Starlight continues to travel across the cosmos long after its sources have burned out — which means that we can see stars that no longer exist. It also means that our astronomers can study stellar formation without looking at the stars at all, but by observing the gamma rays that shoot out from distant galaxies interacting with the starlight. Take a closer look: https://go.nasa.gov/2G33gsA&h=AT2mbPrj5N1YVp76caneadyE80cXxz…q-2PIES2mQ

BepiColombo has fired its ion drives in preparation for Mercury orbital injection over the next seven years.

This mesmerizing comet landscape was captured by the Rosetta probe as it zoomed by Comet 67P.

BREAKING: Humans have never before heard the sound of wind on Mars until now! Listen to #SoundsOfMars as recorded by NASA InSight as Martian winds swept over our lander. Best with headphones or a subwoofer. https://go.nasa.gov/2BWeong&h=AT2phR-fnwaC50oFKYLmQGoDEJ8_fV…fWhAfd9mNw

Learn about the historic space shuttle mission that saved the Hubble Space Telescope as described by veteran astronauts Jeffrey Hoffman and Kathryn Thornton, who conducted spacewalks to install the instruments and corrective optics that cured Hubble’s blurred vision.

I am finally where I was born to be.” — NASA Astronaut Anne McClain.

Here’s a clue: PhilSA.

European astronaut Alexander Gerst captured a stunning time lapse video of his new roommates launching to the International Space Station.

This animation shows how Arctic ice is disappearing at a stunning rate.