The Optical Spectroscopic and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS) camera on board the Rosetta spacecraft observed Earth during its swing-by…
From left to right: Sigmar Wittig, head of the German Space Agency; William Gerstenmaier, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations;…
Scattered debris from a cosmic supernova explosion lights up the sky in this gorgeous composited image based on data from…
This photograph shows the salt ponds of one of Africa’s major producers of soda ash (sodium carbonate) and salt. Soda…
In 1991, the governments of Denmark and Sweden agreed to build a bridge to connect the two countries across the…
The Space Infrared Telescope Facility (now Spitzer Space Telescope) whizzes in front of a brilliant, infrared view of the Milky…
Mars Exploration Rover Spirit acquired this false-color image on the rover’s on Martian day, or sol, 746 (Feb. 26, 2006)…
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has captured infrared images of the “Whirlpool Galaxy” (M51), revealing strange structures bridging the gaps between…
NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity entered Victoria Crater on the rover’s 1,291st Martian day, or sol, (Sept. 11, 2007). The…
