This image of haze layers above Pluto’s limb was taken by the Ralph/Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera…
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March 16, 1966: Gemini’s First Docking of Two Spacecraft in Earth Orbit
On March 16, 1966, command pilot Neil Armstrong and pilot David Scott successfully docked their Gemini…
South Africa From the Space Station’s EarthKAM
The remotely controlled Sally Ride EarthKAM aboard the International Space Station snapped this striking photograph of…
Tilted Terminator
NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this view of Saturn's moon Enceladus that shows wrinkled plains that are…
Hubble Sees a Legion of Galaxies
Containing countless galaxies, this parallel field observation is nearly as deep as the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field.…
Frontier Fields Galaxy Cluster MACS J0717
"Frontier Fields" galaxy cluster MACS J0717, one of the most complex and distorted galaxy clusters known,…
Solar Eclipse Over the South Pacific Ocean
During the afternoon of March 9, 2016, a total solar eclipse was visible in parts of…
Celebrating International Women’s Day
On April 8, 2010, STS-131 mission specialists Stephanie Wilson of NASA, Naoko Yamazaki of JAXA, Dorothy…
Ahuna Mons on Ceres Seen From Low-Altitude Mapping Orbit
The mysterious mountain Ahuna Mons is seen in this mosaic of images from NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
Hubble and a Stellar Fingerprint
Showcased at the center of this Hubble Space Telescope image is an emission-line star known as…