25 July 2010
NASA recently published a composite multi-wavelength image of a wonderful galaxy, known as NGC 7793. This galaxy, located about 12.7 million light years, is close to our Galaxy, the Milky Way, by the cosmic distance standards. It shows an intriguing phenomenon, termed microquasar. NGC 7793’s microquasar is a luminous object, powered by an active black hole, in the outskirts of the galaxy.
03 May 2010
On 28 April 2010, NASA's Saturn-bound Cassini spacecraft completed its 26-hour gravity experiment near Saturn's moon Enceladus (504 km across), relying data that scientists will use to study Enceladus’ internal composition and structure.
26 April 2010
NASA's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft will be flying very close to Saturn's moon Enceladus, for a gravity experiment, designed to study the internal composition of Enceladus (504 km across).
25 April 2010
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has returned its first images that yield new insights for understanding our dynamic Sun.
21 April 2010
On 20 April 2010, at 13:08 GMT, NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery touched down at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The successful landing marks the conclusion of Discovery’s STS-131 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
17 April 2010
On the evening of 14 April 2010, a rooftop webcam, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, captured the final seconds of the fall of a fireball, a meteor that flares brilliantly, as it plunges into Earth's atmosphere.
13 April 2010
NASA recently published a wonderful image, showing a relatively small Saturnian moon, known as Dione (1,123 km across), passing in front of Titan (5,150 km across), Saturn’s largest moon.
07 April 2010
During the period 9-10 April 2010, some 1,088 high school, college and university students will race on a rugged, Moon-like terrain, driving their specially designed rovers, at NASA's annual, international Great Moonbuggy Race.
04 April 2010
An eye-catching conjunction of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter
28 March 2010
NASA recently published a stunning image of Saturn, the ringed giant planet. The image was acquired by the Saturn-bound Cassini spacecraft. In the image, Saturn (approximately 120,000 km across) casts its extensive shadow on its magnificent rings. Saturn is faintly illuminated by sunlight reflected by the rings.