Charles Smoot was employed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center where he began laying the foundation…
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Sunrise at Rogers Dry Lake
A sunrise photo of Edwards Air Force Base’s Rogers Dry Lake was taken after heavy rainfall…
Antarctica’s Changing Larsen Ice Shelf
The Larsen Ice Shelf is situated along the northeastern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, one of…
Potentially Hospitable Enceladus
Seen from outside, Enceladus appears to be like most of its sibling moons: cold, icy and…
Hubble Captures Brilliant Star Death in “Rotten Egg” Nebula
The Calabash Nebula, pictured here is a spectacular example of the death of a low-mass star…
Looking Back: Dr. George Carruthers and Apollo 16 Far Ultraviolet Camera/Spectrograph
Dr. George Carruthers, right, and William Conway, a project manager at the Naval Research Institute, examine…
Lake Powell and Grand Staircase-Escalante
This panorama, photographed by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station, shows nearly the full length…
NASA Day of Remembrance
Martha Chaffee, widow of Roger Chaffee, Sheryl Chaffee, daughter, and Roger Purvenas, son of Sheryl Chaffee,…
Coy Dione
Dione's lit hemisphere faces away from Cassini's camera, yet the moon's darkened surface features are dimly…
Apollo 1 Crew Honored
Astronauts, from the left, Gus Grissom, Ed White II and Roger Chaffee stand near Cape Kennedy's…