New results from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Explorer, or WISE, reveal that the Jovian Trojans — asteroids that lap the sun in the same orbit as Jupiter — are uniformly dark with a hint of burgundy color, and have matte surfaces that reflect little sunlight. Im... More »
This illustrated timeline features milestones in the journey of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Scroll up to launch Cassini’s voyage. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech › Larger view Today, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft celebrates 15 years of uninterrupted drive time, earn... More »
A Four-Star Planet: An artist’s illustration of PH1, a planet discovered by volunteers from the Planet Hunters citizen science project. PH1, shown in the foreground, is the first reported case of a planet orbiting a double-star that, in turn, is orbited by a s... 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 noon PDT (3 p.m. ED... More »
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft obtained this image of a feature shaped like a hot cross bun in the northern region of Titan (left) that bears a striking resemblance to a similar feature on Venus (right). Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI › View unlabeled image Rad... More »
Images in the visible-light and infrared parts of the spectrum highlight the massive changes roiling the atmosphere of Jupiter. Image credit: NASA/IRTF/JPL-Caltech/NAOJ/A. Wesley/A. Kazemoto/C. Go Jupiter, the mythical god of sky and thunder, would certainly b... More »
Artist’s concept of NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Deep Impact Mission Status NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft completed a firing of its onboard rocket motors earlier today. The maneuver began at 1 p.m. PDT (4 p.m. EDT), lasted 71 ... More »
Wheel Scuff Mark at ‘Rocknest’ NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity cut a wheel scuff mark into a wind-formed ripple at the “Rocknest” site to give researchers a better opportunity to examine the particle-size distribution of the material forming the ripple. Image Cred... More »
This artist 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 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. E... More »
NASA’s Voyager spacecraft mission received a Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award during a ceremony in New York City on Oct. 4. Pictured (from left to right) – Voyager’s Ed Stone; Suzanne Dodd; Jefferson Hall; and Jim Meigs, Editor-in-Chief, Popular Mechanics.... More »
Target: Jake Matijevic Rock This image shows where NASA’s Curiosity rover aimed two different instruments to study a rock known as “Jake Matijevic.” Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS The first Martian rock NASA’s Curiosity rover has reached out to touch pres... More »
Artist concept showing the descent and landing of Huygens. Image credit: NASA/JPL/ESA The European Space Agency’s Huygens probe, ferried to Saturn’s moon Titan by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, bounced, slid and wobbled its way to rest in the 10 seconds after touc... More »
