Scientists, using cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have created the largest high resolution mosaic…
Category: Solar System
NASA’s WISE Survey Finds Thousands of New Stars, But No ‘Planet X’
After searching hundreds of millions of objects across our sky, NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)…
NASA’s Hubble Telescope Witnesses Asteroid’s Mysterious Disintegration
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has recorded the never-before-seen break-up of an asteroid into as many as…
Chandra and XMM-Newton Provide Direct Measurement of Distant Black Hole’s Spin
Astronomers have used NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency's (ESA's) XMM-Newton to show…
NASA-Sponsored ‘Disk Detective’ Lets Public Search for New Planetary Nurseries
NASA is inviting the public to help astronomers discover embryonic planetary systems hidden among data from…
NASA, ESA Discuss Rosetta Comet Mission in Media Teleconference
NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EST Friday, Jan. 24, to discuss the road…
NASA Invites Public to Send Names on an Asteroid Mission and Beyond
NASA is inviting people around the world to submit their names to be etched on a…
NASA to Host Google+ Hangout on ‘Earthrise’ a New Visualization – 45th Anniversary of Apollo 8 Viewing Earth from Space
NASA will host a Google+ hangout at 2 p.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20, to unveil a…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Reveals Clues About Saturn Moon
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is providing scientists with key clues about Saturn's moon Titan, and in particular,…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Obtains Best Views of Saturn Hexagon
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has obtained the highest-resolution movie yet of a unique six-sided jet stream, known…