First Use of Mars Rover Curiosity’s Dust Removal Tool

This image from the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shows the…

Robonaut Operates Task Board in Space

In the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory, Robonaut 2 is pictured on Jan. 2, during a…

Solar Eruption

A solar eruption gracefully rose up from the sun on Dec. 31, 2012, twisting and turning.…

Snow-Covered Desert

Snow-covered deserts are rare, but that's exactly what the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's…

Erupting Fissure at Tolbachik

After more than a month of eruption, lava continues to flow from Tolbachik, one of many…

A Wanderer Dances the Dance of Stars and Space

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a spectacular image of the bright star-forming ring that surrounds the…

Spiral Galaxy NGC 3627

The spiral galaxy NGC 3627 is located about 30 million light years from Earth. This composite…

Curiosity Self-Portrait, Wide View

On the 84th and 85th Martian days of the NASA Mars rover Curiosity's mission on Mars…

Ion Thruster Sets World Record for Electric Propulsion Life

While the Dawn spacecraft is visiting the asteroids Vesta and Ceres, NASA Glenn has been developing…

Orion Parachutes

Three 300-pound main parachutes gently lower a mockup Orion capsule to the ground during a test…