NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Observes Pluto’s Smallest Moon
New images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft reveal the shape and size of Pluto’s smallest moon, Styx. Styx – also the faintest of Pluto’s five…
New images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft reveal the shape and size of Pluto’s smallest moon, Styx. Styx – also the faintest of Pluto’s five…
In over 16 years of operation, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has observed thousands of objects across space. To commemorate October as American Archive Month, six…
NASA has released a detailed outline of the journey to Mars, “NASA’s Journey to Mars: Pioneering Next Steps in Space Exploration.” “NASA is closer to…
New color images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft reveal blue atmospheric hazes and water ice on Pluto. “Who would have expected a blue sky in…
A new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals a highly fractured surface among Martian sand dunes. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera…
This Cassini image makes Pandora appear to be hovering over Titan, but a coincidence of viewing angle is responsible for this image. Little Pandora is…
NASA engineers have successfully completed heat shield testing of an Adaptive Deployable Entry and Placement Technology (ADEPT) model under conditions akin to entering the Martian…
New images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal details of real regions on Mars where a new Hollywood movie, “The Martian,” places future astronaut adventures….
This Hubble image of the week shows Planetary Nebula PK 329-02.2. This planetary nebula is called PK 329-02.2 and is located in the constellation of…
New images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft are the highest resolution images yet of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon. The images reveal a surprisingly complex and…
NASA is working on the technology that will enable an actual trip to Mars in the 2030s. On August 7, 1972, in the heart of…
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft continues to provide scientists with new data on Ceres and scientists are still trying to identify the “bright spots” and the processes…
This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows dark streaks on the walls of Garni Crater on Mars. Astronomers believe these recurring streaks are…
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn and its moon Titan. Titan and Saturn have very few things in common, but a hazy appearance is…
New research using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars. Using an imaging spectrometer on…
This newly released Hubble image shows barred spiral galaxy NGC 613. Ribbons of dust festoon the galaxy NGC 613 in this new image from the…
This newly released image from the International Space Station shows the Nile River at night. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, recently past the halfway mark of…
New Horizons gives astronomers a better view of the rich color variations of Pluto. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft captured this high-resolution enhanced color view of…