Lima, Peru, is featured in this image photographed from the International Space Station in March 2005. Located on the broad…
Penetrating 25,000 light-years of obscuring dust and myriad stars, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided the clearest view yet of…
Our Milky Way is a dusty place. So dusty, in fact, that we cannot see the center of the galaxy…
Could it be a glimpse of the interplanetary bunny trail? Probably not, but this nighttime infrared image from the NASA’s…
A flock of birds took flight shortly after the Space Shuttle Atlantis arrives at Pad 39B after being rolled out…
This artist’s concept illustrates a comet being torn to shreds around G29-3, a so-called dead star, or white dwarf. NASA’s…
RCW 79 is seen in the southern Milky Way, 17,200 light-years from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. The bubble is…
When scientists need longer exposure times in high altitudes, they use scientific balloons like the one pictured here. Made of…
Astronaut Mike Fincke shares the story of his extraordinary six-month stay in space with NASA employees at a recent gathering…
As United States has undergone a steady process of urbanization, scientists are becoming more concerned about the long-term effects. Unlike…
