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First visible light spectrum from exoplanet
Why are astronomers excited about the first directly obtained visible light spectrum - or rainbow array of visible colors - bounced from the surface of an exoplanet?
April 23, 2015
Ceres’ bright spots back in view
Dawn spacecraft has reacquired images of Spot 5, the mysterious bright double feature on the dwarf planet Ceres. The bright spots look ... as strange as ever.
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
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
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
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
Watch April 16 telecon on MESSENGER’s crash into Mercury
After more than 10 years in space, the spacecraft will collide with Mercury, ending its mission, around late April. NASA telecon scheduled for April 16 at 1 p.m. EDT (17:00 UTC).
April 14, 2015
Liftoff!
SpaceX Dragon capsule now on its way to International Space Station after Tuesday's successful liftoff via Falcon 9 rocket. Rendezvous set for Friday morning.
April 14, 2015
Explaining the great 2011 Saturn storm
A storm on Saturn began in late 2010. Six months later, it wrapped entirely around the planet. Later, it subsided. Two planetary scientists explain.
April 14, 2015
