Fertilization
Fertilization Honorable Mention (Video) Obstacles, mazes, and competition: Fertilization depicts the epic and classic struggle of sperm cells to unite with an egg. Credit: Thomas Brown, Stephen Boyd,...
View ArticleBefore and After the Storm
Before and After the Storm The topmost images seen here show Saturn’s cloud just before the enormous storm appeared. The bottom set represent the cloud layers after the storm disappeared, showing great...
View ArticleStorm Head Meets Storm Tail
One of the largest storms ever seen on Saturn may have been a victim of its own success, choking when it ate its own tail. The “Great Springtime Storm” was a colossal maelstrom that raged on Saturn for...
View ArticleTurbulent Vortex
Turbulent Vortex A series of images showing the vortex that spun off from the storm head. It was the largest vortex ever seen on Saturn and measured 12,000 km across, roughly the entire size of Earth....
View ArticleBright Storm Head
Bright Storm Head A colorful image showing different cloud layers in the Great Springtime Storm (Click on the link below to see its full extent). Red colors indicate the lowest clouds, green are...
View ArticleVortex Animation
Vortex Animation A three-frame animation showing spinning clouds in the vortex spun off from the head of the Great Springtime Storm on Saturn. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Hampton University
View ArticleWind Speeds and Direction
Wind Speeds and Direction This image shows wind patterns within a clockwise-spinning vortex that spun off from the storm head in early December 2010, shortly after the storm erupted. Image:...
View ArticleStorm in Full
Storm in Full The entire storm can be seen in a large mosaic stretched over the Northern Hemisphere of Saturn. (Click on the link below to see its full extent). Contrast has been enhanced to show the...
View ArticleFeb 1, 2013
Haunting Ghost Nebula This image was obtained with the wide-field view of the Mosaic Camera on the Mayall 4-meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory. vdB 141 is a reflection nebula located in...
View ArticleFeb 2, 2013
Starburst Galaxy Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is a starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Starburst galaxies undergo extremely high rates of...
View ArticleFeb 3, 2013
Wheatley Crater on Venus Magellan radar image of Wheatley crater on Venus. This 72 km diameter crater shows a radar bright ejecta pattern and a generally flat floor with some rough raised areas and...
View ArticleFeb 4, 2013
Billowing Tower of Gas and Dust Appearing like a winged fairy-tale creature poised on a pedestal, this object is actually a billowing tower of cold gas and dust rising from a stellar nursery called the...
View ArticleFish
Juvenile Fish This fish appears ghostly and wraith-like when scanned, with bones seeming to appear and disappear at will. Video: Sarah Faulwetter, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research/YouTube
View ArticleHediste diversicolor
Hediste diversicolor Spiny, colorful, and coiled, this polychaete appears to melt and vanish -- then bounce back. Video: Sarah Faulwetter, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research/YouTube
View ArticleIsopod
Isopod Peering inside this curled up and leggy crustacean reveals what looks like a chain of caverns. Video: Sarah Faulwetter, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research/YouTube
View ArticleLumbrinereis latreilli
Lumbrinereis latreilli Presented in false color, this visualization reveals a treasure trove of structures hiding inside the front end of this polychaete. The colors correspond to different tissue...
View ArticlePeanut Worm
Peanut Worm This worm resembles a pimply, warty peanut -- until you see what's inside. No circus snacks for you. Video: Sarah Faulwetter, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research/YouTube
View ArticlePectinaria koreni
Pectinaria koreni Starting off in grayscale, this visualization bursts in to color as this polychaete readies for its close-up. Video: Sarah Faulwetter, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research/YouTube
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