This June 2020 image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy cluster MACS J0416. …
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Hubble Gazes at a Cluster Full of Cosmic Clues
This detailed image features Abell 3827, a galaxy cluster that offers a wealth of exciting possibilities…
Hey Ricky: It's Teacher Appreciation Week!
Astronaut and teacher Ricky Arnold is shown on his first spacewalk as a crewmember on STS-119. …
President Kennedy Awards Alan Shepard NASA's Distinguished Service Medal
A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan Shepard from his Mercury spacecraft after a…
Alan Shepard Completes His Mission
On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule in a…
Discovering Circumbinary Star Systems
When the the first Star Wars movie was released in 1977, it featured the now-iconic two-sun,…
Space Launch System Core Stage Arrives at the Kennedy Space Center
After its journey from NASA’s Stennis Space Center aboard the Pegasus barge, the core stage of…
Constant Gardening on the Space Station
Astronauts on the space station recently enjoyed a fresh supply of leafy greens, thanks in large…
A View of SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour Approaching the Station
This image from April 24, 2021, shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour as it approached the…
Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Operations Lead Swati Mohan
Swati Mohan is currently the Mars 2020 Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Operations Lead, at NASA’s Jet…