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A Abhijit Patil, taken from Alabama Hills, California The jewels of the northern Milky Way stand out above this rock formation —... Read more »

NASA has selected FedSync-BFS, LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, to provide administrative services for multiple NASA centers. The Multi-Center Administrative Support Services Contract... Read more »

NASA astronaut Don Pettit's latest photography from the International Space Station showcases not only his visual prowess, but also his engineering skills.... Read more »

An atmospheric probe model attached upside down to a quad rotor remotely piloted aircraft ascends with the Moon visible on Oct. 22,... Read more »

On Oct. 22, 2024, the latest iteration of an atmospheric probe developed by researchers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards,... Read more »

Read this story in English here. La NASA pronto pondrá a prueba los avances realizados en una herramienta clave para medir los singulares... Read more »

SpaceX has readied its next Starship vehicle for testing ahead of the megarocket's 7th test flight.... Read more »

Astronomers have used JWST to weigh a galaxy in the early Universe, finding that it has roughly the same mass as the... Read more »

The galaxy M87, located in the Virgo constellation, provided the first-ever photo of a black hole in 2019, when the Event Horizon... Read more »

Off the coast of Baja California in December 2022, sun sparkled over the rippling sea as waves sloshed around the USS Portland... Read more »

Here's the full rundown of new space-related game titles from The Game Awards 2024.... Read more »

During the flight test with Blue Origin, seven technologies developed by NASA’s Game Changing Development (GCD) program will study regolith mechanics and... Read more »

SpaceX plans to launch the RRT-1 mission —perhaps an advanced GPS satellite — from Florida's Space Coast tonight (Dec. 13).... Read more »

A new study points to why, and how, Io became the most volcanic body in the solar system.... Read more »

New radio astronomy observations of a planetary system in the process of forming show that once the first planets form close to... Read more »

The December full moon, the final full moon of 2024, rises overnight on Dec. 14 during the peak of the Geminid meteor... Read more »

When a massive star dies as a supernova, it can leave behind a pulsar, a rapidly spinning neutron star. The fastest pulsars... Read more »

SpaceX launched 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast on Friday (Dec. 13).... Read more »

Scientists studied thousands of sunlike stars and determined that they hurl superflares - massive solar flares - about once every 100 years.... Read more »

Despite the nearly full moon illuminating the skies, the Geminid meteor shower could still put on a great show tonight.... Read more »

As NASA develops a blueprint for space exploration throughout the solar system for the benefit of humanity, the agency released several new... Read more »

To find advanced civilizations, you don’t need to go hunting for megastructures or hypothetical space probes. You could find civilizations just a... Read more »

NASA has released a new document that highlights planned programmatic paradigm shifts in Mars exploration over the next 20 years.... Read more »

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment... Read more »

At its current solar maximum, our Sun has been pretty busy of late, flinging parts of itself at Earth and raising concerns... Read more »

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in... Read more »

The 2024 Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight in a moonlit sky. So you'll see fewer meteors than usual. Try to appreciate each... Read more »

Look up! The Geminds could put on quite the show tonight despite the bright moon.... Read more »

When JWST looked at what was supposed to be a hot Jupiter, it found something else instead: a fluffy, shrinking planet that’s... Read more »

When a year with 366 days starts on a Monday, it's inevitable Friday the 13th will occur twice. In 2024, Friday the... Read more »

Meteors in moonlight. It's not optimal, but it happens! Here's how to minimize the moon and optimize the Geminid meteor shower in... Read more »

A severe heatwave in Australia is expected this weekend. There are heatwave warnings for the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, and... Read more »

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the glorious spiral galaxy NGC 5643, which is located roughly 40 million light-years away in... Read more »

Visible planets and night sky guide. The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight! Plus, look for Jupiter near the moon, the Pleiades and... Read more »

Sun news for December 13, 2024: Sun activity is moderate after 3 M flares. Our star is currently adorned with some beautiful... Read more »

The full Moon will line up with Jupiter and Aldebaran . . . but how well for you? Saturn gets right (angled)... Read more »

