This illustration shows NASA's Cassini spacecraft diving through the plume of Saturn's moon Enceladus, in 2015.…
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New Full-hemisphere Views of Earth at Night
NASA scientists are releasing new global maps of Earth at night, providing the clearest yet composite…
New Technique For Designing and Manufacturing Heat Shields Under Study
Through NASA's Space Technology Research Fellowship (NSTRF) program, a fresh approach to designing and manufacturing heat-thwarting…
Expedition 50 Soyuz MS-02 Landing
The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of…
When Jovian Light and Dark Collide
This image, taken by the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft, highlights a feature on Jupiter…
Interment of John Glenn at Arlington National Cemetery
A horse drawn caisson carries former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn to his final resting…
Illustration of Cassini Spacecraft’s Grand Finale Dive
This illustration shows NASA's Cassini spacecraft about to make one of its dives between Saturn and…
Space Station View of Auroras
Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency (ESA) photographed brightly glowing auroras…
Sliver of Saturn
Although only a sliver of Saturn's sunlit face is visible in this view, the mighty gas…
Dr. Nancy Grace Roman, Astronomer
Dr. Nancy Grace Roman is shown with a model of the Orbiting Solar Observatory (OSO) in…