Earth
The Place Where Earth from Space Looks Like a Floating Piece of Cardboard
As we've noted before, astronaut Reid Wiseman is sending out a bevy of tweets and pictures from his perch on…
Watch the Rise and Fall of a Towering Inferno on the Sun
Caught on camera by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, a prominence blazes hundreds of thousands of miles out from the Sun's surface (i.e.,…
Why is the Moon Leaving Us?
Goodbye Moon. Every year, the Moon slips a few centimeters away from us, slowing down our day. Why is the…
Stunning Snapshots from Space Courtesy of Reid Wiseman
On May 28 the crew of Expedition 40/41 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, their Soyuz TMA-13M arriving at the International Space Station…
Selfies from Around the World Combine to Make a Portrait of Earth
On Earth Day, April 22, NASA invited people around the world to share their "selfies" on social media sites like…
The Newest ‘Earthrise’ Image, Courtesy of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
That’s Earth. That’s us. Way off in the distance as a fairly small, blue and swirly white sphere. This is…
Earth From Space: The Moon Over Mexico
Happy Cinco de Mayo! This beautiful image of Earth from Space was taken earlier this year, but today is a…
HD Livestream of Earth Now Available 24/7 from the Space Station
Live streaming video by Ustream Now, live from space, it's Earth all the time! A new experiment called the High…
How Life Could Have Produced Most Minerals On Earth
While astronomers are trying to figure out which planets they find are habitable, there are a range of things to…
The Inner and Outer Planets in Our Solar System
In our Solar System, astronomers often divide the planets into two groups -- the inner planets and the outer planets.…