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Liftoff! Solar Orbiter launches successfully
ESA's sun-exploring Solar Orbiter will be the first spacecraft ever to fly over the sun's poles. It'll study the origin of the solar wind, which has the potential to affect earthly technologies.
February 10, 2020
Congratulations, Christina Koch!
Astronaut Christina Koch has returned to Earth after a record-breaking stay of 328 days aboard the International Space Station. She now holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman.
February 6, 2020
Tarantula Nebula seen through the eyes of Spitzer
Stunning new Spitzer Space Telescope image of the Tarantula Nebula in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud dwarf galaxy. Spitzer ended its 16-year mission on January 30.
February 3, 2020
This week’s Venus and Neptune conjunction
The Venus-Neptune in conjunction on January 27 was the closest planetary conjunction of 2020. But - because Neptune is so faint - it wasn't easy to capture. Plus a star near Venus confused people!
January 28, 2020
Crescent moon and Jupiter
Jenney Disimon captured the crescent moon and Jupiter over Sabah, N. Borneo, on January 23, 2020.
January 24, 2020
Rippling ice and storms at Mars’ north pole
This image is part of a wider system of depressions that spiral outward from the very center of Mars' north pole. Seen in context, you can see rippling troughs that curve and bend and slice outwards from the pole counterclockwise.
January 14, 2020
Taal Volcano in Philippines spews ash
So far, there've been no reports of casualties or major damage from the event that began Sunday. At this writing, the alert level has been raised to 4: “an imminent hazardous eruption."
January 13, 2020
Pollen sunset over Austin, Texas
When you see concentric colored rings around a sunset, you might want to grab a tissue. This atmospheric phenomenon results from an abundance of uniformly sized pollen grains, drifting in the air.
January 10, 2020
Red sprites over the Andes
Photographer Yuri Beletsky captured red sprites flashing over the Chilean Andes Mountains.
January 9, 2020
