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Northern Lights Viewed From the International Space Station
Northern Lights Viewed From the International Space Station

Astronaut Mike Hopkins, aboard the International Space Station, shared this picture of the northern lights on October 9, 2013.

Kepler-64b: Four Star Planet
Kepler-64b: Four Star Planet

Kepler-64b: Four Star Planet

October 2013 – Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD) Made History
October 2013 – Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD) Made History

The Lunar Laser Communications Demonstration (LLCD) made history by using a pulsed laser beam to transmit data over the 239,000…

Cygnus Captured by Station Crew
Cygnus Captured by Station Crew

This medium close-up view, photographed by one of the Expedition 37 crew members, shows the first Cygnus commercial cargo spacecraft…

Cygnus Captured by Station Crew
Cygnus Captured by Station Crew

This medium close-up view, photographed by one of the Expedition 37 crew members, shows the first Cygnus commercial cargo spacecraft…

Partially Cloudy Skies on Kepler-7b (Artist’s Concept)
Partially Cloudy Skies on Kepler-7b (Artist’s Concept)

Kepler-7b (left), which is 1.5 times the radius of Jupiter (right), is the first exoplanet to have its clouds mapped.…

Double Bubble in the Tunnel
Double Bubble in the Tunnel

NASA researchers are working with industry and university partners to develop technologies and systems for future airplanes that will reduce…

BRRISON Science Payload
BRRISON Science Payload

The BRRISON payload prior to launch.

Full View of Asteroid Vesta
Full View of Asteroid Vesta

As NASA’s Dawn spacecraft travels to its next destination, this mosaic synthesizes some of the best views the spacecraft had…

BRRISON readies for Sept. 28 launch
BRRISON readies for Sept. 28 launch

Following a Sept. 27 weather briefing, the NASA scientific balloon launch team and the Balloon Rapid Response for ISON (BRRISON)…