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- New US Space Command Will Launch Next Week, VP Pence Says August 20, 2019The United States Space Command will officially be up and running by the end of the month, Vice President Mike Pence said today (Aug. 20) at a meeting of the National Space Council.
- This Weird, Rocky Planet Has No Atmosphere August 20, 2019A nearby, rocky exoplanet may be just a plain rock with no atmosphere — supporting a theory that planets orbiting small stars are more susceptible to lacking an atmosphere.
- NASA Wants Ideas for Private Cargo Ships to Supply a Lunar Gateway
August 20, 2019NASA has called for companies to submit proposals to create spacecraft that will deliver cargo to the lunar gateway.
- India's Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission Successfully Enters Lunar Orbit August 20, 2019India's Chandrayaan-2 mission has ticked off another key milestone in its journey to land safely on the moon: The spacecraft has successfully entered lunar orbit.
- On This Day in Space! Aug. 20, 1977: Voyager 2 Launches to the Outer Planets August 20, 2019On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. See how it happened in our "On This Day in Space" video series!
- Did a Black Hole Swallow a Neutron Star 900 Million Years Ago? August 20, 2019Researchers at LIGO and Virgo may have detected a gravitational-wave signal from the merger between a black hole and neutron star. This would be a major first.
- Astrobotic's Private Moon Lander Will Launch on a Vulcan Centaur Rocket in 2021 August 20, 2019A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will send Astrobotic's Peregrine lander on its way toward Earth's nearest neighbor two years from now.
- Vice President Pence Chairs Space Council Meeting Today: Watch It Live August 20, 2019The National Space Council (NSC) will convene for the sixth time today morning (Aug. 20), and you can watch the proceedings live.
- SpaceX's Starman and Elon Musk's Tesla Have Made a Lap Around the Sun August 20, 2019The spacesuit-clad mannequin, who sits behind the wheel of SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster, launched into space on Feb. 6, 2018, on the inaugural flight of the huge Falcon Heavy rocket.
- Watch Live! VP Pence Leads National Space Council Meeting August 20, 2019Vice President Mike Pence will convene the latest meeting of the National Space Council today, Aug. 20, and you can watch it live here.
- Watch Astronaut Mike Massimino Build a Lego Mars Shuttle in Zero Gravity August 19, 2019In a new video, former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino unboxes and assembles a new, NASA-inspired Lego set in zero gravity.
- China's Private 'Smart Dragon-1' Rocket Aces 1st Mission August 19, 2019The private Smart Dragon-1 rocket, built by the China Rocket Co. Ltd., completed its first mission Saturday (Aug. 17), successfully launching three small satellites to Earth orbit, Chinese media outlets reported.
- Let's Talk Asteroid Apophis, Planetary Defense and Elon Musk August 19, 2019It's time to talk about Apophis again, I guess. Please calm down first.
- Kerbal Space Program 2 Is Launching in 2020 August 19, 2019Kerbal Space Program 2 has been announced with new features, new planets and, perhaps most surprisingly of all, a new developer.
- China Just Launched a Communications Satellite. Is It in Trouble? August 19, 2019A Chinese Long March 3B rocket launched a new communications satellite into orbit today (Aug. 19) — but there appears to be a problem with the satellite.
- Here's the Story Behind Rocket Lab's 'Look Ma, No Hands' Launch Name August 19, 2019Rocket Lab's Electron mission dubbed "Look Ma, No Hands" blasted off smoothly today from a pad in mountainous New Zealand, funny name and all.
- Boeing Astronaut Reveals Mission Patches for Starliner Flight Tests August 19, 2019The first astronauts assigned to launch on Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft now have a mission patch to represent their flight.
- Hubble Telescope Solves a Galactic Identity Crisis for Quasars August 19, 2019A new study has shed more light on the mysterious quasars and settles a 20-year-old astronomical debate.
- Space Launch Calendar 2019: Sky Events, Missions & More August 19, 2019Here's a guide to SpaceX's launch schedule, other rocket missions, astronomical events of the next year, as well as milestones for spacecraft already in travel.
- Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day August 19, 2019Can you spot the meteor in the Milky Way?
