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NASA Launches IRIS Solar Observatory
NASA launches its IRIS Solar Observatory on Thursday. The satellite was launched using an airplane and a Pegasus rocket. (June 29, 2013)

NASA's GROVER to Explore Greenland Ice Sheet
NASA is sending its Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research (GROVER) to Greenland to study snow and ice accumulation. (May 1, 2013)

HFLS3 is Earliest Starburst Galaxy Ever Observed
Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new galaxy, called HFLS3, in the early universe. (April 17, 2013)

NASA Releases Animation of Asteroid Capture Mission
NASA released this animation that shows what its mission to capture an asteroid and redirect it to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system would look like. (April 11, 2013)

NASA's MAVEN Magnetometer to Measure Martian Magnetic Field
NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) magnetometer will measure the magnetic field on Mars. (March 27, 2013)

NASA Aquarius Reveals Findings From One Year of Measuring Earth's Salty Seas
NASA has released the first full year of validated ocean surface salinity data from its Aquarius instrument, which is aboard the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft. (February 28, 2013)

NASA's Super-Tiger Balloon Sets Flight Record
NASA's Super-Tiger Balloon has set a record for the longest flight by a balloon of its size. (January 25, 2013)

NASA Releases Video Footage of GRAIL's Final Moon Shots
NASA activated the camera about one of its GRAIL twins to take some final photographs before the satellites were intentionally crashed into a mountain on the moon last month. (January 11, 2013)

NASA and Hubble Share Seasons Greetings
For the holidays, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope photographed a festive-looking planetary nebula called NGC 5189. (December 21, 2012)

NASA Scientists Star in Gangnam Style Parody
There have been a lot of parodies of the hit song "Gangnam Style" by South Korean rapper Psy, but there hasn't been one like this. (December 16, 2012)

NASA: Water Ice Confirmed on Mercury's Polar Craters
NASA says observations by the Messenger spacecraft have confirmed water ice on Mercury's permanently shadowed polar craters. (November 29, 2012)

NASA's Swift Satellite Discovers New Black Hole in Our Galaxy
NASA's Swift satellite, which detects x-rays, detected an outburst of high-energy X-rays from a source toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy on September 16, 2012. (October 6, 2012)

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Dies at 82
NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong has died at age 82. (August 25, 2012)

NASA Satellites Pinpoint Volcanic Eruption That Caused Floating Pumice Sightings
NASA satellites have pinpointed the underwater volcanic eruption that caused the recent floating pumice sightings. (August 14, 2012)

Curiosity Rover Makes Successful Landing on Mars, First Photos Released
NASA's Curiosity rover has successfully landed on Mars in the Gale Crater. (August 6, 2012)

Satellite Data Indicates Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt
NASA says new satellite measurements indicate unprecedented recent Greenland ice sheet surface melt. (July 25, 2012)

NASA Video: Van Gogh Sun
Data of the Sun from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) can resemble impressionist style paintings. (July 21, 2012)

NASA Observes M6.1 Flare From Sunspot 1515
Early in the morning of July 5, 2012, Sunspot 1515 spit out an M6. (July 5, 2012)

NASA Releases Stunning Incandescent Sun Video
NASA has released this new video, which was created using SDO images with additional processing applied to enhance the structures visible. (May 25, 2012)

NASA's Curiosity Rover to Touchdown on Mars on August 5th
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, carrying the one-ton Curiosity rover, will touchdown on Mars late on the evening of August 5, 2012 PDT. (May 6, 2012)

NASA Releases Animation of Upcoming Rare Astronomical Event, the Venus Transit
NASA released an animation showing an artist's conception of the upcoming Venus Transit when Venus passes directly between earth and the sun. (April 20, 2012)

NASA Video: Getting to Know the Goldilocks Planet
NASA says its Kepler spacecraft is discovering a veritable avalanche of alien worlds. (March 30, 2012)

NASA's Landsat Satellites Spot Fields of Crops Springing Up in Syrian Desert
NASA's Landsat satellites have revealed that Saudi Arabia has tapped hidden reserves of water to grow wheat and other crops in the Syrian Desert. (March 30, 2012)

NASA's Perpetual Ocean Video
NASA Goddard uploaded this video today of a visualization showing ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through Decemeber 2007. (March 29, 2012)

NASA Launches Five Rockets for ATREX Mission Studying Jet Stream
NASA successfully launched five suborbital sounding rockets early this morning from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (March 27, 2012)