Cinco de Mayo Meteor Shower Rains Halley's Comet Bits on Earth: Watch It Tonight
This photograph of Halley’s Comet was taken Jan. 13, 1986, by James W. Young, resident astronomer of JPL’s Table Mountain Observatory in the San Bernardino Mountains, using a 24-inch reflective telescope. Debris from Halley’s Comet produces the Eta Aquarids meteor shower each May. Credit: NASA/JPLCredit: NASA/JPL When asked to name a comet, most people will […]
Week In Images
Our week through the lens: 27 April – 1 May 2015 To source
What Is DARPA?
DARPA is an agency of the U.S. military that tests and develops new technologies. To source
Newborn Star Erupts After Binging on Gas and Dust
A young star in Orion’s dusty nebula roughly 1,400 light-years away has erupted after munching down gas and dust. To source
Citizen Scientists Discover Five New Supernovas
Over 400,000 volunteer citizen scientists have helped to identify over 2 million new celestial objects and five new supernovas in a wealth of data collected by the SkyMapper telescope. To source
25 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope: A Story of Redemption
This week, NASA and the space science community celebrated 25 years since the launch and deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope, an instrument with one of the greatest redemption stories in science history. To source
The Last Hubble Servicing Mission: Q&A with Photographer Michael Soluri
An interview with photographer Michael Soluri, who chronicled the leadup to the last servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. To source
Hubble 25
Celebrating 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope, this montage presents the incredible range of images that have helped to shape our view of the Universe To source
A Sky View of Earth From Suomi NPP
This composite image of southern Africa and the surrounding oceans was captured by six orbits of the NASA/NOAA Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership spacecraft on April 9, 2015, by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument. Tropical Cyclone Joalane can be seen over the Indian Ocean. To source
Best Space Photos of the Week — April 19, 2015
From the first color image of Pluto to an awesome new SpaceX Video, don’t miss these amazing space images of the week for April 19, 2015. To source
Mars Rover Curiosity Runs 10K on Red Planet
A 208-foot-long (65 meters) drive on Thursday (April 16) pushed the car-size Curiosity rover’s odometer past 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), NASA officials said. To source
Rosetta latest results
Replay of the Rosetta mission science briefing at the European Geosciences Union, Vienna, on Tuesday 14 April To source
Searching for Water in the Solar System and Beyond
As NASA missions explore our solar system and search for new worlds, they are finding water in surprising places. To source