An abstract representation of meteorites burning up in the atmosphere during the last two decades, created…
Month: November 2016
Bolide events 1994–2016
An abstract representation of the approximate number of ‘bolide events’ – meteoroids burning brightly in Earth’s…
Pasta spirals link neutron stars and the machinery of your cells
A balancing act between forces forms similar structures inside cells and dense stellar corpses, suggesting links…
Pasta spirals link neutron stars and the machinery of your cells
A balancing act between forces forms similar structures inside cells and dense stellar corpses, suggesting links…
Go, Go, Green Wing! Mighty Morphing Materials in Aircraft Design
Early studies of aerodynamics showed that the shape of a wing has enormous effects on flight…
3D view in Acheron Fossae
This anaglyph image showing part of the Acheron Fossae region on Mars provides a 3D view…
Topography of western Acheron Fossae
The colour-coded topographic view shows relative heights and depths of terrain in the western portion of…
Perspective view in Acheron Fossae
This perspective view in the Colles Nili region on Mars was generated from the high-resolution stereo…
Western Acheron Fossae
This part of Acheron Fossae was imaged by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on ESA’s Mars…
Acheron Fossae in context
This context image shows part of Acheron Fossae on Mars imaged by Mars Express on 4…