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A Mosaic From Mars Odyssey
A Mosaic From Mars Odyssey

Colors indicate infrared emission signatures in this mosaic from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter, showing a region of troughs named Nili…

Richat Structure, Mauritania
Richat Structure, Mauritania

This prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of Mauritania has attracted attention since the earliest space missions because it…

What’s Old is New in the Large Magellanic Cloud
What’s Old is New in the Large Magellanic Cloud

This vibrant image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our own Milky…

Alien Asteroids
Alien Asteroids

This artist’s concept illustrates what the night sky might look like from a hypothetical alien planet in a star system…

Viewing Copernicus
Viewing Copernicus

To prepare for the Apollo landings, five Lunar Orbiter spacecraft were launched during 1966 and 1967 to gather detailed images…

Solar System Montage
Solar System Montage

This montage of images taken by the Voyager spacecraft of the planets and four of Jupiter’s moons is set against…

A Different View on a Spacewalk
A Different View on a Spacewalk

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 Atlantis
Fish-Eye View of Atlantis

Fish-eye view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as seen from the Russian Mir space station during the STS-71 mission.

Storm Clouds Brewing
Storm Clouds Brewing

This mass of storm clouds was observed by Expedition 1 from the International Space Station. The picture was the first…

New View of Mercury
New View of Mercury

Named by the Romans after the fleet-footed messenger of the gods, the planet Mercury is closest to the sun. Seen…