Pictures of Earth and Outer Space at Night
Published by Pictures taken by NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Craft.
The amazingly smooth, golden and almost edible surface of one of our closer neighbours, Mars.
The world at night.
Notice how we in the West have used up most of the world’s resources with our bright lights. It makes you wonder if our brightness is a direct result of the rest of the world’s darkness.
The Chungyang mountains in Taiwan. A brilliant view from Space, showing the snowy tops of the mountains.
The birth of tiny baby stars from the head of Orion. Imagine being there and taking this picture.
The gorgeous span of fertile Asia.
The beautiful, gushing Niagara Falls.
Houston, Texas in the USA. I must say it looked nothing like this when I was there.
A storm of oxygen, hydrogen and sulphur gases, taken near to a region called the Swan Nebula.
This is called the “evil eye” this is what happens when two galaxies, after fighting for the same space up there, just collide with each other, causing both to eventually die out.
A close-up of Jupiter in all its glory.
This is called NGC6369. Not a very romantic name for something so beautiful. It’s also called “Little Ghost” as it’s the poor remains of a dying star.
These Space pictures were taken by NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Craft.
Somehow, the world seems even more beautiful when taken from outerspace. Maybe one day in the not to distant future, Space will indeed be a popular holiday destination.
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On November 27, 2007 at 8:26 am
Ann,
Beautiful pictures, and very interesting read.
On November 27, 2007 at 11:05 am
Amazing pictures, especially the one of the Orion Nebula.
On November 27, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Dear Anne,
Lovely, amazing pictures. Thank you for sharing them!
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
On November 27, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Anne, it’s really all fabulous. I think Jupiter looks as if it’s made out of marble. My favourite is the Swan Nebula storm, although the dying star is quite lovely too.
On November 28, 2007 at 4:30 am
Thanks everyone! I’m always awed by pictures of Space, glad you guys liked them too.
On December 1, 2007 at 2:39 pm
These pictures give me goose bumps. They are just beautiful.
On December 1, 2007 at 5:16 pm
What amazing pictures!Thank you for sharing them with us.
Just of to bed now but hope to catch up soon.
Take care
Marlene
On December 18, 2007 at 2:12 pm
amazing pictures simply beautiful
On January 8, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Methinks me like de nebulas
On January 13, 2008 at 6:11 pm
breathtaking photos of nebulas and galaxies awesome.
On January 29, 2008 at 3:27 pm
it is very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On February 15, 2008 at 6:56 pm
wonderful pictures anne i have just i question what are the blue ring at the top and bottom of Jupiter
On February 16, 2008 at 9:58 am
Thanks for leaving your comments everyone. Anonumos, I’m sorry I don’t know the answer to your question. If I ever do find out, I’ll post the answer here.
On March 9, 2008 at 8:33 pm
These pictures are beautiful beyond words. Thank you for sharing.
On April 28, 2008 at 10:06 am
thanks for posting this again Anne,
amazingly magnificent pictures.
On April 28, 2008 at 1:27 pm
…quite an awesome sight, the
magnificent beauty of outer
space. Thank you so much.
On May 15, 2008 at 7:16 am
Dear Rakkav, thanks for your input, and your informed comment on this article. I love space pictures and often visit NASA’s site just to look at them.
On June 15, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I must admit that i’m not much of a space enthusiast, but I always go through your selections. Just curious..are you an amateur astronomist (or whatever the word for it is
??
On June 16, 2008 at 6:23 am
Hi Max, I’m just an average person who happens to love Space pictures. I think that they capture the magnificence of our world like nothing else can.
On July 7, 2008 at 11:06 pm
i love the pictures
they really rock
On November 6, 2008 at 9:50 am
Nery impressive
On December 23, 2008 at 3:37 am
it’s an amazing picture that i ever seen..
so great..
so beautiful view
On June 1, 2009 at 10:47 am
this is sweet
On November 14, 2009 at 11:46 am
Thank you very nice pictures
On December 21, 2009 at 11:51 am
These pictures just show the awesomness of God.
On January 14, 2010 at 3:41 pm
hey i like this more then anytin except for girls
On March 17, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Looking at these kinds of images leaves me in absolute awe! When I was 16, I stared up at the night sky one summer, and was mesmerized by it. I realized that I was not even a grain of sand in the universe. It did not frighten me but the magnitude of that concept was so emotional, it left me in tears, when I finally was able to look away. That was 62 years ago and I am still awed by this beautiful universe.
On June 21, 2010 at 9:23 am
sorry, did’nt like any… hayyyyy.
On November 23, 2011 at 7:54 am
I loved the pictures you have posted for us here. Also they’re detailed so as for us to learn a lot form them. Thank you!~
On February 4, 2012 at 9:09 pm
The rings you see in the photo of Jupiter are very likely auroras at the poles of the planet, just as we have our own at our poles.