NASA’s Eyes on the Eclipse application offers an easy preview of the event for any location.

Photos can’t do justice to the in-person experience, according to an eclipse-chaser at JPL.

Photos can’t do justice to the in-person experience, according to an eclipse-chaser at JPL.

Asteroid Florence, a large near-Earth asteroid, will pass safely by Earth on Sept. 1, 2017, at a distance of about 4.4 million miles.

From the first detection of active volcanoes outside Earth to the first up-close images of Neptune, the 40-year Odyssey of NASA’s Voyager mission is full of unforgettable memories.

Asteroid Florence, a large near-Earth asteroid, will pass safely by Earth on Sept. 1, 2017, at a distance of about 4.4 million miles.

From the first detection of active volcanoes outside Earth to the first up-close images of Neptune, the 40-year Odyssey of NASA’s Voyager mission is full of unforgettable memories.

For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts.

For the first time in India, a state government is using satellites to assess lost crops so that farmers can benefit from speedy insurance payouts.

Astrophysicists are joining sightseers in watching Monday’s total solar eclipse across North America but, in the decade to come, they will be viewing eclipses that last for hours instead of a few minutes – thanks to a pioneering ESA space mission.

Astrophysicists are joining sightseers in watching Monday’s total solar eclipse across North America but, in the decade to come, they will be viewing eclipses that last for hours instead of a few minutes – thanks to a pioneering ESA space mission.

A group of NASA and NOAA scientists are teaming up this month on an airborne field campaign to study severe storms in the Northern Hemisphere and what makes them intensify.

A group of NASA and NOAA scientists are teaming up this month on an airborne field campaign to study severe storms in the Northern Hemisphere and what makes them intensify.

The spacecraft has entered its final five orbits of Saturn.

Technology image of the week: Europe’s largest vacuum chamber, used to test satellites before they fly

NASA has awarded a contract to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California, to extend operations of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, also in Pasadena, through Sept. 30, 2018.

NASA has awarded a contract to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California, to extend operations of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, also in Pasadena, through Sept. 30, 2018.

Human spaceflight and robotic exploration image of the week: Expedition 52/53 crew on the International Space Station

Fast followup allowed astronomers to see the cause of the explosion.

Ten spacecraft, from ESA’s Venus Express to NASA’s Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the Solar System while three other satellites watched, providing a unique perspective on this space weather event.

Ten spacecraft, from ESA’s Venus Express to NASA’s Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the Solar System while three other satellites watched, providing a unique perspective on this space weather event.

Land ecosystems are taking longer to recover from droughts, and incomplete recovery may become the norm in places, with tree deaths and increased greenhouse gas emissions.

Land ecosystems are taking longer to recover from droughts, and incomplete recovery may become the norm in places, with tree deaths and increased greenhouse gas emissions.

If you look up at Earth’s night sky and find the constellation Cetus — it looks something like a sea monster — you might also notice a rather average looking star called Tau Ceti. It’s slightly smaller than our sun and sits just…

Space Science Image of the Week: Get ready for the total solar eclipse next week

If we want to know more about whether life could survive on a planet outside our solar system, it’s important to know the age of its star.

If we want to know more about whether life could survive on a planet outside our solar system, it’s important to know the age of its star.

The giant, hazy moon Titan has been essential to Cassini’s mission, from the spacecraft’s 2004 arrival at Saturn to the very end.

NASA TV will carry the Aug. 21 solar eclipse live from unique vantage points on the ground, from aircraft and from spacecraft, including the International Space Station.

NASA TV will carry the Aug. 21 solar eclipse live from unique vantage points on the ground, from aircraft and from spacecraft, including the International Space Station.

The giant, hazy moon Titan has been essential to Cassini’s mission, from the spacecraft’s 2004 arrival at Saturn to the very end.

Southern Europe is in the grip of a heatwave, fuelling wildfires and water shortages. Information from the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite has been used to map the sweltering heat across the region

Southern Europe is in the grip of a heatwave, fuelling wildfires and water shortages. Information from the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite has been used to map the sweltering heat across the region

Our week through the lens: 7 – 11 August 2017

Our week through the lens: 7 – 11 August 2017

So far, it looks like general relativity will preserve its perfect record.

Celebrating four extraordinary oceanography satellites and their 25-year mission to make a measurement fundamental to studying the oceans and climate.

NASA has selected six astrophysics Explorers Program proposals for concept studies, three of which are managed by JPL.

NASA has selected six astrophysics Explorers Program proposals for concept studies, three of which are managed by JPL.

Celebrating four extraordinary oceanography satellites and their 25-year mission to make a measurement fundamental to studying the oceans and climate.

Greenland is usually associated with ice and snow, but over the last couple of weeks a wildfire, captured here by the Copernicus Sentinel-2A satellite, has been raging in the western part of the country

Ask a Laser SETI scientist on Astronomy.com.

An ancient mountain range on Mars preserves a complex volcanic and tectonic past imprinted with signs of water and ice interactions. 

