Section 5 nasa This edge-on view of a galaxy located about 45 million light-years away, showcases its beautiful arms, which swirl like a whirlpool around its bright central region. 04 February 2018
Section 5 nasa This glistening globular cluster, which is a gathering of hundreds of thousands of stars that are bound together by gravity, was first discovered in 1826 and described as a “pretty large, pretty bright” object. 27 January 2018
Section 5 nasa Looking for planets outside our solar system, also known as exoplanets, just got a little more complicated. 11 January 2018
Section 5 nasa Beautiful, sparkling arms swirl outward from a bar slicing through this galaxy’s center in this image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope (@NASAHubble). 08 January 2018
Section 5 nasa Beneath its icy exterior shell, Saturn's moon Enceladus hides a global ocean of liquid water. 30 December 2017
Section 5 nasa Did you know that stellar explosions and their remains -- “supernova remnants” -- are a source of chemical elements essential for life here on Earth? 12 December 2017
Section 5 nasa The six people living and working in space had a front row seat from the International Space Station (@iss) during yesterday’s #supermoon. 04 December 2017
Section 5 nasa One of eight massive rotating storms that appear as white ovals, christened the "String of Pearls," was recently captured on Oct. 24 in this stunning Juno spacecraft image of Jupiter. 15 November 2017
Section 5 nasa Throwback Thursday: On November 9, 1967, the uncrewed Apollo 4 test flight made a great ellipse around Earth as a test of the translunar motors and of the high speed entry required of a crewed flight returning from the Moon. 10 November 2017
Section 5 nasa Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has geyser-like jets of water vapor that spew into space. 09 November 2017
Section 5 nasa The history of the Universe has seen the formation of some enormous cosmic structures, including galaxy groups, clusters, and superclusters — the largest known ones in the cosmos! 05 November 2017