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Mars and Saturn over the Alps
Mars is the brightest "star" in this image, in the lower right. Saturn is second-brightest, above and to the left of Mars. Plus stars in Scorpius and Ophiuchus.
August 22, 2016
Today in science: Gene Roddenberry
Happy 95th birthday to writer and producer Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek.
August 19, 2016
Watch spacewalk live August 19
Two ISS astronauts will perform a spacewalk on Friday. NASA TV's live coverage starts at 6:30 a.m. EDT (10:30 UTC) and lasts about eight hours.
August 19, 2016
Quasi-conjunction of Mercury and Jupiter
Venus and Jupiter are super bright, near the sunset glare. Mercury is nearby.
August 19, 2016
How did humans first reach America?
A new study suggests that the first people to reach America travelled via the Pacific coast rather than through a corridor between two giant ice sheets.
August 18, 2016
Moon past full. How to see Neptune
Tonight's moon looks full but is already waning. This moon is near Neptune on the sky's dome. How to find Neptune when the moon moves away.
August 18, 2016
Way-cute googly-eyed stubby squid
It's purple! An underwater research team spotted this guy off the coast of California.
August 17, 2016
Atmospheric scientists say ‘no chemtrails’
Is there a large-scale, secret program to spray chemicals into Earth's atmosphere, resulting in "chemtrails?" Leading atmospheric scientists just say no.
August 17, 2016
Dumbbell nebula
Tom Wildoner got this great shot of the Dumbbell nebula. Also known as Messier 27, it’s in the constellation Vulpecula, about 1,360 light-years away.
August 17, 2016
How sunflowers follow the sun
New research on how sunflowers use their internal circadian clocks to face east in the morning and follow the sun during the day.
August 16, 2016
