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Stephan’s Quintet
Stephan’s Quintet

This false-color composite image of the Stephan’s Quintet galaxy cluster clearly shows one of the largest shock waves ever seen…

The Way Home
The Way Home

Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, Space Shuttle Atlantis was photographed by the Expedition 15 crew after it undocked…

Walker in a Pressure Suit
Walker in a Pressure Suit

This 1958 photograph shows test pilot Joseph Walker in a pressure suit beside the X-1E at the NASA High-Speed Flight…

Stellar Ripple
Stellar Ripple

Approximately 100 million years ago, a smaller galaxy plunged through the heart of the Cartwheel galaxy, creating ripples of brief…

Saturn’s Hot Spot
Saturn’s Hot Spot

This is the sharpest image of Saturn’s temperature emissions taken from the ground; it is a mosaic of 35 individual…

Vanguard Rocket Test
Vanguard Rocket Test

The U.S. Navy’s test of Vanguard rocket, along with its satellite payload, went hopelessly awry when the rocket failed to…

NACA Physicist Studies Alpha Rays
NACA Physicist Studies Alpha Rays

In this 1957 photograph, an unnamed NACA physicist studies alpha rays in a continuous cloud chamber. NACA, the National Advisory…

Hurricane Emily and the Moon
Hurricane Emily and the Moon

This panoramic view of the eye of Hurricane Emily was shot by the crew of the International Space Station while…

Humans on Mars
Humans on Mars

After driving a short distance from their landing site, two explorers stop to inspect a robotic lander and its small…

Comet Close Encounter
Comet Close Encounter

Deep Impact is an ambitious mission aiming to accomplish the incredible: Blast a hole in comet Tempel 1 in an…