European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission’s second of three planned sessions of…
Fish-eye view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from the Russian Mir space station during the STS-71 mission.
This mass of storm clouds was observed by Expedition 1 from the International Space Station. The picture was the first…
Named by the Romans after the fleet-footed messenger of the gods, the planet Mercury is closest to the sun. Seen…
In the first spacewalk of the STS-118 mission, astronaut Rick Mastracchio and the Canadian Space Agency’s Dave Williams (out of…
STS-116 Mission Specialists Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (left) and Christer Fuglesang participate in the first of the mission’s three planned…
Phoebe’s true nature is revealed in startling clarity in this mosaic of two images taken during Cassini’s flyby on June…
This image of Space Shuttle Discovery’s tail section was photographed by the Expedition 14 crew during the RPM survey. Visible…
This image shows the view from the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit after it successfully completed a 115 degree turn to…
On Dec. 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 crew returned to Earth. Apollo 17 was the sixth and last Apollo mission…