From left , Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-135 Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus, Commander Chris…
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The Space Station’s First Crew
Expedition 1 Commander Bill Shepherd (center) is flanked by Soyuz Commander Yuri Gidzenko (right) and Flight…
Stars Adorn Orion’s Sword
This image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows what lies near the sword of the constellation…
Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula is a star-forming region in the Sagittarius-Carina arm of the Milky Way that…
Bending the Light
This image of galaxy cluster MACS J1206.2-0847 (or MACS 1206 for short) is part of a…
STS-134 Crew at the California Science Center
On Oct. 11, 2011, NASA officially transferred title and ownership of space shuttle Endeavour to the…
Making a Spectacle of Star Formation in Orion
Looking like a pair of eyeglasses only a rock star would wear, this nebula brings into…
Hubble Mosaic of the Galactic Center
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope infrared mosaic image represents the sharpest survey of the Galactic Center…
Vice President Biden Honors Mark Kelly
Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Captain Mark Kelly during his retirement ceremony in the…
Molecular Cloud Cepheus B Is a Hot Spot for Star Formation
This composite image, created using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Spitzer Space Telescope,…