The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft, encapsulated in its fairing, is seen undergoing final checks during final assembly of the Soyuz rocket.
The Orbital ATK Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is raised into the vertical position on launch Pad-0A, Friday,…
Astronomers estimate that a supernova explosion should occur about every 50 years on average in the Milky Way galaxy. The…
The phenomenon of pareidolia is when people see familiar shapes in images. This galaxy cluster has invoked the nickname of…
Merging galaxy clusters can generate enormous shock waves, similar to cold fronts in weather on Earth. This system, known as…
The pulsar, PSR J1509-5850, located about 12,000 light years from Earth and appearing as the bright white spot in the…
X-rays from the radio galaxy 3C31 (blue), located 240 million light years from Earth, allow astronomers to probe the density,…
In October of 2016, the Pacific Oxidants, Sulfur, Ice, Dehydration, and Convection (POSIDON) mission will be based in Guam and…
A cluster of young stars – about one to two million years old – located about 20,000 light years from…
NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman speaks on a panel on Interplanetary Frontiers at the White House Frontiers Conference Thursday, October…
