Hubble's uncovers ultra-massive white dwarf star formed from a merger with another star. They may be more common than previously suspected..

Earth’s magnetosphere shields us from harmful energy from the Sun and deep space. Take a deep dive to the center of our world to learn more about its causes, effects, variations, and how scientists ...

Long before our Sun and Earth ever existed, a Jupiter-sized planet formed around a sun-like star. Now, 13 billion years later, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has precisely measured the mass of this ...

By Alan Buis, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory The year 2020 will be remembered for many things, not the least of which were a series of devastating fires around the globe that bear the fingerprints ...

Basics of Spaceflight: A Gravity Assist Primer A Gravity Assist Primer The "gravity assist" concept has proven fundamental to exploring our "back yard" — the solar system. The technique has even been ...

Does the Moon rotate? Are Moon phases the same everywhere on Earth? Is there a "dark side of the Moon"? Your top questions, answered.

James Webb Space Telescope Webb is the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It studies every phase in the history of our Universe.

This NASA poster set showcases the beauty of our solar system and beyond. Website links and an optional poster backs with orbit diagrams and context provide additional details and a deeper dive to ...

So far, the only life we know of is right here on planet Earth. But NASA is looking for signs of life in our solar system and on some of the the thousands of planets we've discovered beyond it, on ...

The Pale Red Dot campaign has made the discovery of a decade: an Earth-mass planet orbiting in the habitable zone of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to Earth apart from the sun.

This highly detailed image of the Crab Nebula was assembled by combining data from five telescopes spanning nearly the entire breadth of the electromagnetic spectrum: The Very Large Array (radio) in ...

Why Have a Telescope in Space? Hubble's unique characteristics – like its broad wavelength coverage, its position beyond Earth's atmosphere, and its assortment of science instruments – have made it ...