Approaching 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule)

As New Horizons approached 2014 MU69, it captured a set of images to observe the little world's rotation. This animation covers about half a rotation.

ImagesErin BaileyJanuary 16, 20192014 MU69, Ultima Thule, New Horizons, Image, Animation

WATCH: Orbiting Jupiter

What would it be like to orbit Jupiter? The dramatic featured video depicts just this and was made from images taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft currently orbiting the Jovian giant.

VideoErin BaileyJanuary 14, 2019Jupiter, Juno, Video, Orbit, PlanetComment

The Rosette Nebula

Would the Rosette Nebula by any other name look as sweet? The bland New General Catalog designation of NGC 2237 doesn't appear to diminish the appearance of this flowery emission nebula.

ImagesErin BaileyJanuary 12, 2019Rosette Nebula, Nebula, Image

What is Ultima Thule and Why Are We Exploring It?

Why are we exploring Ultima Thule, and why is it important to space exploration? Exploring distant bodies like this can help us understand more about the formation of the solar system and in turn, the universe.

NewsErin BaileyJanuary 10, 2019Kuiper Belt, Ultima Thule, New Horizons, 2014 MU69, FlybyComment

Nebula M78

Nebua M78 is centered in this colorful, wide field image, covering an area north of Orion's belt.

ImagesErin BaileyJanuary 10, 2019Deep Space, Image, Orion, M78, NGC 2071, Nebula

Pluto At Night

The night side of Pluto spans this shadowy scene. The spacebased view with the Sun behind the distant world was captured by New Horizons in July 2015.

ImagesErin BaileyJanuary 9, 2019Pluto, New Horizons, Image, Planet