Endeavour’s Close Up

This image of the space shuttle Endeavour's starboard wing was taken by the Expedition 27 crew…

Endeavour’s Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver

At 5:15 a.m. EDT today, Endeavour began the nine-minute Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, or 'backflip,' on its…

Atlantis’ Final Rollover

Shuttle Atlantis makes its final planned move from Orbiter Processing Facility-1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building…

Endeavour’s Final Voyage

An exhaust cloud forms around Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as…

Lightning Over Brazil

The European Space Agency's Paolo Nespoli took this image of lightning over Brazil as seen from…

A Star-Formation Laboratory

The dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 is ablaze with young stars and gas clouds. Located around 10…

Flooding From Mississippi River Levee Breach

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers detonated explosives at the Birds Point levee near Wyatt, Missouri,…

President Obama Meets With STS-133 Crew

STS-133 commander Steven Lindsey, far left, presents a montage to President Barack Obama as crew members…

Comets WISE — A Family Portrait

During its one-year mission, NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mapped the entire sky in…

Sunset Over South America

The Expedition 27 crew photographed this sunset over western South America from aboard the International Space…