NASAWatch
- Vice President Pence's National Space Council Comments August 20, 2019Remarks By Vice President Pence at The Sixth Meeting Of The National Space Council "But as we gather here today, we do so recognizing that it's been 47 years since the last American set foot on the moon. In fact, our great shuttle program, including the space shuttle Discovery behind me, was grounded nearly a decade ago. And the truth is, as all of […]
- National Space Council Meeting August 20, 2019NASA Television to Broadcast Sixth Meeting of the National Space Council "NASA Television and the agency's website will provide live coverage of the sixth meeting of the National Space Council at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 20, from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. This meeting […]
- NASA's Big Astrobiology Mission To Europa Makes No Mention Of Astrobiology August 20, 2019Keith's note: NASA JPL issued a press release on Monday titled "Mission to Jupiter's Icy Moon Confirmed". Great news for the Astrobiology community as noted by the release - except that the NASA Astrobiology website linked to in this release makes no mention of this news (maybe they will on Tuesday). But if you go to the link featured in […]
- Correction August 19, 2019Keith's note: According to Dr. Philip Schein he had clearly stated his intention to retire from the CASIS board several months ago after 5 years of service. He then formally submitted a letter of resignation to the CASIS board. He was not voted off of the board or "removed" as we previously reported. Our original posting was based on multiple […]
- Hooray Yet Another Space Plan August 19, 2019Newt Gingrich: We're in a space race with China - We must win to protect our economic and national security, Fox "As our legacy space companies and NASA continue to fumble around and protect their prized projects, China is aggressively seeking to overcome the United States as the dominant space- faring nation." Newt Gingrich trying to sell Tru […]
- MSFC Offers Time Off If People Go To A Meeting With The Boss August 17, 2019Always enjoy town halls at @NASA centers. Our @NASA_Marshall workforce will be critical for our #Artemis program. I'm grateful for the incredibly talented team here in Alabama! pic.twitter.com/hcT3acgfYx— Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) August 16, 2019 Keith's note: Several sources at NASA Marshall report that their managers sent them memos today […]
- That Time NASA Over-Analzyed The Value Of LEGOs August 16, 2019"Have you ever seen LEGO bricks float? Now is your chance! Watch former NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino unbox and build LEGO sets in zero gravity! Get inspired to join the greatest adventure ever as we work together to put an astronaut on Mars! Let's Go!" Mike Suffredini Objects to Legos in Space, earlier post (2012) "Suff inquired about th […]
- Texas Responds To NASA Lunar Lander Management In Alabama August 16, 2019When asked why no one from the Texas delegation showed up at this event (despite being invited) @JimBridenstine punted and deferred to the members of Congress.— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 16, 2019 FYI @SenTedCruz @RepBrianBabin WRT claims that @NASA_Johnson is center of expertise in human lunar landers based on Apollo experience: that design & operat […]
- Should NASA Even Be Building A Lunar Lander In The First Place? August 16, 2019#Moon2024 deadline means @NASA_Marshall-led lander needs to be on the Moon NLT 31 Dec 2024 That probably means PDR in 2020, CDR in 2021, construction start in 2021/22, test flight in 2023, Right? And its being led by the same center that is years behind/billions over on @NASA_SLS pic.twitter.com/uLtJjDxXMQ— NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) August 16, 2019 According t […]
- Friday's NASA Lunar Lander Event Stirs Up Some Dust (Update) August 16, 2019NASA Administrator to Discuss Human Lander Update for Artemis Program "NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, joined by U.S. Representatives Mo Brooks, Robert Aderholt, Scott DesJarlais and Brian Babin, will discuss updates on the agency's plans for landing humans on the Moon by 2024 through the Artemis program at 3:10 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 16. The re […]
LiveScience.com – Top Stories
- What Is Psoriasis? August 20, 2019Psoriasis causes new skin cells to grow in days rather than weeks. New skin builds up rapidly, forming thick patches and scales on the surface.Cari Nierenberg
- Vaping May Create Toxic Chemicals That Damage Your Blood Vessels August 20, 2019Here’s another reason vaping may not be good for you.Yasemin Saplakoglu
- Men Are Being Warned Not to Eat Lichen Touted as 'Natural Viagra' August 20, 2019Experts in New Zealand are warning men not to consume a type of lichen that's been touted as a natural treatment for erectile dysfunction.Rachael Rettner
- 'Terminator' Android Preaches Buddhist Wisdom at Ancient Japanese Temple
August 20, 2019This android preaches Buddhist wisdom from the heart.Tom Metcalfe
- Dark 'Half-Magnets' from the Sun Could Be Streaming Through Us Every Day August 20, 2019Two theoretical physicists propose a novel idea to find dark matter — and it might actually be testable.Yasemin Saplakoglu