The full Moon will line up with Jupiter and Aldebaran . . . but how well for you? Saturn gets right (angled)... Read more »

The full Moon will line up with Jupiter and Aldebaran . . . but how well for you? Saturn gets right (angled)... Read more »

The full Moon will line up with Jupiter and Aldebaran . . . but how well for you? Saturn gets right (angled)... Read more »

Image: These summer images from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-1 missions showcase different satellite views of Greenland’s west coast.... Read more »

A key element of ESA’s role as Europe’s space agency is the expansion of space knowhow, by encouraging new actors into the... Read more »

Friday, December 13The bright gibbous Moon passes 4° north of Uranus at 5 A.M. EST. At that time, the Moon sits in... Read more »

Space largely seems quite empty! Yet even in the dark voids of the cosmos, ultra-high-energy cosmic rays are streaming through space. The... Read more »

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter sent its final signals to Earth in the earlier part of the year. Engineers have been studying these and... Read more »

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and FAA oversee investigations of aircraft accidents in U.S. airspace. But what happens when a crash... Read more »

Not long ago, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) peered into Cosmic Dawn, the cosmological period when the first galaxies formed less... Read more »

Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star. Such superflares... Read more »

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy, named UGC 10043. Located roughly 150 million light-years from Earth in the... Read more »

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a spiral galaxy, named UGC 10043. We don’t see the galaxy’s spiral arms because we are seeing... Read more »

Solar flares are bright flashes of light from the Sun that release large amounts of electromagnetic radiation. And while normal flares can... Read more »

From sending crew members to the International Space Station to launching a spacecraft to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine if it... Read more »

The road ahead will be even more scientifically intriguing, and probably somewhat easier-going, now that the six-wheeler has completed its long climb... Read more »

Annual Report of NESC Technical Activities On behalf of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC), I am pleased to provide you... Read more »

When the Earth was struck by a Mars-sized planet in its early history, it ejected a debris cloud that led to the... Read more »

The constellation Taurus the Bull is an easy one to find in the Northern Hemisphere’s fall and winter skies. It stands opposite... Read more »

NASA’s Lucy mission makes another visit to Earth Thursday night, en route to explore the Trojan asteroids. The post See NASA's Lucy... Read more »

Astronomers have mapped starspots over a 16-year period on a star named XX Trianguli using advanced Doppler imaging techniques. The post Astronomers... Read more »

Astronomers have finally pinpointed the source of slowly repeating radio bursts: a red dwarf star with a possible white dwarf binary companion.... Read more »

The Lucy spacecraft will make a close approach to Earth today. Its 6-year mission will carry it through the main asteroid belt... Read more »

On 4 December 2024, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed an agreement that will see... Read more »

Currently, 5,788 exoplanets have been confirmed in 4,326 star systems, while thousands more candidates await confirmation. So far, the vast majority of... Read more »

Most galaxies are thought to play host to black holes. At the center of Centaurus A, a galaxy 12 million light years... Read more »

Do we have a planetary bias when it comes to understanding where life can perpetuate? It’s only natural that we do. After... Read more »

Stunning new photographs by a team of astronomers have revealed a newly forming galaxy that looks remarkably similar to a young Milky... Read more »

Interstellar objects visit our solar system all the time. A new study shows they likely come in streams of sibling objects from... Read more »

The Sun generates its tremendous energy through the process of nuclear fusion. At the same time it releases a continuous stream of... Read more »

In the two years since NASA’s Orion spacecraft returned to Earth with more than 2,000 tree seedlings sourced in a partnership with... Read more »

For the first time, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has detected and ‘weighed’ a galaxy, in the early Universe, that has... Read more »

Video: 00:04:04 English Paxi explores iceJoin Paxi on an adventure to the North and South poles, to learn more about ice and its... Read more »

Strategies for making the most of this week's Moon-soaked Geminid meteor shower. The post Don't Let the Bright Moon Ruin Your Geminids... Read more »

Strategies for making the most of this week's Moon-soaked Geminid meteor shower. The post Don't Let the Bright Moon Ruin Your Geminids... Read more »

