New Radar Images of Near-Earth Asteroid 2006 DP14
Using the Deep Space Network antenna, scientists have gathered new radar data on asteroid 2006 DP14 that show the physical characteristics of the asteroid and…
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NuSTAR Reveals How Stars Explode
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array untangles the mysteries of what happens to stars when they explode. One of the biggest mysteries in astronomy, how stars…
Scientists Produce Geologic Map of Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede
Using data from NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft and Galileo orbiter, scientists have produced the first global geologic map of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. More…
Curiosity Rover Drives Through and Past “Dingo Gap” Inside Gale Crater
This new series of images shows NASA’s Curiosity Rover driving through and past “Dingo Gap” inside Gale Crater. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is continuing its…
New NASA Video Shows a 360-Degree View of Saturn’s Auroras
A new video from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft and Hubble Space Telescope shows a 360-degree view of Saturn’s auroras. NASA trained several pairs of eyes on…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Examines a New Impact Crater
This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows an impact crater about 100 feet (30 meters) in diameter that appeared at some time between…
Cassini Views Saturn’s Hexagonal Shaped Jet Stream
This newly released image from the Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn’s hexagonal shaped jet stream. Just as Saturn’s famous hexagonal shaped jet stream encircles the planet’s…
NASA’s Opportunity Reveals That Mars Could Have Supported Life
New findings from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity reveal that Mars had an ancient wet environment that was milder and could have supported life. Some…
Rock “Appears” in Front of Opportunity Rover
This before and after view from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rock that scientists believe was likely knocked into position from one…
JPL Image of the Day – The Orion Nebula
This Jet Propulsion Laboratory image of the day shows the Orion nebula as seen by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The Orion nebula is featured…
Hubble Image of Galaxy NGC 3079
First released in 1999, this Hubble image of the day shows Galaxy NGC 3079, which is located 50 million light-years from Earth. A lumpy bubble…
New Cassini Images of Saturn and Its Moons
NASA’s Cassini imagining team has released new “holiday themed” images of Saturn, Titan and Enceladus. This holiday season, feast your eyes on images of Saturn…
New Colorized Images of Vesta
New colorized images reveal geological structures on the surface of Vesta in unprecedented detail. Some beauty is revealed only at a second glance. When viewed…
Hubble Detects Water Vapor Over Jupiter’s Moon Europa
In a newly published study, researchers using Hubble Space Telescope data report the detection of transient water vapor at Europa’s south pole. Though it’s five…
NASA’s WISE Views the Helix Nebula
NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer views the dying star known as the Helix Nebula. In an unexpected juxtaposition of cosmic objects that are actually quite…
NASA’s Galileo Mission Discovers Clay-Like Minerals on Europa
Using data from NASA’s Galileo mission, researchers have discovered clay-type minerals on the surface of Europa for the first time. A new analysis of data…
WISE Detects Two Entwined Supermassive Black Holes
Using NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, astronomers have detected two supermassive black holes circling each other at the heart of a distant galaxy. Astronomers have…
Cassini Views Titan’s South Polar Vortex
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft views Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. The sunlit edge of Titan’s south polar vortex stands out distinctly against the darkness of the moon’s…