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- SpaceX gears up for next Starlink satellite megaconstellation launch with rocket test January 21, 2020paceX has fired up the rocket booster that will ferry the company's fourth batch of Starlink satellites into space.
- After an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, volcanic eruption may have helped life flourish on Earth January 21, 2020A massive meteorite impact and extreme volcanic activity occurred around the same time that Earth's large dinosaurs went extinct. But, did the volcanic activity play a role in the mass extinction, or did it actually help new life to flourish?
- Strange 'Martian' Mineral Mounds Rise Up from Utah's Great Salt Lake January 21, 2020Rare mounds of a crystalline mineral have emerged above the surface of Utah's Great Salt Lake, where they're expected to remain just a few months before disappearing again.
- Excited for space in 2020? Join an AMA with Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik in our Space.com Forums! January 21, 2020From new spacecraft launches to ambitious cars on Mars, there's a lot of space exploration set for 2020. Join Space.com Editor-in-Chief Tariq Malik this week for an AMA on the year's most anticipated space missions.
- 'Orange dwarfs' may be the best stars to study in search for life January 21, 2020Move over, red dwarfs. Emerging research shows that another star type could be more friendly to life.
- Astronauts honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and replace ISS batteries on 3rd all-woman spacewalk January 21, 2020Two astronauts completed battery replacements and honored the legacy of the late Martin Luther King, Jr. while working outside of the International Space Station on what marked the third all-woman spacewalk today (Jan. 20).
- An all-woman Mars analog crew just 'returned to Earth' in Hawaii January 21, 2020An all-female crew of analog astronauts have "returned to Earth," completing a two-week mission in a mock Mars habitat on the big island of Hawaii.
- Alien life is out there. But our theories are steering us away from it. January 20, 2020Alien life is out there, but our current theories seem to be steering us away from it, says this scientist.
- On This Day in Space: Jan. 20, 1978: 1st Progress cargo delivery ship launched January 20, 2020On January 20, 1978, the Soviet space program launched the first ever Progress cargo ship on a mission to delivery supplies to the Salyut 6 space station. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
- Are the aliens us? UFOs may be piloted by time-traveling humans, book argues January 20, 2020Could the creatures piloting UFOs be us? A recent book argues that reports of aliens here on Earth may be describing our distant human descendants, returning from the future to study us in their own evolutionary past.
- Spacewalking astronauts are upgrading the space station today. Here's how to watch it live. January 20, 2020Two NASA astronauts are taking a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (Jan. 15), and you can watch all the action live online.
- Watch live! Astronauts taking spacewalk to replace space station batteries January 20, 2020SpaceX and NASA officials are hosting a post-launch press conference today (Jan. 19) at 11:30 am ET (1630 GMT), after a major test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft this morning. Watch it live!
- In photos: SpaceX's amazing Crew Dragon in-flight abort test launch January 19, 2020SpaceX successfully conducted an in-flight abort test of its Crew Dragon crew capsule on Jan. 19 to test the emergency escape system for astronauts. See photos of the test here!
- SpaceX aims to launch astronauts this spring after Crew Dragon escape test success January 19, 2020The first crewed flight of SpaceX's new astronaut taxi is likely just a few months away, now that a critical safety test is in the rearview mirror.
- See the moon, Mars and Antares form a triangle in Monday's predawn sky January 19, 2020The waning crescent moon will form a triangle with the Red Planet and the bright star Antares in the morning sky on Monday (Jan. 20), and you can catch the trio in the morning sky before dawn.
- Space Launch Calendar 2020: Sky Events, Missions & More January 19, 2020Here's a guide to all the rocket launches and astronomical events in 2020, as well as milestones for space missions, anniversaries and conferences.
- SpaceX aces Crew Dragon launch abort test, destroys rocket on purpose January 19, 2020SpaceX just took a giant leap in its quest to launch astronauts, successfully showcasing the Crew Dragon capsule's launch escape system during flight.
- How SpaceX's Crew Dragon launch abort test today works in 10 not-so-easy steps January 19, 2020SpaceX will launch its Crew Dragon spacecraft on a critical abort test Saturday morning (Jan. 18), and you can watch it live online.
