This enhanced-color view from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft shows an intricate pattern of linear fractures on the icy...
Astronomy
Look beyond Earth through the history and science of astronomy, from early skywatchers to contemporary observatories. These studies show how changing instruments have expanded humanity’s understanding of the cosmos.
X-ray: NASA/CXC/GSFC/B. Williams et al; Optical: DSS; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA When the star that created this supernova remnant...
This artist’s concept depicts select planetary discoveries made to date by NASA’s Kepler space telescope. / Credit...
Katherine Johnson worked at NASA’s Langley Research Center from 1953 to 1986. Since her retirement, she’s been...
Imagined view from the surface of one of the newly discovered planets, with ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1...
04.28.2016 Astronomers have used data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA’s Planck and a large list of...
Two mysterious X-ray binaries are expelling powerful winds at up to a quarter of light speed, revealing...