This month, Hasselblad is celebrating the 50th anniversary of becoming “the first camera on the moon.” And in addition to sharing some beautiful photos taken of and with the iconic Hasselblad Data Camera (HDC) and Hasselblad Electric Camera (HEC) used on the moon, they also shared a bit of fascinating history: their original moon landing […]
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NASA's Juno spacecraft recently made its 66th flyby, or "perijove," of the gas giant, Jupiter, returning many spectacular raw images to Earth. While NASA processes many photos from the Juno mission, community editors are a significant part of the photography efforts, and the latest community submissions are incredible. [Read More]
NASA's Perseverance rover captured the clearest view of Mars' landscape yet, showing incredible blue rocks on the dusty surface that raise pivotal questions about the Red Planet's complex history. [Read More]
While browsing Reddit yesterday, I came across a gorgeous photo of Earth that had been downloaded from the NOAA's GOES-East orbital satellite. Looking more closely, I realized the NOAA was uploading a new, 470-megapixel photo every 10 minutes. [Read More]
The Mars Curiosity rover landed inside the Gale crater on Mars on August 6th, 2012. In the 12 years since, the rover has seen a lot of amazing things on Mars and taken thousands of photos, many unlike anything ever seen before.
Despite being harsh and inhospitable, Mars has a surprisingly cheery disposition. Scientists have located a "smiley face" on the Martian surface as part of a new study of the Red Planet's surface. [Read More]
The picturesque view from the cupola in the International Space Station (ISS) is iconic -- it has been in photos and videos countless times. However, it had never been the location for a live interview, at least until this week. [Read More]
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is about 210,000 light-years away. The SMC is one of the Milky Way galaxy's nearest neighbors and is one of its "satellite" galaxies.