The Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) field campaign team is flying NASA’s G-III aircraft at about 40,000…
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Simulated Atmosphere of a Hot Gas Giant
The turbulent atmosphere of a hot, gaseous planet known as HD 80606b is shown in this…
Hubble Looks Into a Cosmic Kaleidoscope
This cosmic kaleidoscope of purple, blue and pink marks the site of two colliding galaxy clusters.
Alluvial Fans in Saheki Crater, Mars
Alluvial fans are gently-sloping wedges of sediments deposited by flowing water. Some of the best-preserved alluvial…
Liftoff of Cygnus Cargo Ship, Atlas V Rocket on Mission to International Space Station
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft on a resupply mission…
Cygnus Spacecraft Ready for Launch to the International Space Station
The Cygnus spacecraft sits on top of an Atlas V rocket ready for launch to the…
Map of Mars Gravity
A new map of Mars' gravity is the most detailed to date, providing a revealing glimpse…
Soyuz Lifts Off Carrying Jeff Williams and Crewmates to Station
A Soyuz rocket lifts off from rom the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 19, (March…
Gantry Arms Close Around the Soyuz TMA-20M Spacecraft
The gantry arms close around the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft to secure the rocket, as seen in…
Haze Layers Above Pluto
This image of haze layers above Pluto’s limb was taken by the Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera…