First Shuttle Launch

A new era in space flight began on April 12, 1981, when Space Shuttle Columbia, or…

Artist’s Concept of a Solar Electric Propulsion System

Using advanced Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) technologies is an essential part of future missions into deep…

Solar Array on the International Space Station

(3 April 2013) --- This close-up picture of a Zvezda Service Module array, reflecting bright rays…

Sun’s Quiet Corona

This image taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory's Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument at 171 Angstrom…

Great Sandy Desert, Australia

In northwest Australia, the Great Sandy Desert holds great geological interest as a zone of active…

Pioneer 11 Image of Saturn and Its Moon Titan

The Pioneer 11 spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral forty years ago, on April 5, 1973. Pioneer…

Napo River in Ecuador and Peru

On March 17, 2013, NASA’s Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) acquired synthetic aperture radar…

Speed Agile Team Wins Laureate

Almost since the dawn of powered flight, military aircraft have benefitted from NASA aeronautics research. Back…

Alaskan Mountains Seen During IceBridge Transit

Alaskan mountains seen from high altitude aboard the NASA P-3B during the IceBridge transit flight from…

Alaskan Mountains Seen During IceBridge Transit

Alaskan mountains seen from high altitude aboard the NASA P-3B during the IceBridge transit flight from…