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Layers of the Sun
Layers of the Sun

This graphic shows a model of the layers of the Sun, with approximate mileage ranges for each layer.

Green Sunlight Aurora
Green Sunlight Aurora

A CME hit Earth’s magnetic field on Oct. 8, 2012 sparking a dramatic display of Arctic lights that is only…

Ever-Changing Ring
Ever-Changing Ring

The Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn’s ever-changing F ring, showing its bright core, another strand of ring material, and a breakaway…

View of Curiosity’s First Scoop Also Shows Bright Object
View of Curiosity’s First Scoop Also Shows Bright Object

This image from the right Mast Camera (Mastcam) of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity shows a scoop full of sand and…

Whitcomb Inducted Into National Aviation Hall of Fame
Whitcomb Inducted Into National Aviation Hall of Fame

Aeronautics engineer Richard T. Whitcomb, whose legendary research contributions made supersonic flight practical, is a now a member of the…

Endeavour’s Tour of California
Endeavour’s Tour of California

NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with space shuttle Endeavour on top climbs out after a low pass over the flight line…

International Space Orchestra
International Space Orchestra

International Space Orchestra recently held a performance in front of the National Full-Scale Aerodynamic Complex at Moffett Field, Calif. The…

SpaceX Launches to the International Space Station
SpaceX Launches to the International Space Station

Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida is illuminated by a Falcon 9 rocket as…

Aurora Over Canada, Oct. 8, 2012
Aurora Over Canada, Oct. 8, 2012

This aurora appeared over Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada in the early hours of Oct. 8, 2012 due to the effects of…

Night-time View of Aurora
Night-time View of Aurora

Overnight on October 4-5, 2012, the Sun were released a CME into space. Three days later, the storm stirred up…