Flying Space Toasters: Electrified Exoplanets Really Feel the Heat
Overheated and overinflated, hot Jupiters are some of the strangest extrasolar planets to be discovered by the Kepler mission... and…
NASA Employees Tell LGBTQ Youth: “It Gets Better”
"Being gay doesn't necessarily define you, it's just one factor of who you are." – NASA Johnson Space Center Deputy…
How do Hypervelocity Stars End up Breaking The Speed Limit?
The Sun is racing through the Galaxy at a speed that is 30 times greater than a space shuttle in…
Our Galactic Neighbors Shine In New Ultraviolet Pictures
Earth's galactic next-door neighbors shine brighter than ever in new pictures taken by an orbiting telescope, focusing on ultraviolet light…
NASA Experiment Seeks Signatures of Formation of First Stars and Galaxies
When did the first stars and galaxies form in the universe and how brightly did they burn? Scientists are looking…
Crashed Asteroid Has a Tail that Keeps Getting Longer
A strange comet-like object discovered in 2010 ended up being an asteroid that had been the victim of a head-on…
How Many Stars are There in the Universe?
When we look at the night sky, filled with stars, it’s hard to resist counting. Just with the unaided eye,…
Our Place in the Galactic Neighborhood Just Got an Upgrade
Some cultures used to say the Earth was the center of the Universe. But in a series of "great demotions,"…
Stunning View of Earth and Orbital Sunset from the Space Station
This is just a gorgeous shot of our home planet from the International Space Station, shared by astronaut Karen Nyberg…