The upper-left of these images shows the passing, or transit, of the Martian moon Deimos across the sun. This event…
NASA joined the world June 8, 2004, in viewing a rare celestial event, one not seen by any person now…
This transit of the moon across the sun on Feb. 25, 2007, could not be seen from Earth. This sight…
Two large science aircraft, a DC-8 flying laboratory and the SOFIA 747SP, are based at NASA’s Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility…
The International Space Station (ISS) was in position to view the umbral (ground) shadow cast by the moon as it…
The GOES-10 satellite captured this image sequence on Feb. 26, 1998, during a solar eclipse. The images show the path…
Astronaut Mike Fossum continues his duties during this the second of the STS-124 mission’s three scheduled spacewalks. During the seven-hour,…
Astronaut Ron Garan participated in the first of STS-124’s three planned spacewalks as construction and maintenance continue on the International…
Astronaut Mike Fossum used a digital camera to create this self-portrait during the STS-124 mission’s first scheduled spacewalk. During the…
The primary mirror of SOFIA’s telescope being coated in a vacuum chamber at NASA’s Ames Research Center, in Silicon Valley…