This image captures the stunning NGC 6535, a globular cluster 22,000 light-years away in the constellation…
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Space Simulation Chamber Prepared for Testing Webb Telescope
This photo was captured from outside the enormous mouth of NASA's giant thermal vacuum chamber, called…
View of the Alps From Space
Expedition 42 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (ESA) took this photograph of…
Hubble Sees the Beautiful Side of Galaxy IC 335
This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the galaxy IC 335 in front of a…
Frosty Slopes on Mars
This image of an area on the surface of Mars, approximately 1.5 by 3 kilometers in…
Holiday Lights on the Sun: Imagery of a Solar Flare
The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:28 p.m. EST on Dec. 19, 2014.…
Hubble Sweeps a Messy Star Factory
This sprinkle of cosmic glitter is a blue compact dwarf galaxy known as Markarian 209. Galaxies…
75th Anniversary of NASA Ames
December 20, 2014 marks NASA Ames Research Center's 75th Anniversary. The center was established in 1939…
City Lights Shine Brighter During the Holidays
City lights shine brighter during the holidays when compared with the rest of the year, as…
Sunset Over the Gulf of Mexico
From the International Space Station, Expedition 42 Flight Engineer Terry W. Virts took this photograph of…