By Artist Marc Simonetti.

Rainbow Mountains - 210526

Weird Anomaly by Edmund Chan  

Circular Windows - 221006

A 1979 work by space artist Don Dixon shows dwarf planet Pluto as seen from one of its moons. (Cosmographica)

An image of Jupiter taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light on Aug. 25, 2020, is giving researchers an entirely new view of the giant planet and offers insights into the altitude and distribution of the planet's haze and particles. This complements Hubble’s visible-light pictures that show the ever-changing cloud patterns. In this photo, the parts of Jupiter’s atmosphere that are at higher altitude, especially over the poles, look red from atmospheric particles absorbing ultraviolet light. Conversely, the blue-hued areas represent the ultraviolet light being reflected off the planet. A new storm at upper left, which erupted on Aug. 18, 2020, is grabbing the attention of scientists in this image. The “clumps” trailing the white plume appear to be absorbing ultraviolet light, similar to the center of the Great Red Spot, and Red Spot Jr. directly below it. This provides researchers with more evidence that this storm may last longer on Jupiter than most storms.

Credits: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL team

Another oldie from my draft folder. I’d like to do a mass deletion of 99% of my unposted drafts.

Rick Sternbach, 1976

Charon, moon of Pluto, observed by NASA's New Horizons probe just before closest approach on this day in 2015. (It flew within 12,500 km of Pluto and as close as 27,000 km to Charon.)

Design graphics Geya Shvecova (Jump into the void) Archive_020920

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