NASA Joins the Fight Against COVID-19

On Friday, April 24, 2020, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited the White House to brief President…

Space Station Crew Snaps an Image of the Susquehanna River

The Susquehanna River cuts through the folds of the Valley-and-Ridge province of the Appalachian Mountains in…

An Otherworldly-Looking Bombetoka Bay, Madagascar

On the northwestern coast of Madagascar, the salty waters of the Mozambique Channel penetrate inland to…

The Black Marble: Our Planet in Brilliant Darkness

This image is one of several global images of the Earth at night released in 2017. …

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…