NASA’s SOFIA has released a new map of the interstellar cloud called the Horsehead Nebula, located…
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Ancient Polar Ice Reveals Tilting of Earth’s Moon
A new NASA funded study shows that the spin axis of Earth’s Moon shifted by about…
NASA Selects New Director for Astrobiology Institute
NASA Selects New Director for Astrobiology Institute
NASA Awards Second-Round Prizes in Cube Quest Challenge
NASA has awarded $30,000 each to the five top-scoring teams that competed in the latest segment…
Caught For The First Time: The Early Flash Of An Exploding Star
For the first time, the shock breakout of a supernova has been caught
Science Papers Reveal New Aspects of Pluto and its Moons
A year ago, Pluto was just a bright speck in the cameras of NASA’s approaching New…
Mission Manager Update: K2 continues to shine
Now in its eighth observing campaign, the Kepler spacecraft continues to operate beautifully as the K2…
NASA’s K2 mission: The Kepler Space Telescope’s Second Chance to Shine
From exoplanets to supernovae discoveries, a spacecraft's second life continues to shine as K2.
SOFIA Observatory Indicates Star Eruptions Create and Scatter Elements with Earth-like Composition
Observations made with NASA’s flying observatory, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) indicate that nova…
SOFIA Observatory Indicates Star Eruptions Create and Scatter Elements with Earth-like Composition
Observations made with NASA’s flying observatory, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) indicate that nova…