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New NASA posters feature cosmic frights for Halloween

Check out these 3 new posters from NASA’s Galaxy of Horrors, featuring cosmic frights for Halloween. They’re free to download, and available in English and Spanish.

Top 10 things to know about asteroid Bennu

Take a video tour of asteroid Bennu’s remarkable terrain and read a list of 10 cool things scientists know about this pristine remnant from the early days of our solar system.

What is interstellar space?

Interstellar space isn't just vacuum. It's full of gases, elements, and dust - very thinly spread, to be sure - but the building blocks of stars and planets.

Follow the Perseverance rover in real time on its way to Mars

Keep track of where NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance is on its journey through space toward its February 18, 2021, landing on Mars. This web app shows you where spacecraft is right now.

Sun halo with birds

Scientists call them 22-degree halos, because the shining ring around the sun (or moon) has a radius of approximately 22 degrees.

5 myths about lightning debunked

NOAA debunks some popular myths about lightning.

Great Square points to Andromeda galaxy

Every August, the Andromeda galaxy ascends in the sky during the evening hours. Here's how to use the Great Square of Pegasus to find it.

NASA’s guide to near light speed space travel

Take a couple of minutes and have a little fun with this new video from NASA

Researchers track slowly splitting ‘dent’ in Earth’s magnetic field

A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites.

2019 State of the Climate Report: Peak greenhouse gases and record heat

2019 ranks among the 3 warmest years in records dating to the mid-1800s. In 2019, greenhouse gases reached their highest levels on record. Both facts are from the 30th annual State of the Climate report, a review of world climate based on contributions from more than 520 scientists in over 60 countries.

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