An ancient mountain range on Mars preserves a complex volcanic and tectonic past imprinted with signs of water and ice interactions. 

Human spaceflight image of the week: Propellant tanks that will fuel NASA’s Space Launch System deep-space rocket are ready for testing

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is about to embark on a set of ultra-close passes through Saturn’s upper atmosphere with its final five orbits around the planet.

Wispy, early-season clouds resembling Earth’s ice-crystal cirrus clouds move across the Martian sky in some new image sequences from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover.

Wispy, early-season clouds resembling Earth’s ice-crystal cirrus clouds move across the Martian sky in some new image sequences from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover.

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is about to embark on a set of ultra-close passes through Saturn’s upper atmosphere with its final five orbits around the planet.

Operations image of the week: an international campaign has revealed that an asteroid will come within 43 000 km of our planet in October, providing a rare opportunity for intensive studies

Operations image of the week: an international campaign has revealed that an asteroid will come within 43 000 km of our planet in October, providing a rare opportunity for intensive studies

A new family of asteroids may reveal clues about the history of our solar system.

Professors found a petroglyph of a total solar eclipse in New Mexico.

Astronomers measure for the first time the rotation of the Sun’s inner core.

In the 1900s, the U.S. warmed everywhere except the Southeast, where warming didn’t begin till the 1990s. A study finds air quality improvements may have played a role.

In the 1900s, the U.S. warmed everywhere except the Southeast, where warming didn’t begin till the 1990s. A study finds air quality improvements may have played a role.

It turns out these events could be even more impressive than we thought.

Technology image of the week: This pioneering microbiology life-support experiment flew in space 30 years ago this week

Space Science Image of the Week: Rosetta captured views of the comet during its most active phase two years ago

Three JPL scientists are part of the Dark Energy Survey, which is helping to further our understanding of the structure of the universe.

Three JPL scientists are part of the Dark Energy Survey, which is helping to further our understanding of the structure of the universe.

Our week through the lens: 31 July – 4 August 2017

MU69 could be hiding a strange secret: it’s one object, not two.

Learn whether Earth’s second moon can cause solar eclipses.

Human spaceflight image of the week: ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli tests his muscles

Over the mission’s 40 years, NASA’s Voyager spacecraft have paved the way for modern deep space communications.

Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on a planet outside our solar system.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago this week, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on Mars.

NASA has selected nine proposals under its Explorers Program, including one managed by JPL.

Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence to date for a stratosphere on a planet outside our solar system.

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago this week, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on Mars.

NASA has selected nine proposals under its Explorers Program, including one managed by JPL.

Over the mission’s 40 years, NASA’s Voyager spacecraft have paved the way for modern deep space communications.

This tool has the answers to your eclipse day questions.

First … low Earth orbit. But eventually, these chip-sized spacecraft could explore Proxima Centauri.

Technology image of the week: This highly mobile jumping Nanobot is designed to make a profit on the Moon

Technology image of the week: This highly mobile jumping Nanobot is designed to make a profit on the Moon

This morning Arianespace launched a Vega rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites for Italy, France and Israel encased in Vega’s lighter protective fairing.

This morning Arianespace launched a Vega rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites for Italy, France and Israel encased in Vega’s lighter protective fairing.

Viewing options for astronomy fans outside totality.

Few missions can match the achievements of NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft during their 40 years of exploration.

Humanity’s farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, achieve 40 years of operation and exploration this August and September.

Few missions can match the achievements of NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft during their 40 years of exploration.

Humanity’s farthest and longest-lived spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, achieve 40 years of operation and exploration this August and September.

Each Galileo satellite must go through a rigorous test campaign to assure its readiness for space

These missions will study the Sun and our space environment, as well as develop instruments.

Space Science Image of the Week: Massive stars emerge from glowing gas and dust in one of the Milky Way’s most active stellar nurseries

Space Science Image of the Week: Massive stars emerge from glowing gas and dust in one of the Milky Way’s most active stellar nurseries

A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal.

A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal.

Paolo Nespoli and crewmates arrive at the International Space Station, aboard Soyuz MS-05

Paolo Nespoli and crewmates arrive at the International Space Station, aboard Soyuz MS-05

Paolo Nespoli, Randy Bresnik and Sergey Ryazanskiy arrive at the International Space Station

Paolo Nespoli, Randy Bresnik and Sergey Ryazanskiy arrive at the International Space Station

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and Roscosmos commander Sergei Ryazansky were launched into space yesterday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 15:41 GMT (17:41 CEST). Their Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft circle…

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik and Roscosmos commander Sergei Ryazansky were launched into space yesterday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 15:41 GMT (17:41 CEST). Their Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft circle…

Scientists plan to use a small asteroid’s close approach to Earth this October to test NASA’s network of observatories and scientists who work with planetary defense.

Scientists plan to use a small asteroid’s close approach to Earth this October to test NASA’s network of observatories and scientists who work with planetary defense.

Our week through the lens: 24-28 July 2017

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