- The Spitzer Space Telescope will shut down Jan. 30. NASA celebrates its legacy this week. January 19, 2020A 16-year NASA mission that painted the universe in infrared light will come to an end this month, as the Spitzer Space Telescope takes its final observations on Jan. 29.
- SpaceX delays Crew Dragon abort test launch to Sunday due to bad weather January 18, 2020SpaceX has postponed the launch of a major astronaut safety test of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to Sunday, Jan. 19, due to bad weather at the launch and recovery sites.
NASAWatch
- SpaceX In-Flight Abort Test Successful January 19, 2020NASA, SpaceX Complete Final Major Flight Test of Crew Spacecraft "NASA and SpaceX completed a launch escape demonstration of the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket Sunday. This was the final major flight test of the spacecraft before it begins carrying astronauts to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Crew […]
- The New Space Force Uniforms Need Some Space Colors January 18, 2020The first #SpaceForce utility uniform nametapes have touched down in thePentagon. @EsperDoD @SecAFOfficial @SpaceForceCSO @GenDaveGoldfein @DeptofDefense@usairforce pic.twitter.com/Jvzt5bvNl7— United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) January 18, 2020 Wow. The @SpaceForceDoD is really rolling out their new clothing line. They just announced the #SpaceForce […]
- Senior Personnel Shuffle at NASA HQ January 16, 2020Keith's note: NASA Chief of Staff Janet Karika is moving into the position of Principal Advisor for Space Transportation. Deputy Chief of Staff Gabe Sherman will become the new NASA Chief of Staff.
- Getting Fired And Cashing In At Boeing January 15, 2020Boeing's ousted CEO departs with $62 million, even without severance pay, NBC "Boeing Co's ousted chief executive officer, Dennis Muilenburg, is leaving the company with $62 million in compensation and pension benefits but will receive no severance pay in the wake of the 737 MAX crisis. Muilenburg was fired from the job in December as Boeing f […]
- The Space Gang Who Cannot Shoot Straight January 14, 2020FYI @NSS splinter group Space Development Steering Committee attacks trade group Space Exploration Alliance. Oddly SEA includes NSS. They really mean Coalition for Deep Space Exploration. Hard to make a point If you can't even name allies/enemies properly https://t.co/xGK84wWX0k pic.twitter.com/pMpnrXqA34— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 13, 2020 Keith […]
- The First Iranian-American Astronaut January 13, 2020Congratulations to Jasmin Moghbeli for being selected as a @NASA astronaut. But contrary to some news articles Jasmin is not the "first Iranian-American astronaut". @AnoushehAnsari was the first Iranian-American astronaut. Just sayin'. #MyDreamOfStars pic.twitter.com/OZajmEKwOT— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) January 12, 2020 […]
- CASIS Review Report To NASA (Update) January 10, 2020The final report is expected in the next few weeks, and NASA anticipates making the report public no earlier than early February.— Thomas Zurbuchen (@Dr_ThomasZ) January 10, 2020 Keith's note: Update and clarification: I've had multiple reports inside the NASA/CASIS community that the final report has been delivered. That is not exactly accurate. I […]
- The Boeing Company Has A Big Safety Culture Problem January 10, 2020Boeing Employees Mocked F.A.A. and 'Clowns' Who Designed 737 Max, NY Times "The most damaging messages included conversations among Boeing pilots and other employees about software issues and other problems with flight simulators for the Max, a plane later involved in two accidents, in late 2018 and early 2019, that killed 346 people and threw […]
- Dealing With All Of The Lights In The Sky January 9, 2020via GIPHY Keith's note: There was a session and a media briefing today at the AAS meeting about large satellite constellations and their impact on astronomy. The SpaceX Starlink constellation got the most attention. It seems that people are either in the BAD or NO BIG DEAL camps. But there is a place in between where a bigger picture - an emergent prope […]
- Why Is It So Hard For NASA To Explain What ISS Does? January 8, 2020The correct answer is about 2,100!Learn more about the results of more than 20 years of station research here: https://t.co/U6LSw3BkPP pic.twitter.com/38ySJMvjpP— ISS Research (@ISS_Research) January 7, 2020 Keith's note: This tweet refers to "Publication Metrics from the International Space Station Results", a 6 January 2020 page which attemp […]
