On Aug. 24, 2014, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 8:16 a.m. EDT.…
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25 Years Ago, Voyager 2 Captures Images of Neptune
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft gave humanity its first glimpse of Neptune and its moon Triton in…
Back Shell Tile Panels Installed on NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
Inside the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians…
Supernova Seen In Two Lights
The destructive results of a mighty supernova explosion reveal themselves in a delicate blend of infrared…
Retreat of Yakutat Glacier
Located in the Brabazon Range of southeastern Alaska, Yakutat Glacier is one of the fastest retreating…
Testing Electric Propulsion
On Aug. 19, National Aviation Day, a lot of people are reflecting on how far aviation…
View Down ‘Hidden Valley’ Ramp at ‘Bonanza King’ on Mars
The pale rocks in the foreground of this fisheye image from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover include…
The U.S. Gulf Coast at Night
ISS040-E-090540 (9 Aug. 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space…
Supernova SN 2014J Explodes
New data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has provided stringent constraints on the environment around one of the closest…
James Webb Space Telescope “Pathfinder” Backplane in the Cleanroom
The center section of the "pathfinder" (test) backplane of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at…