Space Pictures

WATCH: Stunning Solar Flare Captured By Fleet Of Satellites

Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa have captured loads of beautiful solar flares from its Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) but that isn't the only eye they have on the Sun. The ...

PICS: Nasa Captures Strange 'Blue Clouds' Above The Marshall Islands

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa photographer John Grant has captured a strange sight above the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The odd blue clouds look like a unique aurora ...

IN PICTURES: Comet Makes Stunning Sight Above Northern Hemisphere

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 10.05.2013 | UK Tech

A rare comet visible with the naked eye made a spectacular sight over the northern hemisphere this weekend. The Comet Pan-STARRS passed just 26 mil...

PICS: Nasa Craft Captured Venus Between Saturn's Rings

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 04.05.2013 | UK Tech

One of the most amazing photographs ever taken has been captured by Nasa scientists - from Saturn. The Cassini spacecraft, which is currently in or...

Zeta Ophiuchi: Alien Star 'Breaks Sound Barrier' In Space

Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa has photographed a beautiful and massive alien star which is moving so quickly it is able to break the sound barrier in the darkness of space...

Is Venus Really Covered In Massive Volcanoes?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.02.2013 | UK Tech

Venus may be covered in active volcanoes, new evidence suggests. It has long be debated whether the second planet from our Sun is volcanically acti...

Space Craft Gives Terrifying Glimpse Into Saturn's Polar Vortex

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 28.01.2013 | UK Tech

Off all the space telescopes and craft currently in our Solar System, arguably the most amazing images of all have come via Cassini. The Nasa, Euro...

Space In Pictures: 2012's Best Photos Of The Universe (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.01.2013 | UK Tech

The thing about space, as someone once said, is that it's big. Really big. Which is great for us - because it means there are loads of awesome pict...

Google Maps The Galaxy With '100,000 Stars' Experiment

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 15.01.2013 | UK Tech

You might think Street View is cool, but Google has taken its quest for mapping perfection to another level - by visualising 100,000 stars in perfect ...

Nasa Pictures Dramatic Birth And Death Of A Star In One Photo

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK Tech

Nasa has captured the stunning death of a star - and the birth of the new one - in a single photograph. The photo depicts an enormous gas cloud, th...

PICS: Dramatic New View Of Saturn's Rings Unveiled

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 30.11.2012 | UK Tech

Nasa has unveiled a dramatic new view of Saturn's rings. Pictured by the Cassini spacecraft, the near-infrared photograph depicts the layered rings...

PICS: Nasa Unveils The Deepest View Of The Universe Ever Captured

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 25.11.2012 | UK Tech

Nasa and the European Space Agency have unveiled the deepest view of the universe ever captured. The portrait was assembled using 10 years of data ...

PICTURES: Astronomy Photographer Of The Year Winners Revealed

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 20.11.2012 | UK Tech

The winners for this year's Astronomy Photographer Of The Year competition at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich have been revealed. The photos sho...

PHOTOS: Mars In Colour: Nasa's Amazing New Visions Of Red Planet

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 27.10.2012 | UK Tech

Nasa has published the most amazing pictures of Mars yet captured by the $1.6bn rover Curiosity. The full-colour photographs of the Red Planet were...

PICTURES: Astronomy Photographer Of The Year Shortlist Revealed

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 23.10.2012 | UK Tech

The shortlist for this year's Astronomy Photographer Of The Year competition at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich has been revealed. The stunning ...