LiveScience.com – Top Stories
- Vast Field of Mysterious, Perfectly Circular Holes Dot the Seafloor Off California's Coast
December 11, 2019The hole truth hints at ancient instability in the ocean bottom.Mindy Weisberger
- Woman's Bones Shrank in Rare Case of 'Telescoping Fingers' December 11, 2019A rare medical condition caused the bones of a woman's hands and fingers to shrink.Nicoletta Lanese
- Pneumonia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment December 11, 2019Pneumonia is a common infection that causes inflammation in one or both lungs. It's typical symptoms are a cough with phlegm, fever, chills and difficulty breathing.Cari Nierenberg
- Tiny, Ancient Native American Weapons May Have Been Used to Train Children to Fight December 11, 2019Predating the bow and arrow, the atlatl was a dart-throwing weapon that could launch projectiles with great force.Yasemin Saplakoglu
- New Zealand Has Ordered More Than 1,200 Square Feet of Skin for Volcano Victims December 11, 2019New Zealand medical officials have ordered 1,292 square feet of skin to treat victims of the White Island volcanic eruptions.Nicoletta Lanese
- Humanity's Oldest Cave Art Shows Shape-Shifting Supernatural Hunters December 11, 2019Researchers have discovered humanity's oldest cave art. The paintings depict a hunting scene with what may be part-animal, part-human figures.Charles Q. Choi
- New Anti-Aging Clinical Trial Begins. For $1 Million, You Can Be a Participant. December 11, 2019A Kansas-based company launched a clinical trial in Colombia to reverse aging. But will it work?Nicoletta Lanese
- Impossibly Big Black Hole Was Probably Impossible After All December 11, 2019It just wasn't that big.Rafi Letzter
- Inside Story Behind Mesmerizing Sky Glow Named 'Steve' Revealed in New Documentary December 11, 2019The story behind an oddball sky glow endearingly named "Steve" is revealed in a new documentary. Here's why the light show captivated aurora chasers.Mindy Weisberger
- Gold and Jewels Found on Minoan Island Devoted to the Color Purple December 11, 2019A storehouse of ancient treasures, including precious jewels and gold beads, has been uncovered by archaeologists on an island near Crete devoted to making a precious purple dye from sea snails.Tom Metcalfe
- The First Evidence of 'Head Cones' Found in 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb December 11, 2019Archaeologists have uncovered two ancient Egyptian burials holding bodies wearing head cones, the first physical evidence of the practice.Owen Jarus
- First-of-Its-Kind Neutron Star Flashes Bizarre 'Cyclotron Line' at Earth December 11, 2019Neutron stars have never been caught behaving this way before.Rafi Letzter
- Puppy Licks to a Woman's Feet May Have Caused Serious Skin Infection December 10, 2019Dogs can bring a person happiness, love, laughter ... and sometimes strange infections.Yasemin Saplakoglu
- Buried Christian (and Pagan) Basilica Discovered in Ethiopia's 'Lost Kingdom' of Aksum December 10, 2019An ancient church from the fourth century, containing both early Christian and what may be pagan artifacts, has been unearthed in a buried town in northern Ethiopia.Tom Metcalfe
- Archaeologists Discover Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old Carved Stones That Look Like Humans December 10, 2019Archaeologists discovered nine mysterious stone-carved objects scattered around an ancient hearth.Yasemin Saplakoglu
- Enormous Craters Blasted in Seafloor by Nuclear Bombs Mapped for the First Time
December 10, 2019"It seemed as if Captain Marvel herself had punched the planet."Mindy Weisberger
- In Photos: Mice Brutally Attack and Devour Albatross on Gough Island December 10, 2019House mice that were introduced to Gough Island in the South Atlantic are attacking and killing both adult and baby albatross.Jeanna Bryner
- Mice Caught Attacking Adult Albatross in Gruesome Video
December 10, 2019Conservationists are alarmed at the brazen behavior of invasive mice.Stephanie Pappas
- Weird 'Tiger Stripes' on Icy Saturn Moon Enceladus Finally Explained December 10, 2019New research solves some of the mysteries of the "tiger stripes" on Saturn's moon Enceladus.Chelsea Gohd
- Europe Is Launching a Suicide Robot to 'Hug' Space Trash Out of Orbit December 10, 2019Meta description: The ESA has announced a mission to launch a four-armed robot to grab a single piece of space junk and drag it into the atmosphere.Brandon Specktor
Discovery Space News
- Huge Tsunamis May Have Ravaged Ancient Mars May 25, 2016When Mars was a wet world, did its oceans experience powerful tsunamis spawned by meteorite impacts?
