Just hours after the winter solstice, a mass of energetic particles from the Sun smashed into…
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Astronaut Peggy Whitson in the Festive Spirit
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA sent holiday greetings…
Pandora Up Close
This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft is one of the highest-resolution views ever taken of Saturn's…
This Week in NASA History: First Crewed Apollo Mission Launches — Dec. 21, 1968
This week in 1968, Apollo 8, the first crewed Apollo mission, launched from NASA's Kennedy Space…
This Week in NASA History: First Crewed Saturn V Mission Launches — Dec. 21, 1968
This week in 1968, Apollo 8, the first crewed Saturn V launched from NASA's Kennedy Space…
International Space Station Solar Transit
This composite image, made from ten frames, shows the International Space Station, with a crew of…
Cosmic ‘Winter’ Wonderland
Although there are no seasons in space, this cosmic vista invokes thoughts of a frosty winter…
Hubble “Crane-s” in for a Closer Look at a Galaxy
Spiral galaxy IC 5201 sits 40 million light-years from us in the Crane constellation. As with…
View of NASA’s CYGNSS Hurricane Mission Launch From Chase Plane
Hurricane forecasters will soon have a new tool to better understand and forecast storm intensity. A…
Color Variations on Mount Sharp, Mars
The foreground of this scene from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows…