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2021 May 1

Curiosity at Teal Ridge

Part of a 360 degree panorama, this view looks out from the Mars rover Curiosity's current location on the Red Planet dubbed Teal Ridge.

Chandrayaan 2 Launch

On July 22nd this GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) MkIII rocket vanished from sight into a cloud bank an instant after this dramatic snapshot was taken.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Sound and Light Captured by Mars InSight

Your arm on Mars has unusual powers. For one thing it is nearly 2 meters long, has a scoop and grapple built into its hand, and has a camera built into its forearm.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Rocket Launch between Mountains

What's happening between those mountains? A rocket is being launched to space.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Opportunity After the Storm

On Mars dust storms can't actually blow spacecraft over, but they can blot out the Sun.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Rover 1A Hops on Asteroid Ryugu

Two small robots have begun hopping around the surface of asteroid Ryugu.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Curiosity Vista from Vera Rubin Ridge

If you could stand on Mars -- what might you see? If you were NASA's Curiosity rover, just last month you would have seen the view from Vera Rubin Ridge, an intriguing rock-strewn perch on the side of Mount Sharp.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Shadow Rise on the Inside Passage

At sunset look east not west. As Earth's dark shadow rises from the eastern horizon, faint and subtle colors will appear opposite the setting Sun.

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Curiosity's Dusty Self

Winds on Mars can't actually blow spacecraft over. But in the low gravity, martian winds can loft fine dust particles in planet-wide storms, like the dust storm now raging on the Red Planet.

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