Astronomers Map Dark Matter Throughout the Entire Universe
Warped visions of the cosmic microwave background - the earliest detectable light - allow astronomers to map the total amount…
NASA: Less Than 1% Chance That Asteroid 2013 TV135 Will Hit Earth In 2032
We'll skip straight to the good news: NASA says Earth is likely safe from Asteroid 2013 TV135. Calculations put the…
Students: Want To Get An Experiment Into Space? You Know You Want To
Beer brewing in space? That's what a preteen student will ask astronauts to do on the International Space Station soon.…
Tilt-A-Whirl! A Tale Of Strange Planetary Orbits In Kepler-56
A faraway group of planets is puzzling scientists. Newly reported Kepler-56's system has three planets -- two smaller ones close…
India’s First Mars Mission Set to Blast off Seeking Methane Signature
India is gearing up for its first ever space undertaking to the Red Planet - dubbed the Mars Orbiter Mission,…
Hubble’s Latest View Shows Comet ISON Still Intact, Fairly Average
We’ve been showing images of Comet ISON from amateur astronomers around the world, but now that NASA is back from…
Topsy-Turvy Aurora Caught On Astronaut’s Camera
Isn't that aurora facing the wrong way? Not if you're in space! NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins tweeted this picture from…
An Incredible View of Saturn that Could Only Be Seen by a Visiting Spacecraft
So what did NASA do during the US government shutdown? You can't just turn off spacecraft that are operating millions…
Here’s A Nine-Billion-Year Old Gravitational Lens In Space
Here's a picture of what deflected light looks like from 9.4 billion years away. This is the most faraway "gravitational…
NASA Celebrates Return To Work, But Shutdown’s Shadow Could Linger
After 16 days off the job, most employees at NASA returned to work today (Oct. 17). The good news came…