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Shadow Portrait of NASA Rover Opportunity on Martian Slope
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity caught its own silhouette in this late-afternoon image taken by the…
NASA’s Super Guppy Makes a Special Delivery
NASA’s Super Guppy, a wide-bodied cargo aircraft, landed at the Redstone Army Airfield near Huntsville, Ala.…
Landslide and Barrier Lake Near Oso, Washington
On March 22, 2014, a rainfall-triggered landslide near Oso, Washington sent muddy debris spilling across the…
Expedition 39 Crew Launches Aboard the Soyuz TMA-12M Rocket
The Soyuz TMA-12M rocket launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 carrying…
Expedition 39 Prepares for Today’s Launch
The gantry arms begin to close around the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft to secure the rocket at…
Expedition 39 Soyuz Rollout
The sun rises behind the Soyuz launch pad shortly before the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft is rolled…
Hubble Peers at the Heart of NGC 5793
This new Hubble image is centered on NGC 5793, a spiral galaxy over 150 million light-years…
Coastal Flooding in New Zealand, Early March
A powerful storm passed over New Zealand’s South Island in March 2014 and brought gale-force winds,…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Viewed by Voyager I
At about 89,000 miles in diameter, Jupiter could swallow 1,000 Earths. It is the largest planet…