From the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Terry Virts took this photograph of an early morning…
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Cloudy Earth
Earth’s cloudy nature is unmistakable in this global cloud fraction map, based on data collected by…
Engineers Clean Mirror with Carbon Dioxide Snow
Engineers are using carbon dioxide snow to clean James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors without scratching them.
Solar Dynamics Observatory Sees ‘Cinco de Mayo’ Solar Flare
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured these images of a significant solar…
Trajectory of Alan Shepard’s Historic Flight
Fifty-four years ago on May 5, 1961 only 23 days after Yuri Gagarin of the then-Soviet…
Mimas Stares Back
The great eye of Saturn's moon Mimas, a 130-kilometer-wide (80-mile) impact crater called Herschel, stares out…
Ten-Engine Electric Plane Prototype Takes Off
A team at NASA's Langley Research Center is developing a concept of a battery-powered plane that…
Overview of MESSENGER Spacecraft’s Impact Region on Mercury
On April 30th, this region of Mercury's surface will have a new crater! Traveling at 3.91…
April 29, 1990, Shuttle Discovery Lands Following Hubble Deployment Mission
On April 29, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery approaches for landing on a concrete runway at…