Planets - Page 65

May 2, 2016

NASA camera captures stunning Earth image

A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory has captured its first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth from one million miles away.

May 2, 2016

Galaxy graveyard may be overflowing with dark matter

A vast cluster of dead galaxies roughly 300 million light-years from Earth may hold as much as 100 times more dark matter than visible matter, researchers say.

May 2, 2016

Stunning NASA image reveals Pluto’s icy plains

NASA has released more stunning images from the New Horizons spacecraft’s historic Pluto Flyby, providing a spectacular view of the dwarf planet’s icy terrain.

May 2, 2016

NASA releases closeup image of Pluto’s moon Charon

NASA has released a closeup image of Pluto’s largest moon Charon, the latest picture from the New Horizons spacecraft’s historic flyby of the dwarf planet this week.

May 2, 2016

NASA releases first Pluto flyby images

NASA has released the first images taken during New Horizons’ historic flyby of dwarf planet Pluto.

May 2, 2016

New Horizons spacecraft makes historic Pluto flyby

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft made its historic flyby of Pluto early Tuesday after travelling 3 billion miles on its epic 9 and-a-half-year journey to the dwarf planet.

May 2, 2016

Ancient exoplanets raise prospects of intelligent alien life

Can life survive for billions of years longer than the expected timeline on Earth?

May 2, 2016

New Horizons spacecraft still on track for Pluto flyby, despite technical glitch

The New Horizons spacecraft is still on track for its historic July 14 flyby of Pluto despite experiencing a technical glitch on Saturday.

May 2, 2016

Bizarre cometlike alien planet is first of its kind

A Neptune-size planet appears to be masquerading as a comet, with a gargantuan stream of gas flowing behind it like a comet's tail.

May 2, 2016

New NASA images show the surface of Saturn’s moon Dione

NASA has released stunning new images of Saturn’s moon Dione. The images of the icy moon were taken during a June 16 flyby which took NASA’s Cassini spacecraft to within 321 miles of the moon’s surface.