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Prepping the Phoenix Lander
Prepping the Phoenix Lander

The Phoenix Mission, slated for launch in August 2007, is the first project in NASA’s program of Mars Scout missions.…

Comet Gets Its Close-Up
Comet Gets Its Close-Up

The second image of Comet Wild 2 from NASA’s Stardust spacecraft shows a distant side view of the roughly spherical…

Monument Valley
Monument Valley

Monument Valley provides one of the most enduring and definitive images of the American West. The isolated red mesas and…

A Galactic ‘Late Bloomer’
A Galactic ‘Late Bloomer’

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a view of what may be the youngest galaxy ever seen. This “late bloomer”…

Moving Forward
Moving Forward

STS-120 mission specialist Scott Parazynski participated in the second of five scheduled spacewalks as construction continues on the International Space…

Icing Research Tunnel
Icing Research Tunnel

The Glenn Research Center’s Icing Research Tunnel is the world’s largest refrigerated wind tunnel. During tests of a heated-air system…

In a Burst of Light
In a Burst of Light

Gamma rays produce flashes that are brighter than a billion suns yet last only a few milliseconds and have been…

Launching Samples Home from Mars
Launching Samples Home from Mars

A crucial step in the Mars Sample Return mission would be to launch the collected sample away from the surface…

Rippled Rings
Rippled Rings

Variations in ring particle concentration give Saturn’s brilliant rings the appearance of ripples in a pond in this close-up view…

Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park

At 86 meters (282 feet) below sea level, Death Valley, California, is one of the hottest, driest places on the…