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The colorful arc of the Milky Way curves over the La Silla Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert in this photo by ESO photographer Petr Horálek. Below the arc are the Magellanic Clouds, two of the Milky Way's neighboring dwarf galaxies.

Aug 20, 2018

Solar Eclipse Guide 2019: When, Where & How to See Them

Three solar eclipses will take place in 2019. Here's a guide to when, where and how to see them.

Aug 20, 2018

Solar Eclipses: When Is the Next One?

Solar eclipses are one of nature’s grandest events. What is a solar eclipse? Why are there different kinds of solar eclipses? How do they work? And when is the next one? We explain.

Aug 20, 2018

On This Day in Space! Aug. 20, 1977: Voyager 2 Launches to the Outer Planets

On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series.

Aug 20, 2018

Red Planet Survival Ain't Easy in 'Surviving Mars' Game

Mark Watney, who struggled to stay alive in "The Martian" film, was right: It is really, really hard to survive on the Red Planet.

Aug 20, 2018

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NASA Planetary Science Program Remains on Track, Report Finds

NASA has met or exceeded many of the goals set by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in the 2013-2022 planetary decadal survey, according to a new midterm assessment.

Aug 20, 2018

Will We Ever Stop Using Rockets to Get to Space?

On March 16, 1926 in Auburn, Massachusetts, American engineer Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket. The flight lasted a mere 2.5 seconds and ended anticlimactically 181 feet away in a snow-covered cabbage field.

Aug 19, 2018

Space Force Talk Drawing Attention to the Need for International Norms

The announcement by Vice President Mike Pence last week that the Pentagon will stand up a Space Force suddenly has drawn attention to the issue of international space security.

Aug 19, 2018

This NASA Video of the Moon's Lunar Landmarks Is Simply Amazing

A new NASA video tour of the moon captures breathtaking views of the lunar surface.

Aug 19, 2018

'Hard-Rock Excavation' Begins for Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile

The Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) has now entered the "hard-rock excavation" phase, which will make way for the huge structure's foundations, leaders of the $1 billion project announced on Tuesday (Aug. 14).

Aug 19, 2018

This Tiny Galaxy Is Home to a Weirdly Large Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers spotted a huge black hole in the center of a very small galaxy, which could help scientists better understand how these kinds of galaxies — called "ultracompact dwarfs" — form.

Aug 19, 2018

Get an Up-Close Look at Boeing's New CST-100 Starliner Spaceship (Photos)

Boeing recently gave journalists a behind-the-scenes look at the company's new Starliner capsule, which could start carrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station as early as next year.

Aug 18, 2018

Melting Permafrost Below Arctic Lakes Is Even More Dangerous to the Climate, NASA Warns

Scientists have worried for years now that climate change will free carbon trapped in frozen soil in the Arctic, triggering faster climate change — but now they believe abrupt thawing below lakes is even more dangerous.

Aug 18, 2018

Photo Tour: Inside Boeing's CST-100 Starliner Spaceship Hangar

Take a look inside the CST-100 Starliner hangar, where Boeing is building the private space capsules that will fly NASA astronauts and more into space!

Aug 18, 2018

'Foreign Object' on Mars Spotted by Curiosity Rover Is Just a Rock (Photo)

On Monday (Aug. 13), Curiosity photographed an odd, flat object that mission team members initially thought might have fallen off the car-size robot. But the "debris" turned out to be a Red Planet rock.

Aug 18, 2018

Exos Aerospace Reschedules First Suborbital Launch

Exos Aerospace, a Texas company developing a reusable suborbital rocket, now plans to carry out a first flight of its vehicle in late August as it sets its sights on a follow-on orbital vehicle.

Aug 18, 2018

Water on Mars: Exploration & Evidence

Mars has water trapped in the polar ice caps. More water may lie just beneath the surface. A new study suggests that water also flows on the surface.

Aug 17, 2018

NASA Solar Probe Hits 1st Deep-Space Milestones On Its Way to the Sun

The Parker Solar Probe, which launched early Sunday morning (Aug. 12) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, is notching flight milestones according to plan, NASA officials said today (Aug. 17).

Aug 17, 2018