New York’s Finger Lakes region is seen in this December 2004 image from the International Space Station. Shapes of the…
Attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, cosmonauts Fyodor N. Yurchikhin (right), Expedition 15 commander, and Oleg V. Kotov,…
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) was formed on March 3, 1915, with a charter to “supervise and direct…
Why does the Sombrero Galaxy look like a hat? Reasons include the Sombrero’s unusually large and extended central bulge of…
Pilot Bill Dana looks up as the B-52 “mothership” cruises over NASA’s HL-10 “lifting body” on Muroc Dry Lake, California,…
This artist’s concept compares the size of a gargantuan star and its surrounding dusty disk to that of our solar…
How would it look to have four suns in the sky? Planets of the HD 98800 system, if they exist,…
This image of Torino, Italy was photographed by Expedition 12 on the International Space Station. Located in the Piemonte region…
This test conducted in May 1988 shows what happens during launch if a space shuttle main engine fails. The test…
