The star WISPIT 2 was first observed using VLT-SPHERE (Very Large Telescope - Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch), a ground-based telescope in northern Chile operated by the ...

Since we all have a relationship with the Sun, it is important to learn about how it impacts our lives. NASA’s Heliophysics ...

Joe A. Adam of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, presented the topic titled “ Surface Science in Microgravity – Fluid Geometry in the Ring-Sheared Drop ,” presented to a broad audience from academia ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. When you think about national park and public land astronomy programs, you might picture remote locations far from ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. A side-by-side comparison of the Crab Nebula as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in optical light (left) and the ...

Written by Melissa Rice, Professor of Planetary Science at Western Washington University Perseverance accomplished something unusual this week: abrading two dramatically different rocks within the ...

With its powerful, mid-infrared vision, the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) shows never-before-seen details of Stephan’s Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies. MIRI pierced through ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed the well-known Ring Nebula in unprecedented detail. Formed by a star ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy whose asymmetric appearance may be the result of a ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. Did you see that gorgeous photo NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers took on July 3, 2025? Originally thought to be a sprite, ...

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. NASA’s twin ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecraft are back in Florida in ...