Hubble Celebrates 29th Anniversary with a Colorful Look at the Southern Crab Nebula

In celebration of the 29th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers captured…

Fires in Port St. John Florida Now Under Control

A brush fire near Port St. John Florida is now nearly under control after threatening nearby…

A Closer Look at Mercury’s Spin and Gravity Reveals the Planet’s Inner Solid Core

Mercury’s inner core is indeed solid and that it is very nearly the same size as…

A “Jellyfish” Galaxy Swims Into View of NASA’s Upcoming Webb Telescope

Webb will target sites of star formation at different points along the tail: close to the…

NASA ‘Nose’ Importance of Humans, Robots Exploring Together

The RELL robotic leak detector will enable the International Space Statuib to “sniff out” leaks, helping…

NASA’s TESS Discovers its First Earth-size Planet

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size world. The planet, HD 21749c,…

Moon’s South Pole in NASA’s Landing Sites

Water is a critical resource for long-term exploration, and that’s one of the main reasons NASA…

Return of GEDI’s First Data Reveals the Third Dimension of Forests

NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission launched in December 2018. From its perch aboard the…

Robotic Refueling Mission 3 Update – April 12, 2019

On April 8, the Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3) started experiencing issues powering up its cryogen…

Hubble Peers at Cosmic Blue Bauble

Messier 3: Containing an incredible half-million stars, this 8-billion-year-old cosmic bauble is one of the largest…