Located about 5,000 light years from Earth, this composite image shows the Rosette star formation region.…
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This Planet Smells Funny
Giant planet GJ 436b in the constellation Leo is missing something--and that something is swamp gas.…
Preparing for the Unknown
NASA's Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, team made its 13th trip to the desert…
Ushering in the Future
Dr. Werhner von Braun, Marshall Space Flight Center's first director, points out a detail regarding the…
Preparing for Progress
Filled with trash and discarded items, the unpiloted ISS Progress 38 supply vehicle departed from the…
On the Move
As if surrounded by a celestial halo, space shuttle Discovery made its way towards the expansive…
Fourmile Canyon Fire
The Fourmile Canyon Fire continued to burn west of Boulder, Colo., in this image taken on…
A Chameleon Sky
The sands of time are running out for the central star of this the Hourglass Nebula.…
Orbital Sunrise
The Expedition 24 crew on the International Space Station photographed this image of polar mesospheric clouds…