Hubble Views a Pair of Interacting Galaxies Known As IC 2184
Composed of visible and infrared observations from Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2, this Hubble image shows a pair of interacting galaxies known as…
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Image of Magnetic Loops on the Sun
This NASA image of the day was taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows an image of magnetic loops on the sun. Flux Ropes…
Solving the Mystery of Saturn’s Moonlets
Scientists at Loughborough University have revealed a new computer model that could help solve the mystery of Saturn’s moonlets. Research by Loughborough University physicists casts…
Near-Earth Asteroid 2012 DA14 Makes a Preview Appearance
A new set of animated images show asteroid 2012 DA14 as it nears its record-close approach to Earth on February 15, 2013. Like trailers for…
Spitzer Views Star-Forming Region W5
This NASA image of the day shows the star-forming region called W5. Generations of stars can be seen in this infrared portrait from NASA’s Spitzer…
Supernova Remnants Accelerate Cosmic Rays
A newly published study provides the first clear-cut evidence that supernova remnants accelerate cosmic rays to incredible speeds. A new study using observations from NASA’s…
Study Models Conditions Near to the Surface of a White Dwarf Star
In a newly published study, a team of scientists from the University of Cambridge recreated the conditions found on the surface of a white dwarf,…
Data Suggests Rare Explosion Created Milky Way’s Youngest Black Hole
By tracing the distribution and amounts of different elements in the stellar debris field, scientists were able to compare Chandra data to theoretical models of…
JPL Selected to Lead U.S. Science Team for Euclid Mission
JPL has been selected by the European Space Agency to lead the U.S. science team for the Euclid mission, a space telescope designed to probe…
ESO Views Star Cluster NGC 6520 and Its Dusty Neighbor Barnard 86
This new ESO image shows open star cluster NGC 6520 and its dusty neighbor Barnard 86, both are about 6,000 light-years away from our Sun….
Award Winning Image of the Reflection Nebula Messier 78
Based on data from the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, Igor Chekalin created this award-winning image of the reflection nebula…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Drills and Collects First Martian Bedrock Sample
New images show that NASA’s Curiosity rover has successfully drilled and collected a rock powder sample from the Martian bedrock to be analyzed. NASA’s Curiosity…
Direct Infrared Image of the Protoplanetary Disk Around a Young Star
Using the high-resolution infrared camera HiCIAO, an international group of astronomers captured the first vivid infrared image of a curved arm of dust extending over…
Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy ESO 121-6
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows spiral galaxy ESO 121-6 and numerous nearby stars and galaxies. This thin, glittering streak of stars is the spiral…
Mysterious Infant Star Unleashes Strobe-Like Flashes of Light
A newly published study details a mysterious infant star, designated LRLL 54361, that unleashes strobe-like flashes of light every 25.34 days. Two of NASA’s great…
Earth-like Planets May Have Older and More Evolved Life
Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics believe that six percent of red dwarf stars have habitable, Earth-sized planets. Since red dwarfs live much longer…
The Seagull Nebula and Its Cloud of Dust and Glowing Gas
Captured by the 2.2-meter telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile, this new image shows a section of the Seagull Nebula, also known as…
WISE Views the Orion Nebula
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) captured a new view of the Orion nebula and the tangle of clouds and stars that lie in Orion’s…