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Spitzer Uncovers Star Hatchery
Spitzer Uncovers Star Hatchery

A new striking image from the infrared telescope shows a vibrant cloud called the Trifid Nebula dotted with glowing stellar…

Jet Power
Jet Power

This dramatic image of the nearby galaxy Centaurus A provides one of the best views to date of the effects…

New Station Hardware
New Station Hardware

Crew members from the Return to Flight mission, STS-114, check out a new piece of International Space Station hardware at…

Southern Ring Nebula
Southern Ring Nebula

This nebula, also known as the “Eight-Burst” Nebula because of it appears to be a figure-8 when seen through some…

Celestial Fireworks
Celestial Fireworks

Resembling the puffs of smoke and sparks from a summer fireworks display, this Hubble image depicts the delicate filaments debris…

Cowboy Joe and His Steed
Cowboy Joe and His Steed

Cowboy Joe (NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph Walker) and his steed (Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A) are pictured in…

Madagascar in Blue and Green
Madagascar in Blue and Green

On the northwestern coast of Madagascar, the salty waters of the Mozambique Channel penetrate inland to join with the freshwater…

Viewing Copernicus
Viewing Copernicus

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

Seeking the Grail
Seeking the Grail

The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL, mission will fly twin spacecraft in tandem orbits around the moon to…