Why Earth is the Blue Planet
Mechanisms that affect the water content of Venus’s atmosphere during the long-term evolution...
New discovery: first asteroid population from outside our solar system
Although some interstellar bodies only pass through, others remain and orbit the sun. This is the case for 19 asteroids that gravitate between Jupiter and Neptune. According to the two scientists’ calculations, their current orbits and characteristics...
Star Survives Close Call with a Black Hole
Illustration of Black Hole & White Dwarf
Hungry Galaxies Grow Fat on the Flesh of Their Neighbors
Distribution of dark matter density overlayed with the gas density. This image...
World's First 3D Simulations Reveal the Physics of Superluminous Supernovae
The nebula phase of the magnetar-powered super-luminous supernova from our 3D simulation. At the moment, the supernova ejecta...
How NASA's Perseverance Mars Team Has Adjusted to Work in the Time of Coronavirus
Members of NASA's Perseverance rover mission work remotely from home during the coronavirus outbreak.
Hubble Observes Aftermath of Massive Collision
Hubble Observes Aftermath of Massive Collision
California Nebula Stars in Final Mosaic by NASA's Spitzer
This view shows the California Nebula imaged in visible light. The inset shows a section of the nebula imaged by NASA...
