In 1787, astronomer William Herschel discovered the Eskimo Nebula, which from the ground resembles a person’s head surrounded by a…
Northern Arizona is best known for the Grand Canyon. Less widely known are the hundreds of geologically young volcanoes, at…
In 1994, during its flight, the Clementine spacecraft returned images of the Moon. In addition to the geologic mapping cameras,…
This view of one of the most dynamic and intricately detailed star-forming regions in space, located 210,000 light-years away in…
NASA Acting Administrator Fred Gregory, center, got a close up look at the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer after its landing in…
Variable star V838 Monocerotis lies near the edge of our Milky Way Galaxy, about 20,000 light-years from our sun. Still,…
This picture from NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor could help settle a decades-long debate about whether the planet had long-lasting rivers…
Cuba’s island Cayo Largo del Sur is seen from the International Space Station in November 2005. No more than 15.5…
High school senior Panna Felsen arm wrestles an artificial arm built by a group of students at Virginia Tech. It’s…
Scientists have made the first conclusive discovery of water vapor in the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar system,…