This composite image of asteroid 2007 PA8 was obtained using data taken by NASA’s 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, Calif. The composite incorporates images generated from data collected at Goldstone on Oct. 28, 29, and 30, 2012... More »
Comet 168P-Hergenrother was imaged by the NOAO/Gemini telescope on Nov. 2, 2011 at about 6 a.m. UTC. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/NOAO/Gemini › Full image The Hergenrother comet is currently traversing the inner-solar system. Amateur and professional ast... More »
Discover how Thanksgiving began from a Native perspective presented by the Southern California Indian Center on Thursday, November 15 at 4 p.m. at Hastings Branch Library, 3325 E. Orange Grove Blvd. Attendees will receive a packet with various Indian stories, ... More »
Shooting Lasers This picture shows a lab demonstration of the measurement chamber inside the Tunable Laser Spectrometer, an instrument that is part of the Sample Analysis at Mars investigation on NASA’s Curiosity rover. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s ca... More »
NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars’ south pole in this artist’s concept. The spacecraft has been orbiting Mars since October 24, 2001. Image credit: NASA/JPL NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, already the longest-working spacecraft ever sent to Mars, w... More »
Global map depicting the percentage that vegetation growth is limited by available soil nutrients, with 0 representing no nutrient limitation, and 100 being completely nutrient limited. Credit: NASA JPL/Caltech A new analysis led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labor... More »
The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the arm of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity took this image of a rock called “Et-Then” during the mission’s 82nd sol, or Martian day (Oct. 29, 2012.). Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity on Sol 82 (Oc... More »
This artist’s concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will host a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. PDT (2:3... More »
This image from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft shows a close up of part of the rim around the crater Canuleia on the giant asteroid Vesta. Canuleia, about 6 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter, is the large crater at the bottom-left of this image. Image credit: NASA/JPL... More »
First X-ray View of Martian Soil This graphic shows results of the first analysis of Martian soil by the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) experiment on NASA’s Curiosity rover. The image reveals the presence of crystalline feldspar, pyroxenes and olivine mixed... More »
This artist’s concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m.... More »
This illustration shows our solar-system model: a Jupiter-size planet moves slightly inward but is just outside the asteroid belt. Image credit: NASA/ESA/STScI Solar systems with life-bearing planets may be rare if they are dependent on the presence of asteroi... More »
