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Rose-colored Jupiter
This Juno spacecraft image, taken February 7, 2018, captures a close-up view of a storm with bright cloud tops in planet Jupiter's northern hemisphere.
March 18, 2018
Moon, Mercury, Venus March 18 to 20
On March 18, the young moon will be tough to spot from Asia or the Southern Hemisphere, but the rest of the world has a shot at it. On March 19 and 20, we should all see the young moon.
March 18, 2018
Where did Mars get its organic molecules?
New computer simulations indicate 1/3 of Mars' organic molecules come from asteroids and comets.
March 16, 2018
Stunning Mars images, from Curiosity
The Curiosity rover has sent back some beautiful new images of the foothills of Mount Sharp in Gale crater on Mars.
March 16, 2018
Calling all cloud-gazers! NASA needs your help
Take pictures of clouds to help scientists.
March 15, 2018
Hubble finds relic galaxy close to home
The Hubble Space Telescope looks at a very rare and odd assemblage of stars that has remained essentially unchanged for the past 10 billion years.
March 15, 2018
Have you seen Venus and Mercury yet?
Mercury is still in the same binocular field as brilliant Venus, and both are in the west after sunset. Plus, the moon will soon sweep past them.
March 15, 2018
Pluto craft’s next target is Ultima Thule
New Horizons passed Pluto in 2015. With public input, the mission team has nicknamed the spacecraft's next target - on the fringes of our solar system - Ultima Thule.
March 14, 2018
Mexico City earthquake was rare ‘bending’ quake
A new study on the 2017 quake that killed 300 in Mexico City finds that both its location and cause were unusual. But seismologists say it could happen again.
March 14, 2018
A peculiar galactic clash
This pair of barred spiral galaxies have just begun a magnificent merger.
March 14, 2018
