The foothills of the Andes mountains near the southern coast of Peru were captured by the…
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Olympus Mons SE flank topography
Colour-coded topographical map of the southeastern flank of the Olympus Mons volcano on Mars. The transitions…
A window on the world
This remarkable image was taken by ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano through the International Space Station’s window…
IXV Splash down
ESA’s experimental reentry vehicle passed its milestone descent and landing test on June 19, proving that…
Herschel by Faulkes Telescope North
The Herschel space observatory is shown here in monochrome and negative against a backdrop of stars,…
Probing Mesopotamia
The recently launched Proba-V miniaturised satellite captured this image over the border region of northern Syria,…