Animated Flyover of Pluto’s Icy Mountain and Plains

9 years ago

(NASA) - This simulated flyover of Pluto’s Norgay Montes (Norgay Mountains) and Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain) was created from New…

NASA’s New Horizons Discovers Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto’s ‘Heart’

9 years ago

(NASA) - In the latest data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, a new close-up image of Pluto reveals a vast,…

New Active Large Sunspot Coming Into View

10 years ago

We could see a continuation of the recent rather heavy solar weather as a new, not yet named sunspot comes…

Spectacular SpaceX Falcon Rocket Failure

10 years ago

This failure was unusual in a few ways I will go into that in a bit but I want to be…

Hubble Observes One-of-a-Kind Star Nicknamed ‘Nasty’

10 years ago

(NASA, ESA) -Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered surprising new clues about a hefty, rapidly aging star whose…

You could help name a PLANET! Your vote counts!

10 years ago

The first ever contest allowing members of the public to name a planet has begun. The IAU is organizing a…

MESSENGER spacecraft to impact Mercury this month

10 years ago

(NASA) - NASA will hold a media and public event at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 16, to share…

Milky Way as it looked 10 Billion Years ago

10 years ago

(NASA) - In one of the most comprehensive multi-observatory galaxy surveys yet, astronomers find that galaxies like our Milky Way…

Impressive CME erupts from the Sun 4/5/15, Expected impact 4/7/15

10 years ago

The Sun erupted with an impressive looking CME as you can see un the set of images above. This  event…

Explore the Universe Using New Hubble Public Research Tools

10 years ago

A new astronomy research tool which makes exploring the universe as easy as pointing and clicking has been released by our…