At any given moment, about 20 volcanoes on Earth are actively erupting. Often among them is…
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Solving Asteroid Bennu’s Mysteries – NASA
These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans of particles from asteroid Bennu show the most common types…
Celebrating 100 Years Since Goddard’s Breakthrough Moment in Modern Rocketry
Dr. Robert H. Goddard and a liquid oxygen-gasoline rocket in the frame from which it was…
Good Morning, Moon – NASA
Early morning sunlight illuminates the western wall of this unnamed crater, leaving deep shadows on the…
Webb Spots Details in Nearby Spiral Galaxy
Two powerful instruments of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope joined forces to create this scenic…
Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula
In Euclid’s wide, near-infrared, and visible light view, the arcs and filaments of the nebula’s bright…
Celebrating NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s 20th Anniversary: Crater Near Sirenum Fossae
This impact crater, as seen by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2015, appeared relatively recent as…
Webb Studies Cranium Nebula – NASA
A brain-new image from Webb! What looks like a brain (complete with what appear as left…
Weekends on the Space Station
Weekends on the International Space Station are for housecleaning and haircuts. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir trims…
Total Lunar Eclipse – NASA
A total lunar eclipse rises over New Orleans, home of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, in the…