Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Images of Lunar Transit

On July 26, 2014, from 10:57 a.m. to 11:42 a.m. EDT, the moon crossed between NASA’s…

Tethys in Sunlight

Tethys, like many moons in the solar system, keeps one face pointed towards the planet around…

NASA’s Webb Sunshield Stacks Up to Test!

The Sunshield on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is the largest part of the observatory—five layers…

President Nixon Greets the Returning Apollo 11 Astronauts

The Apollo 11 astronauts, left to right, Commander Neil A. Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins…

Fifteen Years Ago, Chandra X-Ray Observatory Deployed by Space Shuttle Crew

On July 23, 1999, a little more than seven hours after Space Shuttle Columbia and its…

President Obama Meets With Crew of Apollo 11

President Barack Obama meets with Apollo 11 astronauts Michael Collins, seated left, Buzz Aldrin, Carol Armstrong,…

Orion Crew Module at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, Kennedy Space Center

NASA's Orion spacecraft crew module has been stacked on the service module inside the Operations and…

NASA Officials and Astronauts Tour Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building

At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA officials and Apollo astronauts tour the refurbished Operations…

The Eagle Prepares to Land

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle, in a landing configuration was photographed in lunar orbit from…

Astronaut John Glenn at Cape Canaveral

Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., wearing a Mercury pressure suit, is photographed at Cape Canaveral, Florida,…