Goldstone’s Antenna Tracks Spacecraft

Late night in the desert: Goldstone's 230-foot (70-meter) antenna tracks spacecraft day and night. This photograph…

Solar Dynamics Observatory Shows Sun’s Rainbow of Wavelengths

This still image was taken from a new NASA movie of the sun based on data…

Orbital-1 Mission Preps for Launch

An Orbital Science Corporation Antares rocket is seen on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2013 as it is…

Artists at Work

Saturn's moons create art on the canvas of Saturn's rings with gravity as their tool. Here…

Spotlight on Webb Telescope Test

Dressed in a clean room suit, NASA photographer Desiree Stover shines a light on the Space…

Crab Nebula, as Seen by Herschel and Hubble

This image shows a composite view of the Crab nebula, an iconic supernova remnant in our…

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Heads Cross Country

A test version of NASA’s Orion spacecraft gears up to take a long road trip. Starting…

Cloud Towers

In a view from high altitude, height can be a difficult thing to gauge. The highest…

Yellowknife Bay Formation on Mars

This mosaic of images from Curiosity's Mast Camera (Mastcam) shows geological members of the Yellowknife Bay…

Fifteen Years Ago, International Space Station Assembly Begins

On Dec. 6, 1998, the crew of space shuttle mission STS-88 began construction of the International…