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Solar System, Mars
Jun 21, 2018
This is a story more than 4.5 billion years in the making. We’ve always referred to Mars as the red planet because of its surface color. But what’s...
Solar System, Mars
Jun 21, 2018
We’ve always referred to Mars as the red planet because of its surface color. But what’s below that dusty crust? NASA's InSight mission is determined...
Jun 21, 2018
Luminous skies after the near-solstice sunset on June 17
are reflected in this calm lake.
The tranquil
twilight scene was captured near...
May 22, 2018
Why does the right part of this image of the Moon stand out?
Shadows.
The terminator line -- the line between light and dark -- occurs in...
Jun 20, 2018
Newborn stars are forming in the Eagle Nebula.
Gravitationally contracting in
pillars of dense gas and dust, the intense radiation of...
Jun 19, 2018
They may look like round rocks, but they're alive.
Moreover, they are modern versions of one of the oldest known forms of life:...
Sun
Jun 18, 2018
This blog post originated in the 2016 Science Mission Directorate Technology Highlights Report (20 MB PDF).
Technology Infusion
A team led by...
Jun 17, 2018
What's happened to Mars?
In 2001, Mars underwent a tremendous
planet-wide dust storm -- one of the largest ever recorded from Earth.
To...