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Zoom in on 680-gigapixel interactive mosaic of moon’s north pole
Click around on a new high resolution interactive mosaic of the moon's north pole, created using cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
March 19, 2014
Watch ‘father of inflation’ learn of gravitational waves discovery
Physicist Andrei Dmitriyevich Linde is one of the main authors of inflationary universe theory. Watch his emotions as he learns his theory was proven true this week.
March 19, 2014
Asteroid to eclipse bright star Regulus tonight
Millions of people in New York City and points north can watch late tonight (March 19-20) as the bright star Regulus winks out when the asteroid hides it from view.
March 19, 2014
Almost snack time for our galaxy’s supermassive black hole
Telescopes around the world are turning to our galaxy’s center, to watch our Milky Way's supermassive black hole consume a gas cloud.
March 18, 2014
First direct evidence of cosmic inflation
Astrophysicists say this work offers new insights into some of our most basic questions: Why do we exist? How did the universe begin?
March 17, 2014
Astronomers map out Earth’s place in the universe
Where are we? Astronomers have created a map that shows our Milky Way galaxy and its immediate neighborhood in the universe.
March 17, 2014
Look at the March full moon!
Images of the March 16 full moon from all around the world
March 17, 2014
Largest yellow star yet discovered
Scientists say the hypergiant yellow star is absolutely huge, one of the ten largest stars found so far. It's 1,300 times the diameter of the sun and about a million times brighter.
March 12, 2014
Rosetta’s comet reappears from behind the sun
It's back! The target comet of ESA’s Rosetta mission disappeared behind the sun and out of the Earth’s view last October. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko can now be seen again.
March 11, 2014
Death stars in Orion blast planets before they even form
Young stars in the Orion Nebula get their potential planet-forming dust and gas blasted away if they're near enough to 'death stars' - massive O-type stars that emit fierce ultraviolet radiation.
March 10, 2014