Launched in May 2024, ESA’s EarthCARE satellite is nearing the end of its commissioning phase with the release of its first data... Read more »

NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara, left, and Jasmin Moghbeli, right, are seen during a tour of the Earth Information Center, Wednesday, Dec. 4,... Read more »

Emanuele La Barbera, taken from Piano Battaglia, Sicily, Italy The Pleiades (M45) star cluster is one of the most famous naked-eye objects... Read more »

New research suggests that these ultra-high energy rays derive their energy from magnetic turbulence.... Read more »

The groundbreaking research of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin revolutionized our understanding of stellar composition. Yet her legacy was almost forgotten. The post Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin:... Read more »

Image: Space design chamber made in LEGO... Read more »

A NASA Hubble Space Telescope observation program called OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) obtains long-term baseline observations of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and... Read more »

A portrait of Mary W. Jackson is seen after it was unveiled, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W.... Read more »

Dust storms on Mars could one day pose dangers to human astronauts, damaging equipment and burying solar panels. New research gets closer... Read more »

Could a decades-long debate about the mysterious movements of stars in Omega Centauri, the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally... Read more »

Photonic space-time crystals are materials that could increase the performance and efficiency of wireless communication or laser technologies. They feature a periodic... Read more »

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that a new feature in the universe -- not a flaw in telescope... Read more »

Astronomers have found a way to spot the smallest, 'decameter,' asteroids within the main asteroid belt. They used their approach to detect... Read more »

Students from U.S. military families based overseas will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their... Read more »

A new view of archival Webb telescope data reveals small asteroids in the main asteroid belt are more numerous than we thought.... Read more »

The observing year comes to a close with a bang as brilliant Jupiter comes to opposition on 7 December. Across the whole... Read more »

With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time,... Read more »

Landsat 9 captured this image of lava coming from an eruptive fissure near Stóra Skógfell peak on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula. Lava from... Read more »

Week in images: 02-06 December 2024 Discover our week through the lens... Read more »

Don't let the cold keep you inside — Jupiter beckons with a brand new storm! The post You're Invited to Jupiter's Big,... Read more »

Don't let the cold keep you inside — Jupiter beckons with a brand new storm! The post You're Invited to Jupiter's Big,... Read more »

Don't let the cold keep you inside — Jupiter beckons with a brand new storm! The post You're Invited to Jupiter's Big,... Read more »

Don't let the cold keep you inside — Jupiter beckons with a brand new storm! The post You're Invited to Jupiter's Big,... Read more »

The Moon this week shines with Saturn at first quarter, then with Jupiter when full. No surprise; the two giant planets are... Read more »

The Moon this week shines with Saturn at first quarter, then with Jupiter when full. No surprise; the two giant planets are... Read more »

The Moon this week shines with Saturn at first quarter, then with Jupiter when full. No surprise; the two giant planets are... Read more »

The Moon this week shines with Saturn at first quarter, then with Jupiter when full. No surprise; the two giant planets are... Read more »

Physicists have outlined the next 10 years of global research into the behavior of neutrinos, particles so tiny that they pass through... Read more »

Researchers have used the ALMA telescope and found old elliptical galaxies in the universe can form from intense star formation within early... Read more »

Colorful auroras appeared around Japan's Honshu and Hokkaido islands on May 11, 2024, sparked by an intense magnetic storm. Usually, auroras observed... Read more »

In the coming weeks, Jupiter’s four Galilean satellites will arrange themselves in some unusual geometric patterns that will be fascinating to observe.... Read more »

In the coming weeks, Jupiter’s four Galilean satellites will arrange themselves in some unusual geometric patterns that will be fascinating to observe.... Read more »

The pioneering observatory will use two spacecraft to create artificial solar eclipses from Earth orbit in order to study the solar corona.... Read more »

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's climate,... Read more »

Astrophysicists find the birth sites of gigantic elliptical galaxies which they say gives new clues about how they were formed. The galaxies... Read more »

An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low density 'super-puff' planets has at least one more planet, according to new observations.... Read more »

NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams checks out the Astrobee robotic free-flyer in the Kibo laboratory module outfitted with tentacle-like... Read more »

In celebration of National Aviation History Month, experts from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, spoke with middle school students... Read more »

Astronomers have poured cold water on the idea that Venus once hosted oceans on its surface, suggesting instead that the planet's interior... Read more »

Technicians carefully install a piece of equipment to house Gateway’s xenon fuel tanks, part of its advanced electric propulsion system.... Read more »

A theoretical study suggests that small black holes born in the early universe may have left behind hollow planetoids and microscopic tunnels,... Read more »

A team of astronomers has found that Venus has never been habitable, despite decades of speculation that our closest planetary neighbor was... Read more »

Brilliant and beautiful Venus is an increasingly conspicuous sight soon after sunset.... Read more »

It’s going to be a fun month for planet-watching, and you can count on the month’s Sky Tour episode to tell you... Read more »

It’s going to be a fun month for planet-watching, and you can count on the month’s Sky Tour episode to tell you... Read more »

“I love my country. I love serving my country. I think that was ingrained in me in the military, where I grew... Read more »

This Wednesday evening, the crescent Moon will beautifully partner with Venus. And, for these next two weeks we get the earliest sunsets... Read more »

This Wednesday evening, the crescent Moon will beautifully partner with Venus. And, for these next two weeks we get the earliest sunsets... Read more »

This Wednesday evening, the crescent Moon will beautifully partner with Venus. And, for these next two weeks we get the earliest sunsets... Read more »

Aaron Yazzie’s dream of being part of humanity’s exploration of space took him on a journey from his childhood home on the... Read more »

In this photograph astronaut and STS-113 mission specialist John B. Herrington, (center frame), participates in the mission's third spacewalk. The forward section... Read more »

A dark-sky quest leads to encounters with two Milky Way companion galaxies and other dim delectables. The post Hunting Dwarf Galaxies in... Read more »

A dark-sky quest leads to encounters with two Milky Way companion galaxies and other dim delectables. The post Hunting Dwarf Galaxies in... Read more »

NASA astronaut Victor Glover (right) takes photos during a visit on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, with employees at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center... Read more »

Results showed that in almost all cases, measured bandwidths were higher than predictions by widely used models of the galaxy, highlighting a... Read more »

Researchers have made a record-breaking astrophysical discovery while simultaneously uncovering a possible explanation for the rare and extreme astrophysical event known as... Read more »

Dark ovals in Jupiter's polar haze, visible only at UV wavelengths, were first noticed 25 years ago, then ignored. A new study... Read more »

A new computer model can be used to detect and measure interior oceans on the ice covered moons of Uranus. The model... Read more »

When Voyager 2 flew by Uranus and Neptune 40 years ago, astronomers were surprised that it detected no global dipole magnetic fields,... Read more »

This robot prototype was built at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California to demonstrate the feasibility of a mission concept called... Read more »

An international team of researchers has made new observations of an unusual supernova, finding the most metal-poor stellar explosion ever observed.... Read more »

Scientists have recently identified electrons and positrons with the highest energies ever recorded on Earth. They provide evidence of cosmic processes emitting... Read more »

A cyclone is a low-pressure area of winds that spiral inwards. Although tropical storms most often come to mind, these spiraling storms... Read more »

New research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may... Read more »

Recently recognized as the most prestigious internship program by Vault.com, NASA has empowered countless students and early-career professionals to launch careers in... Read more »

Last call for Mercury! On the opposite side of the sky, Jupiter and Mars climb up ever earlier. And the waning crescent... Read more »

Last call for Mercury! On the opposite side of the sky, Jupiter and Mars climb up ever earlier. And the waning crescent... Read more »

Last call for Mercury! On the opposite side of the sky, Jupiter and Mars climb up ever earlier. And the waning crescent... Read more »

A massive collision of galaxies sparked by one travelling at a scarcely-believable 2 million mph (3.2 million km/h) has been seen in... Read more »

