A Metallic Jewel Bug in the Sky
In this image NGC 7027 planetary nebula resembles a jewel bug, an insect with a brilliantly colorful metallic shell.
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Virgin Galactic to take private passengers to ISS
Virgin Galactic to take private passengers to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA.
Massive Saharan Dust Cloud over the Atlantic Ocean
A huge Saharan dust plume streaming over the North Atlantic Ocean, beginning on June 13.
Black Hole Bounty in the Center of the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered evidence for thousands of black holes located near the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
A Ring of Fire Sunrise Solar Eclipse
Most sunrises don’t look like this, though, because most sunrises don’t include the Moon.
Astronaut on the Red Planet
This artist’s concept shows an astronaut on Mars, as viewed through the window of a spacecraft.
A Brilliant Cosmic Baby is discovered
Born from an exploded star, the infant magnetar belongs to a family of extreme objects called neutron stars. Its discovery may lend insight into these strange phenomena.
Einstein’s Concepts to Life Through Art
A striking example to bridge the gap between scientists’ imagination and illustration, is the artist Barron Storey’s attempt in the late 1980s, to bring the ideas of
Cooling Atoms to Almost Absolute Zero
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab aboard the International Space Station cools atoms down to a billionth of a degree above absolute zero, or the temperature at which atoms
One of Cassini’s Last Dives
This illustration imagines the view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft during one of its final dives between Saturn and its innermost rings, as part of the mission’s Grand