As the observer moves toward the black hole, the original star image appears to be pushed away from it. This is because the starlight that originally reached the observer is now strongly attracted to the black hole and deflected away from the observer. Only starlight passing farther from the black hole might now be attracted toward the black hole so that it is deflected to the observer's eye. (212K) Movie: NASA
		High-resolution scanning electron microscope images of possible microscopic fossils (part of an array of indirect evidence found by NASA research) appear to indicate that primitive life may have existed on Mars more than 3.6 billion years ago. The fossils were found in an ancient meteorite, designated ALH84001, which is believed to be of Martian origin. (1,034K) Movie: NASA
		Scientists have for the first time made images available of the surface of Saturn's giant, haze-shrouded moon Titan. Light and dark features of the surface of the satellite were mapped (almost completely) during a sixteen-day rotation. One prominent bright area which was discovered is a surface feature 2,500 miles across, about the size of the continent of Australia. (159K) Movie: NASA
		Voyager 2 flyby of Saturn. (802K) Movie: NASA
		Saturn's white spot, a great storm in the planet's equatorial region, was discovered by amateur astronomers in September 1990. (Such storms are rare: the last one in the equatorial region occurred in 1933.) The movie contains one complete rotation of Saturn and allows the viewer to see that the storm extends completely around the planet. In some places the storm appears as great masses of clouds, and in others as well-organized turbulence. (212K) Movie: NASA
		This animation shows a spacecraft as it passes Pluto and Charon during a proposed future mission. (1,087K) Movie: NASA

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