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Tracing the Lunar Eclipse
Tracing the Lunar Eclipse

Photographer David Cortner recorded this dramatic composite sequence of the November 8 total lunar eclipse in the skies over Connelly’s…

The Ups and Downs of Eros
The Ups and Downs of Eros

The shape, density and spin of the asteroid Eros combine to create a bizarre pattern of what is “uphill” and…

The Reflecting Dust Clouds of Orion
The Reflecting Dust Clouds of Orion

In the vast Orion Molecular Cloud complex, several bright blue nebulas are particularly apparent. Pictured above are two of the…

The Emerald Isle
The Emerald Isle

Pictured at Left: Even winter’s icy grip can’t contain the lush green hues of Ireland in this January 2003 photo…

Erupting Volcano Mount Etna
Erupting Volcano Mount Etna

An Expedition Two crewmember aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured this overhead look at the smoke and ash regurgitated…

Augustine Volcano, Cook Inlet, Alaska
Augustine Volcano, Cook Inlet, Alaska

This Jan. 31, 2006, image shows the increased activity of Augustine Volcano in Cook Inlet, Alaska near Anchorage. Such increased…

Stingray Nebula
Stingray Nebula

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of the Stingray Nebula, the youngest known planetary nebula. In this image, the…

The Blackness of Space
The Blackness of Space

Backdropped against the blackness of space, the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory and associated ESA hardware sit in the aft…

Moving at Nearly the Speed of Light
Moving at Nearly the Speed of Light

Giant jets of subatomic particles moving at nearly the speed of light have been found coming from thousands of galaxies…

Expedition 11
Expedition 11

When the Expedition 11 crew – NASA astronaut John Phillips and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev – arrive at the International…