NGC 7331 Close Up
Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 7331 is often touted as an analog to our own Milky Way. About […]
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Idaho Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
Students from Boise State University and Timberline High School in Boise, Idaho, will speak with NASA astronauts living, […]
Galaxy NGC 474: Shells and Star Streams
What’s happening to galaxy NGC 474? The multiple layers of emission appear strangely complex and unexpected given the […]
New NASA Space Sensors to Address Key Earth Science Questions
Why is the Arctic warming faster than the rest of the planet? Does mineral dust warm or cool […]
Combined Optics, Science Instruments of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope ...
The two halves of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope now reside at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo […]
Students in Peace Corps Program to Speak with NASA Astronauts ...
Students from Washington, D.C., will speak with NASA astronauts living, working and doing research aboard the International Space […]
Venus and the Triply Ultraviolet Sun
An unusual type of solar eclipse occurred in 2012. Usually it is the Earth’s Moon that eclipses the […]
Earthshadow and the Beehive
The Earth’s dark umbral shadow is shaped like a cone extending into space. Of course its circular cross […]
Moonrise Eclipse
This atmospheric picture of a distant horizon looks toward the tall Trisul peaks of India’s snowy Himalayan mountains. […]
Moonset Eclipse
Near the closest point in its orbit, the second Full Moon of the month occurred on January 31. […]