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APOD: 2014 February 26 – Aurora over New Zealand
APOD: 2014 February 26 – Aurora over New Zealand

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2014 February 26 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss  …

Sizes of Known Exoplanets
Sizes of Known Exoplanets

The histogram shows the number of planets by size for all known exoplanets.

First Moments of a Solar Flare in Different Wavelengths of Light
First Moments of a Solar Flare in Different Wavelengths of Light

On Feb. 24, 2014, the sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:49 p.m. EST. These Solar Dynamics Observatory…

NASA’s Alex Priskos, Salt Lake City Native, to Talk Deep Space Exploration at Clark Planetarium
NASA’s Alex Priskos, Salt Lake City Native, to Talk Deep Space Exploration at Clark Planetarium

Alex Priskos, who is leading the work on the boosters that will power the Space Launch System (SLS), will discuss…

Seeing Through a Veil of Dust
Seeing Through a Veil of Dust

The closest supernova of its kind to be observed in the last few decades has sparked a global observing campaign…

APOD: 2014 February 25 – The Pleiades Deep and Dusty
APOD: 2014 February 25 – The Pleiades Deep and Dusty

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2014 February 25 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss…

Dusty D Ring
Dusty D Ring

Saturn's D ring is easy to overlook since it's trapped between the brighter C ring and the planet itself. But…

X-5
X-5

The Bell X-5 was built to test the feasibility of changing the sweep angle of an aircraft's wings in flight.

Korean Peninsula Seen From Space Station
Korean Peninsula Seen From Space Station

Flying over East Asia, an Expedition 38 crew member on the International Space Station took this night image of the…

Von Braun’s Farewell
Von Braun’s Farewell

In February 1970, Dr. Wernher von Braun, director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., was named…