NASA just released a panoramic image of Saturn and some of its closest moons, but it also includes the tiny, blue dot we call home –...

“On July 19, 2013, in an event celebrated the world over, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn’s shadow and turned to image the...

Looking at the latest analysis of the data from the Kepler Spacecraft the number of habitable planets are potentially now one in five....

Here at the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium we have several shows that include information about the moon.  One of the things I’m asked...

When I was younger I remember hearing about the discovery of a new planet dubbed Planet X.  At the time I heard about this “Planet X” it...

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Mars Express will take photos of Comet ISON’s coma, the atmosphere that surrounds ISON’s nucleus.  Also, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance...

The MESSENGER spacecraft has been orbiting Mercury for some time. A few weeks ago it snapped this image (left) of the northern region of...

The view today from Curiosity’s Nav Cam Since its one year anniversary on August 6th., Curiosity has traveled 1,079.52m (3,541′) or about...

Artist’s conception of sulfuric acid rain on Venus. Bringing an umbrella in case of rain may have a different meaning depending upon the...

A 3-D map of the Tamu Massif formation, which scientists now say is one huge shield volcano Illustration courtesy IODP “This finding goes...

LADEE as seen Friday night from the east coast LADEE – pronounced like Laddie – is NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment...

This image from Curiosity‘s navigation cam shows the scene from the rover’s position on Mars right after Curiosity completed its first...

Phobos has a large crater known as Stickney. Deimos is slightly smaller than Phobos. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. They are very...

The Mars rover Curiosity landed on the red planet 1 year ago today close to the time of this post.  You can join NASA in the anniversary...

Foothills of Mt. Sharp Next Tuesday is the 1 year anniversary of Curiosity’s landing on Mars. Curiosity will celebrate the day by...

Cassini, which has been orbiting Saturn since 2004, discovered jets of water ice and organic particles shooting out from Saturn’s moon...

Staff at JPL celebrate Earth’s snapshot. Last week, people all across the world waved at the skies in a group celebration of Earth’s...

Wave… Cassini is taking your picture #Cassini #Earth #Saturn

This week the International Astronomical Union (made famous in the eyes of the public for reclassifying Pluto as a Dwarf Planet) gave...