NASA Catches The Sun in a Big Smiley Face Made of Wind (LOOK)
Just in time for Halloween, NASA released a photo of the sun "smiling" after capturing the cheery image at the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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Black Hole Spews Out Material Years After Shredding a Star: 'We've Never Seen Anything Like This'
As a star nears a black hole, gravitational forces begin to stretch, or spaghettify, the star, but this time it was different.
Hubble Is Slowly Falling-and SpaceX Wants to Give It a Boost
Hubble has been dazzling Earthlings for decades, and can still contribute valuable science while its new big brother Webb is busy.
NASA Celebrates World First: Smashing a Spacecraft into an Asteroid to Practice Saving Humanity
DART was humanity's first real-world test to see if we could alter the path of an asteroid if one were found that would strike the Earth.
Webb Telescope Captures Images That Move a NASA Scientist 'to Tears' - LOOK
It's finally here-the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope have proven worth it after a 30 year wait.
Saturn's Rings Could Have Been Formed By a Missing Moon That Smashed Into Planet 160 Million Years Ago
Saturn's rings and tilt could be the product of an ancient, missing moon that smashed to bits to form Saturn's rings.
Astronauts Could 3D-Print Tools on Mars Made From Martian Dust, Says Exciting New Study
We could 3D-print tools on Mars made from the planet itself—and that could change the future of space travel, according to engineers.
Surprise Finding Shows More Planets Could Contain Water -Which Supports Life- Than Previously Believed
A new study suggests that many more planets may have large amounts of water than previously thought-as much as half water and half rock.
Machine Just Turned Martian Atmosphere Into Pure Oxygen Just Like a Little Tree
Sustaining a human presence on Mars would require breathable oxygen, which is obviously too much of a burden to transport in spacecraft.
NASA Detects Carbon Dioxide-the Building Block of Life-in Exoplanet's Atmosphere for First Time
For all the grief carbon dioxide gets down here on Earth, its detection in the atmosphere of an exoplanet has scientists elated.
To Unravel Earliest History of Our Solar System, NASA's Lucy Mission Launches Toward Asteroid Swarms Tomorrow
NASA is launching the Lucy Mission which will travel to the Trojan Asteroids hoping to uncover the earliest histories of our solar system.
Everything Needed to Make RNA and DNA Has Been Found in Asteroids and Meteorites
All five "nucleobases" have been found in asteroids, which when combined with sugar and phosphate, can create genetic code.
Hubble Sees a Possible Runaway Black Hole Creating a Trail of Stars
The trail was so unusual that scientists originally dismissed it as the result of a malfunction, but follow-up spectroscopic observations it.
A Booklet Used on Lunar Surface Covered in Moon Dust Set to Go at Auction for $500,000
A booklet used on the Moon is up for auction—the mission checklist worn by NASA astronaut Gene Cernan that is still covered in moon dust.
Scientist Finds Saturn Doing Something Never Seen Before in Our Solar System: 'Hiding in Plain View for 40 Years'
An astronomer discovered that Saturn's rings are changing the atmosphere-something that's never been seen before in our solar system.
NASA Astronaut Thrilled by His 'Absolutely Unreal' Photo of Aurora From Space
NASA astronaut Josh Cassada snapped a jaw-dropping picture of last week's aurora borealis from space aboard the ISS.
Scientists Simulate a Small Universe as a Preview of What This New Space Telescope Will Discover - LOOK
This cool animation shows how the gravity of intervening galaxy clusters and dark matter can lens the light from farther objects.
Mars Rover Team Excited After Finding… 'Rock. Rock. Rock. Rock. Rock. Rock. METEORITE!'
Always keen to anthropomorphize their robots, NASA put out a social media post of one of their Mars rovers coming upon an exciting discovery.
A Formation That Looks Like a Grizzly Bear Spotted on Mars by NASA Camera
Now, you don't need any imagination to picture life on Mars after NASA scientists spotted what looks like a bear on the Red Planet.
Hubble Captures Rare Event: Star Eaten By a Black Hole 300 Million Light Years Away (LOOK)
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have recorded a star's final moments in detail, as it gets gobbled up by a black hole.
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