This illustration depicts a hypothetical uneven ring of dust orbiting KIC 8462852, also known as Boyajian's Star or Tabby's Star. Astronomers have... Read more »

Axions are the most likely candidate for enigmatic dark matter that dominates the universe. Astrophysicists are searching for evidence of high-mass axions... Read more »

While astronomers have taken about two dozen zoomed-in images of stars in our galaxy, unveiling their properties, countless other stars dwell within... Read more »

The STS-129 crew members posed for a portrait following a joint news conference on Nov. 24, 2009, with the Expedition 21 crew... Read more »

Researchers used the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to map how nearly 6 million galaxies cluster across 11 billion years of cosmic history.... Read more »

Astronomers have discovered the first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars -- 'dead' remnants and 'living' stars -- in young... Read more »

On Nov. 19, 1969, astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot for the Apollo 12 mission, begins to step off the ladder... Read more »

Following eight months of intense research, design, and prototyping, six university teams presented their “Inflatable Systems for Lunar Operations” concepts to a... Read more »

Growing up outside of Philadelphia, Abigail Reigner spent most of her childhood miles away from where her family called home, and where... Read more »

Participants from the 14th First Nations Launch High-Power Rocket Competition watch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 launch from the Banana Creek viewing site at... Read more »

In this image from Aug. 26, 2023, participants from the 14th First Nations Launch High-Power Rocket Competition watch NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 launch... Read more »

New research found confined and isolating environments changed the way people smelled and responded emotionally to certain food aromas. The team in... Read more »

Recent research unlocks new clues that could radically change the world's understanding of the origin of dark matter.... Read more »

Through the intricate study of lava tubes -- caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down -- an international team of... Read more »

A theoretical astrophysicist may have solved a nearly two-decade-old mystery over the origins of an unusual 'zebra' pattern seen in high-frequency radio... Read more »

NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launched on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from... Read more »

Venus and Mercury continue as a duo in the western twilight this week. The Moon visits Jupiter, then Mars. Saturn shines lonely... Read more »

Venus and Mercury continue as a duo in the western twilight this week. The Moon visits Jupiter, then Mars. Saturn shines lonely... Read more »

Venus and Mercury continue as a duo in the western twilight this week. The Moon visits Jupiter, then Mars. Saturn shines lonely... Read more »

The 363-feet tall Apollo 12 space vehicle launches from Pad A, Launch Complex 39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at... Read more »

How long did it take our Sun to form in its stellar nursery? Scientists are now closer to an answer. They succeeded... Read more »

By probing chemical processes observed in the Earth's hot mantle, scientists have started developing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures that not... Read more »

An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks... Read more »

With the Caribbean Sea and part of the Bahama Islands chain as a backdrop, two STS-51 crewmembers, NASA astronauts James H. Newman... Read more »

Scientists using observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory have discovered, for the first time, the signal from a pair of monster... Read more »

Astronomers have identified three ultra-massive galaxies -- nearly as massive as the Milky Way -- already in place within the first billion... Read more »

The Moon crosses the Pleiades this week, then heads east for the year's most dramatic Spica occultation. The post Watch the Moon... Read more »

The Moon crosses the Pleiades this week, then heads east for the year's most dramatic Spica occultation. The post Watch the Moon... Read more »

The chances of intelligent life emerging in our Universe -- and in any hypothetical ones beyond it -- can be estimated by... Read more »

Students from Colorado will have the opportunity to hear NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams answer their prerecorded questions aboard the... Read more »

Five varieties of seeds provided by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma were pictured inside the cupola on Nov. 21, 2023, as the... Read more »

The standard model for how galaxies formed in the early universe predicted that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) would see dim... Read more »

A team combined compositional data of primitive bodies like Kuiper Belt objects, asteroids and comets with new solar data sets to develop... Read more »

Like the Earth, the Sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research. But unlike on Earth, the formation and evolution... Read more »

Why is the expansion of our Universe accelerating? Twenty-five years after its discovery, this phenomenon remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries.... Read more »

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image captures the spiral galaxy NGC 1672 with a supernova.... Read more »

