Author: NASA Image of the Day

The Crab Nebula, the result of a supernova noted by Earth-bound chroniclers in 1054 A.D., is…

Haze lingered over the metropolitan area of Santiago, Chile, following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake on February…

NASA's Space Shuttle Program conducted the final test firing of a reusable solid rocket motor Feb.…

Several of the dwarf galaxies of in the Hickson Compact Group 31 are slowly merging. Will…

Floating just below the International Space Station, astronaut Nicholas Patrick put some finishing touches on the…

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, work platforms are moved into position around space shuttle…

With landing gear down, space shuttle Endeavour approaches the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space…

Darkness enshrouded space shuttle Endeavour as it touched down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing…

This view of the port side of space shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay was recorded after separation…

Astronaut John Glenn inspects artwork that will be painted on the outside of his Mercury spacecraft,…