The giant asteroid Vesta is shown here as the smallest body among other similar bodies in the solar system: Mars,…
Following the Challenger memorial ceremony held Jan. 28 in front of the Space Memorial Mirror at NASA Kennedy Space Center?s…
A tribute to space shuttle Challenger, or OV-099, hangs in Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA’s…
This image, made from data obtained by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, shows the mineral distribution in the southern hemisphere of the…
This image shows three slices of a class of meteorites that fell to Earth that NASA’s Dawn mission has confirmed…
This artist’s concept shows the internal structure of the giant asteroid Vesta, based on data from NASA’s Dawn mission. Dawn…
Technicians prep the OCO-2 instrument for shipping at JPL. The instrument consists of three parallel, high-resolution spectrometers, integrated into a…
A brightly reflective Enceladus appears before Saturn’s rings, while the planet’s larger moon Titan looms in the distance. Jets of…
The Dream Chaser model with its Atlas V launch vehicle is undergoing final preparations at a Langley workshop before buffet…
Challenger jumps off the launch pad in 1985 to begin a successful mission. The main purpose of this mission was…