On April 30th, this region of Mercury's surface will have a new crater! Traveling at 3.91…
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April 29, 1990, Shuttle Discovery Lands Following Hubble Deployment Mission
On April 29, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery approaches for landing on a concrete runway at…
Astronaut Scott Kelly Speaks at Shuttle Enterprise Dedication Ceremony
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly delivers remarks from onboard the International Space Station during the Space Shuttle…
Unmasking the Secrets of Mercury
To learn more about the minerals and surface processes on Mercury, instruments aboard NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft…
April 25, 1990, Deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope
In this April 25, 1990, photograph taken by the crew of the STS-31 space shuttle mission,…
Celestial Fireworks
The brilliant tapestry of young stars flaring to life resemble a glittering fireworks display in the…
NASA Tail Technology Could Someday Reduce Airplane Fuel Use
In this photo taken from a chase plane, the Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757 flight test airplane --with…
A Sky View of Earth From Suomi NPP
This composite image of southern Africa and the surrounding oceans was captured by six orbits of…
Reflecting on a Spacecraft Arrival
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, currently on a one-year mission on the International Space Station, posted this…
White Dwarf May Have Shredded Passing Planet
In this Chandra image of ngc6388, researchers have found evidence that a white dwarf star may…