See the ‘Dark Side’ of the Moon Illuminated From a Million Miles Away
NASA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) has captured a view of the moon that is impossible to see from Earth.
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See the Best Photos from Astronaut Scott Kelly’s Fourth Month in Space
“Earth rocks! Let’s protect it. Happy #AsteroidDay from @space_station! #YearInSpace” -via Twitter on June 30, 2015
TIME is following Kelly’s mission in the new series, A Year In Space. Watch the first two episodes here.
Photo: Scott Kelly/NASA
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Pluto Silhouette Reveals Surprising Atmospheric Haze
In this parting image, the New Horizons spacecraft captured a darkened Pluto backlit by the sun—illuminating the hydrocarbon haze circling the dwarf planet for the first time.
Photo: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
Pluto’s Heart Continues To Reveal Its Secrets:
New Horizons found a second mountain range in Pluto’s ‘heart’
Photo: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
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Watch the Evolution of the Iconic Blue Marble Photo
From the famed Apollo 17 image to DSCOVR’s most recent addition, see the history of the world’s biggest selfie.
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This Is NASA’s Newest Image of Earth
NASA released the first image of Earth from its Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite on Monday. The image shows a sunlit Earth from one million miles away.
Photo: NASA
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See More of NASA’s Latest Images of Pluto’s Icy Mountains
At 100 million years old, the mountains are “mere youngsters” compared to the age of our solar system.