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Andrew R. Brown
One of the sharpest images ever obtained of Mercury
This unnamed crater is only 1.5 kilometers / 0.93 miles wide. It's made more visible by the deep shadows cast on a Mercury afternoon.
October 9, 2014
Mars and its atmosphere, seen by MOM spacecraft
Two early images from India's MOM spacecraft. One shows an edge of Mars, with the planet's tenuous atmosphere above. The other shows the whole planet. Beautiful!
September 29, 2014
Racing toward Pluto, spacecraft spies tiny moon Hydra
The New Horizons spacecraft - due to encounter Pluto in July 2015 - has spotted Pluto's small, faint, outermost known moon, called Hydra.
September 17, 2014
ESA announces landing site on Rosetta’s comet
Rosetta spacecraft has been moving in tandem with its comet since August. On Monday, ESA announced the site of a November landing.
September 15, 2014
Mars moon Phobos in front of sun on August 8
The Curiosity rover on the floor of the Gale Crater caught this image of Mars' larger moon Phobos passing in front of the sun on August 8, 2014.
September 15, 2014
Pluto-bound New Horizons crosses Neptune’s orbit
NASA says this is New Horizons' last major crossing en route to becoming the first probe to make a close encounter with distant Pluto on July 14, 2015.
August 25, 2014
Five finalists for Philae landing site on Rosetta’s comet
Five finalists named as potential landing sites this November for Philae lander in ESA's fabulous Rosetta comet mission. Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, here we come.
August 25, 2014
Back to the future with Neptune’s fascinating moon Triton
On the anniversary of Voyager 2's encounter with Neptune and Triton ... an awesome collection of restored Voyager 2 images, plus the link between Triton and Pluto.
August 25, 2014
Awesomeness from the International Space Station
What would it be like to view the Earth and the sky from the vantage point of the International Space Station? These three photos from ISS tell the tale.
August 17, 2014
Success! A final flawless burn. Rosetta now in tandem with its comet
Look here for a fascinating history in pictures and words of the Rosetta spacecraft's historic approach to Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
August 6, 2014
