Samples of spacesuit material will be flown on the Mars 2020 mission to study show they…
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The Stars and Stripes in Space
This flag accompanied NASA astronaut Alan B. Shepard on his 15-minute suborbital journey on May 5,…
Seeing an Aurora From the Space Station
“Years ago at the South Pole, I looked up to the aurora for inspiration through the…
Unveiling Hidden Figures Way
A D.C. Department of Transportation employee removes a paper cover from the “Hidden Figures Way” street…
Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor at Excel Academy In Washington, D.C.
NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor is hugged by students after a presentation about her experience on Expeditions…
Venus at Sunrise From the Space Station
From the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Christina Koch snapped and posted this image of the…
PIA23235: Mt. Etna, Italy June 4, 2019
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…
PIA22948: Jupiter Abyss
Target: Jupiter Mission: Juno Instrument: JunoCam Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstadt/Sean Doran Click here…
Forecasting D-Day
Without the sound advice of meteorologists and geologists working behind the scenes, one of the most…
Chandra Detects a Coronal Mass Ejection From Another Star
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory detects a coronal mass ejection from a star other than the Sun…