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What’s the real deal with shark attacks?
Sharks are incredibly unlikely to bite you. They’re even less likely to kill you. However, we remain fascinated with their ability – and occasional proclivity – to do just that.
April 21, 2015
Asteroid just missed Earth on Tuesday
It came close. 2015 HD1 passed just 0.2 lunar distances away (45,600 miles or 73,400 km).
April 21, 2015
From fins to legs to fins again
Marine tetrapods, a group of animals including whales, dolphins, seals, and sea turtles, have moved from sea to land and back to the sea over the last 350 million years
April 20, 2015
Celebrate 25 years of Hubble Space Telescope
NASA has a whole slate of cool-looking activities in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, starting on Monday, April 20!
April 19, 2015
Dawn spacecraft captures Ceres’ sunlit pole
After more than a month orbiting on Ceres' dark side, Dawn has captured enough images to make this animation of the dwarf planet's north pole.
April 18, 2015
What is the smell of rain?
The word for it is "petrichor." It’s the name of an oil that’s released from Earth into the air before rain begins to fall.
April 18, 2015
What happens underground when a meteor hits
High-speed videos show what happens underground when an asteroid - or missile - strikes Earth.
April 17, 2015
Experience 2 months of Rosetta’s comet
Spectacular images from Rosetta spacecraft of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko between January 31 and March 25. Many different angles. Increasing activity!
April 15, 2015
Sperm whale meets deep-sea vehicle
Encounters between sperm whales and ROVs - remotely operated underwater vehicles - are rare. Watch this video, posted April 14.
April 15, 2015
New Horizons’ first color pic of Pluto
New Horizons spacecraft is now only three months away from its historic sweep through the Pluto-Charon system in mid-July. First image in color!
April 15, 2015
