Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency photographed the Rocky Mountains from…
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Breaking Boundaries in New Engine Designs
In an effort to improve fuel efficiency, NASA and the aircraft industry are rethinking aircraft design.
Earth and Its Moon, as Seen From Mars
Here is a view of Earth and its moon, as seen from Mars. It combines two…
Abell 3411 and Abell 3412: Astronomers Discover Powerful Cosmic Double Whammy
Astronomers have discovered what happens when the eruption from a supermassive black hole is swept up…
Hues in a Crater Slope
Impact craters expose the subsurface materials on the steep slopes of Mars. However, these slopes often…
Send in the Clouds
Floating high above the hydrocarbon lakes, wispy clouds have finally started to return to Titan's northern…
Small Satellite Deployed From the Space Station
A satellite is ejected from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer on…
Hubble Gazes at a Cosmic Megamaser
This galaxy acts as an astronomical laser, beaming out microwave emission rather than visible light.
Basking in Light
Sunlight truly has come to Saturn's north pole. The whole northern region is bathed in sunlight…
Lights in the Darkness
Just hours after the winter solstice, a mass of energetic particles from the Sun smashed into…