The Bell X-5 was built to test the feasibility of changing the sweep angle of an aircraft’s wings in flight.
This image shows an example of a thin-laminated, evenly stratified rock type that occurs in the “Pahrump Hills” outcrop at…
This view from the Mastcam on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows an example of cross-bedding that results from water passing…
This image shows inclined beds characteristic of delta deposits where a stream entered a lake, but at a higher elevation…
Lozenge-shaped crystals are evident in this magnified view of a Martian rock target called “Mojave,” taken on Nov. 15, 2014,…
This March 25, 2014, view from the Mastcam on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover looks southward at the Kimberley waypoint. In…
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket with NASA’s Orion spacecraft mounted atop is seen after the Mobile Service…
The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on Dec. 4, 2014, an M6.1-class.
This image taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover just north of the “Kimberley” waypoint shows…
How do you keep a telescope stable while flying at 40,000 feet?
