On November 1, 2016, NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over Indonesia, allowing the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer…
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Sahara Desert From the Space Station’s EarthKAM
Middle school students programmed a camera aboard the International Space Station -- the Sally Ride EarthKAM…
Chaos at Hyperion
The moon Hyperion tumbles as it orbits Saturn.
Chaos at Hyperion
The moon Hyperion tumbles as it orbits Saturn.
Hidden Figures Premiere and Award Ceremony
Actress Octavia Spencer, left, who plays Dorothy Vaughan in the film "Hidden Figures" and NASA Administrator…
Rift in Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf
On Nov. 10, 2016, scientists on NASA's IceBridge mission photographed an oblique view of a massive…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Clean Room ‘Transporter’
What looks like a teleporter from science fiction being draped over NASA's James Webb Space Telescope,…
Fiery South Atlantic Sunset
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station photographed a sunset that looks like a vast sheet…
Tiny Mimas, Huge Rings
Saturn's icy moon Mimas is dwarfed by the planet's enormous rings.
Celebrating Thanksgiving Aboard the International Space Station
The six Expedition 50 crew members celebrate Thanksgiving in space, Nov. 24, 2016, with rehydrated turkey,…