Message to Attendees of the 2013 IAA Planetary Defense Conference

This Hubble image features NGC 4826 – a spiral galaxy located 17 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

Three sounding rocket missions to test a supersonic parachute proved their worth with the successful landing of Perseverance.

A wayward young comet-like object orbiting among the giant planets has found a temporary parking place along the way.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured stunning views of Venus during its close flyby of the planet in July 2020.

Perseverance got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Feb. 21, after rotating its mast, or “head,” 360 degrees.

Since the explosion of a star on Feb. 24, 1987, researchers have been hunting the squashed stellar core that should have been left behind.