Win a DVD Set of “Journey of Universe: Conversations”
The highly acclaimed and mind-expanding documentary, 'Journey of the Universe', which aired on PBS in 2011, looked at modern science…
Astrophoto: Star-Studded Beauty in Gemini
Speaking of shots of awe, here's an amazingly beautiful wide-field view of IC 443 (also known as the Jellyfish Nebula)…
Add Shots of Awe to your Life
Ever find yourself thinking about how the Universe came to be, or how humans have evolved to their current level…
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…