NASA Mission Reveals Speed of Solar Wind Stripping Martian Atmosphere
NASA's MAVEN has produced data enabling researchers to determine the rate at which the Martian atmosphere is losing gas to space via solar wind.
Away Out There
NASA’s Chandra Observatory Finds Cosmic Showers Halt Galaxy Growth
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has uncovered surprising news about a process that is stifling star formation in a distant galaxy cluster. It's been going on for 7 billion years.
The View from Deep Space, Via New NASA Interactive App
NASA's new 3DV app previews the starting point for the nation's journey to Mars.
Countdown to Pluto
NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has traversed the orbit of Neptune. This is its last major crossing en route to becoming the first probe to make a close encounter with distant Pluto on July 14, 2015.
Hubble Spots Spiral Bridge of Young Stars Linking Two Ancient Galaxies
A Hubble space Telescope photo of an unusual structure 100,000 light years long yields new insights into the formation of stellar superclusters.
A Spasmodic Active Region on the Sun…
Ol' Sol has been putting on a show lately, with a dazzling variety of dozens of spurts and eruptions and an equally dazzling magnetic display known as coronal rain.
‘Dramatic, Exciting and Cool’
Now showing in selected cities across America, the riveting documentary PARTICLE FEVER chronicles the search for the elusive HIGGS BOSON, the 'God' particle that binds the universe together--a science story with a human touch.
Death by Black Hole in a Small Galaxy?
A bright, long duration flare may be the first recorded event of a black hole destroying a star in a dwarf galaxy. Two independent studies indicate 'death by a black hole.' NASA.gov. reports.
Long Time Gone: Neptune’s ‘Lost’ Moon Is Found Again
Naiad, NEPTUNE's 'lost' moon has been spotted for the first time in more than 20 years. Also: the sounds of Neptune, where the wind blows at 700 MPH, as recorded by Voyager 1 before it left the solar system.
Awesome Images from Hubble & New Insights into Coma Galaxies
Amazing pictures from the constellation Antlia (aka The Air Pump)and activity in the dwarf galaxy ESO 540-31 courtesy Hubble + new findings in the Coma galaxies.