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Nature’s Canvas
Nature’s Canvas

In a splendid portrait created by light and gravity, Saturn’s lonely moon Mimas is seen against the cool, blue-streaked backdrop…

Bursting At The Seams
Bursting At The Seams

This bubble of ionized gas and warm dust, called RCW 79, lies in the southern Milky Way, 17,200 light years…

Silhouetted Against the Night Sky
Silhouetted Against the Night Sky

Space Shuttle Endeavour cuts a bright swath through the dark sky during this night-time launch in January 1998. Nearly six…

Red Plankton in the Arabian Sea
Red Plankton in the Arabian Sea

In the Arabian Sea, the combination of sunlight and nutrients has fueled a startling occurrence of colorful phytoplankton and bacteria,…

Apollo 13 Launch
Apollo 13 Launch

On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 lifted off for the moon with Commander Jim Lovell, Command Module Pilot Jack Swigert…

Making a Landing
Making a Landing

The drag chute is deployed behind Space Shuttle Discovery to help slow its landing, marking the successful conclusion of the…

Spirit’s First Color Photos of Mars
Spirit’s First Color Photos of Mars

One year ago today, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit touched down on the red planet. Three days later, it sent…

3D Image of Spirit’s First Color Photos of Mars
3D Image of Spirit’s First Color Photos of Mars

This image shows the Martian terrain in 3-D. The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured the image with its panoramic camera.

‘Mini-Me’ Solar System
‘Mini-Me’ Solar System

This artist’s conception shows the relative size of a hypothetical brown dwarf-planetary system compared to our own solar system. A…

Remembering Columbia
Remembering Columbia

NASA and the world lost seven brave explorers on Feb. 1, 2003, when the shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry.…