Named for its resemblance to a coiling spiral seen face on, the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a challenging stargazing…
Named for its resemblance to a coiling spiral seen face on, the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a challenging stargazing…
In this, her second venture into space, STS-31 mission specialist Kathryn Sullivan posed for this photograph as she prepared for…
Nine days before it entered orbit, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this exquisite natural color view of Saturn’s rings. The images…
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, center in white, and other NASA managers give a thumbs up to the crew of the…
This infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Rosette Nebula, a pretty star-forming region more than 5,000 light-years…
The opening drag chute slowed Endeavour as it landed on runway 15 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Endeavour crew,…
Illuminated by the lights on Runway 33, Atlantis approaches touchdown, concluding mission STS-115. Aboard are Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Christopher…
“Ever try to shoot a slow-flying duck while standing rigidly on a fast rotating platform, and with a gun that…
Few sights in the solar system are more strikingly beautiful than softly hued Saturn embraced by the shadows of its…
