Skywatching Highlights
Comets: Unpredictable, Yet Irresistible
A new comet is making its way through the inner solar system! We’ll find out if it will be the brightest of the year once it becomes visible in the twilight after October 14.
For over 50 years, NASA satellites have been at the forefront of monitoring our planet, delivering critical data on land, water, air, temperature, and climate. At NASA’s Earth Information Center, visitors can explore how our planet is evolving across six key areas
Exoplanets are the planets that orbit around other stars located outside our solar system. Exoplanets are also called extrasolar planets. All the stars have at least…
Silver River Backbone of Night Milky Way of galaxy
This diagram shows a cross-section of the Moon’s interior during its early history. It includes the silicate mantle and a small metallic core. The lunar…
The climate crisis affects people differently. Women and girls suffer more from climate change because they are often the poorest and rely heavily on local…
Comet NEOWISE was discovered by its namesake mission on March 27, 2020, and became a dazzling celestial object visible in the Northern Hemisphere for several…
Climate change refers to long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns. While natural processes, like shifts in the sun’s activity or volcanic eruptions, can drive…
This global map shows concentrations of carbon dioxide as the gas moved through Earth’s atmosphere from January through March 2020, driven by wind patterns and…
