Timbuktu

Timbuktu in the West African nation of Mali is at the intersection of an east-west and…

The Rite of Spring

Of the countless equinoxes Saturn has seen since the birth of the solar system, this one,…

Andromeda in Ultraviolet

In a break from its usual task of searching for distant cosmic explosions, NASA's Swift satellite…

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…