- Many People with Diabetes Can't Afford 'Good' Insulin. What Should They Know About Switching to the Cheaper Stuff? August 20, 2019Here's why switching insulins can be so challenging and how medical professionals can help patients do it safely.Laura Geggel
- Lions: The Uniquely Social 'King of the Jungle' August 19, 2019Throughout history, lions have been celebrated for their strength and beauty, and are the inspiration for many myths and stories worldwide.Alina Bradford
- 'UFOs' Are Flying Out from Supermassive Black Holes and Reshaping Galaxies August 19, 2019These jets of matter act like snowplows that shove gas around inside galaxies. And for the first time astronomers have spotted it happening.Rafi Letzter
- Scientists Just Found a Previously Unknown Organ Lurking Under Your Skin, and It Helps Detect Pain August 19, 2019You can blame this mysterious newfound organ for the pain you feel when you prick your finger.Yasemin Saplakoglu
- Eerie 'Fire Cloud' Floats Like Alien Structure Over Washington August 19, 2019A photographer on a NASA airplane captured a rare and spectacular shot when flying through a fire cloud, a type of thunderhead that forms above a wildfire's smoke plume.Mindy Weisberger
- 6 Reasons Astrobiologists Are Holding Out Hope for Life on Mars
August 19, 2019There are some very good reasons to believe that primitive lifeforms may lurk on the Red Planet.Isobel Whitcomb
- How a Silent Cosmos Led Humans to Fear the Worst August 19, 2019If all aliens have gone extinct, what does the future hold for humanity?Thomas Moynihan
- 'Evil-Genius' Neutrino Gun Could Finally Unmask the Tiniest Particles in the Universe
August 19, 2019Several giant experiments are hunting for neutrinos, the tiniest, most-elusive particles in the universe.Paul Sutter
- Does Drinking Chamomile Tea Really Help People Fall Asleep? August 18, 2019Does drinking chamomile tea actually make people sleepy?Grant Currin
- Why Does Metal Spark in the Microwave? August 17, 2019A sparking mysteryAdam Mann
- The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week August 17, 2019Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science's best.Live Science Staff
- Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week August 17, 2019Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.Livescience.com
- Trump Says He Wants to Buy Greenland. Here's Why. August 16, 2019President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in buying Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.Laura Geggel
- Woman Develops Horrifying Skull Infection After Cleaning Her Ears with Cotton Swabs August 16, 2019A woman's daily habit of cleaning her ears with cotton swabs led to a life-threatening infection in her skull.Rachael Rettner
- Toothless Druid Woman's Face Comes Alive in Wax, Wrinkles and All August 16, 2019A toothless skull was all that researchers had of one of Scotland's oldest known Druids, but now they have something more: a wax re-creation of her face.Laura Geggel
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
- Europa Clipper Mission Confirmed August 20, 2019An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the potential for life on other worlds is coming into focus with confirmation of the Europa Clipper mission's next phase.Keith Cowing
- A Rare Look at a Rocky Exoplanet's Surface August 20, 2019A new study using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope provides a rare glimpse of conditions on the surface of a rocky planet orbiting a star beyond the Sun.Keith Cowing
- Big Data Rate Increase on the International Space Station August 20, 2019NASA recently doubled the rate at which data from the International Space Station returns to Earth, paving the way for similar future upgrades on Gateway, NASA's upcoming outpost in lunar orbit, and other exploration missions.Keith Cowing
- Microgravity Changes Brain Connectivity August 20, 2019An international team of Russian and Belgian researchers, including scientists from HSE University, has found out that space travel has a significant impact on the brain: they discovered that cosmonauts demonstrate changes in brain connectivity related to perception and movement.Keith Cowing
- A Second Planet Has Been Discovered In The Beta Pictoris System August 20, 2019A team of astronomers led by Anne-Marie Lagrange, a CNRS researcher at the Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble (CNRS/Université Grenoble Alpes) (1), has discovered a second giant planet in orbit around β Pictoris, a star that is relatively young (23 million years old) and close (63.4 light years), and surrounded by a disk of dust. […]Keith Cowing
- NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 16 August 2019 - Preparing for the 5th US Spacewalk of the Year August 19, 2019Three NASA astronauts remain focused on preparations for next week's spacewalk at the International Space Station. The rest of the Expedition 60 focused on biology research and a pair of docked spaceships.Marc Boucher
- This Week at NASA: Marshall Gets Human Landing System Development August 18, 2019An update on development of a human lunar landing system, the final four sites selected for our first asteroid sample return mission, and our Parker Solar Probe prepares for another close encounter ... a few of the stories to tell you about - This Week at NASA.Marc Boucher
- NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for August 16, 2019 August 17, 2019NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.Marc Boucher
