I Zwicky 18’s youthful appearance, resembling that of galaxies typically found only in the early universe, belies its true age.…
Probing a glowing bubble of gas and dust encircling a dying star, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals a wealth of…
A bearded Walter Schirra, Apollo 7 commander, gazes out the rendezvous window in front of the commander’s station on the…
This Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity Pancam “super resolution” mosaic of the approximately 6 meter (20 foot) high cliff face of…
John Glenn receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Space shuttle Endeavour’s drag chute unfurls in a kaleidoscope of color as the orbiter landed in darkness on Runway 15…
Astronaut Robert L. Behnken used a digital camera to take this self-protrait during a spacewalk. Also visible in the visor’s…
In the 16th night landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Endeavour touches down on Runway 15 to end…
Framed by components of the International Space Station, a full moon is visible in this view above Earth’s horizon and…
STS-123 mission specialist Mike Foreman helps to tie down the Orbiter Boom Sensor System on the International Space Station’s S1…