
201305260011hq (26 May 2013) — The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad…

201305280002hq (28 May 2013) — The Soyuz rocket is seen in the background at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad in…

201305260023hq (26 May 2013) — The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is raised into vertical position after arriving at the Baikonur Cosmodrome…

The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in…

Ligeia Mare, shown here in a false-color image from NASA’s Cassini mission, is the second largest known body of liquid…

This image shows a cutting-edge solar-electric propulsion thruster in development at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., that uses xenon…

Gibran, the large impact crater at the top of today’s featured image, hosts a somewhat irregularly shaped 30-km-diameter pit. Such…

In Mercury’s northern plains, Abedin crater stands out as a relatively fresh impact crater. Impact melt that fractured as it…

The bright floor of the crater Lermontov, first imaged by Mariner 10, stands in contrast to the surrounding terrain of…