North American Droughts longer than in past 1000 years
(NASA) Droughts in the U.S. Southwest and Central Plains during the last half of this century could be drier and longer than drought conditions seen in those regions in the…
Large filament seen on face of the sun
This image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows a filament of solar material hovering above the sun’s surface. SDO shows colder material as dark and hotter material as light, so…
DSCOVR launch is a success, SpaceX rocket landing aborted.
Today, right on time the SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off in the third attempt to place the Space weather satellite DSCOVR on the other side of the moon at the…
Hubble finds Smiley Faced Galaxy Cluster
It is not hard to see the smiley face at the center of this Hubble image. In the center of this image is the galaxy cluster SDSS J1038+4849. You can…
DSCOVR launch now set for Tuesday February 10th – Watch Live Here
UPDATE 2/10/15 – Launch was scrubbed due to wind levels. New launch date is Wednesday 2/11/15 at 6:03 pm eastern. 2/9/15 – The DSCOVR launch has Sunday was scrubbed due…
Hubble Captures Rare Jupiter Triple-Moon Conjunction
(NASA) – Hubble Space Telescope captured a rare look at three of Jupiter’s largest moons parading across the banded face of the gas-giant planet: Europa, Callisto, and Io. These so-called…
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover Spotted from Mars Orbit
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover can be seen at the “Pahrump Hills” area of Gale Crater in this view from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars…
Loopy Galaxy Image from Hubble
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope photo of NGC 7714 presents an especially striking view of the galaxy’s smoke-ring-like structure. The golden loop is made of Sun-like stars that have been…
