This new view of spiral galaxy IC 342, also known as Caldwell 5, includes data from…
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NASA Prepares for Launch of Next Earth Observation Satellite
NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force…
NASA, MIT, DARPA Host Fourth Annual Student Robotic Challenge Jan. 11
NASA will join the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)…
Major NASA Air Pollution Study to Fly Over California
A multi-year NASA airborne science mission is on its way to California to help scientists better…
NASA’S Galex Reveals The Largest-Known Spiral Galaxy
The spectacular barred spiral galaxy NGC 6872 has ranked among the biggest stellar systems for decades.…
Preparing to Launch a Next-Generation Satellite
The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-K) spacecraft is part of the next-generation series in the…
At Least One in Six Stars Has an Earth-sized Planet
A new analysis of Kepler data shows that about 17 percent of stars have an Earth-sized…
Sizzling Remains of a Dead Star
This new view of the historical supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, located 11,000 light-years away, was taken…
Kentucky Students to Speak with Space Station’s Tom Marshburn
Students of all ages, educators and pre-service teachers will gather at Eastern Kentucky University to speak…
NASA Chases Climate Change Clues Into The Stratosphere
Starting this month, NASA will send a remotely piloted research aircraft as high as 65,000 feet…