In an attempt to answer prevailing questions about our moon, NASA is making final preparations to…
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LADEE Spin Test
During preparations for NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) observatory launch on Sept. 6,…
NASA Air Pollution Study to Fly Over Houston
Two NASA aircraft equipped with scientific instruments will fly over the Houston area throughout September of…
Astronaut Candidate Survival Training
The countenance of astronaut candidate Christina M. Hammock signals her success at fire-starting, a technique that…
Hubble Peers at a Cosmic Optical Illusion
At first glance, this Hubble picture appears to capture two space giants entangled in a fierce…
Annular Eclipse of the Sun by Phobos, as Seen by Curiosity
This set of three images shows views three seconds apart as the larger of Mars' two…
Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer
In an attempt to answer prevailing questions about our moon, NASA is making final preparations to…
Rim Fire, California
This natural-color satellite image of the drought-fueled Rim Fire was collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging…
Asteroid Zips By Orion Nebula
This image shows the potentially hazardous near-Earth object 1998 KN3 as it zips past a cloud…
NASA Astronaut and Research Pilot Gordon Fullerton Flies His Final Mission
In this Dec. 21, 2007 photograph, C. Gordon Fullerton capped an almost 50-year flying career, including…