GeoEye-1 Will Be A High-Res Eye In The Sky Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:29:00 -0400 The GeoEye-1 satellite will be capable of making out details on Earth just 16 inches across. It will be the highest resolution satellite run by a private company; it's images will be marketed to a range of governments and private customers. Europe Considers Joining Space-Faring Nations Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:35:00 -0400 Europe's space agency reached two milestones earlier this year. A European-built lab was installed at the International Space Station, and Europe launched a robotic cargo vehicle that successfully docked with the station. The European Space Agency is thinking about converting the vehicle so it could take astronauts into orbit. Tensions With Russia May Hurt NASA Program Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:18:00 -0400 The conflict with Russia over Georgia might affect NASA's ability to get astronauts to the international space station after the space shuttle gets retired in 2010. Congress must pass a special waiver by Sept. 30 so NASA can buy Soyuz capsule flights. What Makes Our Solar System Special? Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:02:00 -0400 Researchers say that if the conditions had been slightly different for our solar system, planets could have careened into the sun or been expelled into deep space. Also: A volunteer astronomer spots a strange gaseous object some are calling a "cosmic ghost." Phoenix Finds A Salt Compound On Mars Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:07:00 -0400 NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected a salt found on Earth on the surface of Mars. The salt, called perchlorate, is used in fireworks and rocket fuel. The news follows the recent confirmation of the presence of water on the Red Planet. Space Company Hopes To Cut Cost Of Launches Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:44:00 -0400 A private company called SpaceX has failed three times to reach orbit with one of its rockets. But the company says it's learning from its failures and still hopes to radically decrease the cost of putting objects in space.
Astronomy Picture of the Day - Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
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321 Space - Contains photographs from ground and space based sources including, the Hubble Space Telescope, Nasa, and the European Space Agency.
AAO Color photographs - Cataloged assortment of images. Contains galaxies, nebulae, and unusual stars.
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Aladin previewer - Images of any astronomical fields in the Aladin image server.
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Astro Gallery - User contributed images of deep sky, solar system, and astronomy-related.
Astro Photo Gallery - Offers photos of many intergalactic objects.
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Astrojan Astronomical Picture Collection - Images of galaxies and nebulae. Pictures of Solar System.
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Astronomical Image Galleries - Pictures of Messier objects, galaxies, clusters, comets, and some instructional material at University of Alabama.
Astronomical Image Library - Searchable database of webpages with photos of planets and stars.
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Astronomical Images - Thumbnail images of galaxies, planets, and deep sky images.
Astronomical Pictures of Galaxies - Astronomy pictures with many images of spiral and elliptical galaxies, nebulae and planets.
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Astronomy - A list of images and text from the University of Oregon Gallery.
Bright Supernovae - Many images of galaxies, stars, and deep sky objects.
Catalog of Spaceborne Imaging - Planetary images as seen from satellites and ground based observatories. Fact sheets on each planet.
Chandra Press Room - Images of the Chandra orbiter and some images of galaxies.
Cybertaro - Several photographs of galaxies, comets, planets, and orbiters.
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David Malin Images - A collection of astronomical images of stars, galaxies and nebulae as well as night sky and constellation photographs.
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Deep Sky Astrophotography - Includes nebulae, galaxies, solar, lunar, comets, and planets.
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DeepSky.biz - Photos of the moon, M42, Mars and Jupiter.
Dereks Astro Images - Several images of astronomical objects.
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Digitized Sky Survey - Digitized images of the whole sky. Check out the other sites they list if you want lower-resolution images that don't take so long to load, or images of larger regions of the sky.
Earth and Moon Viewer - View the earth and moon from many vantage points and in multiple ways.
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Galactic Images - Astronomical pictures for sale.
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Galaxies In Chaos - A variety of astronomy images. Including galaxies, stars, and nebula.
500Imges from the Night Sky - Color images of nebulae, galaxies, and other astronomical objects by a top amateur.
Inspi.net :The Best of Hubble Telescope - Selective gallery and slideshow of photos.
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ISO Science Gallery - This gallery is devoted to scientific results from ISO with the latest science images at the top of the Gallery.
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404Kopernik SPACE Images - Better bring your lunch. It's going to take all day to view all these deep space images.
Meadow View Observatory - A collection of color ccd images of galaxies, nebulae, star clusters and solar system objects.
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MSSS Viking Image Archive - Contains a fraction of the set of images taken by the Viking orbiters from 1976 to 1980.
Nebula Images - An image collection of planetary, emission and reflection nebulae.
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Space Slide Show - Powerpoint presentation including several space images.
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Space Web - Contains many photographs of space, from Hubble and other telescopes.
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SpaceFinder - Color enhanced photographs of the solar system.
SPIF - Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility. A list of planetary images.
Star Formation Pillars in M16 - Features wallpaper of Eagle Nebula photograph taken by the Hubble telescope.
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