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Yukon Aurora on Feb. 19, 2014
Yukon Aurora on Feb. 19, 2014

This aurora image was taken by Jonathan Tucker from the Yukon on February 19, 2014.

The Case of Missing Iron in Cassiopeia A
The Case of Missing Iron in Cassiopeia A

The mystery of Cassiopeia A (Cas A), a massive star that exploded in a supernova more than 11,000 years ago,…

The Wisps of Dione
The Wisps of Dione

Although the crack-like features seen here on Dione’s surface appear wispy and faded, they are in reality a series of…

Skiing Sochi
Skiing Sochi

This image—acquired by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite on February 8, 2014—offers a view…

Adding a New “Color” to Palate of Cassiopeia A Images
Adding a New “Color” to Palate of Cassiopeia A Images

Elements making up the shredded remains of a massive star that exploded in a supernova are highlighted in this three-panel…

Evolution of a Supernova
Evolution of a Supernova

These illustrations show the progression of a supernova blast. A massive star (left), which has created elements as heavy as…

IGR J11014-6103: Runaway Pulsar Firing an Extraordinary Jet
IGR J11014-6103: Runaway Pulsar Firing an Extraordinary Jet

A new composite image using data from from Chandra shows an extraordinary jet trailing behind a runaway pulsar.

Apollo Mission Control Center
Apollo Mission Control Center

Overall view of the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center, Building 30, during the Apollo 9 Earth-orbital…

NuSTAR Data Point to Sloshing Supernovas
NuSTAR Data Point to Sloshing Supernovas

New observations from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array of the heart of the Cassiopeia supernova remnant are allowing researchers to…

Untangling the Remains of Cassiopeia A
Untangling the Remains of Cassiopeia A

The mystery of how Cassiopeia A exploded is unraveling thanks to new data from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or…