Mare Frigoris
Lighter than typically dark, smooth, mare the Mare Frigoris lies in the far lunar north. Also known as […]
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NASA, Boeing Announce Crew Changes for Starliner Crew Flight Test
Veteran NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore will join astronauts Mike Fincke and Nicole Mann for NASA’s Boeing Crew […]
Ou4: A Giant Squid in a Flying Bat
A very faint but very large squid-like nebula is visible in planet Earth’s sky — but inside a […]
NASA Asks: What Would You Pack for the Moon?
While advancing its Artemis program – which includes sending the first woman and next man to the lunar […]
Mars Approach 2020
Look to the east just after sunset tonight and you’ll see a most impressive Mars. Tonight, Mars will […]
NGC 5643: Nearby Spiral Galaxy from Hubble
What’s happening at the center of spiral galaxy NGC 5643? A swirling disk of stars and gas, NGC […]
Orion Nebula in Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Sulfur
Few astronomical sights excite the imagination like the nearby stellar nursery known as the Orion Nebula. The Nebula‘s […]
NASA Science, Cargo Heads to Space Station on Northrop Grumman ...
A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with nearly 8,000 […]
Driving to the Sun
How long would it take to drive to the Sun? Brittany age 7, and D.J. age 12, ponder […]
Biking to the Moon
As you watched October’s first Full Moon rise last night, the Full Moon closest to the northern autumnal […]