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India Launches First Astronomy Satellite
AstroSat launched into orbit on September 28, 2015, and will soon start returning visible, ultraviolet, and X-ray images of the universe.
Charon: Cracked, Cratered, and Colorful
A fresh batch of high-resolution images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft shows that Charon, Pluto's largest moon, has endured a lot.
New Horizons: A Billion Miles to 2014 MU69
Planetary scientist Alan Stern continues his exclusive series of blogs with details of what awaits the New Horizons spacecraft when it reaches its next objective.
Clocking Water's Escape from Comet 67P
Thanks to the Rosetta spacecraft, researchers can follow the cycle of water escaping from the nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
False-color Maps of Ceres
New maps from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft reveal more about both the landscape and composition of the largest asteroid.
New Pluto Panorama Shows Jumbled Peaks
A striking, just-released image from NASA's New Horizons mission shows a crescent Pluto panorama. Dramatic backlighting accentuates the dwarf planet's surprisingly rugged mountains.
Views of Sunday’s Solar Eclipse from Space
Some of the most stunning views of Sunday's partial solar eclipse didn't come from Earth.
Best-yet New Horizons Views of Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has returned high-resolution, richly detailed images of Pluto and its moon Charon, revealing surfaces that are confounding in their complexity.
New View of Ceres’ Amazing Spots
The latest image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft reveals structure in the bright spots on the asteroid 1 Ceres.
ISS Photos Yield "Cities at Night" World Map
Researchers on the ground have combed through a trove of images taken by orbiting astronauts to reveal unprecedented details about light pollution streaming from Earth's major cities.
Kuiper Belt Target Picked for New Horizons
A small body known as 2014 MU69, found by the Hubble Space Telescope barely a year ago, will be the next destination for NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
Robotic Flyers: Future of Space Exploration?
Quadcopters, the four-propellered drones that have become a familiar sight in terrestrial skies, may be the next big thing in space exploration.
Alan Stern: What We Found at Pluto
It sounds like science fiction, but it's not: NASA's New Horizons mission explored the Pluto system this summer!
Dawn Sees Ceres Bright Spots and More
New results from the Dawn orbiter show bright spots, a pyramid-shape mountain, and mysterious haze on the dwarf planet Ceres.
Put a Name on Hayabusa 2’s Asteroid
Submit names for Hayabusa 2's target asteroid, 1999 JU3. Deadline is August 31st!
Dramatic Features in Pluto Close-Ups
New images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reveal a bewildering array of geologic features — all carved by or into exotic ices — on the surface of Pluto.
The Frozen Plain of Pluto
New images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reveal an ice-covered plain on Pluto that looks remarkably young and fresh.
Pluto and Charon Dazzle with Diversity
In a mission filled with surprises, New Horizons spacecraft has left its scientists awed by the array of landforms and compositions found on Pluto and Charon.
New Horizons Scans Pluto as Earth Awaits
New Horizons flew past Pluto and its moons earlier today, but the spacecraft stayed out of contact with Earth while finishing its historic observations.
New Horizons Buzzes Pluto
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft whizzed by Pluto this morning just before 8 a.m. EDT at nearly 14 km/s (31,000 mph), about 12,500 km (7,750 miles) above the surface.
