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Coronal Hole on the Sun
Coronal Hole on the Sun

This image of a coronal hole on the sun bears a remarkable resemblance to the ‘Sesame Street’ character Big Bird.…

CID-42: Exceptional Properties
CID-42: Exceptional Properties

The galaxy at the center of this image contains an X-ray source, CID-42, with exceptional properties. After combining data from…

Checkout of Specialized Science Instruments
Checkout of Specialized Science Instruments

NASA’s DC-8 airborne science laboratory overflew Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California during a checkout…

Sierra Nevadas: Backdrop for DC-8 Instrument Checkout Flight
Sierra Nevadas: Backdrop for DC-8 Instrument Checkout Flight

Flying by the snow-covered southern Sierra Nevada mountains, NASA’s DC-8 airborne science laboratory conducts a checkout flight for the more…

Instrument Checkout for DC3 Mission
Instrument Checkout for DC3 Mission

NASA’s DC-8 airborne science laboratory flew over the Sierra Nevada foothills near California’s Owens Valley during a checkout of the…

DC-8 Supporting the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Mission
DC-8 Supporting the Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry Mission

Numerous instrument probes protruded from the right side and top of NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science flying laboratory as it flew…

Instrument Checkout Flight for DC3 Mission
Instrument Checkout Flight for DC3 Mission

Numerous instrument probes protruded from NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science flying laboratory as it flies an instrument checkout flight prior to…

Large Coronal Hole Facing Earth
Large Coronal Hole Facing Earth

A big, dark hole (dark blue, center) in the sun’s atmosphere, called a “coronal hole”, is turning toward Earth and…

Obama Visits Ames
Obama Visits Ames

On May 24, 2012 President Barack Obama landed at Moffett Field for a series of fundraising events. The president shook…

Boeing’s Phantom Eye, 1st Flight
Boeing’s Phantom Eye, 1st Flight

Boeing’s Phantom Eye prototype autonomous unmanned aircraft system climbs into the morning sky after takeoff on its first flight June…