When it was constructed in 1969, the Space Power Facility (SPF) was the world’s largest vacuum chamber. It stands more…
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly past Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in commemoration of NASA’s 50th…
Cassini conducts its first close flyby of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus (en-SELL-uh-duss) at a distance of approximately 1,180 kilometers (730…
NASA and the Russian space agency kicked off a new era in international space cooperation in June of 1995, when…
This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows the diverse collection of galaxies 450 million light-years away in cluster Abell…
The Space Shuttle Discovery hitched a ride on NASA’s modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft for the flight from the…
The ancient site of Carthage in North Africa is seen in this photo taken by the International Space Station’s Expedition…
This stunning image features the heat shield impact site of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. This is an approximately true-color…
The STS-121 crewmembers gather for an in-flight crew photo. From the left (bottom) are astronauts Stephanie D. Wilson, mission specialist;…
What if you saw your shadow on Mars and it wasn’t human? Then you might be the Mars Exploration Rover…
