Mysterious Objects at the Edge of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The human eye is crucial to astronomy. Without the ability to see, the luminous universe of stars, planets and galaxies would be closed to us, unknown…
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Cassini Spotted a Wave Shaking Up One of the Jupiter’s Jet Streams
New movies of Jupiter are the first to catch an invisible wave shaking up one of the giant planet’s jet streams, an interaction that also takes…
Read the articleNew WISE Mission Catalog of Entire Infrared Sky Released by NASA
NASA unveiled a new atlas and catalog of the entire infrared sky today showing more than a half billion stars, galaxies and other objects captured by…
Read the articleYet Another Coronal Mass Ejection on Its Way
Sunspot AR1429 unleashed another strong flare (category M7.9) on March 13th. The explosion produced a significant coronal mass ejection (CME), which forecasters say should reach Earth…
Read the articleCassini Captures New Images of Saturn’s Moon, Rhea
These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn’s second largest moon, Rhea, were taken on March 10, 2012, by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. This was a relatively distant flyby…
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Another Incoming Coronal Mass Ejection
As Earth’s magnetic field reverberates from the impact of one Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on March 8th, a second CME is on the way. Big sunspot…
Read the articleNASA’s Two Grail Spacecraft Begin Collecting Lunar Science Data
NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft orbiting the moon officially have begun their science collection phase. During the next 84 days, scientists will obtain…
Read the articleThe Vital Protection Provided by Earth’s Magnetic Shield
A chance alignment of planets during a passing gust of the solar wind has allowed scientists to compare the protective effects of Earth’s magnetic field with…
Read the article“We Are the Explorers” Video Showcases Legacy of Exploration, Future NASA Missions
A new video produced by NASA and narrated by actor Peter Cullen of “Transformers” fame celebrates humankind’s inherent need to explore through the past, present and…
Read the articleThe Sun Unleashes Another Major Flare
Big sunspot AR1429 has unleashed another major flare–an X5-class eruption on March 7th at 00:28 UT. As a result of the blast, a radiation storm is…
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