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NASA’s sounds are now on SoundCloud
It's very cool. Hear the sounds of space exploration history!
January 19, 2015
Cosmic radio burst caught in the act
Astronomers announced this week that - for the first time - they have observed a so-called 'fast radio burst' in real time.
January 19, 2015
Comet Lovejoy passed near the Pleiades last night
Ever-photogenic Comet Lovejoy at its closest to the Seven Sisters, or Pleiades, star cluster. The comet's long blue ion tail stretched back past the cluster.
January 19, 2015
Electrifying view inside a cyclone from ISS
If you love extreme weather, outer space and photography, you'll love this image of lightning inside Cyclone Bansi in the Indian Ocean, taken from ISS.
January 18, 2015
Milky Way over Todd Lake Basin, Oregon
Here in the midst of our northern winter, a beautiful shot of the summer Milky Way.
January 18, 2015
2014 warmest year on record
NASA, NOAA, and Japan Meteorological Agency all report 2014 as Earth's warmest year since modern-day record-keeping began in 1880.
January 17, 2015
Arctic continues to warm at twice global rate
NOAA’s 2014 Arctic Report Card shows that amplified warming in the Arctic is leading to changes across the land and sea.
January 17, 2015
Illinois sunset
Deanna Frautschi shared this beautiful photo of a winter sunset in central Illinois.
January 17, 2015
Found! Mars orbiter locates lost 2003 Beagle lander
The Beagle 2 Lander, built by the U.K., and thought lost on Mars since 2003, has now been found in images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
January 16, 2015
Trees are poems
A lone tree on the stark slope of a granite dome in Yosemite National Park.
January 16, 2015
