Tiny Mars

Another video showing the size comparison between planets and stars can be seen here.

An interesting graphical example of the Powers of 10 showing orders of magnitude from 10 million light years down to the subatomic level can be seen here.

The BBC reports that British scientists are planning to see whether a Star Trek-style deflector shield could be built to protect astronauts from radiation.

BBC Article

Thirty years after in landed on Mars, the Viking 1 lander was spotted from space by The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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The Obiter was also able to locate the Mars Rover Opportunity. You can see all the images here.

Here are some pictures showing the relative size of the planets.

But they are really small when compared to stars. Take a look at this video!

Here’s the deepest portrait of the visible Universe ever achieved by humankind. Called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), the million-second-long exposure reveals the first galaxies to emerge from the so-called “dark ages”, the time shortly after the big bang when the first stars reheated the cold, dark Universe. Link

Here is a great picture of Saturn from above, taken by the Cassini probe. You’ll never see Saturn like this from Earth!