- Collapsing Cosmic Clouds Birth Black Hole Monsters May 24, 2016Supermassive black holes occupy all known galaxies, but astronomers have little idea how they formed. Now space telescopes have found a clue.
- Mystery Plumes: Did the Sun Bruise Mars? May 24, 2016Strange plumes have been spotted high in the Martian atmosphere that have, so far, defied explanation. Now scientists think space weather is to blame.
- NASA Probe Tracks Object in Solar System's Badlands May 23, 2016While coasting through the outer solar system, NASA's New Horizons is busying itself with astronomical observations of a distant Kuiper Belt Object.
- Solar Superflares Set Stage for Life on Earth May 23, 2016Earth could have grown warm enough for liquid water as far back as 4 billion years ago thanks to massive and frequent solar flares.
- See the Red Planet with Your Own Eyes This Weekend May 21, 2016Mars reaches opposition this weekend, making Saturday and Sunday (May 21 and 22) an opportune time to see the Red Planet with your own eyes.
- Extreme Exoplanets Reveal Migration Mystery May 20, 2016A star hosting 4 massive gas giant exoplanets has been spotted -- is this how our solar system looked in its ancient past?
- How to Form Io's Mountains? Just Squeeze! May 20, 2016On Earth, mountains form along tectonic boundaries, but Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon, is awash with molten rock and dotted with solitary mountains -- how did they form?
- DNews: Meet a Black Hole 17 Billion Times the Sun's Mass May 20, 2016DNews sits down with U.C. Berkeley astronomy professor Chung-Pei Ma to learn all about supermassive black holes, including one nearby that's just honking huge.
- LHC Opens the Quantum Physics Floodgates May 20, 2016As it restarts its mission to discover weird and exotic things about our universe, the Large Hadron Collider is about to become a firehose of quantum data.
SpaceRef
- A New Source Of Space Weather January 21, 2020Beyond Earth's atmosphere are swirling clouds of energized particles -- ions and electrons -- that emanate from the sun. This "solar wind" buffets the magnetosphere, the magnetic force field that surrounds Earth.Keith Cowing
- ESA Opens An Oxygen Plant That Makes Air Out Of Moondust January 19, 2020ESA's technical heart has begun to produce oxygen out of simulated moondust.Keith Cowing
- Outbound Comets Are Likely of Alien Origin January 19, 2020Astronomers at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) have analyzed the paths of two objects heading out of the solar system forever and determined that they also most likely originated from outside of the solar system.Keith Cowing
- Earth from Space: Japanese Archipelago January 19, 2020The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission takes us over the Japanese archipelago - a string of islands that extends about 3000 km into the western Pacific Ocean.Marc Boucher
- NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 16 January 2020 - Two More Spacewalks Scheduled This Month January 17, 2020The Expedition 61 crew is fresh off the first spacewalk of 2020 and preparing for two more before the end of the month. Meanwhile, the International Space Station residents continue ongoing microgravity research and life support maintenance.Marc Boucher
- Space Selfie by Jessica Meir January 17, 2020NASA astronaut Jessica Meir takes an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" during a spacewalk she conducted with NASA astronaut Christina Koch (out of frame) to install new lithium-ion batteries that store and distribute power collected from solar arrays on the station's Port-6 truss structure.Keith Cowing
- Developing Tomatoes To Grow In Space January 17, 2020Lashelle Spencer, plant scientist with the Laboratory Support Services and Operations (LASSO) contract at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, takes measurements on 'Red Robin' dwarf tomato plants, Jan. 10, 2019.Keith Cowing
- Cold Neptune And Two Temperate Super-Earths Found Orbiting Nearby Stars January 17, 2020A "cold Neptune" and two potentially habitable worlds are part of a cache of five newly discovered exoplanets and eight exoplanet candidates found orbiting nearby red dwarf stars, which are reported in The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series by a team led by Carnegie's Fabo Feng and Paul Butler.Keith Cowing
- XMM-Newton Discovers Scorching Gas In Milky Way's Hal January 17, 2020ESA's XMM-Newton has discovered that gas lurking within the Milky Way's halo reaches far hotter temperatures than previously thought and has a different chemical make-up than predicted, challenging our understanding of our galactic home.Keith Cowing
