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Tianwen-1: Chinas first Mars mission Space 08/02/2021 Vicky Stein © Provided by Space Chinas Tianwen-1 Mars probe is seen by a tiny camera ejected from the spacecraft in a photo captured 15 million miles from Earth. Tianwen-1 is Chinas first independent interplanetary mission, expected to complete its six-month journey to Mars on Feb. 10, 2021. The probe, a combination orbiter, lander and rover, launched from Earth aboard a Long March 5 rocket on July 23, 2020 in the midst ...

Pictures from space! Our image of the day Space 2/5/2021 Space.com Staff © Provided by Space The European Space Agencys Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission snapped this chilly photo of New York City on Feb. 4, 2021 showing the city blanketed in snow. This recent snow storm was classified as "major" and affected a majority of the Northeast United States, with New York declaring a state of emergency for both the immense snowfall and blistering winds. Copernicus Sentinel-2 is an Ear...

Patrick Rowan’s Skywatch: Mars probes set to begin search for life Updated Feb 03, 2021; Posted Feb 03, 2021 A rendering of NASAs Perseverance rover on Mars. The rover launched on July 30, 2020 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. It is expected to reach Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. It will look for signs of ancient life on the Mars and conduct experiments that could pave the way future astronaut missions.NASA Facebook Share This is an important month in the history of space exploration as probes from thr...

In this photo, a scientist at the European Space Agency's Materials and Electrical Components Laboratory at the ESTEC technical center in the Netherlands works on essential mission work.

January 26, 2021 Earth has had at least 5 major ice ages. Now it appears Mars – the next planet outward from the sun – has undergone anywhere from half a dozen to 20 ice ages in the past several hundred million years. Glaciers below three craters in the Hellas Planitia region of Mars, now covered by rocky debris (left) and what they might look like if the ice was exposed (right). The image was created using image data from the Context Camera (CTX) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) s...

Studying the face is more than just a diversion, though.  The Happy Face crater snapped by HiRISE on December 13, 2020. Monitoring features like this helps us understand longer term climate trends on the Red Planet, says researcher Ross Beyer  Measuring these changes throughout the Martian year help scientists understand the annual deposition and removal of polar frost, Beyer said. And monitoring these sites over long periods helps us understand longer term climate trends on the Red Planet. ...

NGC 613, a barred spiral galaxy 67 million light-years away in the southern constellation of Sculptor, shows its stunning stellar markings in this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.

6 January 2021, 4:55 am EST By Visiting the Grand Canyon of Arizona or the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon of Tibet will make you realize how small you are but despite these awe-inspiring Earthly feats, they are apparently only a dent in the biggest canyon in the entire solar system, which can be found in Mars. (Photo : Alexander Antropov from Pixabay) HiRISE captures images of the largest canyon in the solar system. The Biggest Canyon in the Solar System According to USA Today, the Martian cany...

1-MIN READ High Resolution Images Show Chaotic Terrain on Mars’ Surface Near Valles Marineris The Mars Express orbiter, which carries a High Resolution Stereo Camera, has been performing scientific measurements successfully since 2004, a year after its unch from Earth. FOLLOW US ON: Mars Express, the mission to explore the planet Mars being conducted by the European Space Agency, has recently captured high resolution images of a fascinating landscape on the surface of the planet. The images s...

The High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) onboard ESA’s Mars Express orbiter has imaged a fascinating landscape near the major canyon system of Valles Marineris on the Red Planet. This image from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) aboard ESA’s Mars Express shows craters, valleys and chaotic terrain in Pyrrhae Regio, Mars. Chaotic terrain forms as a shifting subsurface layer of melting ice and sediment causes the surface above to collapse. In the chaotic terrain seen here, ice has melt...