Dawn at Vesta Press Kit

NASA's Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study our solar system's largest planet.

A 2007 pre-launch guide to the Dawn mission launch to explore Vesta and Ceres.

A 2015 guide to the Dawn spacecraft's arrival at Ceres.

After two decades in space, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is nearing the end of its remarkable journey of exploration.

Press kit about the Galileo and Cassini encounter at the fifth planet.

In the end, the Galileo spacecraft will get a taste of Jupiter before taking a final plunge into the planet's crushing atmosphere, ending the mission on Sunday, Sept. 21. The team expects the s...

Cassini-Huygens Saturn Arrival Press Kit

After two decades in space, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is nearing the end of its remarkable journey of exploration. Having expended almost every bit of the rocket propellant it carried to Saturn, op...

Pre-launch press kit for NASA's Mars InSight mission.

Pre-landing press kit for NASA's Mars InSight mission.

Press kit about the Cassini mission.

Scanned collection of vintage Apollo press kits.

Known as the "Mother of Hubble," Dr. Nancy Grace Roman was instrumental in taking the Hubble Space Telescope from an idea to reality.

What astronomy highlights can you see in the sky in May 2020? Venus, Sirius and the Milky Way.

The Seven Sisters meet the evening star, Mars continues its getaway, and unpacking the Moon illusion.

A curated just-for-kids NASA video playlist. 

What's Up for March? Planet-palooza in the morning, a "Sirius" look at the Dog Star, and an evening trio at the end of the month.

Astronomy highlights for February 2020: it's the best time of the year to view Mercury; Mars disappears behind the Moon; and the bright red star on Orion’s shoulder, Betelgeuse, has been acting wei...

Candor Chasma in central Valles Marineris is filled with light-toned layered deposits thought to be sandstones.

A relatively young, ice-filled crater near the north pole of Mars.

The geocentric phase, libration, position angle of the axis, and apparent diameter of the Moon throughout the year 2020.

What's Up for January? Morning meteors, Mars meets its "rival," and the Moon comes around for another visit with Venus.

NASA JPL Software Engineer Melissa Soriano describes the third potential target for Scientist for a Day contestants: Pluto's moon Charon.

NASA Oceanographer Yackar Mauzole describes the first potential target for Scientist for a Day contestants: Uranus' moon Miranda.

NASA/JPL Science Writer Jay Thompson outlines the challenges in the latest Scientist for a Day essay content.