Life Detection Systems Branch Chief Vance Oyama Examines Apollo 11 Samples

Life Detection Systems branch chief Vance Oyama operates a specially designed soil distribution system, used for…

The Gulf Stream in Infrared

This image shows a small portion of the Gulf Stream off of South Carolina as it…

The Blue Marble: The View From Apollo 17

Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, people around the world marked the first Earth Day. …

Jessica Meir and Her Crewmates Return Safely from the Space Station

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir gives a thumbs up after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka and NASA…

PIA23803: Churning Texture in Jupiter's Atmosphere

           Target: Jupiter Mission:  Juno Instrument:  JunoCam Image Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSSImage processing by Kevin M. Gill,…

Kepler-1649c: Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Hides in Plain Sight

This artist’s illustration shows what Kepler-1649c could look like from its surface. Click here…

PIA23686: White Smoker Ocean Vents

           Target: Earth Image Credit: NOAA/C. German (WHOI) Click here for original story, PIA23686:…

Checkpoint: OSIRIS-REx Practices Sample Collection

This image shows sample site Nightingale Crater, OSIRIS-REx’s primary sample collection site on asteroid Bennu. …

NASA 'Optometrists' Verify Mars Perseverance Rover's 20/20 Vision

Equipped with visionary science instruments, the Mars Perseverance rover underwent an “eye” exam after several cameras…

PIA23851: Nordlingen, Germany

           Target: Earth Mission:  Terra Instrument:  ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…