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Spacecraft sees Jupiter as never before
Check out the massive cyclones at Jupiter's north and south poles, on display in stunning new images from the Juno spacecraft.
March 18, 2018
Researchers explore the voids between superclusters
An analysis of the cosmic microwave background has provided clues about the gas inside vast cosmic voids in space, between giant superclusters of galaxies.
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
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
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
A peculiar galactic clash
This pair of barred spiral galaxies have just begun a magnificent merger.
March 14, 2018
The most inspirational space video, ever
Worried that our human species is making a mess of things? Inspiration-less? Carl Sagan wants to tell you something.
March 13, 2018
360 video: Tour a Mars robot test lab
If your browser or smart phone is set up to view it, this 360 video will let you virtually explore a Mars simulation facility at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where engineers are practicing for an upcoming Mars lander mission.
March 13, 2018
Nature likes to make bow waves
Boats moving through water make bow waves. Objects in space, including Earth, make them, too. Even the moon's shadow - penetrating Earth's atmosphere during a total solar eclipse - creates moving bow waves.
March 13, 2018
