The giant planet Jupiter could hold the secret to the formation of the solar system, of…
Month: August 2016
Katherine Johnson at NASA Langley Research Center
NASA research mathematician Katherine Johnson is photographed at her desk at Langley Research Center. Born on…
SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down with Crucial NASA Research Samples
SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 11:47 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug.…
Italy earthquake displacement
Combining two Sentinel-1 radar scans from 20 August (Sentinel-1B) and 26 August 2016 (Sentinel-1A), this interferogram…
Comet on 24 August 2016 – OSIRIS narrow-angle camera
OSIRIS narrow-angle camera image taken on 24 August 2016, when Rosetta was 9.3 km from the…
Third Bosphorus Bridge
This image from the Sentinel-2A satellite captures Turkey's Third Bosphorus Bridge on 8 February 2016. The…
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Mars 2020 Rover Mission
NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for a…
NASA’s Juno to Soar Closest to Jupiter This Saturday
This Saturday, NASA's Juno spacecraft will get closer to the cloud tops of Jupiter than at…
Spitzer Space Telescope Begins ‘Beyond’ Phase
Celebrating the spacecraft's ability to push the boundaries of space science and technology, NASA's Spitzer Space…
NASA’s MISR Views America’s National Parks in 3-D
In honor of the U.S. National Park Service's 100th anniversary, new 3-D images from NASA's MISR…