The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on launch Pad-0A,…
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Antares Rocket at Sunrise
The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, is seen on launch Pad-0A…
Hinode Captures Images of Partial Solar Eclipse
A partial solar eclipse was visible from much of North America before sundown on Thursday, Oct.23.…
Illusions in the Cosmic Clouds
Pareidolia is the psychological phenomenon where people see recognizable shapes in clouds, rock formations, or otherwise…
James Webb Space Telescope’s Heart Survives Deep Freeze Test
After 116 days of being subjected to extremely frigid temperatures like that in space, the heart…
Hubble Sees Turquoise-Tinted Plumes in Large Magellanic Cloud
The brightly glowing plumes seen in this image are reminiscent of an underwater scene, with turquoise-tinted…
Extreme Ultraviolet Image of a Significant Solar Flare
The sun emitted a significant solar flare on Oct. 19, 2014, peaking at 1:01 a.m. EDT.…
Hurricane Gonzalo Viewed From the International Space Station
This image of Hurricane Gonzalo was taken from the International Space Station by European Space Agency…
Operation IceBridge Turns Five
In May 2014, two new studies concluded that a section of the land-based West Antarctic ice sheet…
Wiseman and Wilmore Spacewalk Preparations
Flight Engineers Reid Wiseman (right) and Barry Wilmore spent most of the day on Tuesday, Oct.…