An Age-defying Star

An age-defying star designated as IRAS 19312+1950 (arrow) exhibits features characteristic of a very young star…

Speeding Towards Jupiter’s Pole

Jupiter's north polar region is coming into view as NASA's Juno spacecraft approaches the giant planet.…

Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center

NASA research mathematician Katherine Johnson is photographed at her desk at Langley Research Center. Born on…

Space Station View of Grand Canyon National Park

To celebrate the centennial of the U.S National Park Service, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams of…

New NASA Record Holder For Cumulative Days in Space

On Aug. 24, 2016, Station Commander Jeff Williams passed astronaut Scott Kelly, also a former station…

Spacewalkers Successfully Install New Docking Adapter for Commercial Crew Flights

Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams (shown here) and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA successfully installed…

A Moon’s Contrasts

Dione reveals its past via contrasts in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

Fuselage of NASA’s Future X-57 Maxwell All-Electric Aircraft

As NASA celebrates National Aviation Day, the agency's innovators are working to transform air transportation to…

Plugging Away Inside Massive SLS Fuel Tank: Welders Complete Final Plug Fusion Welds on SLS Liquid Hydrogen Tank

Welders inside a large liquid hydrogen tank for NASA's Space Launch System at the Michoud Assembly…

Supernova Ejected from the Pages of History

A new look at the debris from an exploded star in our galaxy has astronomers re-examining…