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On April 27, the moon blocked 23 percent of the sun in a partial eclipse, but it was not possible to see this from Earth.
2. Galileo’s 1992 false-color composite reveals the Moon’s diverse surface red highlands, blue titanium-rich maria, and Tycho ...
A stunning 360-degree panorama captured by NASA's Curiosity rover in 2015 showcases the Namib Dune and Mount Sharp on Mars.
NASA scientists have sought to understand planet Jupiter, the gas giant whose mass is more than the rest of the planets in ...
Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...
A moon that resembles an iconic, fictional space station known to destroy planets may be a home for life beyond Earth.
NASA has revealed its top skywatching tips for May, and they include a meteor shower, lots of planets, and possibly a nova.
The dark skies during a new moon ... to Earth's orbit around the sun, it doesn't block out the sun on every orbit, hence why not every new moon results in a solar eclipse, according to NASA.
The next spacecraft to fly humans around the moon has been delivered to the only space agency on Earth to ever successfully ... has been officially handed over to NASA. The agency took possession ...
May's full moon will arrive May 12 ... with the meteors traveling at about 40.7 miles per second into Earth's atmosphere," NASA said. The best time to see them is during the hours right before ...