- Such A Big Planet. Every Picture Is A Gem. August 16, 2019Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA looks through the station's "window to the world," the seven-windowed cupola. Koch was photographing landmarks as the orbiting lab flew 259 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America.Keith Cowing
- Constraining the Formation of the Four Terrestrial Planets in the Solar System August 16, 2019To reproduce the orbits and masses of the terrestrial planets (analogs) of the solar system, most studies scrutinize simulations for success as a batch. However, there is insufficient discussion in the literature on the likelihood of forming planet analogs simultaneously in the same system (analog system).Keith Cowing
Space Flight Now
- Chandrayaan 2 arrives in lunar orbit, targets moon landing next month August 20, 2019India's Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft braked into orbit around the moon Tuesday, positioning the robotic science mission for a landing in the moon's south pole region Sept. 6.Stephen Clark
- Rocket Lab launch fulfills initial block of BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites August 19, 2019The fourth and last spacecraft in BlackSky's initial flock of commercial Earth-imaging microsatellites successfully launched Monday aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket with three other payloads, setting the stage for the final assembly and launch of at least 20 more BlackSky orbiting surveillance platforms starting later this year.Stephen Clark
- Launch providers announce rideshare missions large and small August 19, 2019SpaceX and Arianespace recently announced plans to launch rideshare missions to sun-synchronous and geostationary orbit, dedicating big rocket capacity for small satellites as the U.S.-based launch broker Spaceflight committed to using a new Indian microsatellite launcher set to debut later this year.Stephen Clark
- ULA’s second launch of the month scheduled for Thursday August 19, 2019Weather forecasters expect a 70 percent chance of favorable conditions at Cape Canaveral for liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket Thursday with a GPS navigation satellite, marking the last flight of the Delta 4's single-core variant after 29 flights since 2002.Stephen Clark
- China’s Jielong 1 smallsat launcher successful on first flight August 17, 2019A solid-fueled small satellite launcher named Jielong 1 fired into orbit Saturday on its first flight from northwestern China, debuting a new rocket developed by a spinoff of China’s state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer using a “commercial business model.”Stephen Clark
- NASA directs Alabama space center to manage lunar lander program August 16, 2019Despite protests from Texas lawmakers, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will manage the agency's plans to build a lunar landing system that will carry the next man and the first woman to the surface of the moon in 2024, agency Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Friday.William Harwood
- Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches four satellites August 16, 2019Three days after high winds scrubbed a launch attempt Friday, Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket with four satellites from New Zealand at 1212 GMT (8:12 a.m. EDT) Monday.Stephen Clark
- Smallsat companies teaming up on deorbit experiment August 15, 2019TriSept Corp. has announced plans for a commercial technology demonstration mission set for launch next year on a Rocket Lab Electron vehicle to test a deployable conductive tape, made by Tethers Unlimited, that could help small satellites more quickly fall out of orbit at the end of their missions.Stephen Clark
- Photos: Atlas 5 blasts off with U.S. Air Force communications payload August 15, 2019A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 8 with the U.S. Air Force's fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency communications satellite, the second launch from Florida's Coast in a span of less than 35 hours.Stephen Clark
- ICEYE releases first sub-meter radar imagery from a microsatellite August 14, 2019ICEYE, a Finnish company that builds and operates a growing fleet of commercial Earth-observing spacecraft, has released the first radar image from a microsatellite with a resolution of less than 1 meter, showcasing advances in tech miniaturization that could aid environmental monitoring, military surveillance, and the exploration of other planets.Stephen Clark
SpaceRef — Mars News
- Mars Express Examines Terra Cimmeria August 9, 2019ESA's Mars Express has captured the cosmic contrast of Terra Cimmeria, a region in the southern highlands of Mars marked by impact craters, water-carved valleys, and sand and dust in numerous chocolate and caramel hues.
- New Views From Gale Crater By Mars Curiosity August 6, 2019It has traveled a total of 13 miles (21 kilometers) and ascended 1,207 feet (368 meters) to its current location. Along the way, Curiosity discovered Mars had the conditions to support microbial life in the ancient past, among other things.
- Dust Storms Swirl At The North Pole of Mars July 5, 2019ESA's Mars Express has been keeping an eye on local and regional dust storms brewing at the north pole of the Red Planet over the last month, watching as they disperse towards the equator.
