A model of NASA’s Orion spacecraft is loaded into the C-17 airplane that then dropped it from an altitude of…
A model of NASA’s Orion spacecraft glides to a successful touchdown during a test of its parachute system on Wednesday,…
NASA astrophysicist Chryssa Kouveliotou, a senior scientist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has been selected for…
Like a proud peacock displaying its tail, Enceladus shows off its beautiful plume to the Cassini spacecraft’s cameras. Enceladus (313…
In October 2012, satellites measured subtle signals that suggested volcanic activity on remote Heard Island. These images, captured several months…
The galaxies M-81 and M-82 shine against the starry background in this image. It was taken using a 14-inch telescope…
The rim of an unnamed peak-ring basin cuts across today’s featured image. The basin is relatively degraded, but its rim…
