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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration release 1,000 INCREDIBLE new photos of the surface of Mars. Plus the first ever flower has been grown in space!
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been sending back amazing photos since 2005! But this month it's outdone itself - sending back over 1,000 images of the planet for us to oggle over. This particular crater is the Hesperia Planum. Photo credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
The reason we've been able to get more pictures than usual from Mars is due to a direct connection with the orbiter. This one of the Gullies in Dunes, has been dubbed Kolhar and really blew us away. Photo credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Astronaught Scott Kelly is broadening the scope of space exploration! After growing a lettuce in space last year, he's now turned his green fingers to somewhat prettier plants. The talented space gardener is now growing orange Zinnias and is even planning tomatoes in 2018. How cool is that?! "Some of my space flowers are on the rebound. No longer looking sad! #YearInSpace" Picture: StationCDRKelly
The beautiful flower is blooming aboard the International Space Station: "First ever flower grown in space makes it's debut!" #SpaceFlower #Zinnia #YearInSpace" Picture: Instagram
"This composite image shows an infrared view of Saturn's moon Titan from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, acquired during the mission's ''T-114'' flyby on Nov. 13, 2015. A view at visible wavelengths would show only Titan's hazy atmosphere. The near-infrared wavelengths in this image allow Cassini's vision to penetrate the haze and reveal the moon's surface." Picture: NASA
Scientists have been left astonished after Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft captures dramatic landscape of towering ice mountains, rolling plains, and icebergs floating in frozen lakes. Twitter: NASA
There could potentially be life on Mars if new research by NASA is anything to go by. Scientists at the space centre revealed today they've found evidence of flowing water which runs down the canyons and crater walls over the summer months, supporting theories that the red planet could be home to living organisms. Forget the moon! Man could be visiting Mars next!
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