Landing on Mars Video Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech, Mars 2020 Mission Team Explanation: What would it look like to land on Mars? To better monitor the instruments involved in the Entry, Decent, and Landing of the Perseverance Rover on Mars last week, cameras with video ca
2021年02月21日 NGC 2244: A Star Cluster in the Rosette Nebula Image Credit & Copyright: Don Goldman Explanation: In the heart of the Rosette Nebula lies a bright open cluster of stars that lights up the nebula. The stars of NGC 2244 formed from the surrounding gas only a few million years ago. The
2021年02月20日 Perseverance: How to Land on Mars Image Credit: NASA, JPL, Mars 2020 Explanation: Slung beneath its rocket powered descent stage Perseverance hangs only a few meters above the martian surface, captured here moments before its February 18 touchdown on the Red Planet. The breath-taking vie
