The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is seen attached to the Tranquility module of the International…
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Testing the James Webb Space Telescope Pathfinder
In this photograph taken on Sept. 1, 2016, the James Webb Space Telescope Pathfinder structure has…
‘Pandora’s Cluster’ Seen by Spitzer
This image of galaxy cluster Abell 2744, also called Pandora's Cluster, was taken by the Spitzer…
Water Swirls, Gulf of St. Lawrence
Orbiting above eastern North America, a crew member on the International Space Station photographed a dense…
Tectonically Active Planet Mercury
New NASA-funded research suggests that Mercury is contracting even today, joining Earth as a tectonically active…
Hubble Views a Colorful Demise of a Sun-like Star
This star is ending its life by casting off its outer layers of gas, which formed…
Practicing Orion Spacecraft Recovery After Splashdown
A group of U.S. Navy divers, Air Force pararescuemen and Coast Guard rescue swimmers practice Orion…
One Billion Base Pairs Sequenced on the Space Station
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins checks a sample for air bubbles prior to loading it in the…
Space Station Flight Over the Southern Tip of Italy
The southern tip of Italy is visible in this image taken by the Expedition 49 crew…
Where the Small Moon Rules
Pan may be small as satellites go, but like many of Saturn's ring moons, it has…