SpaceRip
SpaceRip
SpaceRip: where stars explode and black holes run rampant. Fly out to fascinating realms in our own solar system, travel to distant reaches of time and space -- SpaceRip captures the sensational discoveries now shaping our understanding of the universe.
Saturn Sensational "One Ring" Discovery
Discovery of a huge unseen ring around Saturn, with a tantalizing analogy to the land of Mordor in "The Lord of the Rings." From Spitzer Space Telescope series "Hidden Universe."
Saturn's Aurora
Beautiful space weather on Saturn from the Cassini Spacecraft, from NASA/JPL.
Best Evidence to Date That Black Holes Exist (Clip)
A 26,000 light year zoom takes us into the heart of the Milky Way galaxy. The speeds and orbits of stars were used to calculate the mass of the central object, a black hole of 4 million solar masses. From ESO.
Apollo 12 On the Ocean of Storms
Ultra high-resolution photos of this historic manned mission to the moon, featuring breathtakingof the lunar surface.
NASA Tour of the Cryosphere
Award winning tour of Earth's icy zones and the changes documented by satellites. From NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio.
New Discovery About the Fabric of Space-Time
The Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope has turned up rare evidence that space-time is smooth as Einstein predicted, and has ruled out the idea that it's foamy enough to interfere with light. From NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Hubble's Hottest, Volume IV
Ultra high-res images from some of Hubble's recent turns around the universe.
Impacting Mars, Exposing Ice
The amazing Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted ice in recent impact craters. From NASA/JPL.
Hubble's Hottest, Volume III
These images from the Hubble Space Telescope were released from late 2005 into 2007.
Hubble's Hottest, Volume II
More of the best high-resolution Hubble images. These ones are from the period 2003 to 2005.
Hubble's Hottest, Volume I
Revel in high-resolution images from one of the greatest photographic collections of all time.
Of Comets and Star Crystals
Crystals swirling around a newborn star match up with the composition of comets. From the Spitzer Space Telescope.
Hubble's Rebirth
Stunning new images courtesy of upgraded instruments installed on the Hubble Space Telescope.
First Visible Image of an Alien Planet
It may be faint, but it's the first direct image of a extra-solar planet. From ESA's Hubblecast.
City Lights From Space
Amazing pictures of cities at night taken by astronauts.
First Image of an Alien Planet
Hubble Space Telescope captures the first direct image of an extrasolar planet. From "Hubblecast" with Dr. J.
The Google Lunar X Prize
This $30 million prize goes to the privately funded teams that put a rover safely on the surface of the moon, drive it around for at least 500 meters, and send pictures back to Earth. From the X Prize Foundation.
Probing The Secrets of Matter and Energy
How ultra-sophisticated technology at the Large Hadron Collider is designed to address deeper questions about the nature of matter and energy. From the LHC in Cern.
Craters and Chasms on Mars
Images from the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show amazing detail of the Martian surface in 3D. From NASA's JPL.