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NASA to Soon End Active Efforts to Restore Contact with Opportunity
October 25, 2018 | ArticleNASA expects to soon end efforts to contact the Opportunity Mars rover, silent for more than four months after a major dust storm, but will continue to listen for signals from the spacecraft for months to come.
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'It's Going to Be Historic': New Horizons Team Prepares for Epic Flyby of Ultima Thule
October 25, 2018 | ArticleIn less than 10 weeks, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will explore the most distant target ever visited by a spacecraft. Mission team members don't know what to expect — and that's part of the fun.
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Jupiter's Wavy Atmosphere Resembles Earth's Clouds in Photos from NASA's Juno Probe
October 25, 2018 | ArticleJupiter and Earth may look like two completely different planets, but the planets' atmospheres seem to have something in common, new images from NASA's Juno mission have revealed.
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Weird Rectangular Iceberg in Antarctica Isn't Alone, NASA Photos Show
October 25, 2018 | ArticleA NASA scientist actually spotted two sharp-cornered icebergs during a recent research flight over Antarctica.
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NASA's Chandra Space Telescope Is Back in Action After Gyroscope Fix
October 24, 2018 | ArticleNASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has bounced back from the glitch that knocked it offline two weeks ago.
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Picture Purrrrrfect! NASA Snaps Incredible Photo of Cat's Paw Nebula
October 24, 2018 | ArticleWe all "knead" more space photos in our lives, so here's a stunning one from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of a region of the Milky Way that scientists call the Cat's Paw Nebula.
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Ask a Spaceman: The Quirks of Quark Star Physics
October 24, 2018 | ArticleCan a quark star exist? It's an open question in the astronomy community, but there appears to be an argument for quark stars if we examine the physics of dying stars in more detail, argues astrophysicist and Space.com columnist Paul Sutter.
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This Incredible Blinking Star Is the Youngest Pulsar We've Ever Seen
October 24, 2018 | ArticleMore than 2 million mph (1 million meters per second) — that's how incredibly fast some stuff in space is moving, according to new research using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
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Sirius: Brightest Star in Earth's Night Sky
October 24, 2018 | ReferenceThe "Dog Star" has been the shiniest star in the sky for a long, long time.
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The Purported Plumes of Jupiter's Moon Europa Are Missing 'Hotspot' Engines
October 24, 2018 | ArticleThe geological hotspots that surround geysers throughout the solar system are mysteriously absent on Jupiter's ocean-harboring moon Europa.
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