NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared this photograph on social media, taken from the International Space Station…
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Hubble Sees a Galactic Sunflower
The arrangement of the spiral arms in the galaxy Messier 63, seen here in an image…
Methane Painting
Why does Saturn look like it's been painted with a dark brush in this infrared image,…
Dawn Takes a Closer Look at Occator
This image, made using images taken by NASA's Dawn spacecraft, shows Occator crater on Ceres, home…
International Space Station Transits the Sun
This composite image made from five frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of…
Hubble Peers into the Heart of a Galactic Maelstrom
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows Messier 96, a spiral galaxy just over 35 million…
Sept. 3, 1976: Viking 2 Lands on Mars
This rocky panoramic scene is the second picture of the Martian surface that was taken by…
Rocks Here Sequester Some of Mars’ Early Atmosphere
This view combines information from two instruments on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to map color-coded composition…
Good Night From Space
Earth's thin atmosphere stands out against the blackness of space in this photo taken on Aug.…
Western Wildfire Smoke Has Drifted Over the Atlantic
Smoke from the treacherous western wildfires has wafted across country and out to sea.