The stars betray that we've tipped from the season of warm evenings to the cold (or at least crisp). And the Moon... Read more »

The stars betray that we've tipped from the season of warm evenings to the cold (or at least crisp). And the Moon... Read more »

Researchers have developed an innovative technique to search for black hole light echoes. Their novel method, which will make it easier for... Read more »

As the International Space Station soared 257 miles above northern Mexico, NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 flight engineer Don Pettit captured this... Read more »

Readily available thermoelectric generators operating under modest temperature differences can power CO2 conversion, according to a proof-of-concept study by chemists. The findings... Read more »

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits in its run stall at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, firing up... Read more »

Gamma radiation can convert methane into a wide variety of products at room temperature, including hydrocarbons, oxygen-containing molecules, and amino acids, reports... Read more »

Tiny grains from asteroid Ryugu are revealing clues to the magnetic forces that shaped the far reaches of the solar system over... Read more »

Researchers have uncovered where FRBs are more likely to occur in the universe -- massive star-forming galaxies rather than low - mass... Read more »

"[Now that I work for Safety and Mission Assurance,] it's really cool to read everything about the different types of the scenarios.... Read more »

A new study details how climate change transforms coastal wetlands in North Carolina from forest to marshland or even open water, and... Read more »

The Space Shuttle Atlantis returned to work after a refurbishing and a two-year layoff, as liftoff for the mission occurred on Nov.... Read more »

Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies... Read more »

The temperature of elementary particles has been observed in the radioactive glow following the collision of two neutron stars and the birth... Read more »

Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang that... Read more »

This eerie, dark silhouette is a cometary globule designated GN 16.43.7.01. Despite their name, cometary globules have nothing to do with comets,... Read more »

In the 1997 movie "Contact," adapted from Carl Sagan's 1985 novel, the lead character, scientist Ellie Arroway, takes a space-alien-built wormhole ride... Read more »

Teams of astronomers used the combined power of NASA's Hubble and James Webb space telescopes to revisit the legendary Vega disk.... Read more »

The thin crescent Moon pairs beautifully with Venus low in Monday's twilight. And be on the lookout for any Taurid fireballs this... Read more »

The thin crescent Moon pairs beautifully with Venus low in Monday's twilight. And be on the lookout for any Taurid fireballs this... Read more »

November’s night skies feature a cluster of prominent constellations led by a celestial queen. Our guided audio tour tells you how to... Read more »

A witch appears to be screaming out into space in this image from NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The infrared... Read more »

For Halloween, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) reveals a spooktacular image of a dark nebula that creates the illusion of a wolf-like... Read more »

The innocuous visual appearance of the southern constellation of Sculptor, even at far southerly climes, sharply contrasts its true nature as home... Read more »

By teaming up, these two space telescopes have delivered the highest resolution image of IC 2163 and NGC 2207 to date in... Read more »

More accurate orbit predictions for satellites and space debris as well as a better understanding of the water masses present on Earth:... Read more »

NASA test pilot Joe Walker took the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle (LLRV) for its first spin 60 years ago today. NASA used... Read more »

Travel to the faraway and long ago by riding a quasar's beam. The post Find a Quasar in the Sky Tonight and... Read more »

New Zealand’s stunning scenery has famously provided the backdrop for fictional worlds in fantasy films. A unique cloud that forms over the... Read more »

Space science is fun! NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit fills this sphere of water with food coloring creating... Read more »

Messier 103 is an impressive object located in Cassiopeia, Autumn’s home for outstanding open clusters.... Read more »

Newfound Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) could dazzle – or fizzle. The post There Won't Be a Second Bright Comet This Month (Update)... Read more »

The spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is IC 3225. It looks remarkably as if it was launched from... Read more »

Fading Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS poses high in a moonless sky for its fans with binoculars and telescopes, even as we wave farewell for... Read more »

A super blue moon rises above NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Aug. 18, 2024. Although not actually appearing blue,... Read more »

The city lights of Melbourne, Australia are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above.... Read more »

We check in with the brightest comet of the year and see what's next, plus an update on Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1),... Read more »

