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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 Prepares for Today’s Launch
The gantry arms begin to close around the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft to secure the rocket at…
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 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…