Contained within the most massive and active star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, star cluster NGC 346 delivers energetic…
Kepler Spacecraft Arrives
Astronomers have long puzzled over why a small, nearby, isolated galaxy is pumping out new stars faster than any galaxy…
The Cassini-Huygens mission team sends their best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe new year across our solar system.…
Looking for all the world like a New Year’s fireworks display, this image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the…
After dark at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour was attached to…
These Martian rocks, containing a hydrated mineral similar to opal, are light-toned and appear cream-colored in this false-color image taken…
The Cassini-Huygens mission team sends their best wishes for a happy, healthy and safe holiday season. We’ve enjoyed sharing the…
Like swirling, shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, this image captures an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands…
This computer graphic shows three craters in the eastern Hellas region of Mars, containing concealed glaciers that were detected by…