- Mars 2020 Rover Gets Its Wheels June 26, 2019In this image, taken on June 13, 2019, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, install the starboard legs and wheels -- otherwise known as the mobility suspension -- on the Mars 2020 rover.
- A Fresh Impact Crater On Mars June 20, 2019An impressionist painting? No, it's a new impact crater that has appeared on the surface of Mars, formed at most between September 2016 and February 2019.
- Meteors Help Martian Clouds Form June 18, 2019How did the Red Planet get all of its clouds? CU Boulder researchers may have discovered the secret: just add meteors.
- The Mast Is Raised for NASA's Mars 2020 Rover June 17, 2019In this image, taken on June 5, 2019, engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, take a moment after attaching the remote sensing mast to the Mars 2020 rover in the Spacecraft Assembly Facility's High Bay 1 clean room.
- Mars Helicopter Testing Enters Final Phase June 7, 2019NASA's Mars Helicopter flight demonstration project has passed a number of key tests with flying colors. In 2021, the small, autonomous helicopter will be the first vehicle in history to attempt to establish the viability of heavier-than-air vehicles flying on another planet.
- How Webb Will Explore Mars June 5, 2019In the summer of 2018, a dust storm blanketed the entire planet Mars. From the surface, the Sun would have looked like tiny orb in a murky brown sky.
- InSight Images Clouds on Mars May 31, 2019NASA's InSight used its Instrument Context Camera (ICC) beneath the lander's deck to image these drifting clouds at sunset
SpaceX
- AMOS-17 MISSION August 8, 2019
- CRS-18 Mission July 25, 2019
- Crew Dragon Parachute Tests July 18, 2019
- STP-2 Mission June 25, 2019
- RADARSAT Constellation Mission June 12, 2019
- Starlink Mission May 24, 2019
Spacewire
- MDA Selected to Build Robotic Interfaces for Canadarm3 on NASA-led Gateway
- Best of both worlds: Asteroids and massive mergers
- NASA Notice of Centennial Challenge Vascular Tissue Challenge
- Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 19 August 2019
- Statement on the Commercial Spaceflight Federation's NPRM Comments
- NASA Television to Broadcast Sixth Meeting of the National Space Council
- NOAA SWPC Space Weather Outlook #19-33 19 August 2019
- Scott McComb will be recognized during the 57th Annual National Aviation Hall of Fame Dinner & Ceremony in Denver, Colorado
- Astrobotic Selects United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur Rocket to Launch its First Mission to the Moon
- NASA Invites Media to the Grand Opening of the Modular Supercomputing Facility
NASA Image of the Day
- SpaceX Dragon Crew Emergency Evacuation Rehearsal August 19, 2019A quick moving storm passes as teams from NASA and SpaceX practice procedures for medical emergency evacuation onboard the GO Searcher ship, Friday, August 15, 2019.
- 3D Printing and the Future of Aeronautics August 19, 2019Today is National Aviation Day and progress is ongoing in the next evolution of air mobility – all thanks to emerging 3D printing technology.
- Hubble’s Portrait of Star’s Gaseous Glow August 16, 2019Although it looks more like an entity seen through a microscope than a telescope, this rounded object, named NGC 2022, is certainly not algae or tiny, blobby jellyfish. Instead, it is a vast orb of gas in space, cast off by an aging star.
- NASA and SpaceX: Dragon Crew Extraction Rehearsal August 15, 2019On August 13, 2019, NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, left, and Bob Behnken continue to work with teams from NASA and SpaceX to rehearse crew extraction from SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.
- Studying How Arctic Wildfires Change the World August 14, 2019Standing among dead black spruce trees in a burned area near Delta Junction, Richard Chen dug soil sampling pits throughout the burned area.
- A Full Moon Over the Pacific August 13, 2019The crew of the International Space Station snapped this image of a full Moon as the orbiting complex flew 270 miles above the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America.
- One Year of NASA's Parker Solar Probe August 12, 2019The Parker Solar Probe's WISPR instrument saw the solar wind streaming past during the spacecraft's first solar encounter in November 2018.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Animation: Spiral Disk around a Black Hole What would it look like to orbit a black hole?
- Lenticular Clouds over Mount Etna What's happening above that volcano?
- Human as Spaceship You are a spaceship soaring through the universe.
- 1901 Photograph: The Orion NebulaBy the turn of the 20th century advances in photography
- The Elephant s Trunk Nebula in CepheusLike an illustration in a galactic
- The Perseids and the PloughDespite interfering moonlight, many denizens of planet Earth were able
- Saturn Behind the Moon What's that next to the Moon?
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