Sequence of Juno Spacecraft’s Close Approach to Jupiter

This sequence of enhanced-color images shows how quickly the viewing geometry changes for NASA’s Juno spacecraft…

May 24, 1962 – Scott Carpenter on the Way to Mercury-Atlas 7 Launch Site

Astronaut Scott Carpenter walks to the launch site to begin the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission on…

NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover Artist’s Concept

This illustration depicts NASA's Mars 2020 rover on the surface of Mars. The mission, targeted for…

Slim Crescent of Ice

The low angle of sunlight along the slim crescent of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

CubeSats Deployed Outside Station’s Kibo Lab Module

A pair of CubeSats, with the Earth's limb in the background, moments after being ejected from…

May 18, 1969 – Apollo 10 View of the Earth

A view of Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft…

NASA’s IceBridge Wraps Up 2017 Arctic Campaign With Southern Greenland Flight

A fjord in southern Greenland, as seen during Operation IceBridge's last flight of the 2017 Arctic…

James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror Prepared for Testing at Johnson Space Center

The towering primary mirror of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope stands inside a cleanroom at NASA’s…

Short Shadow

The projection of Saturn's shadow on the rings grows shorter as Saturn’s season advances toward northern…

Rocket Blasts Off During 2017 Student Launch Challenge

Nearly 50 student teams from middle and high schools, colleges and universities in 22 states demonstrated…