Just by determining how circular a given crater is – using pi and the crater’s perimeter and area – planetary…
Next year marks the 20th anniversary of NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory launch into space. The Crab Nebula was one of…
In this observation from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), we see a set of straight ridges in ancient bedrock near…
Not everyone gets to become a part of history, but mathematician Billie Robertson is one of the lucky ones. In…
This artist's rendering shows the twin spacecraft of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission.
Cassini captured this striking view of Saturn’s moon Dione on July 23, 2012.
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows the western wall of a small pit that is located along…
The seventeenth observing campaign of the Kepler spacecraft’s K2 extended mission is now underway. The cartoon illustrates some of the…
The crew aboard the International Space Station have grown two batches of mixed greens (mizuna, red romaine lettuce and tokyo…
NASA released a solicitation for proposals for next generation science instrument(s) that will harness the unique capabilities of SOFIA, the…
