In this 1966 photo, a plasma thruster at NASA’s Lewis Research Center simulates Van Allen Belts, rings of radiation around…
Expedition 14 flight engineer Suni Williams uses a digital still camera to expose a photo of her helmet visor during…
Landing and recovery officials conduct post-landing medical checks on spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, Expedition 14 flight engineer Mikhail Tyurin and…
Rhea is the second largest moon of Saturn, behind Titan, and the largest without an atmosphere. It is composed mostly…
In this 1980 photograph, an engineer at the Marshall Space Flight Center holding a replica of the proposed Liquid Booster…
Palm Island Resort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao from…
Eerie, dramatic pictures from the Hubble telescope show newborn stars emerging from “eggs” – not the barnyard variety – but…
On July 4, 1997, Americans got more than a fireworks show, with NASA’s first successful trip back to the surface…
Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria, Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi landed safely southwest of Karaganda, Kazakhstan…
A NASA satellite has captured the first occurrence of mysterious shiny polar clouds that form 50 miles above Earth’s surface.…
