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Mission STS-122 Begins
Mission STS-122 Begins

Against the blue of the Atlantic Ocean, space shuttle Atlantis with its crew of seven rises majestically from Launch Pad…

Spirit Rises to the Challenge
Spirit Rises to the Challenge

Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) played Bob Marley’s “Get Up, Stand Up” late Thursday night, as they watched…

President Bush Watches Discovery Liftoff
President Bush Watches Discovery Liftoff

President George W. Bush watches the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery in the Oval Office’s Private Dining Room Tuesday,…

Skylab Spacewalker
Skylab Spacewalker

Skylab 3 astronaut Owen Garriott spacewalks near the Apollo Telescope Mount on the space station in 1973. He had just…

New Horizons Soldiers On
New Horizons Soldiers On

As the New Horizons spacecraft continues its journey, it gives to those of us who are Earth bound breathtaking images…

Evaporating Planet
Evaporating Planet

Planet HD 209458b is evaporating. It is so close to its parent star that its heated atmosphere is simply expanding…

Smokin’ Hot Galaxy
Smokin’ Hot Galaxy

This infrared image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows a galaxy that appears to be sizzling hot, with huge plumes…

Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds

U.S. Air Force Thunderbird F-16 jets fly in formation past the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Later…

Bursting With Stars and Black Holes
Bursting With Stars and Black Holes

A growing black hole, called a quasar, can be seen at the center of a faraway galaxy in this artist’s…