AAVSO Alert Notice 493 Request to monitor BP Tau in support of Chandra X-ray observations December 18, 2013 Dr. Hans Moritz Guenther (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)…
Read the articleThis festive NASA Hubble Space Telescope image resembles a holiday wreath made of sparkling lights. The bright southern hemisphere star RS Puppis, at the center of…
Read the articleSome beauty is revealed only at a second glance. When viewed with the human eye, the giant asteroid Vesta, which was the object of scrutiny by…
Read the articleChina becomes the 3rd nation to successfully land a spacecraft on the Moon. It’s Yutu (Jade Rabbit) rover will explore the landing site in Sinus Iridum…
Read the articleIntriguing mounds of light-toned layered deposits sit inside Juventae Chasma, surrounded by a bed of soft sand and dust. The origin of the chasma is linked…
Read the articleNASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor above the frigid south polar region of Jupiter’s moon Europa, providing the first strong evidence of water plumes…
Read the articleWhen NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew past Earth on Oct. 9, 2013, it received a boost in speed of more than 8,800 mph (about 7.3 kilometer per…
Read the articleNASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed to scientists slender dark markings — possibly due to salty water – that advance seasonally down slopes surprisingly close to…
Read the articleWhat is the coldest place on Earth? It is a high ridge in Antarctica on the East Antarctic Plateau where temperatures in several hollows can dip…
Read the articleNASA engineers are developing climbing legs for the International Space Station’s robotic crewmember Robonaut 2 (R2), marking another milestone in space humanoid robotics. The legless R2,…
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