NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO)-2 spacecraft is moved into a thermal vacuum chamber at Orbital Sciences…
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Forty-Fifth Anniversary of ‘Earthrise’ Image
Forty-five years ago, in December of 1968, the Apollo 8 crew flew from the Earth to…
Astronauts Complete First in Series of Spacewalks
On Sunday, Dec. 22, NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins tweeted this photo of Saturday's spacewalk, saying, "Wow...…
Astronauts Prepare for Spacewalks
Expedition 38 crew member Mike Hopkins checks out the spacesuit he will wear outside the International…
Goldstone’s Antenna Tracks Spacecraft
Late night in the desert: Goldstone's 230-foot (70-meter) antenna tracks spacecraft day and night. This photograph…
Solar Dynamics Observatory Shows Sun’s Rainbow of Wavelengths
This still image was taken from a new NASA movie of the sun based on data…
Artists at Work
Saturn's moons create art on the canvas of Saturn's rings with gravity as their tool. Here…
Orbital-1 Mission Preps for Launch
An Orbital Science Corporation Antares rocket is seen on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2013 as it is…
Spotlight on Webb Telescope Test
Dressed in a clean room suit, NASA photographer Desiree Stover shines a light on the Space…
Crab Nebula, as Seen by Herschel and Hubble
This image shows a composite view of the Crab nebula, an iconic supernova remnant in our…