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Taken Under the 'Wing' of the Small Magellanic Cloud

The tip of the «wing» of the Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy is dazzling in this view from NASA's Great Observatories.

Apollo 14 Arrives in Lunar Orbit on Feb. 4, 1971

Apollo 14 arrived n lunar orbit on Feb. 4, 1971 to prepare for the landing in and exploration of the Fra Mauro highlands.

Seeing Our Moon from the Space Station

The waning gibbous moon is pictured the day after its full Moon phase as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above China near the Mongolian border.

NASA Astronaut Victor Glover Works to Upgrade the Station

Victor Glover, who has accumulated 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft, over 400 carrier arrested landings and 24 combat missions, took his first spacewalk on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

Remembering STS-107 and Her Crew

The STS-107 crewmembers strike a ‘flying’ pose for their traditional in-flight crew portrait in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Hubble Spots an Interstellar Interaction

Captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESO 455-10 is one such chaotic planetary nebula, located in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion).

NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021

Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk places a wreath at the Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial during a ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance.

Welding Underway on Orion for First Artemis Mission Landing Astronauts on the Moon

Welding Underway on Orion for First Artemis Mission Landing Astronauts on the Moon

Finding a New Earth

Kepler-22b is the first planet discovered inside the habitable zone of a Sun-like star.

Welcoming a New Addition to the Deep Space Network

A powerful new antenna has been added to the NASA Space Communications and Navigation’s Deep Space Network.

Hubble Takes Portrait of the ‘Lost Galaxy’

Located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), around 50 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy NGC 4535 is truly a stunning sight to behold.

NASA Provides Ground Support for COVID-19 Aid Work

NASA has once again joined forces with the community in the continuing effort to fight COVID-19.

Hot Fire Test of SLS Rocket Core Stage

The core stage for the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket is seen in the B-2 Test Stand during a scheduled 8-minute duration hot fire test, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.

Fulfilling the Dream

President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act on July 2, 1964, as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, look on.

Bright, Blue Stars

Inside star cluster NGC 602, a star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, bright, blue, newly formed stars are blowing a cavity in this nebula.

Finding a Missing Black Hole

Astronomers have no evidence that a distant black hole estimated to weigh between 3 billion and 100 billion times the mass of the Sun is anywhere to be found.

Georgia HUNCH Students 3D Print Parts for Space Station

The HUNCH – High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware – Program has expanded its partnership opportunities to the Dade County, Georgia, school system in Trenton. Students will increase their advanced manufacturing capabilities by producing

SpaceX Demo 2 Mission Launches into History

In this black and white infrared image, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission.

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Space Freighter Departs Space Station

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter departs the International Space Station moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

Behold: The City of Boston at Night!

The lights of the city of Boston seemingly spread from a central point in this image taken by the crew of the International Space Station.

Lucy Mission to Study Trojan Asteroids

Slated to launch in October 2021, NASA's Lucy mission will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids.

Pareidolia: Seeing Shapes in the Cosmos

What is pareidolia? It is the psychological phenomenon where we see recognizable shapes in clouds, rock formations, or otherwise unrelated objects or data.

Tending the Plant Habitat-02

NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins tends to radish plants growing for the Plant Habitat-02 experiment.

Chaos at the Heart of the Orion Nebula

Chaos at the Heart of the Orion Nebula

Retrofuturistic NASA Space Art

Retrofuturistic NASA Space Art

Shaping a Spiral Galaxy

Magnetic fields in NGC 1068, or M77, are shown as streamlines over a visible light and X-ray composite image of the galaxy.

Apollo 8: Earthrise

This iconic picture shows Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the Moon.

Entering the Martian Atmosphere with the Perseverance Rover

With its heat shield facing the planet, NASA’s Perseverance rover begins its descent through the Martian atmosphere in this illustration.

Starry, Starry Night

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a crowd of stars that looks rather like a stadium darkened before a show, lit only by the flashbulbs of the audience's cameras.

Quasars Rip Across Galaxies Like Tsunamis

Using the unique capabilities of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered the most energetic outflows ever witnessed in the universe.

Educational CubeSats to Launch on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne Rocket

Ten NASA-sponsored CubeSats are preparing to fly on the agency’s next Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission, making this the first payload carried by Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket.

50 Years of Research Using Langley's 14 by-22-Foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel

Dec. 11, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of NASA’s Langley Research Center’s 14x22 Subsonic Wind Tunnel.

Introducing the Artemis Astronauts

Vice President Mike Pence introduces NASA astronauts during a meeting of the National Space Council on Dec. 9, 2020.

3D Printed Rocket Parts and the Future of Spacecraft

Future lunar landers might come equipped with 3D printed rocket engine parts that help bring down overall manufacturing costs and reduce production time.

NASA, Boeing Complete Series of Starliner Parachute Tests

NASA and Boeing have completed Starliner’s last parachute balloon-drop test designed to strengthen the spacecraft’s landing system ahead of crewed flights.

Seeing the Station From Earth

The International Space Station is seen in this 13 second exposure as it flies over Arlington, Virginia, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020.

Relaxing Inside the Space Station's Window to the World

JAXA and Expedition 64 astronaut Soichi Noguchi relaxes at the end of the work day inside the seven-windowed cupola on the International Space Station.

Awakening Newborn Stars

Lying inside our home galaxy, the Milky Way, this Herbig–Haro object is a turbulent birthing ground for new stars in a region known as the Orion B molecular cloud complex, located 1,350 light-years away.

Earth May Be Surrounded by Hairy Dark Matter

This illustration shows Earth surrounded by theoretical filaments of dark matter called «hairs.»
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