Regardless of the amount of winter ice cover, the waters off of the Alaskan coast usually…
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A Merger of Stars
Launched 15 years ago, the Spitzer Space Telescope has made many discoveries, including this detection of…
Jamming with the ‘Spiders’ from Mars
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, acquired May 13, 2018 during winter at the South…
‘X’-ploring the Eagle Nebula and ‘Pillars of Creation’
The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, contains the young star cluster NGC 6611. It…
The Heart of Madagascar
As the International Space Station flew overhead, NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this photograph of a…
2018 Class of NASA Flight Directors for the Mission Control Center
NASA has selected six women and men to join the elite corps of flight directors who…
A Closer View of the Moon
Posted to Twitter by @Astro_Alex, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, this image shows our planet's…
Ice Block Avalanche
One of the most actively changing areas on Mars are the steep edges of the North…
County Fire Lights Up the Night
Light from the County Fire illuminated the night skies of Northern California when the Suomi NPP…
Burst of Celestial Fireworks
Like a July 4 fireworks display a young, glittering collection of stars looks like an aerial…