Planetary Science

Going to space? Always, always pack a camera

Planetary scientist Candice Hansen-Koharcheck knew that images can make remote worlds feel near

Three space images show different planetary scenes: Earth setting above the Moon, a large cratered moon with Neptune behind it and Saturn with a moon crossing its rings.

Artemis II delivered poignant views of Earth and the moon (left); the Voyager 2 probe pulled the curtain back on Neptune and its moon Triton (middle); and the Cassini spacecraft captured Saturn and its moon Titan in glorious detail (right).

From left: NASA; JPL; JPL-Caltech/NASA, SSI

By Marina Koren

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