From the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, flying some 225 nautical miles above the Caribbean Sea in…
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Launch of Apollo 11
On July 16, 1969, the huge, 363-feet tall Saturn V rocket launches on the Apollo 11…
Reddish Bands on Europa
This colorized image of Jupiter's moon Europa is a product of clear-filter grayscale data from one…
Changes Near Downhill End of a Martian Gully
This image of the surface of Mars covers a location that has been captured several times…
Antares Rocket With Full Moon
The full moon rises in the sky to the right of the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares…
Antares Rocket Launches Cargo to Space Station
The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket launches from Pad-0A with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, Sunday, July…
Hubble Sees a Galaxy With a Glowing Heart
This view, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a nearby spiral galaxy known as…
Prototype Robot With Smartphone to Test 3-D Mapping, Navigation Inside Space Station
Orbital Sciences Corporation's Cygnus spacecraft will carry 3,293 pounds (1,493.8 kg) of cargo on its upcoming…
Vortex and Rings
The Cassini spacecraft captures three magnificent sights at once: Saturn's north polar vortex and hexagon along…
Windswept Valleys in Northern Africa
Expedition 40 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency posted this photograph of windswept…