Nearly four decades ago, astronomers spotted one of the brightest exploding stars in more than 400 years. The titanic supernova, called Supernova... Read more »

A drone camera captures NASA’s mobile launcher 1 atop the agency’s crawler-transporter 2 moving from Launch Complex 39B to the Vehicle Assembly... Read more »

The Oort Cloud comet, called C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, passes over Southeast Louisiana near New Orleans, home of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, Sunday,... Read more »

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS fades and shrinks as it rises high into a darker sky. Venus passes Antares. The waning Moon passes the Pleiades,... Read more »

The mighty Andromeda and Triangulum galaxies dominate deep-sky observer’s view of our Local Group of Galaxies. If you’re looking for more of... Read more »

An unidentified illustration of NASA's space shuttle. The space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions and helped construct the International Space Station between... Read more »

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in... Read more »

Treat yourself to a comet bright enough to see plainly even in moonlight. Tsuchinshan-ATLAS beckons at dusk! The post Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Climbs,... Read more »

Beverly Lynds, a pioneer for women in astronomy and astrophysics, advanced the study of dust-and-gas clouds in the Milky Way. The post... Read more »

Following month’s of speculation, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has emerged into the UK’s evening sky as a bright comet in the afterglow of... Read more »

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has delighted observers already, but its morning run was only a warm-up — wait till you see what's coming. The... Read more »

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was about 44 million miles away from Earth in this photograph from the International Space Station as it... Read more »

Observers the length and breadth of the United Kingdom were treated to a brilliant display of the aurora borealis overnight on Thursday/Friday,... Read more »

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS enters its week of glory for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Don't let any clear twilight slip by!... Read more »

The aurora may be visible across much of the U.S. tonight in the wake of dual solar blasts. The post Severe Geomagnetic... Read more »

On New Zealand’s North Island, a conical snow-capped volcano ringed by dark green forest rises above dairy pasture. The often-snowcapped peak of... Read more »

"It took years but it felt like all of the sudden, I was here and everything, the entire time, was preparing me... Read more »

In 2023, ESA published more than 400 vacancies in engineering, science and business and administration and more positions continue to be published... Read more »

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Sant Director, Kirk Johnson, preview the Earth Information Center at the... Read more »

Flying aboard Voyagers 1 and 2 are identical "golden" records, carrying the story of Earth far into deep space. This gold aluminum... Read more »

An updated forecast predicts observers across the northern and central U.S. may see the aurora two nights in a row — on... Read more »

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot this photo of large meanders of the Alabama River while orbiting over the southern... Read more »

Chirag Parikh, Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council, left, and NASA Astronauts Frank Rubio, center,... Read more »

"This is why [Aubrey Gemignani] and I started Faces of NASA: We wanted to make that connection. It's not just rockets, astronauts,... Read more »

Come along on a guided tour of the stars and planets that you’ll see overhead during October. Ponder the Moon’s whereabouts; spot... Read more »

Earlier this year, the Florida Panthers won their first NHL championship and brought victory to the state of Florida. As part of... Read more »

The inaugural murals for the relaunched NASA Art Program appear side-by-side at 350 Hudson Street, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in New York... Read more »

As Saturn's rings narrow, now's the time for its moons to shine. The post See Mutual Events, Close Approaches of Saturn's Moons... Read more »

STS-128 mission specialist José Hernández waits his turn to enter space shuttle Discovery at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the... Read more »

NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is seen smiling and holding a gifted matryoshka doll outside the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft after she landed... Read more »

Joylette Hylick, left, and Katherine Moore, daughters of Katherine Johnson, accept the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of Katherine Johnson from Speaker... Read more »

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy IC 4709 located around 240 million light-years away in the southern constellation... Read more »

"I would say family and part of that 'first-gen experience' [shaped me]...It shaped me to be a hard worker and to aspire... Read more »

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the 16th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest. The post See the... Read more »

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station shot this photo of peak fall colors around Ottawa, the capital of Canada. West of... Read more »

The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above the U.S. state of Minnesota... Read more »