It took hundreds of observing hours for the Herschel Space Observatory to compile this infrared Galactic Plane Survey, revealing the star-forming regions through about 40% of our galaxy. The Milky Way galaxy is about 100,000 light years in diameter.
NASA is taking Earth Day online to celebrate the planet we call home today (April 22) with a project to share how its Earth science missions work and find out how you'll mark the day, too.
NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) will investigate the unusual atmospheric layer where Earth weather and space weather collide, between 37miles (60 km) and 620 miles (1,000 km) above the surface.
Encourage your kids to build and create their own spaceship using a cardboard box and a handful of household materials.
"A Beautiful Planet" is a stunning glimpse of Earth from space, bringing a heightened awareness of our planet—and the effects of humanity over time—as never seen before. Exclusive IMAX 2D and 3D engagements begin April 29, 2016.
NASA's Kepler space telescope has recovered fully from a recent anomaly and is scanning the heavens for exoplanets once again, agency officials announced today (April 22).
What do astronauts do when they get their periods?
Earthbound humans can now experience a view that emulates an astronaut's perspective more closely than anything ever seen before.
Now is a great time to view the Big Dipper (if you live in the Northern Hemisphere) and the Southern Cross (if you live south of the equator). Which of these two famous star patterns is more striking?
The first artifact that was pulled out from the newly-unearthed time capsule was a conical piece of plastic. "A Mercury capsule!" one of the spectators called out. "Apollo!" someone else said. In fact, it was a model of a Gemini spacecraft, as NASA was fl
NASA paid its respects to Prince with a gorgeous space image that recalled the late musician's most famous album, Purple Rain.
The U.S. Air Force is using a little-discussed satellite that launched in 2014 as part of ongoing experiments that look at how the Defense Department and intelligence community would act during a war in space.
This stunning image of globular cluster M2 was taken by astrophotographer Ron Brecher from Guelph, Ontario in September 2013.
A bill approved by a Senate committee April 21 provides a large increase to NASA’s exploration programs by trimming funds from other major NASA programs.
The Lyrid meteor shower will peak overnight tonight (April 22), and you can watch and learn about this annual event during a free webcast from the Slooh Community Observatory. The 5-hour show starts at 8 p.m. EDT tonight.
A group of senators introduced legislation April 20 to improve space weather forecasting and preparedness efforts in parallel with a White House strategy.
Astronomers are developing a ground-based technique to spy the light glinting off orbiting satellites, dead spacecraft, cubesats and space junk to help safeguard low-Earth orbit.
In this edition of Mobile Astronomy, we'll explore Earth's nearest natural satellite with apps that show where it is and what phase it's in (now, and in the future); apps with maps labeling the lowlands, mountains and craters.