A spinning neutron star is tied to a mysterious tail -- or so it seems. Astronomers…
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Elmo and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson
The crew of STS-135, NASA's final space shuttle mission, and Sesame Street's Elmo welcomed visitors to…
Stephen Colbert Salutes the STS-135 Crew
Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, salutes the crew of STS-135 during their appearance for…
Opportunity’s Heat Shield
This image from 2005 shows the remains of the heat shield from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover…
Preparing for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle for Testing
Standing five stories tall fully stacked, the Launch Abort System was mounted atop the Orion MPCV,…
A Textbook Example of Colliding Galaxies
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, provides a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in…
A Textbook Example of Colliding Galaxies
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, provides a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in…
Dumbbell Nebula Pumps Out Infrared Light
The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as Messier 27, pumps out infrared light in this image from…
West Rim of Mars’ Endeavour Crater
A portion of the west rim of Endeavour crater sweeps southward in this color view from…
Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity’s View of the Rim of Endeavour Crater
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its panoramic camera to capture this view of Endeavour Crater's…