Orbiter

NASA shares stunning photos of Mars captured by its Reconnaissance Orbiter

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A spectacular shot of a Martian avalanche, an image of a dust devil and a long-distance portrait of planet Earth are among a selection of photos shared by NASA to mark 15 years of the agencies Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.  The images were all taken of the Red Planet and its surroundings from space using equipment … Read more

British built ESA Solar Orbiter captures the ‘closest ever pictures’ of the Sun

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The British-built European Space Agency Solar Orbiter has captured the closest images ever taken of the Sun and it did so while flying between the orbits of Venus and Mercury, according to the UK Space Agency. The stunning images taken by the Solar Orbiter while 47 million miles away from the surface of our host … Read more