NASA Spacecraft Finds the Sun is Not a Perfect Sphere

Scientists using NASA's RHESSI spacecraft have found that, during years of high solar activity, the sun develops a thin "cantaloupe skin" that brightens and fattens the "stellar waist." › Read More

Hubble's Celestial Landscape

The Hubble Heritage Project is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a "landscape" image from the cosmos, featuring wispy tendrils of gas as well as dark trunks of dust that are light-years in height. › Read More

Earth vs. Space Chess Match

NASA and the U.S. Chess Federation are teaming up to host the first public chess match between astronaut Greg Chamitoff, in orbit aboard the International Space Station, and the public. › Read More

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