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The “southern lights” above the Indian Ocean
The “southern lights” above the Indian Ocean

The aurora australis, also known as the “southern lights,” is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above…

NASA is Going Green, in Space
NASA is Going Green, in Space

A small spacecraft the size of a mini-refrigerator is packed with cutting-edge “green” technology. NASA’s Green Propellant Infusion Mission, or…

The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship berthed to the Harmony module
The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship berthed to the Harmony module

The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is pictured berthed to the Harmony module as the International Space Station orbited 258 miles…

The Canadarm2 robotic arm with its robotic hand Dextre
The Canadarm2 robotic arm with its robotic hand Dextre

The Canadarm2 robotic arm with its robotic hand, also known as Dextre, attached for fine-tuned robotics work extends across the…

Apollo 10 Launches Into History on May 18, 1969
Apollo 10 Launches Into History on May 18, 1969

When Apollo 10 launched on May 18, 1969, it was the fifth launch of the Saturn V.

Astronaut David Saint-Jacques explores bone therapies
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques explores bone therapies

Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques works with the Multi-purpose Variable-G Platform hardware exploring therapies for bone injuries and bone…

Astronaut Nick Hague conducts pathogen research operations
Astronaut Nick Hague conducts pathogen research operations

NASA astronaut Nick Hague conducts pathogen research operations in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Sciences Glovebox.

Astrobee’s First Robot Completes Initial Hardware Checks in Space
Astrobee’s First Robot Completes Initial Hardware Checks in Space

Astrobee is a free-flying robot system that will provide a research platform for the orbiting laboratory.

Ring of Fire in Australia Visible in NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP Image
Ring of Fire in Australia Visible in NOAA/NASA’s Suomi NPP Image

NASA’s Suomi NPP satellite collected this natural-color image of fires in Western Australia using the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer…

This Week in NASA History: Mississippi Test Facility Acceptance Fires S-IC-4 – May 16, 1967
This Week in NASA History: Mississippi Test Facility Acceptance Fires S-IC-4 – May 16, 1967

This week in 1967, the first stage of the Apollo 9 Saturn V rocket, S-IC-4, was acceptance fired at Mississippi…