This artist’s concept shows a massive asteroid belt in orbit around a star the same age and size as our…
In low Earth orbit there is not enough atmosphere to diffuse and scatter sunlight, so shadows are black and the…
Russian technicians work on the Zvezda Service Module shortly after it completed a pressurization test on Sept. 12 1997. The…
This 1958 scale model shows the Mercury capsule shape B design, indicating the position of the astronaut.
In 1966, technicians prepared to work on a solar mirror located in the Solar Collector Laboratory at the Lewis Research…
Inside the Spacelab Science Module, the crews of STS-71, Mir-18 and Mir-19 pose for the traditional inflight picture. An important…
NASA was created on Oct. 1, 1958, to perform civilian research related to space flight and aeronautics. President Dwight D.…
Colors indicate infrared emission signatures in this mosaic from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, showing a region of troughs named Nili…
This prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of Mauritania has attracted attention since the earliest space missions because it…
This vibrant image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our own Milky…