That is a photo, taken late last night, of the Curiosity Mars rover descending to the planet’s surface, as seen by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Think about that for a moment: NASA sends a robot to land on Mars, and manages to fly it past the field of view of an observatory that’s already orbiting Mars.
That, my friends, is some amazing engineering.
(The photo came from NASA’s site, where you can find coverage of the Curiosity rover and other amazing things.)
Yup. Truly amazing!