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Aglow With Dust
Aglow With Dust

Our Milky Way is a dusty place. So dusty, in fact, that we cannot see the center of the galaxy…

Happy Easter From Mars
Happy Easter From Mars

Could it be a glimpse of the interplanetary bunny trail? Probably not, but this nighttime infrared image from the NASA’s…

Atlantis Once Upon a Time
Atlantis Once Upon a Time

A flock of birds took flight shortly after the Space Shuttle Atlantis arrives at Pad 39B after being rolled out…

Comet ‘Bites the Dust’ Around Dead Star
Comet ‘Bites the Dust’ Around Dead Star

This artist’s concept illustrates a comet being torn to shreds around G29-3, a so-called dead star, or white dwarf. NASA’s…

A Bubble Bursts
A Bubble Bursts

RCW 79 is seen in the southern Milky Way, 17,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. The bubble is…

Up, Up and Away
Up, Up and Away

When scientists need longer exposure times in high altitudes, they use scientific balloons like the one pictured here. Made of…

Fincke’s Journey
Fincke’s Journey

Astronaut Mike Fincke shares the story of his extraordinary six-month stay in space with NASA employees at a recent gathering…

Bright Lights, Big Cities
Bright Lights, Big Cities

As United States has undergone a steady process of urbanization, scientists are becoming more concerned about the long-term effects. Unlike…

Submarine in a Wind Tunnel
Submarine in a Wind Tunnel

The Navy submarine pictured in this image underwent testing in the National Transonic Facility at Langley Research Center in this…

Here’s Lookin’ at You, Discovery!
Here’s Lookin’ at You, Discovery!

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao used a digital camera April 6 to photograph the rollout…