Flying over the Philippine Sea, an astronaut looked toward the horizon from the International Space Station…
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November 15, 1966: Gemini XII Crew Returns to Earth
Following the Gemini XII splashdown on Nov. 15, 1966, astronauts Buzz Aldrin, left, and Jim Lovell…
Supermoon and Expedition 50 Soyuz
The moon, or supermoon, is seen rising behind the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch…
Getting to Know the Getz Ice Shelf
As scientists and crew with NASA’s Operation IceBridge mission prepared for a research flight on Nov.…
Wind Carved Rock on Mars
The distinctively fluted surface and elongated hills in this image in Medusae Fossae are caused by…
Election Day 2016
Thanks to a bill passed by Texas legislators that put in place technical voting procedure for…
Ring Details on Display
This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft showcases some of the amazingly detailed structure of Saturn's rings.
Hubble Takes Flight with the Toucan and the Cluster
NGC 299 is an open star cluster located within the Small Magellanic Cloud just under 200,000…
Orion Crew Module Underway Recovery Testing
U.S. Navy divers and other personnel in a rigid hull Zodiac boat have attached tether lines…
James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Will Piece Together Cosmic Puzzles
The primary mirror of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope that consists of 18 hexagonal mirrors looks…