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Station Photographs Hurricane Isabel
Station Photographs Hurricane Isabel

This close-up view of Hurricane Isabel was taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station…

Volcanic Eruptions in Kamchatka
Volcanic Eruptions in Kamchatka

One of the most volcanically active regions of the world is the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Siberia, where it is…

New Twist on an Old Nebula
New Twist on an Old Nebula

Looks can be deceiving, especially when it comes to celestial objects like galaxies and nebulas. These objects are so far…

Apollo 13 Lunar Module
Apollo 13 Lunar Module

This view of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module (LM) was photographed from the Command Module (CM) just after the LM…

In the Beginning
In the Beginning

Is this a scene from a corny science fiction movie of the 1950s? This 1951 image actually is of scientists…

X-Ray Mystery
X-Ray Mystery

A mere 6,000 light-years distant and sailing through the constellation Vela, star cluster RCW 38 is full of powerful stars.…

A Perfect Storm
A Perfect Storm

Scientists who study dust storms have long known that Saharan dust can travel across the Atlantic to the Americas. Asian…

What Is the Plane of the Ecliptic?
What Is the Plane of the Ecliptic?

The Plane of the Ecliptic is illustrated in this Clementine star tracker camera image which reveals (from right to left)…

Beauty in the Night
Beauty in the Night

As space shuttle Endeavour raced into space to begin the STS-123 mission, an amateur photographer captured this view from the…

Dione and Saturn
Dione and Saturn

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured Dione against the globe of Saturn as it approached the icy moon for its close rendezvous…