ISS040-E-090540 (9 Aug. 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space…
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Supernova SN 2014J Explodes
New data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has provided stringent constraints on the environment around one of the closest…
James Webb Space Telescope “Pathfinder” Backplane in the Cleanroom
The center section of the "pathfinder" (test) backplane of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at…
Station Astronaut Sets Up Capillary Channel Flow Experiment
ISS040-E-088856 (5 Aug. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, installs Capillary Channel…
NASA Sees the Supermoon From Washington
A perigee full moon or "supermoon" is seen, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, in Washington. A supermoon…
Fishing LDSD Out of the Water
Divers retrieve the test vehicle for NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator off the coast of the U.S.…
Hurricanes Iselle and Julio Nearing the Hawaiian Islands
In early August 2014, not one but two hurricanes were headed for the Hawaiian Islands. Storms…
Rosetta’s Target Up Close
Close up detail focusing on a smooth region on the ‘base’ of the ‘body’ section of…
Two Years Ago, Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars, Captures Image of Mount Sharp
This image was captured by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shortly after it landed on the Red…
Underway Recovery Tests for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
A test version of NASA's Orion spacecraft floats inside the well deck of the U.S.S. Anchorage…