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SOFIA Observatory Peers Into Heart of Orion Nebula
SOFIA Observatory Peers Into Heart of Orion Nebula

This graphical representation from the SOFIA Science Center compares two infrared images of the heart of the Orion nebula.

Expedition 30 Soyuz Rolls to the Pad
Expedition 30 Soyuz Rolls to the Pad

The Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft is rolled out by train on its way to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome,…

Spiral Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy

Resembling festive lights on a holiday wreath, this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the nearby spiral galaxy M74 is…

Comet Lovejoy Survived its Rendezvous with the Sun
Comet Lovejoy Survived its Rendezvous with the Sun

This image from the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) taken the morning of Dec. 16, 2011 shows the comet head emerging…

A Galaxy Cluster Gets Sloshed
A Galaxy Cluster Gets Sloshed

Like wine in a glass, vast clouds of hot gas are sloshing back and forth in Abell 2052, a galaxy…

Rare Fleet Photo of F-104s
Rare Fleet Photo of F-104s

The only time the five-ship fleet of NASA Dryden’s F-104 Starfighters was ever airborne at the same time.

High-flying NASA ER-2 Undergoes Major Inspection and Maintenance
High-flying NASA ER-2 Undergoes Major Inspection and Maintenance

Computer Sciences Corp. mechanic Jerry Roth marked holes for proper alignment of a blueprint on the wing skin of NASA’s…

High-flying NASA ER-2 Undergoes Major Inspection and Maintenance
High-flying NASA ER-2 Undergoes Major Inspection and Maintenance

If a General Electric F118 jet engine had slightly myopic eyes, this is what it would see as the twin…

ER-2 No. 809 Undergoes Periodic Maintenance
ER-2 No. 809 Undergoes Periodic Maintenance

The forward fuselage of NASA ER-2 No. 809 was missing its nose, canopy, and instrumentation that were removed during major…

ER-2 Undergoes Major Inspection and Maintenance
ER-2 Undergoes Major Inspection and Maintenance

NASA ER-2 nose cones rest in carts awaiting flight. The nose cones vary in size to accommodate different science instruments.