What caused this outburst of V838 Mon? For reasons unknown, star V838 Mon's outer surface suddenly…
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Expedition 34 Crew Is Welcomed Home
Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin, left with flowers, Flight Commander Kevin Ford of NASA, center…
Landforms on Mars
This image was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) flying onboard the Mars…
First Woman to Command the International Space Station
March is the annual celebration of National Women's History Month.In this image from Jan. 30, 2008,…
Expedition 34 Crew Members
With their scheduled stay onboard the International Space Station headed toward its final days, three members…
James Webb Telescope Model at South by Southwest
As big as a tennis court and as tall as a four-story building, a full-scale model…
Contrails Carry Clues to More Eco-Friendly Flights
Puffy white exhaust contrails stream from the engines of NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory in this image…
Staring at the Sun with SAGE III
NASA engineer Chip Holloway waits for the sun to align with the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas…
Quiet Interlude in Solar Max
Something unexpected is happening on the Sun. 2013 was supposed to be the year of "solar…
Winter Storm Hits the Mid-Atlantic
An image from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on March 6, 2013, shows a winter storm hitting the…