Recent images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal a unique X-shaped pattern of debris and dust approximately 460 feet in diameter and 90 million miles away from Earth. While such a formation has never been observed before, the appearance suggests a high energy collision between two asteroids, with debris being swept back into a tail by solar radiation pressure.

We just received a release from the European Space Agency with the first satellite map of Haiti since being devastated by the earthquake.

"A major 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on 12 January, causing major casualties and damage. The quake was followed by several aftershocks with magnitudes over 5.0.

This European Space Agency (ESA), conference brought together nearly 200 scientists from more than 30 countries.

The image you are viewing is a visualization of the Universe as it condenses around fluctuations in the density of dark and ordinary matter and is the result of a collaboration between Argonne National Laboratory and the San Diego Supercomputer Center/University of California, San Diego.

On December 31st 2009 NASA issued a press release confirming that the Mars Spirit Rover remains trapped in sand on the red planet's surface. According to the press release, "Nine months ago, Spirit's wheels broke through a crusty surface layer into loose sand hidden underneath.

What a beautiful foray into the night skies.  Both the quality of each photo and then the precise movements of the observatory create a remarkable piece of footage. 

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