This image shows the galaxy Messier 94, which lies in the small northern constellation of the Hunting Dogs, about 16 million light-years away. To source
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NASA's Space Launch System Design 'Right on Track' for Journey to Mars
For the first time in almost 40 years, a NASA human-rated rocket has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review (CDR). The agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the first vehicle designed to meet the challenges of the journey to Mars and the first exploration class rocket since the Saturn V. To […]
Artist Concept: Space Launch System Takes Flight
Artist concept of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) 70-metric-ton configuration launching to space. To source
NASA's Space Launch System Design 'Right on Track' for Journey to Mars
For the first time in almost 40 years, a NASA human-rated rocket has completed all steps needed to clear a critical design review (CDR). The agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) is the first vehicle designed to meet the challenges of the journey to Mars and the first exploration class rocket since the Saturn V. To […]
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Begins Environmental Testing
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is undergoing environmental testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems facilities, near Denver, Colorado. To source
New Perspective on a Galaxy Cluster
The galaxy cluster MS 0735.6+7421 is home to one of the most powerful eruptions ever observed. X-rays detected by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory (blue) show the hot gas that comprises much of the mass of this enormous object. This image is part of a collection of new images released from the Chandra archive to celebrate […]
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Begins Environmental Testing
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is undergoing environmental testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems facilities, near Denver, Colorado. To source
New Perspective on a Galaxy Cluster
The galaxy cluster MS 0735.6+7421 is home to one of the most powerful eruptions ever observed. X-rays detected by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory (blue) show the hot gas that comprises much of the mass of this enormous object. This image is part of a collection of new images released from the Chandra archive to celebrate […]
NASA’s K2 Finds Dead Star Vaporizing a Mini “Planet”
Astronomers have detected the first planetary object transiting a white dwarf using data from the K2 mission, confirming a decade-old theory. original
'Pluto Time' Mosaic
NASA is unveiling mosaics of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, representing the global response to its popular “#PlutoTime” social media campaign. A photo of Clyde Tombaugh, the American who discovered Pluto in 1930, is embedded in this mosaic of hundreds of images shared during the campaign. To source
'Pluto Time' Mosaic
NASA is unveiling mosaics of Pluto and its largest moon Charon, representing the global response to its popular “#PlutoTime” social media campaign. A photo of Clyde Tombaugh, the American who discovered Pluto in 1930, is embedded in this mosaic of hundreds of images shared during the campaign. To source
Most Earth-Like Worlds Have Yet to Be Born, According to Theoretical Study
Earth came early to the party in the evolving universe. According to a new theoretical study, when our solar system was born 4.6 billion years ago only eight percent of the potentially habitable planets that will ever form in the universe existed. original
Earth Art From Australia
On Oct. 12-13, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared a series of seventeen photographs taken from the International Space Station during a flyover of Australia. This first photo of the series was shared on Twitter with the caption, “#EarthArt in one pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 1 of 17. #YearInSpace”. To source