How space missions make discoveries on the way to their main destinations
To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...
Planet parade: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury make for a skywatching spectacle
Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets are lighting up the night sky and visible with the naked eye ...
The Real Point of Space Exploration
Our modern era of space observation and exploration deepens our connection with the universe—and with each other. When NASA ...
NASA’s Juno Uncovers Io’s 80 Trillion Watt Volcanic Monster That Shatters Records
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has uncovered an immense volcanic hot spot on Jupiter’s moon Io, surpassing any previously recorded ...
'Roasting marshmallow' exoplanet is so hot, it rains metal. How did it form?
WASP-121b is like nothing in the solar system, raining liquid metal and being puffy like a marshmallow. The origins of these ...
Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...
What’s up in the sky? February 2025 lineup of planets, eye-catching alignments
Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...
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How Maha Kumbh Mela Looks From International Space Station, NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Shares Spectacular Images
NASA astronaut Don Pettit, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has shared breathtaking images of the Maha Kumbh Mela, offering a unique perspective of the illuminated city of ...
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Look Up For January's 'Parade Of Planets'
An illustration shows Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus in a dark, starry sky. "This combination of getting everything within the sky at the same time is the real challenge (for night ... in the cold ...
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How to see 6 planets align in a rare night-sky parade in January and February
Four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars — are bright enough ... Check spotthestation.nasa.gov to find sighting opportunities near you. A telescope will show much more With a telescope ...
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7 breathtaking pictures of Interacting Galaxies shared by NASA
It is the fifth brightest galaxy in the sky and only about 13 million light-years away from Earth This striking image from the NASA Hubble Space Telescope captures the interacting galaxy pair known as ...