Earth completely eclipsed the Sun from the Solar Dynamics Observatory’s perspective just as the Moon began its journey across the face of our star
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NASA captures mesmerising timelapse of hurricanes from space
As three weather systems raged away, the International Space Station got a front row seat
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VIDEO: Watch Mercury transit the Sun through a spacecraft’s camera
Witness May’s spectacular astronomical event from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
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VIDEO: Take a tour of Pluto’s highlands in new colour imagery
The rugged highland features in the image are informally named Krun Macula
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VIDEO: Watch a solar storm in jaw-dropping 4K HD
Get close to a fiery solar flare, which erupted on the surface of our closest star last month
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VIDEO: Watch a space rock smash into the Moon at 56000 mph
The object was the size of a small boulder and may be part of a meteor swarm that also flew past Earth
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VIDEO: Check out this monster eruption from the Sun
When a large flare occurred near the edge of the Sun, it blew out a gorgeous, waving mass of erupting plasma
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Cassini releases stunning image of Saturnian moons
While Tethys and Janus are made of more or less the same materials, they are very different worlds
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VIDEO: Take a tour of Pluto’s moon Charon in high definition!
Prepare to be blown away by the dwarf planet’s largest moon
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What would happen if the Sun disappeared?
Life without our Solar System’s only star would be rather uncomfortable, to say the least
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Unscheduled spacewalk “likely” on Monday
The International Space Station’s mission managers are preparing for an unplanned spacewalk by astronauts Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra no earlier than 21 December
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VIDEO: New Horizons’ very best colour view of Pluto
Check out this movie, composed of the sharpest views of the dwarf planet during New Horizons flyby in July
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VIDEO: Here’s what an Earthrise looks like from the Moon
You’ve seen a moonrise, now watch an Earthrise
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VIDEO: Take a tour of Pluto in high definition!
Composed of the sharpest views of Pluto, this movie shows the images NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft obtained during its flyby of the dwarf planet on 14 July
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What would happen if we blew up the Moon?
Do we need the Moon to survive, or could we make do without it? Read on to find out…
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Porco: “Maybe when we get to look closely at Enceladus, we’ll find lobster and sushi!”
We caught up with Carolyn Porco, imaging science team leader on the Cassini mission, to find out more about the global ocean on the Saturnian moon Enceladus
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VIDEO: Check out this gigantic eruption from the Sun
An impressive outburst from the solar surface was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory this month
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VIDEO: Would your city survive a 216-foot rise in sea level?
Check out this animation that shows what Earth would look like if its polar ice caps melted
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VIDEO: What have we discovered about Pluto so far?
We take a look at what we’ve found out about the dwarf planet
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Pluto mission – NASA interview
“If we could move New York City to Pluto, we could count the ponds in Central Park.”