Kepler 452b is a rocky planet 1400 light years away from us that has 385 days a year and gravity that is roughly double ours. Based on these findings it is possible that the planet can support life.
NASA has been traveling since 2006 to get up close pictures of our used to be planet Pluto. Here is the first one released.
This gallery of incredible images of Earth was released by NASA in celebration of Earth Day and it is remarkable to see our planet from this perspective.
NASA launched the Orion spacecraft in an uncrewed test week and these photos were taken from the ground at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Orion is able to travel farther than any other spacecraft design for astronauts has been able to do in more than 40 years.
This year mark the 45th anniversary of Apollo 11’s successful moon landing. Here are some photos from NASA to mark the occasion.
These amazing images are NASA’s own collection of authentic space pics and have been compiled into an album to contrast reality with some of the special effects shots created in the Academy Awards nominated film, “Gravity”.
"NASA scientists say 2013 tied for the seventh warmest of any year since 1880, continuing a long-term trend of rising global temperatures. With the exception of 1998, the 10 warmest years in the 133-year record all have occurred since 2000, with 2010 and 2005 ranking as the hottest years on record."
This rare photo of Earth was taken from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft that is currently orbiting Saturn. Earth appears as a small blue dot as it is taken from the outer solar system and is only visible when the camera is pointed towards the sun. This particular photo occurred during a total eclipse where the sun was blanked out by Saturn but provided enough light to keep Earth in view.
Dexter, a 7 year old boy, wrote a letter to NASA about wanting to visit Mars and become an astronaut. This was the unexpected reply that he received…
The NASA Space Food Systems Laboratory (SFSL) is responsible for developing the US astronauts’ meals. The food needs to be high quality, easy to prepare in the weightlessness of space and must conform to the spacecraft stowage requirements. In addition, astronauts’ experience a loss in their sense of taste while in space and the SFSL make an extra effort to create spicy, flavour-filled food items to compensate for this.
They sure know how to mix fun and science aboard the ISS
NASA released composite image of the night sky with over half a billion stars stitched together from 2.7 million pictures.
All these incredible pictures of earth at night were taken from the International Space Station since summer 2003 and shared by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
Aurora Australis Over New Zealand, Tasman Sea
NASA tested a new five-segment rocket engine in the Utah desert on September 8, 2011. According to an eyewitness, “The earth trembled. Hot air was started. The flames were so bright it was impossible to look at them”.
Reaction to the end of this year's NASA Space shuttle program.
These are some amazing satellite photos captured by NASA of cities that show how quickly they are expanding. Cities are expanding in the US and all over the world at rate that has never been seen before in history.
LAS VEGAS, USA, 1984
These vintages pictures from the NASA archives show engineers testing out the effects of weightlessness on the human body during a moon walk.
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