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Deborah Byrd
A warped, edge-on spiral galaxy
In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope's 25th anniversary, coming up this week, an image captured by the telescope in 2001.
April 19, 2015
Dawn spacecraft captures Ceres’ sunlit pole
After more than a month orbiting on Ceres' dark side, Dawn has captured enough images to make this animation of the dwarf planet's north pole.
April 18, 2015
Skyglow: Imagine starry nights over cities
What Los Angeles would look like if you could see the night sky wheeling overhead.
April 17, 2015
Sperm whale meets deep-sea vehicle
Encounters between sperm whales and ROVs - remotely operated underwater vehicles - are rare. Watch this video, posted April 14.
April 15, 2015
New Horizons’ first color pic of Pluto
New Horizons spacecraft is now only three months away from its historic sweep through the Pluto-Charon system in mid-July. First image in color!
April 15, 2015
Watch April 16 telecon on MESSENGER’s crash into Mercury
After more than 10 years in space, the spacecraft will collide with Mercury, ending its mission, around late April. NASA telecon scheduled for April 16 at 1 p.m. EDT (17:00 UTC).
April 14, 2015
Falcon 9 hit target, but tipped over
"Looks like Falcon landed fine, but excess lateral velocity caused it to tip over post landing." - SpaceX founder Elon Musk
April 14, 2015
Explaining the great 2011 Saturn storm
A storm on Saturn began in late 2010. Six months later, it wrapped entirely around the planet. Later, it subsided. Two planetary scientists explain.
April 14, 2015
Color map suggests a once-active Ceres
Plus ... what infrared data show about the Ceres bright spots.
April 13, 2015
