Cloud Vortices Off Saint Helena Island

NASA's Terra satellite passed over the South Atlantic Ocean on Nov. 15, 2012, allowing the Moderate…

NASA Image of the Day 2012-11-28 01:00:00

A J-2X power pack assembly burns brightly during a hot fire test Nov. 27 at NASA's…

Centaur, A NASA Workhorse

Workers at the Propulsion Systems Laboratory at Lewis Research Center, now John H. Glenn Research Center,…

Commander Kelly on the Station

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 25 flight engineer, is pictured in the Cupola of the International…

Hubble Eyes a Loose Spiral Galaxy

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the spiral galaxy ESO 499-G37, seen here against a backdrop…

Bridging Cities of Galaxies

Planck has discovered a bridge of hot gas that connects galaxy clusters Abell 399 (lower center)…

Double Prominence Eruptions

The Sun erupted with two prominence eruptions, one after the other over a four-hour period on…

Soyuz Re-Entry

Seen from the International Space Station, the Soyuz TMA-05M descent module begins to re-enter the Earth's…

Expedition 33 Lands

The Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft is seen shortly after it landed with Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams…

A Reborn Planetary Nebula

These images of the planetary nebula Abell 30 show one of the clearest views ever obtained…