This MODIS image taken by NASA’s Aqua satellite on Nov. 10, 2013, shows an iceberg that…
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Hubble Catches Stellar Explosions in NGC 6984
Supernovae are intensely bright objects. They are formed when a star reaches the end of its…
MAVEN Spacecraft Positioned Atop Atlas V Rocket
Nov. 8,2013 - - NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft, inside a payload fairing,…
Expedition 37 Lands, Brings Olympic Torch Back to Earth
NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg, left, Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos, center holding the…
NGC 6946: The ‘Fireworks Galaxy’
NGC 6946 is a medium-sized, face-on spiral galaxy about 22 million light years away from Earth.…
Arcing Towards Orbit
In this two-minute exposure, the Soyuz TMA-11M rocket heads from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan towards orbit…
Expedition 38 Crew With Olympic Torch
Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, left, Soyuz Commander Mikhail…
Expedition 38 Lifts Off
The Soyuz TMA-11M rocket is launched with Expedition 38 Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, Flight…
Soyuz Rocket Ready to Launch New Station Crew
The Soyuz TMA-11M rocket, adorned with the logo of the Sochi Olympic Organizing Committee and other…
Upsala Glacier Retreat
This photograph by an astronaut on the International Space Station highlights the snout of the Upsala…