1st Images from New NASA/JAXA GPM Rainfall Measuring Satellite Capture Tropical Cyclone in 3D
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Weather researchers worldwide now have the ability to capture unprecedented three-dimensional images and detailed rainfall…
Event Alert: Watch Space Station Hatch Opening Live Tonight
Update, 8:33 p.m. EDT: The Soyuz spacecraft arrived safely at station at 7:53 p.m. EDT (11:53 a.m. UTC) and coverage of…
What Does the Grand Canyon Look Like from Space?
Can you spot the Grand Canyon in this picture? It is surprisingly hard to see. Astronaut Koichi Wakata took this…
Stunning 3D Tours of Two Well-Known Nebulae
Two videos recently released by the Hubble team take us on a tour of two famous and intriguing cosmic objects:…
Mars-Bound Comet Siding Spring Sprouts Multiple Jets
Comet Siding Spring, on its way to a close brush with Mars on October 19, has been kicking up a…
What’s The Fastest Way To Die In Space?
Space is a hostile environment for human beings. No part of it will permit you to survive longer than a…
Rosetta Spacecraft Spies Its Comet As It Prepares For An August Encounter
As Rosetta limbers up for its close-up encounter with a comet, we have visual confirmation that it's on the right…
Discovery! Possible Dwarf Planet Found Far Beyond Pluto’s Orbit
What is a dwarf planet? Some astronomers have been asking that question after Pluto was demoted from planethood almost a…
Surprise! Asteroid Hosts A Two-Ring Circus Above Its Surface
Rings are a tough phenomenon to spot. As late as 1977, astronomers thought that the only thing in the solar…
What Are These Hollows on Mercury?
Emily Lakdawalla from the planetary society describes one of the mysteries that's currently fascinating her. There are strange structures on…