A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket streaks away from Space Launch Complex 41 into…
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Water Bubble in Space
NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 34 commander, watches a water bubble float freely between him and…
Andromeda’s Colorful Rings
The ring-like swirls of dust filling the Andromeda galaxy stand out colorfully in this new image…
Remembering the Challenger Crew
The NASA family lost seven of its own on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, when…
TDRS-K Spacecraft Ready for Launch
NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-K, enclosed in its payload fairing, passes through the Launch…
Apollo 1 Crew
On Jan. 27, 1967, veteran astronaut Gus Grissom, first American spacewalker Ed White and rookie Roger…
Moons at Work
The ring-region Saturnian moons Prometheus and Pan are both caught "herding" their respective rings in this…
Large Magellanic Cloud
Nearly 200,000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way,…
Orion in the Inaugural Parade
The Orion space capsule along with NASA Astronauts Lee Morin, Alvin Drew, Kjell Lindgren, Serena Aunon,…
Curiosity Replica Preps for Parade
On Saturday morning, Jan. 19, 2013, at Joint Base Anacostia Bolling (JBAB) in Washington, Steve LaDrew,…