ATLAS

Black Holes are Tearing Stars Apart All Around Us

Galaxy NGC3799 lies around 16 million light years from Earth. Any event observed today within that galaxy took place 16…

1 month ago

The Largest Explosion Ever Seen in the Universe

Astronomers have witnessed the most powerful supernova on record, which could provide insight into the forces that shape galaxies.

11 months ago

A Tracking System is now Scanning the Entire sky Every 24 Hours Looking for Dangerous Asteroids

As evidenced by a recent Netflix movie, dangerous asteroids can come from anywhere.  So there was an obvious weakness in…

2 years ago

Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids Offer Surprises Even Before NASA’s Lucy Mission has a Chance to Visit Them.

A new study out this month suggests that Jupiter's Trojan asteroids may be more peculiar than previously thought. The Trojan…

3 years ago

KSC and Visitor Complex Reopen in Aftermath of Hurricane Irma; with Launches Delayed and Viewing Spots Destroyed: Gallery

TITUSVILLE/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the KSC Visitor Complex and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station have reopened…

7 years ago

Fried Egg? Flying Saucer? Nope. Just Cool New Closeups of Saturn’s Moon Pan

See Saturn's "UFO moon" like you've never seen it before.

7 years ago

Pale White Dot: Saturn’s Moon Atlas Shines Between Gas Giant’s Rings

See that small pixel? That's an entire moon you're looking at! Peeking between the rings of Saturn is the tiny…

10 years ago

Rocket Fail Video Shows Human And Technological Risk With Each Launch

What you see above is 32 minutes of something going wrong during each launch. While humanity has been launching things…

10 years ago

Treasure Hunt for Cassini Reveals Tiny Moon Atlas

Saturn's tiny moon Atlas shines with the rings While most eyes on Earth have been focused on the Red Planet…

12 years ago

Latest Wall Art from Cassini

[/caption] Oh, wow -- what a gorgeous image! Just the latest from our resident artist in space, the Cassini spacecraft.…

14 years ago