- Putting Mars 2020 Pieces Together January 16, 2020The Mars 2020 rover heat shield is mated to the back shell in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 10, 2020.Keith Cowing
Space Flight Now
- Video: Falcon 9 test-fired before fourth Starlink launch (members only) January 20, 2020Spaceflight Now members can watch a video replay of the static fire test of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket before the fourth launch dedicated to deploying the company's Starlink broadband network.Stephen Clark
- SpaceX test-fires rocket for next Starlink mission; launch date under review January 20, 2020Just one day after a mission from a nearby launch pad, SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket Monday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ahead of the company's next flight. Faced with extreme weather this week in the ocean recovery zone for the Falcon 9's first stage booster and payload shroud, SpaceX said it was evaluating the best opportunity to lau […]Stephen Clark
- Watch a live view of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket at pad 40 (members only) January 20, 2020Spaceflight Now members can watch a live view of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 is scheduled for launch Tuesday, Jan. 21, with SpaceX's next batch of Starlink broadband satellites.Stephen Clark
- Photos: Crew Dragon returns to port after in-flight abort test January 20, 2020Loaded onto a SpaceX recovery ship, the Crew Dragon capsule that performed a successful in-flight abort test Sunday over Florida's Space Coast pulled into Port Canaveral hours later after being retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean.Stephen Clark
- Live coverage: SpaceX evaluating launch date for next Falcon 9 mission January 20, 2020SpaceX performed a hold-down test-firing Monday of a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral in preparation for a launch with 60 Starlink broadband satellites, but SpaceX says a target launch date for the flight is under evaluation due to extreme weather in the downrange recovery area for the first stage and payload fairing.Stephen Clark
- Spacewalkers to complete another round of solar array battery replacements January 20, 2020It took NASA more than 50 years to stage its first all-female spacewalk last October. It took three months before the second on Jan. 15 and just five days more for the third on Monday, a successful six-hour 58-minute excursion to finish installing a set of new solar array batteries aboard the International Space Station.William Harwood
- Photos: SpaceX purposely fails rocket to test crew capsule safety system January 19, 2020SpaceX simulated an in-flight emergency Sunday to verify the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft has the capability to catapult away from a failing Falcon 9 rocket.Stephen Clark
- SpaceX aces final major test before first crew mission January 19, 2020SpaceX performed a dramatic high-altitude test flight Sunday of the company's Crew Dragon capsule over Florida's Space Coast, testing the human-rated ship's ability to escape a rocket failure and save its crew before two NASA astronauts strap in for a flight to the International Space Station as soon as this spring.Stephen Clark
- Photos: Ariane 5’s fiery climb to space from French Guiana January 18, 2020A European Ariane 5 rocket fired into a gloomy sky Thursday over French Guiana and streaked into space from the tropical launch base with 2.9 million pounds of thrust from two solid rocket boosters and a hydrogen-fueled Vulcain 2 main engine.Stephen Clark
- NASA expected to detail costs for fast-track moon landing program next month January 18, 2020NASA will release a budget profile with a cost estimate for the agency's Artemis moon program in February in conjunction with the White House's fiscal year 2021 budget request, according to NASA's deputy administrator.Stephen Clark
SpaceRef — Mars News
- Putting Mars 2020 Pieces Together January 16, 2020The Mars 2020 rover heat shield is mated to the back shell in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 10, 2020.
- Stormy Activity At Mars' North Pole January 13, 2020This image shows part of the ice cap sitting at Mars' north pole, complete with bright swathes of ice, dark troughs and depressions, and signs of strong winds and stormy activity.
- Mars 2020 Rover Completes Its First Drive December 19, 2019NASA's next Mars rover has passed its first driving test.
