... to provide an understanding of the Moon’s primordial volcanic systems. So, in addition to rock dating, researchers have turned to a novel imaging technique that involves bouncing X-rays off a common green mineral – olivine – found in the Moon rock...
... into 3D, in order to make accurate measurements of the number of galaxies at different times in the Universe's history. To supplement the images, the team also used new mathematical models which allowed them to infer the existence of galaxies, which...
... Earth and most of the oxygen we breathe. This stunning image was obtained by OLCI on 20 July 2016 and shows algal...chlorophyll-a, as obtained from OLCI on 27 June 2017. The image indicates a dynamic system around Greece, particularly in the Aegean Sea...
... and are labelled as sulfates (blue) and iron oxides (pink). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/JHUAPL/ASU Using the spacecraft's Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM), the team were able to identify characteristic...
...Arizona State University in Tempe. Last but not least is the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission. Slated to launch in ...which vibrates in more than one plane. “We cannot directly image what’s going on near objects like black holes and ...
... and colleagues plan to examine the crater further using images from the big and powerful HiRISE camera stowed on ...board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Experiment) can take pictures that see features as small as...