NASA’s Kepler Witnesses Vampire Star System Undergoing Super-Outburst
NASA’s Kepler spacecraft was designed to find exoplanets by looking for stars that dim as a planet crosses the star’s face. Fortuitously, the same design makes it ideal for spotting…
Go for Flight in a Virtual Tour of NASA Armstrong
People can see F/A-18 jets prepared for flight and the control rooms and facilities used to lead to a successful mission in an expanded 3-D virtual tour of NASA’s Armstrong…
Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Mexico
In the northern Mexican state of Cohuilla lies the Cuatro Cienegas Basin. Dotting the landscape are small pools, formed by natural springs, in which are found live stromatolites. These stony…
Observing Titan for Signs of Life
NASA’s next destination in the solar system is the unique, richly organic world Titan. Advancing our search for the building blocks of life, the Dragonfly mission will fly multiple sorties…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Has a Close Encounter with Jupiter
A multitude of swirling clouds in Jupiter’s dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Appearing in the scene are several bright-white “pop-up” clouds…