A mission to Triton and Neptune could unlock their mysteries
A town in the Austrian Alps might not seem like the most conducive place to come up with daring space missions. But, for the ...
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Meteor showers to light up night skies over South Carolina. Find a dark spot to see the show.
Lowcountry Stargazers is part of NASA's "dark skies network," which is comprised of ... But even with an astronomy app as a ...
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Jupiter's storms and its 'potato' moon Amalthea stun in new NASA Juno probe images
NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling through the ...
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The Sky This Week from November 8 to 15: Catch the Leonids early
November’s major meteor shower ramps up as the Moon reaches perigee shortly before its Full phase in the sky this week.
The Blue Marvel: NASA’s Voyager 2 captured this image of Neptune in the summer of 1989 as it became the first spacecraft to fly by the planet. Neptune's blue color comes from ...
Located around 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye. The planet's blue color comes from methane in its atmosphere, which absorbs red wavelengths of light.