Earth
Pretty Picture: Orbital Sunrise Over the South Pacific
Today's NASA Image of the Day is just plain pretty; pretty as a postcard. All it is missing is the…
What Left These Spooky Trails in the Sky?
Ball lightning? Spectral orbs? Swamp gas? Early this morning, May 7, these eerie glowing trails were seen in the sky…
Meet GROVER the Rover, Set For Greenland Exploration
How fast is Greenland's ice sheet melting in response to climate change, and how is it recovering? A new NASA…
Time-Lapse: Earth
If you couldn't tell, we love time-lapse videos... whether they're made of photos looking up at the sky from Earth…
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SpaceShipTwo Fires Rocket Engines for First Ever Supersonic Test Flight- Photos & Video
SpaceShipTwo fires her rocket motor in flight for 1st time on April 29, 2013. Credit: MarsScientific.com Updated with more Photos…
Saturn Storm’s ‘Suck Zone’ Shown In Spectacular Cassini Shots
Checking out the above pictures of a Saturn hurricane, one can't help but wonder: how close was the Cassini spacecraft…
NASA Scientists Soar Over a Mini Ice Cap
It's quite a long way from Mars, but I can't help but be reminded of the Red Planet's ice-covered north…
Chris Hadfield Explains Photography from Space
After Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield arrived at the International Space Station in December 2012, he quickly became an internet sensation…
50 Amazing Facts About Earth
Do you know how much material falls onto Earth from space every day? How many different species there are in…
Earth is the Most Exotic Place In The Universe
I'm often asked by students in my community education astronomy classes whether any new elements have been found in outer…