A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket with the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory onboard…
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Hubble’s View of the Polar Ring of Arp 230
This image shows Arp 230, also known as IC 51, observed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space…
Delta II Rocket With Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission Onboard
A worker is seen preparing the launch gantry to be rolled back from the United Launch…
NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Ready for Jan. 29 Launch
The sun sets behind Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) with the Delta II rocket and the…
NASA’s Day of Remembrance 2015
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and his wife, Alexis, lay a wreath at the Tomb of the…
Sounding Rockets Launch Into an Aurora
The interaction of solar winds and Earth’s atmosphere produces northern lights, or auroras, that dance across…
Rocky Mountain National Park Viewed From the International Space Station
Marking the 100th anniversary of the Rocky Mountain National Park on Jan. 26, 2015, Expedition 42…
Chandra Celebrates the International Year of Light
The year of 2015 has been declared the International Year of Light (IYL) by the United…
Greenland’s Leidy Glacier
Located in the northwest corner of Greenland, Leidy Glacier is fed by ice from the Academy…
President Obama Recognizes Astronaut Scott Kelly
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly stands as he is recognized by President Barack Obama, while First Lady…