Scientists, using cameras aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have created the largest high resolution mosaic…
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Hubble Celebrates 24th Anniversary with Infrared Image of Nearby Star Factory
In celebration of the 24th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have…
Cassini Spacecraft Uses “Pi Transfer” to Navigate Path Around Saturn
On Jan. 19, 2007, the Cassini spacecraft took this view of Saturn and its rings --…
Space Communications Antenna Supported Early NASA Missions
This 26 meter (85 foot) antenna operated in Woomera (Island Lagoon), Australia at Deep Space Station…
Boosters for Orion Spacecraft’s First Flight Test Arrive at Port Canaveral, Florida
A barge arrives at the U.S. Army Outpost wharf at Port Canaveral in Florida, carrying two…
Unpacking Cargo from Expedition 38 Soyuz Landing
Engineers document cargo as it is unloaded from the Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft after it landed with…
Rhea’s Day in the Sun
A nearly full Rhea shines in the sunlight in this recent Cassini image. Rhea (949 miles,…
False-Color Image of Earth Highlights Plant Growth
On Aug. 3, 2004, NASA’s Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft began a…
Martian Sand Dunes in Spring
Mars’ northern-most sand dunes are beginning to emerge from their winter cover of seasonal carbon dioxide…
Sounding Rocket Launches Into Aurora Over Venetie, Alaska
On March 3, 2014, at 6:09 a.m. EST, a NASA-funded sounding rocket launched straight into an…