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Portrait of a Doomed Asteroid
Portrait of a Doomed Asteroid

A new study provides a possible explanation of mysterious X-ray flares in the region of Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*.

The Mysterious Galactic Haze Seen by Planck
The Mysterious Galactic Haze Seen by Planck

This all-sky image shows the spatial distribution over the whole sky of the galactic haze at 30 and 44 GHz,…

All-sky Image of Molecular Gas and Three Molecular Cloud Complexes Seen by Planck
All-sky Image of Molecular Gas and Three Molecular Cloud Complexes Seen by Planck

This all-sky image shows the distribution of carbon monoxide (CO), a molecule used by astronomers to trace molecular clouds across…

Kepler’s Transiting Planet Systems
Kepler’s Transiting Planet Systems

The artist’s rendering depicts the multiple planet systems discovered by NASA’s Kepler mission. Out of hundreds of candidate planetary systems,…

Lunar Learning
Lunar Learning

On Jan. 28, 2012, Brian Day gave a presentation about “what craters can tell us” as part of the Science…