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Spectacular new image of Orion A
Don't miss these gorgeous images from ESO's VISTA infrared survey telescope of the Orion Molecular Cloud complex, a place in space where new stars are forming.
January 5, 2017
Watch year’s 1st spacewalk on Friday
Two ISS astronauts will perform the 1st spacewalk of 2017 on Friday, January 6. Live TV coverage starts at 5:30 a.m. EST (1030 UTC). The spacewalk begins at 7 a.m. EST (1200 UTC).
January 5, 2017
Home galaxy found for fast radio burst
In a breakthrough study, astronomers pinpointed the location in the sky of a fast radio burst. That let them determine its home galaxy, and improve their theories about its cause.
January 5, 2017
Aurora alert! Thanks to huge coronal hole
The hole is gigantic and facing Earth's way. Possible aurora sightings at the latitude of the northern U.S. – for example, in Michigan or Maine – on January 4 and 5.
January 4, 2017
Will I see the northern lights tonight?
Answers to commonly asked questions about seeing one of nature's wonders: the aurora borealis or northern lights.
January 4, 2017
Witnessing the birth of today’s stars
Dust shrouds the era of distant galaxies, in which most of today's stars were born 10 billion years ago. Astronomers used radio telescopes to pierce the dust.
December 27, 2016
Super fast spin for supergiant Betelgeuse
This famous red star is spinning some 150 times faster than expected. Astronomers think it swallowed a companion star just 100,000 years ago.
December 25, 2016
Cold Neptunes an exoplanet sweet spot?
As astronomers explore distance solar systems, what can they expect to find? A new study suggests likely Neptune-mass worlds in solar systems' icy outer realms.
December 22, 2016
Spacecraft to search for Trojan asteroids
In February 2017, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will search for Earth-Trojan asteroids in the vicinity of Earth's L-4 point while on its outbound journey to the asteroid Bennu.
December 19, 2016
Scientists explore Ceres’ water wealth
Water ice in permanently shadowed craters on Ceres. Water ice everywhere, on or near the surface. Last week, Dawn spacecraft scientists presented 2 lines of evidence that Ceres is water-rich.
December 18, 2016
