In a break from its usual task of searching for distant cosmic explosions, NASA's Swift satellite…
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Expedition 20 Lands
The Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka, Flight…
Expedition 20 Comes Home
Surrounded by medical personnel, seated from left to right are spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte, Expedition 20…
Rice University Accepts Exploration Award
During the half-time ceremonies of the Rice vs. Navy football game Oct. 10, 2009, Johnson Space…
Noctis Labyrinthus
Layers in the lower portion of two neighboring buttes within the Noctis Labyrinthus formation on Mars…
Black Holes Go ‘Mano a Mano’
This image of NGC 6240 contains new X-ray data from Chandra (shown in red, orange, and…
Gullies at the Edge of Hale Crater, Mars
This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows gullies near the edge of Hale crater on…
The Heart of Darkness
Some of the coldest and darkest dust in space shines brightly in this infrared image from…
Mariner 10
On Nov. 3, 1973, the Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 spacecraft, also known as Mariner 10, was launched…
NASA and Russian Space Agency Administrators Meet
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Left, and Head of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Anatoly Perminov turn…