
SOFIA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors

The Dynamic Ionosphere Cubesat Experiment, or DICE, is prepared for launch aboard the Delta II rocket that will carry NASA’s…

This artist’s concept shows the sky crane maneuver during the descent of NASA’s Curiosity rover to the Martian surface. The…

CAFE Foundation Hanger Boss Mike Fenn waves the speed competition checkered flag for the e-Genius aircraft during the 2011 Green…

Gene Kranz (foreground, back to camera), an Apollo 13 Flight Director, watches Apollo 13 astronaut and lunar module pilot Fred…

An artist’s concept shows the Orion Multipurpose Crew Vehicle and future destinations for human exploration beyond Earth orbit: the moon,…

This image is from a 2008 cold flow test campaign conducted at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center for the J-2X…

NGC 281 is known informally as the “Pacman Nebula” because of its appearance in optical images.

This infrared image from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, showcases the Tadpole Nebula, a star-forming hub in the…

This artist’s concept shows a glowing patch of ultraviolet light near Saturn’s north pole that occurs at the “footprint” of…