NASA Taps Student Teams to Simulate Human Exploration of Other Worlds

NASA is debuting a new engineering design challenge to engage students worldwide in the next phase…

NASA Enhances ‘Space Station Live’ and Launches New Weekly Web Series

Starting in December, NASA will show the public the International Space Station in new ways that…

Black Holes Have Simple Feeding Habits

At the center of spiral galaxy M81 is a supermassive black hole about 70 million times…

ISON at 13:37, 29 November

The remains of comet ISON as seen in SOHO's LASCO C3 field of view at 13:37…

Scientists agree encounter with sun likely fatal for Comet ISON

Once billed as the comet of the century, Comet ISON apparently was no match for the…

Aorounga Crater, Chad

This image from Japan’s ALOS satellite shows the Aorounga Crater in northern Chad. The crater is…

ISON at 07:18, 29 November

The remains of comet ISON at 07:18 UT on 29 November, as seen in SOHO's LASCO…

ISON at 00:18, 29 November

Comet ISON at 00:18 UT on 29 November as seen in SOHO's LASCSO C3 field of…

ISON at 21:24, 28 November

Comet ISON at 21:24 UT on 28 November as seen in SOHO's LASCSO C2 field of…

ISON vs the Sun

The ESA/NASA SOHO satellite watched as Comet ISON made its closest approach to the Sun on 28…