Space Contents Archive

Saturn and some of its moons, as seen in infrared by the James Webb Space Telescope

Alpha Capricornids To Light Up The Sky This July

The spiral galaxy UGC 11860 seems to float serenely against a field of background galaxies in this image

Sunspot counts hit a 21-YEAR HIGH

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Opal-Gemstone On Mars

NASA's Curiosity, a rover operating on Mars since 2012, provided data able to independently verify that fractures in the bedrock contained opal, on Earth a gemstone formed by the alteration of silica by water. opal is an amorphous mineral consisting of layers of microscopic silica-spherules with water filling the gaps between them. Light is scattered along the surface of the spherules, giving common opal colors ranging from white to yellow to red. On Earth, silica falls out of solution in places like lake and ocean bottoms and can form in hot springs and geysers, somewhat similar to the environments at Yellowstone National Park.

The Apple Core Nebula.

Zion National Park

Why did it look like there was an eclipse yesterday?

Multiple people from different states and countries are posting pictures of what looks like an eclipse, but everyone is saying there wasn't one...so what's happening here?

On an Extensive Late Hydrologic Event in Gale Crater as Indicated by Water-Rich Fracture Halos: Journal of Geophysical Research: PlanetsVolume 127, Issue 12

Light-toned opaline silica features found throughout rocks along Curiosity rover's traverse are the exposed roots of a vast fluid event in recent Martian geologic history. Using data collected from several instruments on Curiosity rover, we find evidence that the event was short lived and was followed by consistently cold and dry Mars climate conditions. This water-rich subsurface network was shielded from modern harsh surface conditions, allowing for a potentially habitable environment on Mars.

Hello new to astonomy and was looking for a telescope for a friend.

i know nothing about telescopes Ive been looking for a telescope for under £250 and ive been looking at a few and the one that stuck out for me was the Celestron 31051 astromaster 130EQ, Would like some help with if thats a good choice and if not what else in that price range is better? Thank you

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes 16th Close Approach to the Sun

Skywatcher mercury-705

Is this a good telescope as my first??? Im getting it for 50 second hand and am wondering if it's worth it? I've heard it's a good brand but I have no idea

the helix nebula aka the eye of sauron

Cygnus region 2x4 mosaic

Yerkes Observatory

Had the opportunity to go on sightseeing flight over the area and learned about Yerkes Observatory. I want to go back for the full tour. Learning now from Wikipedia about it's discoveries.