Overview of MESSENGER Spacecraft’s Impact Region on Mercury

On April 30th, this region of Mercury's surface will have a new crater! Traveling at 3.91…

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…