- Newfound Martian Aurora Are Actually The Most Common December 17, 2019A type of Martian aurora first identified by NASA's MAVEN spacecraft in 2016 is actually the most common form of aurora occurring on the Red Planet, according to new results from the mission
- Mars Express Views Phobos' Phases December 13, 2019ESA's Mars Express recently tracked Phobos as the moon passed in front of the spacecraft's camera, capturing detailed views of the small, irregularly shaped body at different angles and stages of the flyby
- Two Rovers to Roll on Mars Again: Curiosity and Mars 2020 December 11, 2019Curiosity won't be NASA's only active Mars rover for much longer.
- Global Storms on Mars Launch Dust Towers Into the Sky November 27, 2019Dust storms are common on Mars. But every decade or so, something unpredictable happens: A series of runaway storms breaks out, covering the entire planet in a dusty haze
- NASA Updates Mars 2020 Mission Environmental Review November 22, 2019As NASA continues preparations for the summer 2020 Florida launch of its Mars 2020 rover, including the recent completion of testing the spacecraft in Mars-like conditions, public safety remains a top priority.
- InSight's Arm Camera Stares Into the Pit November 11, 2019The shadow of NASA InSight's robotic arm moves over its heat probe, or "mole," on Nov. 3, 2019, the 333rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
- Mars 2020 Heads Into the Test Chamber November 8, 2019In this time-lapse video, taken on Oct. 9, 2019, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, bunny-suited engineers move the Mars 2020 rover from a high bay in the Spacecraft Simulator Building into the facility's large vacuum chamber for testing in Mars-like environmental conditions.
SpaceX
- Crew Dragon Launch Escape Demonstration January 19, 2020
- Starlink Mission January 7, 2020
- Crew Dragon Animation December 30, 2019
- JCSAT-18/Kacific1 Mission December 17, 2019
- CRS-19 Mission December 5, 2019
- Starlink Mission November 11, 2019
- Starship Launch Animation October 14, 2019
- Starship Update September 29, 2019
- 150 Meter Starhopper Test August 27, 2019
- AMOS-17 MISSION August 8, 2019
Spacewire
- Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 20 January 2020
- Rocket Lab To Launch National Reconnaissance Office Mission
- The Salt of the Comet
- NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #20-3 19 January 2020
- Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 19 January 2020
- Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 18 January 2020
- India’s communication satellite GSAT-30 launched successfully
- Update: Crew Dragon Launch Escape Test
- NASA Graduate Student Research: FINESST ROSES-19 Program Element E.6 Updates
- RUAG Space: High-Tech-Mechanisms for new generation of all-electric satellites
NASA Image of the Day
- Hubble Views Galaxy From Famous Catalog January 17, 2020This bright, somewhat blob-like object — seen in this image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope — is a galaxy named NGC 1803. It is about 200 million light-years away, in the southern constellation of Pictor (the Painter’s Easel), and it was discovered in 1834 by astronomer John Herschel.
- Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico January 16, 2020In the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla lies the Cuatro Cienegas Basin.
- Astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain at the National Air and Space Museum January 15, 2020NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain talk about their experiences onboard the International Space Station at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in D.C.
- NASA's Juno Spacecraft Has a Close Encounter with Jupiter January 14, 2020A multitude of swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA's Juno spacecraft.
- Welcoming NASA’s Newest Astronauts January 10, 2020NASA welcomed 11 new astronauts to its ranks Friday.
- Observing Titan for Signs of Life January 10, 2020NASA has announced that our next destination in the solar system is the unique, richly organic world Titan.
- What Happens When Planets Collide January 8, 2020This artist’s concept illustrates a catastrophic collision between two rocky exoplanets, turning both into dusty debris.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Parker: Sounds of the Solar Wind What does the solar wind sound like?
- Quadrantid Meteors through Orion Why are these meteor trails nearly
- M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab Nebula Are your eyes good enough to see the Crab Nebula expand?
- An Almost Eclipse of the MoonAn Almost Eclipse of the Moon
- Apollo 17: A Stereo View from Lunar OrbitGet out your
- NGC 247 and FriendsAbout 70,000 light-years across,
- Iridescent Clouds over Sweden Why would these clouds multi-colored?
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