Webb Space Telescope finds Water around a Comet
Is this where Earth got its water from? NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected water in a rare main-belt comet.
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An Exoplanet covered by Water discovered
Astronomers find an exoplanet about the size of Earth, in the habitable zone. They believe it could be an “ocean planet.”
All the Planets of the Solar System
Simultaneous images from four cameras were combined to construct this amazing atmospheric predawn skyscape with the planets of the Solar System.
NASA Celebrates Teachers
May 2-6, 2022, was Teacher Appreciation Week. At NASA, we know the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education, and we provide lesson plans and
Neptune-Sized Moon in a Distant Solar System discovered
An ‘exomoon’ that is almost three times the size of Earth orbiting a Jupiter-sized planet, discovered outside our Solar System.
The Biggest Asteroids in our Solar System
ESO images some of the biggest asteroids in our Solar System, using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) in Chile
Solar Electric Propulsion to power NASA spacecraft
Solar Electric Propulsion, futuristic electric thrusters emitting a cool blue glow will guide the Psyche spacecraft through deep space to a metal-rich asteroid.
First clear detection of a Moon-forming disc around an Exoplanet
Astronomers make first clear detection of moon-forming disk around an exoplanet, in an alien world.
Liquid Water on Moons of free-floating Exoplanets
The moons of rogue exoplanets that don’t have stars could have water and be a good place to find life.
Nearest Exoplanet to Our Solar System
Orbiting the nearby star Epsilon Eridani, located 10.5 light-years away, the Jupiter-mass planet in this artist’s concept, is the closest known exoplanet to our solar system.