NASA’s Opportunity Discovers Geological Mystery on Mars
NASA’s Opportunity rover discovered puzzling spherical objects on Mars at a rock outcrop called Kirkwood. The spherules vary in composition, concentration, distribution, and structure from…
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Hubble Views Galaxy NGC 7090
This new Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 7090, which is located about thirty million light-years from the Sun in the southern constellation of Indus….
Pr0201b and Pr0211b Orbiting Sun-Like Stars in the Beehive Cluster
For the first time, a team of astronomers have spotted two new “Hot Jupiter” planets, called Pr0201b and Pr0211b, orbiting sun-like stars in the Beehive…
NASA Data Suggests “Dry Ice” Snowfall on Mars
Using data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have detected carbon-dioxide snow clouds on Mars and evidence of carbon-dioxide snow falling to the surface. NASA’s…
“Habitable Zone” Might Help Extreme Life Forms Survive on Exoplanets
A newly published study examines the “habitable zone” that scientists believe might play a role in the survival of extreme life forms, like lichens and…
Hubble Zooms in on the Center of M4
This new image from Hubble shows an up-close look at the center of M4 or Messier 4, a global cluster located in the constellation of…
NASA’s Curiosity Prepares for Use of Its Arm and Tools
NASA engineers are planning to run Curiosity’s arm through six to 10 consecutive days of activities to test the 7-foot arm and the tools it…
Hubble Image of Peculiar Galaxy Pair Arp 116
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows Arp 116, which is composed of a giant elliptical galaxy known as Messier 60, and a…
Dawn Leaves Vesta, NASA Releases Highlight Video of Its Accomplishments
As NASA’s Dawn spacecraft moves away from the giant asteroid Vesta and is now headed towards the dwarf planet Ceres, you can look back on…
Effects of Drought in the U.S. are Now Visible from Space
Last year, the USA was hit with floods in the Mississippi River, caused by major storms and melting snow. More than 3,000 square miles (7,800…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Filament Explosion
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured a spectacular video of a filament eruption from Sol, which occurred on August 31st. The segment is in red,…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Completes First Deep-Space Maneuver
NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully performed its first deep-space maneuver, firing its main engine and changing its trajectory as it continues on its mission toward Jupiter….
Hubble Image of NGC 5806 with a Supernova Explosion
This Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 5806, which is located in the constellation Virgo roughly 80 million light years from Earth, and a supernova…
Natural Color View of Saturn and Titan
Created by combining six images from the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera, this mosaic shows a natural color view of Saturn and Titan. A giant of…
LRO Radar Data Indicates That the Walls of Shackleton Crater on the Moon May Hold Ice
Using the Mini-RF radar on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, a team of scientists have estimated that as much as five to ten percent of material,…
NASA’s WISE Discovers Millions of Black Holes
Documented in three new studies, data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission was used to discover millions of newfound supermassive black holes and extreme…
Pair of Eclipsing White Dwarfs Produce Gravitational Waves
Discovered last year in system J0651, two white dwarf stars are so close together that they make a complete orbit in less than 13 minutes…
NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Multiple Transiting Planets Orbiting Two Suns
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered multiple transiting planets orbiting two suns for the first time. The planets are in the Kepler-47 system, which is located…