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New science from Jupiter
When the Juno spacecraft recently flew over the poles of Jupiter, researchers were astonished. This 5-minute video from NASA explores the latest discoveries.
May 7, 2018
Help NASA create the world’s largest landslide database
NASA researchers have launched a citizen science project requesting your reports on landslides you've seen, heard about in the news, or found in an online database. Photos welcome!
May 7, 2018
Hear the Milky Way Blues
Listen to the sound of our galaxy rotating. The variation of musical pitches portrays the motion of gas as it orbits around the center of our galaxy.
May 6, 2018
Eta Aquariid in moonlight
Who says you can't catch meteors in moonlight? Check out this beautiful shot of one of this weekend's Eta Aquariid meteors from Eliot Herman in Tucson.
May 6, 2018
Insight Mars is on its way
The Insight Mars lander is due to set down on Mars' surface in November, 2018.
May 5, 2018
Find the Omega Centauri star cluster
The sparkling blue-white star Spica acts as your guide to the Omega Centauri cluster, a globular cluster bright enough to see with the eye alone, in a dark sky.
May 5, 2018
Tangled up in blue
NASA's SDO captured the sun's only visible active region putting on a fine display.
May 5, 2018
Don’t miss moon and Mars on May 6
Don't miss the moon and Mars together in the predawn sky on May 6, 2018. Plus a word about other bright planets you can see in May.
May 5, 2018
Wall-E and Eva are going to Mars, too
Riding along with the InSight Mars mission, the 2 briefcase-sized CubeSats are designed to demonstrate nearly real-time communications between worlds.
May 4, 2018
Moon, Saturn, Mars on May 4 to 6
Stay up after midnight, or rise before the sun these next few mornings, to see the moon, Saturn and Mars - and possibly, some of Eta Aquariid meteors streaking past in moonlight.
May 3, 2018
