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Bound for Mars in 2020
The spacecraft for NASA's next Mars mission - Mars 2020 - is really beginning to take shape now. Here's the complete cruise stage, suspended in a cleanroom at JPL. It'll power and guide the spacecraft on its 7-month voyage to Mars.
May 19, 2019
Waxing moon with Golden Handle
Peter Lowenstein in Mutare, Zimbabwe, caught this photo of a waxing moon, setting, with what's called a Golden Handle (the curved feature at top right, jutting up along the line between light and dark on the moon).
May 18, 2019
Stunning ISS pass above Rome
The International Space Station passing over Rome's city lights on April 30, 2019.
May 15, 2019
Rainbow spokes over Pennsylvania
When dense rain showers are falling into a rainbow, you might see one or more dark spokes centered on the point exactly opposite the sun. These are called rainbow spokes, or rainbow wheels.
May 14, 2019
Nature in Japan: Time travel
Hideto Shimizu hiked many miles across the mountains of Japan to capture the images in this gorgeous 90-second video. He wrote: "I hope it delivers you the feelings of the places I photographed."
May 13, 2019
Eta Aquariid meteor over Indonesia’s Mount Bromo
Eta Aquariid meteors and the Milky Way over Mount Bromo.
May 12, 2019
Milky Way over Lunar Crater, Nevada
This volcanic crater in Nevada - called Lunar Crater - was used to train Apollo astronauts in 1972.
May 10, 2019
Two airplane glories, half a world apart
Liz Dunster caught a photo of an airplane glory during a flight over North Carolina. Karthik Easvur caught a glory over India and provided a video!
May 9, 2019
The young moon returns
Casual observers rarely see a moon within 24 hours of new moon. But observers who have the right conditions, and are watching carefully - and those using telescopes or binoculars - can see much younger moons.
May 6, 2019
