This cosmic kaleidoscope of purple, blue and pink marks the site of two colliding galaxy clusters.
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A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft on a resupply mission…
Cygnus Spacecraft Ready for Launch to the International Space Station
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The gantry arms close around the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft to secure the rocket, as seen in…
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This image of haze layers above Pluto’s limb was taken by the Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera…
March 16, 1966: Gemini’s First Docking of Two Spacecraft in Earth Orbit
On March 16, 1966, command pilot Neil Armstrong and pilot David Scott successfully docked their Gemini…
South Africa From the Space Station’s EarthKAM
The remotely controlled Sally Ride EarthKAM aboard the International Space Station snapped this striking photograph of…