Happy Solstice! Today is the December solstice, marking an astronomical beginning of summer in the southern hemisphere and winter in...
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The lander's journey of discovery into the interior structure and composition of Mars has come to a close. via NASA...
Thor not only has his own day (Thursday), but a helmet in the heavens. Popularly called Thor's Helmet, NGC 2359...
The Moog Surefly vehicle hovers above Cincinnati Municipal Airport in this photo from summer 2022. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasa-moog-surefly-test-aircraft-noise
What's causing the commotion in the Tadpole Nebula? Star formation. Dusty emission in the Tadpole Nebula, IC 410, lies about...
Do you know the names of some of the brightest stars? It's likely that you do, even though some bright...
Get out your red/blue glasses and check out this stereo scene from Taurus-Littrow valley on the Moon! The color anaglyph...
A portion of the open cluster NGC 6530 appears as a roiling wall of smoke studded with stars in this...
Returning from beyond the Moon, on December 11 the Orion spacecraft entered Earth's atmosphere at almost 11 kilometers per second....
Against an inky black backdrop, the blue swirls of barred spiral galaxy NGC 6956 stand out radiantly. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2022/hubble-captures-majestic-barred-spiral
On December 8 a full Moon and a full Mars were close, both bright and opposite the Sun in planet...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft onboard is seen as it rolls...
Why is the Moon so dusty? On Earth, rocks are weathered by wind and water, creating soil and sand. On...
In this photo from Dec. 15, 1965, the Gemini-VII spacecraft is seen from the Gemini-VI-A spacecraft during their rendezvous mission...
Can the night sky be both art and science? If so, perhaps the featured image is an example. The digital...
At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific...
Is there a monster in IC 1396? Known to some as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, parts of gas and dust...
The strangest moon in the Solar System is bright yellow. The featured picture, an attempt to show how Io would...
