The Antennae galaxies, located about 62 million light years from Earth, are shown in this composite…
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Observe the Moon
This photograph shows the Laser Ranging Facility at the Geophysical and Astronomical Observatory at NASA's Goddard…
Expedition 24 Soyuz Landing
The Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 24 Commander Alexander Skvortsov and…
Lighting Up the Night
Lights and space shuttle Discovery are reflected in the water as it rolls to the pad…
Global Hawk
The Global Hawk is a robotic plane that can fly autonomously to altitudes above 60,000 feet…
Twitchell Canyon Fire
The Expedition 24 crew aboard the International Space Station photographed the Twitchell Canyon Fire in central…
Preparing for Flight
In preparation for its last planned mission to the International Space Station, shuttle Discovery was lowered…
Cosmic Ice Sculptures
In the cold vacuum of space, radiation from massive stars carves away at cold molecular clouds,…
Cresent Moon
A last quarter crescent moon above Earth's horizon is featured in this image photographed by the…
Celestial Wonderland
This high forward oblique view of Rima Ariadaeus on the moon was photographed by the Apollo…